Um but we worked hard on that and I think we because we had the dates and I don't mind doing that talking to Becky about getting a calendar with all of the things that are happening. I think now things are winding down, but I think in the fall >> Yeah. >> or even in August, um, with the new superintendent and the open houses and the kindergarten registration and all of that, we could have tables do different things. >> Yeah, I like spending time in public. Uh, I like talking to the public. Um, so, uh, yeah, when there's opportunities for, uh, public direct public engagement at events, um, I I would love to do that. >> um, first day of summer eats is coming up. >> What is that? >> I don't Wait a minute. I have to go to the other calendar. I hope that that's on my other calendar.
Okay. So, on behalf of the general assembly, and this was submitted by myself, by uh, State Senator Steve Harding and State Senator Eric Bertell, who's also a senator in the town. Uh, the General Assembly congratulates you on your efforts. They wish you the best for the future, and they present you with this. I'm going to have you hold it here because hold it up because we're taking pictures here. It's signed by the uh speaker of the house, senate, and the secretary of the state. So, congratulations to you, and we wish you the best in the future. Anything we can do to help, let us know. And if we could please have Haley Miller come on down. So, Haley, you're the validictorian. Congratulations. I saw you also the other night here when I was sitting in the corner over here. Um, we're pleased again to present the citation.
And uh going back a little bit to the current zoning of the property being uh it's a a residential zone, but the general plan is uh public quasi public. Essentially, there would be what's called a conforming reszone, which would run concurrent with any conditional use permit or special use permit process. So, it wouldn't necessarily add on a timeline uh for uh the entitlement process. They would run concurrent with any special use permit or conditional use permit uh to for the tenant to uh obtain their approvals. And then uh after approvals were done, we anticipate a tenant would most likely want to improve the facility and they'd have to go and come up with a plan. They'd have to take that plan to the city, get approvals for that uh building permit, and then process their construction. And we're anticipating a 6 to month 12 months uh timeline for that process depending on if they run their they process their permits uh concurrently with their entitlement process or not.
The greatest thing athletics teaches is that success is never guaranteed. You can do anything right and still lose. You can work harder than everyone else and still come up short. You can give your heart to something and not get the outcome you hope for. That's a difficult lesson, but it is also one of the most important lessons you will ever learn because life works that way sometimes. As you leave Clifton High School, there will be setbacks, disappointments, and moments when you question yourself. When those moments come, remember who you are. You are athletes. You are Clipton athletes. You really, you already know how to overcome adversity. You already know how to keep going when things get difficult. You know how to get back up after being knocked down. That is your strength. And to me, that is your superpower. And that is something nobody else can ever ever take away from you as athletes.
Uh I have not found one. We should have something um and it should be created. We have just >> because we earmark it specifically through a vote. Uh it's only designated for that purpose. So from a legal perspective, legal structure, what we're really doing is receiving a gift subject to conditions. So by accepting the gift >> um and we are committing to only using the funds for the purposes outlined in the in the letter. >> Um >> and and are we I didn't I haven't had time to fully read it, but you know, want to make sure that it's all copesthetic as far as >> Yeah. ex you know if they said hey to fund something that we would think is either operational there would be times where we might say hey this not this bullet or something like that so by accepting it >> as it's written in a letter are we bound to >> all of the conditions >> these are pretty open Paul usually it's at the discretion of the donor from an accounting perspective so establishing the fund is good I guess my only and so I think it's fine like every reading all the points of what they want to use it for.
Uh I believe it was uh thought that it this was an opportune moment to sort of revisit the the procedures and the process of comprehensive permits which is a bit of an unusual subject not something we normally see every day. Bless you. Um but of late something we've seen quite a bit of um and so as you know uh one has already gone through the zoning board. Um a second was finished off recently. Uh a third one is still under review. Um and the two that uh were at the zoning board is now moved to the conservation commission. And so we still have you know three live projects going you know in town right now which is you know a great deal of 4DB work um in the town of Ashlin right now. And so the purpose of this memo is is really twofold. One is to just, you know, provide a broad overview of what the process looks like.
