And um so then my next question was, okay, if the work has been done, why isn't the $5,000 reduced by, you know, an appropriate amount um because some of the work has been done? And your answer was Well, we always want to make sure we're planning ahead and covering in case any emergencies come up. And when you're dealing with schools, we're dealing with a lot of age variation between buildings. So, the amount of work you have to do on the flagpole at say Marigold that had new construction on it versus the flagpole at Parkview is completely different. So, we want to make sure we have a buffer in there that if we run into something that's unexpected, out of the ordinary, we have funds to cover it. We don't want to be coming back to you saying, "Oh, we didn't anticipate this." So, that that number our goal is as I said in the email to you, our goal is to come in under budget on everything.
I know that um that that I think some benches have been put in place and then removed and I don't know that I've heard well, nobody asked or they they did ask. I honestly I don't know. Um you know, I just think that anything that was existing prior to any policy we put into place um you know, should continue to exist, right? Unless they were done incorrectly. Yeah, unless there's >> Right, like some egregious >> ADA compliant, then that's >> That's a matter that needs to be addressed. Or or put without permission, which I think might have also been the case. >> Yeah, it it's hard to know. >> Well, possibly. I don't know. I've heard from a >> Yeah. pretty good source that they had permission. A- and um yeah, I I um I I think it's a permission from who? Um Right. >> Well, there's that.
She slid be first. >> Well, they're in a little bit of a hole now. Uh it's the it's the top of the fourth. down three and and the Clock guys really haven't had a a whole lot of offense. So, they they're they're setting themselves up for the same situation they were in in the first game against Westwood. Um like to hope that they can get themselves going. Um but we got to get out of this inning first. >> Yeah, they've caught a break Ashlin in only, you know, scoring a couple runs as that one's grounded to short. Maloney's got to be quick with it. What a play by Caroline Kyra to scoop a throw in the dirt >> and they get her by a step to retire the side and keep it a 6-3 game. >> Yeah, that's a big scoop there by Caroline. I I give her a hard time a lot and I I think that that was one that she's going to remember because that would have been that would have been for sure a run.
Yes. I was like, yeah. >> Yeah, last night there was the art show and then the high school band, so I was like Yeah, and I was at I was at senior night and so it's just um I feel that, but especially with I think with all the Candlewood Lake stuff, right? With all the outstanding school stuff, yeah, someone should be there. We'll also have a new member soon, so hopefully that will >> Somebody who knows facilities because I mean, now if I had to go, I would know, but when they're talking about a roof and I have no idea about a roof, it's tough to be there. Okay. No, I understand. >> So, that aside, we have two uh um schedules for adding of business operations. Did you guys see that? One that has the meetings on Tuesday and one that has the meetings on Wednesday.
She doesn't live in her area anymore. She was elected to represent that area. She does not live up there anymore and she should go. >> You don't live in county either, I don't think. >> I I knew someone was going to say that actually. I grew up in Cottonwood. I lived there for 25 years. >> You don't know. So, you don't even get >> So, I don't have I shouldn't have an opinion on what happens. >> Not if you don't live here, you can't >> Okay. >> Well, actually, it Yeah. So, I'm not in a position that requires me to live somewhere to have an opinion on something. And also, I'm heavily invested in all of this because of what you guys did to my dad. And I do have two toddlers that I would have hoped went to West Valley High School one day.
The nice thing about this budget is that money can roll forward into other projects. So, our goal is to come in under budget, but I also don't want to underscore us and then end up having to come back asking for more not being able to complete the project. Okay, this is this is just a a request from a board member wanting to make this more useful to me. Yeah. Um when I look at the report, it doesn't um doesn't have a column for what school year you know, those projects are going to be and I know that, you know, you do some and then have to vacate because of another project and do some more. But if you could add a column that kind of gives us a date range Yeah. for when this stuff would be done um and uh well, if if there isn't a way to show what's been expended, so how much, you know, cuz it's a 3% what is it?
That that's the question. But but yes, there there have been several um I think benches put in place around town uh that have been discussed with the board before um and those were [snorts] in place before the bench policy Right. uh before you. And so, yes, those would uh certainly stand. Mhm. And then the other question um that I had was that and we did touch upon this at the last meeting is that the the cost of a bench was is fairly significant. And I wondered we kind of talked a little bit about this, too, is could we have you know, benches that are in certain locations like in downtown that are part of really the the town the downtown area and um you want them to um exist within the what we're what we've created in our small downtown and then how much they're going to be using that versus what we might put you know, along a uh one of our the river walk or some other Or the Arboretum.
