Call for the vote. All in favor? >> I um that takes care of our reorganization. Congratulations everybody. Um move on to the first substitive order of business which is public participation. Do we have anybody here? And we don't have Zoom set up on the screen. Correct. >> Correct. >> All right. So, seeing no uh nobody here for public comment, we'll move on to our action items. First one is establishing a Parker Family Ashlin Math Education Fund. >> Yeah. So, we've had a family uh whose long connection here to Ashlin. Uh you'll see within the documents that that we've shared with you. Um they would like to create a fund called the the Cooper family. the Ashlin Math Education Fund with the purpose of funding math teachers for any educational supplies needed, math programming for students uh and teachers, um math clubs for extracurricular activities, uh and to establish um a scholarship for graduating students who are planning to pursue a math education career.
With many other residents, I share a decided lack of confidence in Ashlin's current town council, and I plead for re-examination of Mr. Angler's application. >> Thank you, Connie. >> Joan Friday, one shore road on the historical commission is speaking as an individual resident. Um, I just want to echo what Connie said. It's been very frustrating. it seems um almost embarrassing to have had to come back so many times to ask for some kind of of a decision or or some kind of an answer. Um so I hope that that will be coming soon and um that's really all I have to say tonight. Thank you. Um we have one person online with their hand raised. Um Luke, if you want to um we'll unmute you. So Luke, it doesn't look like you're connected to audio. If you want to connect to audio and There we go.
>> And Tina, you're willing to serve? >> I sure am. >> Any further discussion? Call for the vote. All in favor? >> I um that takes care of our reorganization. >> Congratulations everybody. Um move on to the first substantive order of business which is public participation. Do we have anybody here? Period. Um and we don't have Zoom set up on the screen. Correct. >> Correct. >> All right. So seeing no uh nobody here for public comment, we'll move on to our action items. First one is establishing the Ker Family Ashlin Math Education Fund. >> Yeah. >> Adams. Yeah. So we've had a family uh whose long connection here to Ashlin. Uh you'll see within the documents that that we've shared with you um they would like to create a fund called the the Cooper family Ashlin Math Education Fund with the purpose of funding math teachers for any educational supplies needed math programming for students uh and teachers um math clubs for extracurricular activities uh and to establish um a scholarship for graduating students who are planning to pursue a math education career.
Um 4,950, 4,950, and 4,850. It's the collaborative resolution, I think. This one caught my eye because it wasn't just the collaborative. So, who's collaborative resolution? So, I want to know if that's being paid [clears throat] from a grant. >> Certainly did. P is P is P is P S D O R T grant. >> It's a grant. >> Yep. Both three. >> No, we use the grant. >> I know I'm trying to get the concept, but are those bills for somebody else? Are they for us? >> They bill us, and then we bill them from the grant. So, mine is not not ours, you know. >> Yeah. So, you also know what I'm talking to >> Oh, no, it's not ours. >> I think we talked about this. So, this is a historic So, these are like Franklin County type scenarios where we are the fiscal agent for that grant.
Exactly. And um I can report on that um from policy uh in this committee uh if you like, but we should stick to what we're doing now. But yeah, that would be an example I think of the kinds of things >> that they agree. That's what I was thinking about and I have a little input on that as well when I said there's an issue there. That's exactly what I was thinking of. >> Agree. Go ahead. Oh, >> she's so cute. Thanks, >> sweetie. >> Beautiful. Beautiful. >> There's Florence. >> Hi, Florence. >> Nice to see you. >> Florence goes to Four Corners. >> Hi. >> This is the mayor of our city and the other person is Melody. Good. >> Hi. >> You got to go to bed now. >> I don't want to go to bed. >> Okay. Well, you you can sit over there.
Will our students who are being awarded have the ability, have the wherewithal, have the caring? Did they learn the caring, not just the grades, but the heart to stand up and defend their younger siblings, the younger kids in this town? Because punishing kids and stopping them from eating is not what our school district should be about. Schools are not prisons and we need to stop passing policy that makes it seem like they are. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mark. Okay, we will move into recognition of staff and students. Come on in, ladies and gentlemen. Come grab a seat. We'll wait till you guys get settled. It's all right. I'm so sorry. >> At this time, we would like to ask uh Representative Marty Fonel to please come and join us. We are so honored to have a representative with us this evening and so thankful for all the work he does behind the scenes.
