It is um it's the set that includes the journey under the sea, the abominable snowman, space and beyond, and the lost jewels of my booty. Nabooti, I don't know what something did they >> Okay. Oh, >> yes. Thank you. It it was um I'll never forget it and I hope they don't either and I hope that they continue to have a love for reading. So, thank you. Um great program at all the schools. Um and then I was able to also take a tour of Project Bridge at Harmon. Um absolutely impressed by what they have set up there. Um by way of clothing, shoes, backpacks, um feminine hygiene needs, regular hygiene needs, food. um so thoughtful to even go through and make kits where if you have um a child that has a birthday, they have it where you can get a soda and a cake and have you seen that on Pinterest where you can make a cake with just those two ingredients?
Always being shut down or you're off topic. So again, I think our priorities are very off and that public records are important. >> Well, again, that's your prerogative to feel that way. Um, I'm sure there are others that don't feel the same way you do or maybe there are others that do feel that way, but I'm going to let Cindy respond to what you just said. >> Yeah. Again, um, out of the 625 requests that we got in 2025, only four people received cost letters, and the least amount of time that they were, um, sent for was for one and a half hours worth of work. >> So, we're not just charging everybody. it we're not it it it's it's definitely based on how much time it's going to spend we're going to have to spend on that request for the most part. >> So if it's under an hour and a >> No, I'm not saying that.
>> I just want to shout out Emily for making uh >> Yeah. >> All uh what is it? >> I know. >> All I'm sorry, first team. All >> Wanted to make sure I got the title right. >> Just heard about that this morning. That was awesome. Congratulations. Well done, ma'am. >> That's what I thought you were doing. That's right. You beat me to it. >> But yes, that was very good. Very good. Any other uh questions, >> Stephen? You good on your report, M? >> I am. Cool. Very cool. Thank you, sir. Thank you. >> All right. Uh we will move on to subcommittee reports. Take it away, Joy. >> Okay. We met on February 12th. Um we had one public comment. Irene Korea spoke to having make sure we have collaboration alignment with the oil tank project and the new fields at WMS.
Is it one of the tiers? Is it What is the criteria that they are using um for placement? And what are the steps that have been taken? Have parents been notified? Have you know, so what what does that process I would want to know what that process looks like. Um and I would also want to make sure that they are equally in a um a learning environment that will cause them to thrive. And so, um we it to be at least equitable to what we offer as a learning environment to our students. Um, we have a lot of points that are down there and, um, so, Kelly has asked for questions prior to coming back. We know the kids, the grades that we service. Um, one of the things that are on there, and we talked to some of our staff today, is do do we have a differentiated instruction for our students?
So there are going to be um gallery shows uh all throughout uh Detroit. I know a couple in Ann Arbor. I think the Ann Arbor Arts Center um is having an opening for that show next Friday. Um, and uh, this is this is really cool. I know they're doing also an empty bowls fundraiser. Um, if you've done if you've heard of that before, um, you you purchase a a bowl and you were s served soup uh, in that bowl and, uh, the proceeds I actually I should know where they go, but um, ina is is coming to town, so keep an eye out for that. Yeah, like all the greatest ceramicists are coming to Detroit and you can go to a bazillion little popups and buy awesome ceramics. So, it's like a massive ceramic art fair basically. >> The mug is amazing. It's NCA >> NC.
said. Um, just as a resident in town, you know, we all we live in small communities. We know a lot of us people involved in like local politics or whatever. So, I always just like I say with parents with the school, just encourage everybody to like reach out or say something. People can't be everywhere all the time, especially when it's that much snow. So, if you have somebody's number, it's your neighbor, whoever, send them a text or give them a call and just say, "Hey, this street is like awful. Can we do something?" Or talk to the road crew when they're out there. something very long since I think everybody forgot what it feels >> about making the comment but I am going to return >> not for time for superstition and there's not enough wood >> I have a board Um because I was not here for the beginning part of budget season last year.
