001Okay, good evening everyone. Thank you for joining us tonight. Let's stand for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, we're going to move on to public comment. Um, just a reminder to everyone that the first public comment is for agenda items only. So, if anybody has anything that is on the agenda that you would like to discuss in the public, please make sure you state your name um when you talk. Okay. No public comment. So, we will close public comment. We will move on to the consent items that is DA1 to D4 I. Do I have a motion? Motion by Tom, second by Jen.
002Thank you. Does anybody on the board have anything that they would like to discuss in further detail or pull anything out? Yeah, I'm good. >> Everyone's good. >> All those in favor? >> I bill carries. >> Okay. So, I do want to just recognize uh in the audience this evening, we have uh Mr. Fiser. Mr. Fischer has a title change in the district. He will now be our director of technology and data management. So, congratulations to Mr. Fer, [Applause] >> thank you for taking >> Okay. Okay. We're going to move on to the tax levy and tax warrant adoption of the tax levy 2025 2026 real property tax levy and library tax resolution. Be it resolved that the receiver of taxes be authorized and directed to collect taxes for the Highland Central School District by
003mail during the period of September 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025 without penalty and during the period of October 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025 with the addition of 2% interest penalty and further that any taxes not received or US postmarked on the close of business on October 31, 2025 be turned over to the Olter County Treasurer for collection. Be it resolved to the collector of taxes of the Highland Central School District, towns of Aopus, Lloyd, Marorrow, Newalts, and Platakil of Olter County, New York State. You are hereby commanded one to give notice and start collection of taxes on September 1, 2025 in accordance with the provisions of sections 1322 of real property tax law. Two, to give notice that tax collection will end on October 31, 2025. Three, to collect taxes in the amount
004of $33,99,25 for the school district levy less the amount to be separated provided through the star program for which the tax collector is not responsible and 1,98,597 for the library levy in the same manner that the collectors are authorized to collect town and county taxes. is in accordance with provisions of section 1318 of the real property tax law. Four, to make no changes or or alterations in the tax warrant or tax warrant of the tax role attached, but shall return the same to the board of education. The board may recall its warrant and tax role for correction of errors or emissions in accordance with provisions of section 1316 of the real property tax law. Five, to forward by mail to each owner of real property listed on the tax role within 10 days after the
005start of the collection a statement due on his or her property on pre-numbered tax bill forms provided by the school district in accordance with provisions of section 922 of the real property tax law and to forward by mail without interest penalties to the office of the county treasurer a detailed tax bill of all state land parcels liable for taxes on the school tax roles in accordance with sections 540 and 544 of the real property tax law. Six, to receive from each of the taxable corporations and natural persons the sum listed on the attached tax roles without interest and penalties when such sums are paid before the end of the penalty-free period, September 1 to September 30, 2025 and to add 2% interest penalty to all taxes collected during the penalty period of October 1, 2025
006to October 31, 2025. Seven, to issue receipts provided by the school district in acknowledgement of receipt of payments of taxes and to retain the preserve and FDE exact carbon >> exact carbon copies of all such receipts issued as required by section 986 of the real property tax law. Eight, to promptly return return the warrant at its expiration. And if any taxes on the attached tax role shall be unpaid at this time, deliver the account thereof on form showing by town. the total assessed valuation tax rate, the total tax levy, the total amount remaining uncollected as required by sections 1330 of the real property tax law, and subsequently to turn over the county treasurer by November 15, 2025, a listing of all unpaid taxes with penalties included. Nine. This warrant is issued pursuant to section 910,
007912, and 914 of the real property tax law and is delivered in accordance with sections 136 and 1398 of this law. It is effective immediately after it is properly signed by the majority of the board of education. This warrant shall expire on the date stated above unless a renewal or extension has been endorsed on the face of this warrant. in writing in accordance with sections 1318 subdivision 2 of the real property tax law. Whereas the board of education of the Highland Central School District is authorized to raise funds for the 20252026 school year not to exceed 57,325,285. Be it resolved that the board authorized and direct the levy and collection of taxes for the 2025 20226 school year in the amount of $33,99,225 less the amount to be separately collected provided through the star program
