And the email did say that they understood that we have a sustainability club at the high school and that they have worked with Greenfield students on these projects. So that's why I brought it forward at the behest of a of this group. >> Great. Thank you. We have a motion. Is there a second? I will second this discussion. I see you. remember good. >> A, is there a cost? And B, do they have a a structured curriculum that they want us to use or is it up to us? >> I am not sure that I can answer that question, but I could forward you, >> okay, >> this constituent's email and you could ask them personally those questions if you like. I think that what they're gathering is um support statewide from many school committees that they've worked with in Western Massachusetts particularly maybe um that's what I got from the email but I can forward that to you and you can pursue those questions but I think that they're just looking to gather as much support as possible.
And so, now that it's stopped, it might um have a greater psychological impact um unfortunately, but I I can't predict that. We could do a special meeting just for the purposes of discussing that, so it's not like a whole >> Right. Right. Mhm. You know, it's just an hour or whatever about saying that out. I don't know if what's what's better recommend like how would you want us to approach it? What's easier for you? Who wants to have a special meeting? I would love to have a discussion about that. >> Yeah. Yes. Yeah. Well, and I think that um in addition to that, we also have to after the 24th, um I think we're going to have to make a motion tonight to um accept Sarah's resignation. Um but it wouldn't go into effect, right? Until what was it, Sarah, the 23rd? So, we can't do anything until the 24th.
You haven't done it. And what guarantees again, you know, you might be gone well before 2030. You might be gone. You might be gone, too. How do you know? You might not be here. >> I'm not old enough to retire. No, but you might not be here. Trust me. There are changes that go on all the time and people people's jobs somehow gets, you know, um and then we're going to hear again, "Oh, yeah, we're going to start now." I mean, that's what we have until we have a turnover. Oh, I mean, you know, "Oh, I'm going to start now." You know, it's like and having been here in the Senate for 20 now what, 26 years in the Senate alone, I've heard all these excuses and that's why sometimes I sound very frustrated and I'm passionate because I'm tired of the same thing. You guys are being paid good money.
Proceeds from the sale of the bonds will be used to finance improvements and renovations to school facilities, including security enhancements, acquisition of land, and new construction, purchase furniture, equipment, and technology for instructional purposes, purchase pupil transportation vehicles, and pay the cost of issuing the bonds. Remember, those are the four specific things listed um in the voter pamphlet. The resolution authorizes the district administration to move forward with the steps needed to execute the bond transaction. The board's approval puts the district in a position to execute the transaction when the timing is right, considering the district's needs for the project dollars and the conditions in the taxexempt bond model. At the time the district is ready to sell the bonds, the professional finance team will analyze the market conditions and work with the district administration to execute the transaction in a manner that will minimize the district's bond interest cost.
>> Okay. for information. I'm looking at the text of the bill right now and um it it calls for creating a fund um for creating a separate fund known as the interdisciplinary climate literacy trust fund. So um this is all a state level initiative. >> So the states making the funds. >> Yes, that the bill calls for the state to create the fund. Yes. >> Great. Thank you. Any further discussion on this item before we vote? >> Okay, please call the RO. >> Secretary Webb, I'm a yes. Vice Chair Child, >> yes. >> Member Dene, >> yes. >> Member Dyman, >> yes. >> Member Goodwin, >> yes. >> Chair Ston, >> yes. >> All right, passes unanimously. Thank you. Um, item D I just had a quick question about because I was pretty sure that at our last meeting we actually voted we did this one already and we empowered Nan and the superintendent to do their thing and I believe they've started doing it.
Okay. >> Yes. to to my knowledge because this is supporting um legislation not necessarily supporting a mandate for us that we would enact at this exact moment. There's not a specific curriculum. This is sort of supporting a broad like another state sort of initiative. um >> it comes from that I'm sure then would go through another >> three or four years of implementation, regulation, promulgation, that sort of thing. So this is not a this is not something that we will have to to turn around in the fall. >> What we would be doing really is just supporting our Ammerst neighbors and the and representative Dom of Ammerst and saying, "Hey, your neighbors also support similar things and we stand with you in solidarity." Often these resolutions are just that. It's not really anything more than showing solidarity and support in a formal way, but it is our charge as a body.
Um so, I think we're going to have to have a special meeting on that as well. So, maybe we marry the two together. >> Okay. If we're able to issue it, absolutely. Okay. That's great. Unless you want to have two. I mean, I I think that's a good I thought I thought we did have a meeting >> [laughter] >> on the 22nd. So, I'm I'm ready if if we Yeah, I originally thought that we did, too, but I made that mistake. No, that's on the that's on the 23rd. >> 23rd. I thought we had a meeting on the 22nd. So, if Can everyone meet at 5:00 before the FOI training? We can't We can't discuss the resignation on the 23rd. It cannot be discussed on the 24th. No, no, no. I just need No, no, no. Oh. Just for this. I mean, yes, it would be ideal, but since we're already meeting on the 23rd and we all have to be there at 6:00, can everyone be there at 5:00 to just have I don't know this discussion?