Uh, I have not found one. We should have something um and it should be created. We have just because we earmark it specifically through a vote. Uh, it's only designated for that purpose. >> Yeah. So from a legal perspective, legal structure, what we're really doing is receiving a gift subject to conditions, right? So by accepting the gift >> um and we are committing to only using the funds for the purposes outlined in the in the letter. >> Um >> and and are we I didn't I haven't had time to fully read it, but you know, want to make sure that it's all copesthetic as far as >> Yeah. >> ex you know, if they said, "Hey, do you fund something that we would think is either operational?" There would be times where we might say, "Hey, this not this bullet or something like that." So, by accepting it, >> as it's written in a letter, are we bound to >> all of the conditions?
Cuz everybody starts school at the same time. So, do you know how many vans there are going to be next year? >> Well, we're actually just exploring that now and we're looking at I mean, we're looking to replace >> Okay. >> And we're looking at transit forward, you know, we're looking at transit style, which would be bigger than the bigger ones. And over than we need a mini bus. >> Didn't we just get a new bus? >> Mini buses are Yeah, we're talking about replacing replacing older vans, but actually something that would be able to take more students. And also reduce the number of drivers potentially needed. So, we're looking at those those options right now. >> Right. And you're interested in getting bids right now, actually. I was on this morning. I know you're >> We're leasing, right? >> We're looking at both. We're accepting which one we're getting both, so that way you can do it and you you received some today.
>> I was really proud today. I went to meet the new principal at Newton and that had just been out like 24 hours on Facebook and I bet there was 10 or 12 people there and I thought that was good. >> Mhm. >> Bunch of kids. >> They had cookies. >> Yeah. So my only suggestion and from what I see here would be to clarify on that last point that it means encouraging and facilitating school committee members attendance and participation >> so that there's no ambiguity of what kind of members we're talking about. >> Okay. >> So that's the only wording we really think should be changed. >> Yeah. Um I I would say that and you know when I think about the purview of this subcommittee and um some of the other goals that we have for this year especially thinking about the uh hopefully having an ad hoc literacy committee.
This time to the valadictorian for the class. Again, it's introduced by myself, Senator Steve Harding, Senator Eric Patell, and it's signed off by the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and the Secretary of the State. And we wish you also all the best in your future endeavors. Congratulations. Outstanding job, ladies. Thank you so much. >> I'd like to invite Mr. the land down, please, to read out the uh some more students that we'd like to recognize. That works. Thank you. First, let me offer my apologies to the board and to the superintendent. Uh once we got going uh down there, I've never had all we had 31 students that we celebrated just shortly before the meeting. Um and they all had such great things to say and I could not cut them off, although I did give them an opportunity to opt out of some questions towards the end so that we can get here sooner.
Um so again we uh we talked about uh this property uh the potential users private schools, non-public schools, faith-based organizations. Uh we believe that it would be best operated as a single user campus as opposed to multiple different users uh for a number of reasons. Um one of them being the entitlement process would likely um be hard to manage if it was multiple users rather than a single user. and also too from a management perspective, the property is not set up as a you know an office building with certain common areas and uh very clear delineation of of areas. And so uh we've seen other districts uh pursue multiple tenants on site and it winds up usually um having some challenges uh come with it. Um, but we do also, uh, want to recognize that it's, you know, a very rare opportunity that a a complete school district uh, school facility uh, would potentially be available.
Before I close, I want to thank all your coaches. They saw something in you. They challenged you. They encouraged you. They believed in you. But most importantly, they helped shape you, shape the people you have become. I also want to thank our administration and the staff of CHS for supporting opportunities that help our students grow and succeed. To the senior athletes, tonight is about more than celebrating your accomplishments. It's about it's about celebrating who you have become. Years from now, the scores will fade, the statistics will fade, and you will get a whole lot of dust on those trophies. But the lessons will remain. The discipline, resilience, confidence, friendship, and determination you built along the way will stay with you forever. Tonight, Clifton High School honors you as athletes. But make but what makes the board of education proud is knowing that you are leaving here as strong, determined and capable young adults.
I think it's pretty broad so it you can direct it. Yeah, it seems like >> Yeah. And what we've done in the past is exactly that. It it we try to stay true to exactly what they're asking us to use the funding for. Um but it there's discretion on our end from administrative standpoint. Um if if someone asks for something that that might be on that edge of is it really math education, right? >> Maybe STEM education. Right. So how does it fall into that? >> Yeah. and and totally fine with I just want to you know uh understand >> this one the next one and make sure we're behind it. >> Um you know because >> it says this and but we should probably like establish a scholarship. >> Yeah. >> What does that mean? Right. Who who decides how is it done? You know those those things and and just accepting the gift and without putting any of that in place.