008for which the tax collector is not responsible and that the board fix the equalized tax rates by towns and confirm the extension of the tax roll as they appear on the attached tax roll. Okay, at this point I'm going to do a roll call and then I'm just going to pass this um agreement for signature. >> Is this something that gets motioned? >> I'm going to do a roll call. >> Okay. >> Yes. Yep. >> Tom Miller. >> Yes. >> Say yes or no. >> No. >> Jen Becker? >> Yes. >> Mike Paxius? >> Yes. >> Janine GMO? Yes. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Okay, that's 4 Z. Motion carried. >> Next, we will move on to superintendent comments. >> Okay, so we are closing in very quickly on the end of
009summer. I just want to uh thank all of the folks that have worked tirelessly to get our buildings back in order. They're not completely back in order yet, but we know they will be. Uh Pete and his folks have worked tirelessly across the district as have our uh administrators and secretarial staff throughout the summer, transportation department and so on. So thank you to everyone for uh just working under very short period of time to get the buildings up and going with all of the construction going on. So I just wanted to throw that out there. Just some uh highlighted dates that are coming up in the next week. On uh the 25th, we have the sixth grade orientation and schedule pickup at the middle school, 5 to 7. Then on the 26th, we have seventh
010and eighth grade schedule pickup from 5:00 to 7:00. And then on the 28th, 9th grade orientation here at the high school from 4 to 6. First day of school with students is September 4th. We will have two superintendence conference days just prior to that. And uh there's a a memo going out, a letter to the faculty, staff, and parents with a welcome back message that's scheduled to go out either tomorrow or Thursday, just reminding them of those start dates. And then we move into our uh back to school evenings. So I would like to just throw those out there for the public. Uh the elementary school curriculum night is on for grades K and five is on September 8th at 6 pm. Uh on the 9th we have curriculum night for grades one and three
011at 6 pm. And then on the 10th we have curriculum night for grades two and four at 6 pm. Our middle school then follows up the following week on the 15th with meet the teacher starting at 6 p.m. and that's when they run through the schedules and uh and then 2 days later our high school have their open house again running through the schedule starting at 6:00 p.m. So lots going on. Sports have started. Uh the kids are are already uh getting ready for for the fall season. So that was good to see some activity back on our campuses. And just uh if people have not noticed already uh on our Facebook page, on our website, the bus routes are all up there. If there are any questions with our bus routes, please give our
012transportation a call at 6911041 and they will be more than happy to walk anyone through. If they don't see a street on there, it may be a combined street or something along that line. So, please give a call if anyone is confused with that. And that's really all that I have. >> Excellent. Um, we will move to board of education. Any new business for the board of education? >> Nope. Okay. Under old business, we have the board of education goals and mission statement. So I believe in the last um superintendent update on last Friday he sent um some information regarding our comments and our conversations that we have had. Um so that was provided and then I think Mike you had some additional comments or information you wanted to >> Yeah. So, I mean, basically
013what the superintendent did was take uh uh some of the several submissions that board members had, kind of run it through some AI, I think it was co-pilot, and it, you know, kind of spat out. Um, another revision of the statement, which I thought was really, really good. It's something I think that, you know, got us 90 95% of the way there. I did two renditions only because I feel that some of the stuff is redundant and when you took when you take a look at mission statement it's a statement right so a couple sentences we're trying to keep it short though I did like the way it read so the first I call it mashup but so the mashup one um is basically what Joel had there in the first paragraph I strike the
014word global and just leave citizens um sometimes when I here global citizens. I want to um inject the word American citizen. I mean those are the kinds of values but I said you know what a great middle ground would be just take the word out and say citizen can apply to a lot of different >> perspectives. Uh I wipe out the middle not that they're not important but it it gets into the weeds trying to keep really at a much higher level for the belief statement. And then I really did like everything that was in that last paragraph. The second rendition is simply because that third paragraph starts out with our mission is I kind of felt and I like the way it flowed. Um, mashup 2 just really takes that and injects it into