Uh but essentially the uh the majority of the uses are uh similar to education or assembly um with the with the few exceptions of the permitted uses but offic uh uses such as housing or industrial uses or more standard commercial retail uses are prohibited in the uh public quasi public uh zone. So I think we can go um to the to the next slide. So essentially uh we we looked at the property and after walking its uh its improvements and understanding the potential uses for the property. Uh we believe that for for Birwood uh we believe the the likely pool of prospect or users for the facility uh with its current general plan would be uh would be a private school, non-public school or faith-based organization. And in our analysis and our background in specializing in uh educational facilities and district-owned properties, uh we anticipate uh a marketing time if we were to if the district were to lease the property.
Uh not only am I at those games, but you guys are always at those games supporting everybody. So, again, congratulations to our athletes. Tonight is your night and uh have a fantastic night everybody. Thank you. Thank you, Miss Thank you for your continued uh leadership and guidance for the Clifton High School uh community. Next up is our board president, Judith Bassford. >> Master is the only board member who's still here for my first day 13 years ago. >> Hi, good evening. Um it's a on behalf of the Cleveland Board of Education, is an honor and pleasure for me to be here. I want to introduce some of the board members that are here. Commissioner Alan Paris, Commissioner Elias Ragdale, Commissioner Mark. So to our senior athletes, congratulations. Tonight is your night. Tonight we celebrate not only your accomplishments, but also the journey that brought you here.
Um the family intends to start uh the donation with a $50,000 amount. Um so we just need to set up this fund um in order to accept the donation uh and then to be able to disperse it and determine how the funds will be used uh by our faculty, staff and students. So there'll be a process for uh requesting the funding um you know so for professional development or for supplies etc. I'm sorry. >> Um, and so that just to clarify, Jim, the the fund would be for districtwide programming, not specific. >> That is correct. It's not specific just to the high school other than uh the scholarship for the math education student. >> Correct. >> Yeah. And and you said this is established, but then you have to come up with >> Correct. Correct. whether we decide or the family continues to um fund or add funds to it or anyone who wants to donate to this specific fund uh for those specific purposes outlined here um uh in the document.
Looks like you're connecting now. Okay. >> So we can we can unmute. We can Okay. So you're able to unmute yourself. There you go. Um if you could please identify yourself, please. Same thing. >> Okay, Luke, I don't think you're connected to audio. Oh, you're trying to connect again. Okay, let's see if we can do this one more time. Go ahead, Luke. >> Okay, it doesn't seem to be working. So, um if if there's something specific that you um want to make sure you um you cover if it's on our agenda, feel free to raise your hand again at another point during the meeting and we'll recognize you then. He's not connected to audio now, right? No, sorry. Okay. Um, so I think that's that's everything for citizens participation. I really should um I apologize I did not um introduce the people that are also here with us tonight.
Um the family intends to start uh the um donation with a $50,000 amount. Um so we just need to set up this fund um in order to accept the donation uh and then to be able to disperse it and determine how the funds will be used uh by our faculty, staff and students. So there'll be a process for uh requesting the funding um you know so for professional development or for supplies etc. So, >> um, and so that just to clarify, Jim, the the fund would be for districtwide programming, correct? Not >> specific. That is correct. It's not specific just to the high school other than, uh, the scholarship for the math education student. >> Correct. >> Yeah. And and and you said this is establish, but then you have to come up with >> Correct. Correct. whether we decide or the family continues to um fund or add funds to it or anyone who wants to donate to this specific fund uh for those specific purposes outlined here um uh in the document.
So, we get sent bills. Somebody asked a bill maybe recently about a vice principal in another district. Might remember recall that one. >> It was a phone bill >> No, it was a it was a human It's a human bill. And so, what they're doing with some of that grant is they're offsetting some of that salary, they being other district. What we're doing and because we're the fiscal agent for We're just paying, yeah. They're submitting it. We're just holding the the big amount of pot of money that everybody got. That pot is split amongst us. >> We get a percentage for handling bills. >> I'm just saying. >> [laughter] >> I guess we're being nice to our citizens. >> Being come on. >> Being nice for our county, bro. >> I guess I would love to know and I don't know this is like to find out is how much money we are spending on restorative justice.
>> I want to be with you. >> You can sit over there. >> No, I want to be right Well, let us focus. Okay, next one. Um, let's move on. Cultivating and strengthening partnerships with local organizations and community stakeholders in support of the district's educational mission. >> Okay. Um, >> that's good. >> That was good. >> Moving on. >> Uh, next one. Advising the full school committee on matters relating to community relations and public communications. That seems quite important. Okay. >> And lastly, encouraging and facilitating members attendance and participation in district and school events. So, yeah, letting people know. Um, I suppose letting it doesn't when it says members, I assume that means all school committee members, but it could just mean the three of us. That's >> unclear. Last year we made a chart >> and with all the different things that were going on in the district and then people just kind of signed up so that we sort of tried to cover as many different activities that were happening >> so that somebody was there and we weren't always successful because life happens.