>> Um, I don't have any questions. I just think that at this point I think um we've been very conservative. >> Yes. >> You know, compared to previous Yeah. >> Yes. We we have to be because we just don't know what's coming down the pike. So, yes, for sure. >> Okay. If nothing else from the board, are you presenting number four as well? Okay. Number four is our Barbecq Unified School District 5. >> Well, we're still on number three. >> Oh, I'm so sorry. Go ahead. Go ahead. >> Sorry. So sorry. >> Go ahead. I'm so sorry. >> The fiscal year 2026 student activity and auxiliary balances through February 24th were attached. Um, the total revenues in February for student activities was $4,238. Um, from uh basketball concessions, the expenditures through the same time period total $2,569 for BHS girls basketball warm-up gear. And there were two transfers from BHA BHS girls basketball to the BHS boys basketball and from the eighth grade promotion to the class of 2029.
So, it's not that. So, let's say someone goes through the Prime Choice plan. They're 56 years old. They have $7,000 or $10,000 like we'll use for an example. You can still get a payout. Why? Because you're 55 and separated from service. So, you're still able to get a payout. >> So, if I'm not 55, the payout, cash payout is no longer a choice. >> Yeah. So, if it if you're not if you're not of the threshold of 50, let's say 55 and $5,000, you won't even go through this process. You'll just get paid out through payroll. So you still So yes, you still get a payout. >> Yeah. >> It's just so this in a sense the district will set a definition of who has to go through this process. >> Everyone gets a payout no matter what. So so there's not going to be like you put this in it's like no longer people who are 53 get a payout.
Um but a birthday kit and um I'm just so impressed by what they're what they're doing there to give back to the community. So if you if you have a chance to donate to Project Bridge or go take a tour of it, highly recommend it. Um, and then is it is it Protos? Am I pronouncing it correctly? Or is it Proto? Yes, Protos. Protos. Proud new member of the House of Protos. Um, so thank you for allowing me to come and be a part of that. I posted it to social media and I had tons of kids that are former Cougars that think that I guess this is like a cool house. I think your house is probably very cool also, Mr. Hog. Don't worry. but they said that I got a cool house and they were so proud that I was part of their house and I took the time to go down there.
I'm saying as of right now, the only cost letters we sent in 2025 were because it was going to require that much. I there was nothing that came in that was going to be a 15-minute increment. That wasn't something that was just readily available to the public, i.e. the the meeting minutes, the agendas. Does that make sense, Julie? >> Um, unfortunately, no. But I tell that >> there's just really a platform for people to really talk about things. But anyways, thank you. >> You can stop in my office anytime you'd like. I really I wouldn't mind at all to have the discussion. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Julie. One thing I would just just like to add, Julie, and I understand all your points, but you know, really we charge um the public for all kinds of things that the town um the clerk does in terms of vital statistics, um documents, all kinds of things.
Um she had emphasized that those two projects need to be planned in coordination with each other which was an important point to mention. Uh we reviewed the school duty reports. We got maintenance updates. Um I'm not going to read all of them but you can see them in in your documents there. Um CLES has some updates and BHS and WMS. And then we talked about the oil tank replacement proposals also. Um I'll emphasize those. I think those are at the top there. Um so funding has been secured for the high school. We have secured capital funding for the oil tank and that's near the cafeteria entrance. Uh design build project has been received in the amount of 543,000. Um there's about 500,000 in the capital plan and this needs to be a summer project or a project when school is not in session because some of the parking lot will need to be dug up and with skinnier the project is currently be considered.
Now, we know that it's a limited program providing primary instruction, but it also says that um, we will assure that the students are given their grade level work. We have multiple grades, multiple ages. Um, so, I just I think that it's very important that we understand that often, to me, often times, students may be placed there administratively, um, not for academic reasons, but for behavioral reasons. Um, so, I would want to know what that criteria looks like outside of an expulsion. So, I think I can certainly work on that and bring that back for the committee's review. I think one of the things that needs to be considered is is it a language revision to the policy, or is it the addition of a regulation? Really specific, um, criteria would be added in with a regulation. Um, but we have them in tandem together. So, let me work offline on this, um, with a subgroup, and then I will bring it back to this committee, uh, for their review.
>> Yeah, the mug show is is wild. Uh people go crazy at the mug show. So, it's it's fun. >> Where is this going to take place here? Where in Detroit? >> Um where in Detroit? Let me see. >> No. Um this will be at a big conference hall. Um but there are all these different galleries that are participating. Um so I will maybe send out I can send out the um website to everyone so you can take a look at everything that's going on. There's like probably like 10 to 20 different gallery shows that are going on. Um >> Okay. Yeah. So that insec probably has a pretty sub Yeah, we can just go to their website. >> I'll send that to everyone. >> John, you dropped something in the chat and that art. >> Yeah, I I I wasn't sure. Yeah, if we uh shouldn't I mean there is this open deadline I guess which is closed now and well in four days for a bronze figure I guess in front of the city hall.