I'm sorry. You get paid more than a lot of people. So, we expect more. We expect you to be the experts in the field. We expect you to be proactive. We expect these things to happen. And yet, more and more money we spend. Didn't we already have a software for for the the cafeteria workers and half of them never used the software? But that's what the That's what the audit said, yeah. Yeah, that's what the audit said. So, now we're getting this new new software. Is that right? That you're going out February contract. Another software. What's the guarantee? And I remember talking about that software that you guys had. Why are we spending all this money on the software? And that software didn't work. Dolores is going to do it. Didn't do it. Cafeteria workers weren't using it. Who was monitoring it? Who are Who are going in and and and teaching the cafeteria workers?
District administration recommends flexibility at this time as we work to meet the district's needs for project funds and determine an appropriate time to sell the bond. Um, and now at times I'm going to talk to you and give a little bit of kudos to to Grant Ham. He has been with our district uh for three decades, which is pretty impressive. He has put us in great financial shape for years um and has just been a really great ally ally to us and a great partner for our school district. Um and we're in great financial shape because of him. Krea, and am I saying that right? That um is a partner also helps us um as we're getting ready, you know, when we're putting our bond packages together. um he's been instrumental in helping us too. I've determined our tax rates when when is the best time.
>> Um, great. I could we just get like a in in May could we get a just how's that going? >> Yes, >> in May. >> Perfect. Yeah, you got time. No worries. Uh, so moving on. Uh, I think we can get this last one done and take a break before we go to old business. Um, e I would like to make a motion that we dissolve the redistricting and reorganizing ad hoc subcommittee. This is a formal >> Okay, we've got a second. Um, just a little bit of rationale. This is the pre-existing body to do essentially what I'm asking us to do uh in item A under old business. And so in order to do the correct procedure, we dissolve one in order to bring another forward. Um >> could you read the motion fully? >> Yes. Um I move that we dissolve as that the school committee dissolve the redistricting and reorganizing ad hoc subcommittee.
>> Okay. >> For information, I'm looking at the text of the bill right now and um it it calls for creating a fund um uh for creating a separate fund known as the interdisciplinary climate literacy trust fund. So, um, this is all as a state level initiative. >> So, the state's making the fund. >> Yes. That it's the bill calls for the state to create the fund. Yes. >> Great. Thank you. Any further discussion on this item before we vote? >> Okay. Please call the RO. >> Secretary Webb, I'm a yes. Vice Chair Child, >> yes. >> Member Dene, >> yes. Member Dyman, >> yes. >> Member Goodwin, >> yes. >> Chair Ston, >> yes. >> All right, passes unanimously. Thank you. Um, item D, I just had a quick question about because I was pretty sure that at our last meeting we actually voted.
I can try. Oh, yeah, cuz you drive. And Joy probably not either. I can. Then we can do the following week for both and that would be just a longer meeting. So, that would be April 29th then. Oof. That's so late for then. Yeah. It's early in the week. We can't make a day. That's okay. That has to happen. Actually, that's not bad. That actually might work very well. Cuz you would already know. If that works for everyone. The 20th of April, 29th? Mhm. Wait, I can't do that day. You can't? I'm just looking. I can't. What about Monday the 27th? Yeah, Monday the 27th. Yeah. Monday the 27th, okay for you? Yes. Then we can do both. I'm trying to get my No, live. Live. Unless you're not >> [clears throat] >> But people have to call in, it shouldn't be an issue, right?
And I know you weren't here, but the people behind you have been here. Okay, and whether you've been here or not, responsibility, you know, 6 months ago to get the project going. But that's fair, Senator. We're here now and we're very passionate about this work and I know I know that Anna Lisa is passionate about it, too. And just for the training, it was training on the what was going to happen for the new software. Well, just know I'm going to be here. I'm going to be here next year and I'm going to ask the same questions and you better have different answers than we're doing it now. Trust me. It's the truth. It's the truth. It's the truth. Well, I'm going to be here, too, and I will be asking questions. Senator Gabbard, are you going to be here? I'll be here. You're going to be here, right?