Uh but a heck of a scoop by Caroline to save the out, get out of that inning and uh she gets to eat dinner tonight for that one. take her out for an ice cream. >> I don't know. Ice. No hits means no ice cream. So, she she at least earned her her her dinner uh with a good defensive play there. Now, it's it's really important though for the clockers. They've got to get something going offensively. Um need need to see these bats go. Who's coming up here? Jake Jacob. >> I believe >> Colette. >> I believe we will see. Yes. Colette, Kazadian, and Creggsman. the five, six, seven part. And yeah, like I was saying, it seems like that Ashland was getting lucky. You know, they were scoring like the minimum amount of runs they needed to keep the lead. And now Westwood finally breaks through with their chances.
So, that's where the motion would come in is which one of those we want to adopt if we want to move forward with [clears throat] the So, we would have policy So, the two schedules have policy communications staying as is, right? CAPE staying as is, and then business operations there's a schedule for it being the second Tuesday of the month, and then a different schedule for being the first Wednesday of the month. So, I guess members who are here. So, is the thinking that first the board would have to vote on the motion to combine the two committees. And if that is successful, then we go and look at the schedule and see which one would make sense to adopt. >> you could You could make a motion to do I mean, you could theoretically do motions to do both. But Right. I cannot, but you all can.
And they probably won't at the the rate that this is going if West Valley even exists at that time or just because of the lack of integrity of this board and what will eventually happen to that school because of it. It starts at the top. So yeah, Stacy, I actually do have a pretty like valid opinion on everything. And to make that your point that I I can't have an opinion because I don't live there just shows that you have no leg to stand on. So thank you. >> Can't imagine why board members don't want to come and be publicly berated monthly. Um, I've been coming to these meetings for at least the last five years and seeing their faces and I understand why people wouldn't come for this. This is ridiculous. You guys have come for the last four months, five months because you didn't get your way on one vote.
MMR m- re- or R R&A Yeah. That. Um how far we are into um spending our allotment of that 3% cuz stuff is tight and construct- the cost of what you have to do keeps going up. >> never gets cheaper, does it? >> Yeah, that's true. >> Absolutely. And this list here is what we're asking for starting July 1. So, our hopes is to get approval tonight. We're going to start cutting POs and then the goal is to have work begin July 1 on on these projects since it's that year's budget we're asking for approval. Okay, if if you could just add a little bit information with another column that, you know, as a board member, that would that would help me to take you know, a look from year to year, although I won't be here next year. Well, and I think, you know, the title of this is a little bit misleading sometimes cuz we call it our summer projects, but that was something we started when we first started getting that 3%, we just came up with the name of, hey, we can get stuff done in the summer, so let's create a a summer project list.
Yeah, or in the Arboretum. Um is that something that's that's worth, you know, considering is that because I think it was $1,500 from for the um the DPW to install it and I think they the benches run $17.50, roughly. I thought it was more than that. $34. $2,000 to $4,000. >> Yeah, that's what I thought. So, that's you know, that's a lot of money if it do do we uh you know, I don't know. I just think it's something to think about a little bit before we just put it's going to cost if somebody wanted to I know that the Lions have done benches around town at different times and um you know, um obviously it's complicated, right? Because we do have to think about ADA compliance and other things. Um but do we need the same structure in the town forest or along the river walkway or some other I would say yes.
>> They need a big one back. >> He's a big guy. >> Yeah, it it's it's it's time here. It's time for these guys to get their bats going. They only have they they have five hits on the day, but they haven't they haven't strung hits together. The hits have not come in bunches. Um, Lauraai actually has the best hit of the day though for the Clockers. She laced that double down the left field line her her first time up and she's really swinging a hot stick right now. I said she had two triples the other day against Denim. She she laced that double earlier today. So, if someone's going to get them rolling, she might be the right person to get us started here because she is she is swinging really well. >> Yeah. came in batting 292 after that that double probably upwards in near 300 now and big responsibility leading off an inning.