Often not recognized but appreciated. >> Thank you so much, sir. We're going to have you come right down this way if you could. And Senator Fazello is here uh to present um our saludiatoran and our valictorian. So, if we could please have uh Susanna Verona, please come on up. >> And we'd like to congratulate you for your hard work and efforts and all of your accomplishments and wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. Yeah. Good evening. I'm Marty Fonel, the state representative. Um, proud to be here tonight, present the award. I saw most of you here the other night for awards night. I'm glad to be here again to award citations to the top two students in the class. So, let me just put them down here for a minute. I'm hopping around on one foot here with this boot on. Um, you're Susanna.
Uh would be anywhere from a year to uh to two years to find the right prospect given market conditions uh the demand for such a property. and that's to essentially uh go out to market to identify a potential tenant and to uh to come to terms with a potential tenant. We also think that it's important to when we're looking at this to understand or provide to the district the the general timeline that it would take to uh go from the day that the district says we'd like to proceed forward with a certain plan to the day that the district would potentially have a a prospect or a tenant at at the facility. And so we we went over that uh reasonably high level. Again, a one to twoyear uh marketing period. And then once we have a a tenant, then it would be essentially uh the tenant going through an entitlement process at the city, which would most likely be a conditional use permit or a uh special use permit.
Because every athlete in the room has a story. Some of you battled injuries. Some of you experienced losses. Some of you faced disappointment or self-doubt. Yet, every time life challenged you, you came back. You showed up when things were difficult, even when nobody was watching. That's what makes you an athlete, and that's what makes you special. It's not about the medal, the trophy, or the record. It's the willingness to get up one more time, then you get knocked down. Most people will never see the sacrifices any of you made. They will never see the early morning practices, the sore muscles, the long bus rides home after a difficult loss or the frustration that comes from fail falling short of a goal. They only see the game. But your coaches, your teammates, and everyone in this room knows the truth. The athletes here tonight are built one practice, one challenge, one setback at a time.
>> How have we done other funds in the past? So, we've the the most I say the most recent and it's been a number of years was the helping our own fund uh where we um set up the fund uh specific account and so if folks wanted to donate specifically to that account uh and then families in need andor identified by counselors at each building uh throughout holiday seasons or tough winters, whatever it might be, right? Um we have a process of of requesting funds through that. Uh and Miss Pavia Shields here at the high school is the one who is the organizer of that. Um but it still runs through our business department to get the funding. >> And do do we have a policy that says how we how we address these requests and how we do that? >> Yeah, we haven't. We do not Paul.
Um joining the four of us here at the table is town manager Michael Herbert, assistant town manager Katherine Bird, and um town counsel Brian Winner. Um and so which kind of leads into the next item on our agenda. Um the first item under old new business is to discuss the comprehensive permit process and management. Um so attorney winner had put together a memo for us. Um Brian, do you want to take us through that and kind of talk through that? >> I'd be happy to. Um so first things first, um I'm Brian Wy from me Talman and Costa and my office serves as your town council. Uh very nice to see everyone uh again this evening and thank you for inviting me out. Um so uh you have uh a memo that I drafted in front of you but let me uh just back up for two seconds and explain the context.
>> How have we done other funds in the past? So, we've the the most I say the most recent and it's been a number of years was the helping our own fund uh where we um set up the fund uh specific account and so folks wanted to donate specifically to that account uh and then families in need andor identified by counselors at each building uh throughout holiday seasons or tough winters, whatever it might be, right? Um we have a process of of requesting funds through that. Uh, and Miss Pavia Shield is here at the high school is the one who is the organizer of that. Um, but it still runs through our business department to get the funding. >> And do do we have a policy that says how we how we address these requests and how we do that? >> Yeah, we haven't. We do not, Paul.
I mean, as a yearly thing. It's we've been restorative justice people. I mean, I was still working 5 years. Um so, I guess I'm questioning how much money we're spending. Because one of those bills it said for five people and I was like, that's a thousand dollars per person. I could have bought a lot of Mr. Potato Heads. So, I was >> Okay. Get you an answer. >> Um and then the I guess the next one is about um And I wasn't sure if it was in here. So, I guess vans. So, one of the questions is um I'm looking at like all these different transportation, empowerment transportation, Gurley Ink transportation, all of these people. So, is the plan for us to lease vans so that this Are we going to lose any of these bills? Are we going to keep these bills? Okay. Right.