I'm not quite sure how it works. Um finance committee. Are we going to meet between like do we meet before the budget gets presented as finance? >> I mean I know we're going to meet but like because it comes out the like we don't have a meeting on the books between when the budget address supposed to be happen in our meeting. So there will have a meeting between March 12th and March 18th once we know state aid so that we can go over. >> Yes, Mr. Put some tenative dates for that. Um as everybody here as everybody at over here knows the public doesn't but the district uh the district administration myself and You know, Miss Henry and the building level administrators and district level administrators have been working tirelessly over the last four weeks, three weeks on multiple budget scenarios, right? Which are all dependent upon what state a looks like, what state fun.
The ending balance for all clubs on I should say February 24th was $14,8543. The student auxiliary account had revenues totaling $3,273 from BHS Warrior basketball admissions and activities fees. The expenditures for the month of February total $3,943 for the girls basketball tournament entry, sports supplies, and official fee for BMS basketball home game. The ending balance for the student auxiliary fund on February 24th was $9,94.17.
Okay? That's just wrong. Okay. >> So they will still get a payout, but it's just going to be if you meet both criteria that the district set that you have it's required to go through this process. So you could have someone who's 75 years old. Let's say they've worked at the district but they use all their they use their sick time every single year. they're only getting paid out 500 bucks. Well, they don't meet that $5,000 threshold. So, even though they meet the age requirement, they don't meet the um amount. So, they just get paid out through payroll, >> retire next year, and I'm going to be 53 and I have a lot of sick time. So, that's why I'm asking these questions. >> Yeah. So, >> I'm I'm not interested in a defer plan or I want the payout. >> Yeah. I'll follow up with >> So, you would just get paid out.
So, thank you for letting me do that. Um, and then very proud of CMS and their flag football teams. They had two teams. They finished third and fourth. The coaches, I have nothing but the absolute best of things to say about the coaches there. Um, I trust them with my own daughter and they um I love them. I absolutely love them and adore them. So, great things happening all over the district. >> Thank you. Go real quick. I had the opportunity to spend a little time with Santa Dunker and Cheryl Pierce this month um on different days in different buildings, but it um as former teacher, I think when you walk into a school building, it always just feels like home. Like the kids haven't changed, the teachers haven't changed, although things have. But um just reinforce the dedication, the passion, the how hard our administrators and our teachers work and you just want you to know how appreciated you are and immediately upon entering the positive vibe that you pick up the aura there.
There's an additional cost. Um and that's, you know, part of the way we do business. And as much as we pay in taxes and other things in in the town, um those things actually do offset not paying more. So So it's not just public recks requests that we're charging for. And it seems, you know, like Cindy has been very um you know, uh >> yeah, very gracious in terms of not charging. Um but we do charge for all kinds of things that are done in the clerk's office. >> Yeah, I I should point out I think you know the impetus uh for any kind of fee like that it's certainly not to be punitive but you know we talk about what we found was you know there were situations where um a limited you know amount of requests in terms of the total population here in Ashlin was taking up like a a very disproportionate amount of time.
Um the funding has not been approved for it yet. It'll have to go to referendum and work in conjunction with the ball fields. But we requested 400,000 and we received a design build proposal for 421,000. So, the project's pretty straightforward and it's on the stage contract, so we don't have to go out to bid, but Casey recommends that we do put it out the bid because it's slightly higher than what we put it in the budget, put in for the budget. We talked a lot about the bathrooms, but we've gotten updates since a lot has happened since then. You received the spreadsheet, the amazing Excel spreadsheet Stephen provided us, >> like the colorcoded complete and progress pending. Yep. Um and we discussed a little bit about the solar and the roof replacements. Um but we did receive an update that Varie Safe Harbored their solar project we have until 2029.
And, Kelly, you're welcome to reach out to me if you need any comments from me. Thank you. Anything further before we call for another motion? All right. So, I'm looking for a motion to table policy 5122.1, alternative education programs, to the next policy meeting. Motion made. Thank you, Waneta. Is there a second, please? Second. Uh, thank you, Minnie. All those in favor, please signify by saying I. I. I.