I mean, no. Sorry, [laughter] not you. We could say we vote to adopt the new meeting structure. And the schedule. >> And the schedule that would need have them schedule, whatever this is. >> are we doing with communications? Just keeping it up. Oh, so we didn't It's a different separate agenda item. >> Oh, it is? >> It is. Yeah. The schedule. Never mind. >> Right. Yeah, yeah. >> Sorry, that's my bad. I was a little confused on that. >> Oh, it is. You're right. No, that's my That's correct. That's separate. >> It is. Yes. That's my Sorry about that. So, before we move on, we obviously we have a quorum here. Um but this is a sort of a big change. Has anybody um touched base with Joy about this? Oh, that is a good question. Because I I feel like this it would >> Hold off on voting until we can have the way here.
Where were all of you for the rest of the votes? We're allowed to have opinions. >> You are very much allowed to have an opinion and you're very much in a position of public speaker. You just want to address the board. >> You just want to address the board. Address the board. Do not address the crowd. >> My point is is Jackie has held this position for many years. We're talking about four or five more months. I don't understand the uproar to get two months out of somebody new. Let the elections happen. Let it go through the way it was. She was elected when she lived here. never done wrong by the district that I have seen. I understand some people didn't get their way. We don't always get our ways. There's been a lot of times you guys voted against things I wanted. I still come.
But really what it is is, you know, a better term I think might be special projects. Because it is something we're starting July, but to have the expectation to get everything done in that July period only before the kids come back is you know, pretty high hopes. So, it really is extra projects that we're going to do throughout the course of the school year. Um a majority of them we try to get done in July just because that's the easiest time with the least amount of ac- tivity on campus and we can jump in focus and getting on work. As you start moving in the school year, then you start to work with the logistics of working around students and and kids and it becomes a lot Or roofing smells like it >> [laughter] >> Right? There's there's always there's always something that comes up, so >> Oh, my gosh.
that we need in downtown, so you I would. I mean, I think about the Arboretum, right? We've spent we're spending some money on to make that look nice, to make it ADA compliant, to have a cohesive look if someone goes there, then yes, we need a policy that says if you want to put a bench there, you have to follow our policy. Same thing at the community center, same I mean, anywhere in town we spent >> park. The dog park, anywhere that we're we're allowing people to put a bench in memory of someone, we want to have some cohesiveness and consistency as to what they look like throughout town. So, in the In our last meeting, Bill Gaff came and had some questions for us. Beth Reynolds had put together some responses. I don't know if Yeah. everyone had a chance to review that. Um so, there was a couple things in there.
Try to get you know the bench going get some energy back. >> Yeah. Yeah. Really important especially after a tough inning where you give up four runs. you know, you you you know, you're not going to you're not going to get them back all at once necessarily, but if you can sort of chip away now and get one or two back this inning and and go into the fifth inning with a with a one-run game as opposed to a a three-run game, that gives you some confidence going into the last few innings of the game here. I mean, certainly, uh I would love to see them regain the lead if if possible, but I I I think um even one or two would be would be really beneficial for them. cooling off a little bit now. The wind is >> coming. I'm hoping that I I think that we're safe here.
>> is a good idea. I I talked to her quickly. She serves on both of them. Okay. But I mean, I I feel like One less meeting for her. I don't know. She'd object. >> [laughter] >> Right. But yes, to your point we should have a No, she doesn't serve on finance. She doesn't serve on finance. That's right. She said she doesn't care. I'm okay with waiting as well. I really am. I I don't want to Why don't we table it to the end of the meeting cuz we can always vote on it and see if she if she doesn't >> I don't want to miss that >> since we have an executive session, we can also come out of executive session since our meeting is still continuous at that point and vote at that point if we want. Like we would just note it on the agenda to move it to the end of the pub meeting.
I'm still respectful. I let you guys make your decisions because you're privy to stuff that not everybody is. So, please just let get this up and please know that you have community that support you, not just some wild. >> Um, so first of all, uh, Joe, you cited ED code 1590. That doesn't seem to exist. So, I'd like clarification on that. And that's the one of the code. >> Um 5091 >> 5091 and 5090 >> 5 >> 90 >> Okay. 50 not 15. Okay. Thank you. Um also um bylaws are yours. You make the bylaws. A lot of times when I come up here, I want to tell you guys and empower you that you have a lot of power. You get to make these decisions. And not only that, but you are put in this power by the voters. Now, if there is a group of people that want to start a recall against you, they are able to do that.