Not so much in terms of the granular mechanics, you know, dates and deadlines and things like that, but just the general um sort of pre-application process, the public hearing process, and then I'll say a few words about kind of what comes next. Um, and then really to to um provide a little bit um of more of a concrete sort of foundation for that, I've uh put a timeline together of a recent application that the zoning board heard and that the select board had discussed um at various times is is an example of of that in action of what that looks like, you know, in the real world as it moves through town hall. And so those are the two sort of broad topics and um I'll go over that um uh now and then I'm sure you'll open it up to questions and and we'll get into you know the more specific uh questions you may have at that time.
>> These are pretty open, Paul. Usually, it's at the discretion of the donor from an accounting perspective. So, establishing the fund is good. I guess my only and so I think it's fine like every reading all the points of what they want to use it for. I think it's pretty broad. So it you could direct it. Yeah, it seems like >> Yeah. And what we've done in the past is exactly that. It it we try to stay true to exactly what they're asking us to use the funding for. Um but it there's discretion on our end from administrative standpoint. Um if if someone asked for something that that might be on that edge of is it really math education? Right. Right. >> Maybe STEM education. Right. So how does it fall into that? >> And I'm totally fine. Sure. But I just want to, you know, uh, understand this one, the next one, and make sure we're behind it.
Obviously, you any you and I would call it passenger minivan that human beings I say humans would have, right? A lot of families would have, right? It's a Dodge Caravan, etc. whatever Honda >> A eight-passenger or seven-passenger van. >> Yeah, so but >> what, 10? >> Well, there's the Transit and the Ford Transits will actually hold a few more in there. >> Is it like 10 to 14? >> And those would be the Ford Transits were tough for a couple of years to get because those are the vans that you see them using. >> Oh, yeah. >> And they literally buy it almost every Ford Transit van in America for a while. >> They're all in a parking lot. Hold on. Yeah. >> [clears throat] >> So, they are So, bids are coming in. She has a bunch. I know that she talked to the Andy this morning.
Um, I think that there really needs to be a public face, a public side to that. And so, um, you know, this committee, this subcommittee, um, could have some input in defining the scope of what the ad hoc subcommittee should do in its public facing element, you know, especially in terms of, you know, in some sort of literacy program. Um, I mean, like a literacy awareness program. And I know that these things happen from time to time um but uh you know there's no there never seems to be enough um >> no there is >> literacy campaigns right and so that seems like an angle that we would want to work on um and considering that I think that developing and overseeing strategies to promote public awareness of district initiatives priorities and decisions you know that gives us that purview. Um, so it's there. There's no changes that need to be made in order for us to like launch a literacy campaign, for example.
Uh so I do apologize um but it is for a good reason. It was a wonderful uh conversation. So what I'm going to do is introduce in alphabetical order um the three different levels of students. So I think we want want them to come up front. What would you like them to do? >> Okay. So we'll start with an alphabetical order are cool loud students. Those are students that are graduating with honors. Uh the top 15% of the class. So, McKenzie Elon, Leah Ga, Zachary Darvis, Katherine Henderson, Graham McCarthy, Rama here, Tay Davis, Taylor Newman, you can come down if they called your name. Come on down. Mia, Mia Salman, Aaron, and Annabelle White. Congratulations. All right, the next group of students are students who are graduating magnaumloud. That's the top 10% with great honor. Uh and so we have Sarah Abdul Ramen, Krenum, Babsar, Nathaniel Bogus, Work Carpenter, Maria Coelloo, Madison Tamar, Joel, Jon, I say it wrong.
Uh, it's a it's a large piece of land with a um, it's a large piece of land, so a big building on it uh, that could go for a number of different uses. And again with the general plan zoning designation of PQP uh both schools and faith-based organizations uh would have interest just given the limited opportunity in the market for other such uh assets and uh and also to wi with that to recreate something like that is also too uh it would be extremely expensive for a prospect to recreate something like that if they were looking to lease it. buying land, building the improvements, getting the approvals. Uh, this is this could be a a great semi-turn key opportunity for the right prospect. >> Just a quick question to clarify, um, with the PQP designation by the city, if they do need, um, the additional permits that are going to be required depending on the type of service they're going to deliver.
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