How much should we put um together in the package to not impact our taxpayers to try to keep it as minimal as possible and as flat as possible because we know that a lot of times taxpayers have, you know, people are on fixed incomes, our community members are. And so we want to make sure that that tax rate doesn't go up or down um significantly that impacts them. And so again, both have been instrumental and with our district as a great partner for a lot of years. So I'm going to turn it over to them. They're going to do a short presentation and answer some questions that you might have about the upcoming sale. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I think the mic might be. >> There we go. >> Thanks. >> Thank you, Lana, for that introduction. President, members of the board, Superintendent Narduchi, as always, it's a pleasure to be here before you this evening to talk about the inaugural sale of bonds from the district's November of of 2025 bond election.
Um if we do that then that entity that named entity no longer exists. uh and then we can choose to have something come in its place that is roughly equivalent which was item A under old business or if we don't do item A then we don't have a body that does that kind of work at all. Um or if we choose to not dissolve then that body uh would still exist and we would need to double check that the members who were part of it last time which I believe were member Deniv myself and the mayor would still be willing to serve on that like there would be a we would we would see if that is still functional and viable and if its mission is still aligned with what we need currently. So that's the consequence of the vote. we either dissolve it and move on and do something new which is related but a little different um or we don't dissolve it and we proceed from there.
We did this one already and we empowered Nan and the superintendent to do their thing and I believe they've started doing it. >> Um, great. I could we just get like a in in May. Could we get a just how's that going? >> Yes, >> in May. >> Perfect. Yeah, you got time. No worries. Uh so moving on. Uh I think we can get this last one done and take a break before we go to old business. Um e I would like to make a motion that we dissolve the redistricting and reorganizing ad hoc subcommittee. This is a formal >> Okay, we've got a second. Um, just a little bit of rationale. This is the pre-existing body to do essentially what I'm asking us to do uh in item A under old business. And so in order to do the correct procedure, we dissolve one in order to bring another forward.
Um 5:30. 5:30. I'll get there by 5:30. What day is it? Monday the 27th. Uh-huh. At 5:30. And it'll be a special meeting for the purposes of discussing budgetary uh e- Budget. Whatever we would call it, budget. Well, we'd have to The budget. Uh budget. So, discussing and pos- possible >> budgetary reductions. 5:30, is that right? Yeah, Monday the 27th at 5:30. >> But would we be voting? So, possible action? Possible action, yeah. Um yeah, I can do it anytime after 3:30. Oh, sorry. I'm not on it. Sorry, I wasn't on. Do you want to say it again? 27th at Yeah, so the 27th at 5:30 for the purposes of discussing possible budgetary action. Well, yeah, budgetary reductions and possible >> and action and board member resignation. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. And TSL? At TSL too? Oh, okay. Right on. All right. Stephen, you could stay there all day.
We're all going to be here. >> to meeting the challenge. I mean, I really do. Okay. Well, I just hope that you're here to meet that challenge. Two quick questions. Senator Kidani. So, regarding the May 14th meeting you're having at the Waiawa Valley Ag Center, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. This is for farmers, distributors, what about daily personnel, cooks, whatever? >> for farmers. No, it's for farmers. Just to get the contracts. Okay. So, you guys already know what the cooks need for the spaces and whatever and We haven't gotten there yet. Well, not not at this particular meeting, but those are those are discussions that have to happen and will happen. Yeah, I just want to make sure you're not putting the cart before the horse. We don't have a cart yet. Hopefully we have the horse. Okay, just checking. Okay. It's getting late, so we kind of got to get to meeting here.
And I'm joined, as as Lennon said, by my colleague Ken Sherup. and we look forward to going through this presentation and really responding to any questions that the board has regarding the the process of issuing these bonds. You'll you'll notice on the cover page that we refer to these bonds as the project of 2025 series A 2026. I just wanted to mention in case there's any confusion confusion, we always reference the project of 20 2025 as referencing referencing the year in which the bond election passed. And then for this first sale, we're designating the sale as series A 2026. That suggests as as Lena alluded to that there will there will be future offerings associated with the bond election. We're not quite sure when those will be, but those will be designated as series B, series C, and so forth. And we always like to start these bond presentations to talk a little bit about, well, what is the district's current legal bonding capacity?
So just to give a sense so I've made the motion to dissolve the redistricting and reorganizing ad hoc subcommittee. >> We've got a second discussion. >> I think we already had a second. >> Oh sorry we had a second >> discussion. Yes. Sorry, member Goodwin. Member Den, >> I think that the ad hoc was a good start, but now we need to look at all of the different options that are out there. I mean, so many people are having conversations about um buildings and, you know, declining enrollment. We're not alone. Um, and I think listening to there are people who've been talking the talk for 10 years and looking at all of the bigger picture of our county and I think we need to be part of those conversations. This was looking at within um I think it's not just within. We need to look at our neighbors as well.