015the beginning and makes paragraph one and three kind of I I put it together. Um, and I didn't know um how it read better. So, you know, that's something that maybe if everybody likes the sound of one more the other, or the option would be to leave the document the way it sat off of AI, that would be cool, too. Um, the only other thing here is when I was reading Mashup 2, right at the bottom you have strive to inspire and not that we shouldn't strive to inspire. I felt that just because of some of the like the cell the device personal device policy going into it. I just kind of felt like maybe some stronger language um basically says so where we strive to inspire to expect students to think critically. Let's just
016cut to the chase sake. We expect students to think critically here. We expect students to act compassionately. We expect you to become a productive citizen and contribute to their community. So that's why I kind of wiped that out. But those are the two renditions and that's my discussion on the state. Real close in discussion with Tom. In all fairness, he likes the stuff underneath it, all the bullets. Yes. I mean, it's it's easy to go overboard, but we have a lot of documents. There's a lot of redundancy. If we can nail down, I think, a mission statement in the next meeting or so, then we could talk about some goals under that mission statement for the year if need be. Uh, or we leave all those bullets, you know, whatever the groups decide. But that's
017my two cents for today. Thank you. >> Jen or Tom, do you have anything you want to add? U no other than um as Mike just said, I'd like to bullet an idea because it it's bang bang bang right there. When we try to melt statements like this all together into a paragraph or two, a lot of words get added that take us in different directions. You lose value of some of the comments and it just it's like a bunch of words. >> So Mike, were you going to send the electronic some electronic copies of what you sent to >> Yes, absolutely. I can just take these and scan them in >> either way >> and make PDFs out of these and put them in my update for everyone to take a look at. This
018will give also the board members that aren't here this evening a chance to take a look and if anyone has any feedback. Um I have a I have a draft on my computer that I can update as people give me more information. So um if you see something you want expanded upon or shrunk down, we can we can definitely play with that. But I think it's important that we put some finality to this sooner than later so that we're not taking too many meetings to to continue this so that we can move on to some other >> Yeah. I think this I I think that at the next meeting we're adopting something. >> Yeah. >> Whether it's the original document because I mean I like ideals and I like goals and you know whatever the
019group is comfortable with. >> Okay. So why don't we review this and then we if we have any comments let's send those to Joel so that he could update that and with the hope that at the next meeting then we adopt >> it has to be done ahead of time because when we get to that meeting that those that should be something people can see >> I agree >> as part of the meeting and that also you know ends it for us too. >> That's good. >> Excellent. Um, does anybody have anything else that they would like to discuss that we haven't before we go on to public comment? >> Uh, just a comment that um, you know, I haven't been inside all the buildings, but um, from what I see externally, people have been
020working. They look really good and I know they're only going to get better as we get to opening day. So, thank you across the board. to the IT department, all those 12 months out there, including central office. Um, it feels I feel like we're at a really good point even with the capital project that the last couple years have been a little messy. So, >> I won't lie, the capital project has me on edge. >> Yeah. >> Because there's a lot going on and there's only a few days left. So, >> yeah, >> it's going to be ready for kids. That's >> internal like inside. >> Oh, yeah. You go down to the cafeteria and all the ceiling is still out and they're still working on some of that. So, you know, >> the floors
021look beautiful, the grounds look beautiful, but there are aspects that you're like, "Okay, there's not a lot of time, but they're going to get >> We got a cafeteria." >> That's right. They're going to get it done. >> Good. I got you. Okay. >> And the parking lot will be >> the parking lot, I think, is in the next day or two. They just started that today. So, um that was actually uh that's not part of the capital project. That's some of the work that Pete had planned. uh to fix some of those crumbling spaces, but he wanted to wait until um until all the big trucks that were gonna have to come here this summer until we were to the end of that, >> the the crumbling pieces that he's getting fixed right now.
022Again, these are all patch jobs cuz we did not include the whole parking lot in this current capital project. That's definitely something that I think the board and the district will look at for maybe the next project, but this is to make sure that we can have a little bit longevity. uh left in this parking lot, especially with the upcoming winter season and plowing last year, he found a couple spots that got really low, so he needed to address those. >> Good. Right. >> Your the construction manager is also, hey, we're going to make it. >> That's who's promising me. So, I'm bringing them to it. >> Okay. >> Anything else? All right, I will open to public comments. Any general items that anybody in the public would like to discuss, please just go ahead
023and state your name and >> Everton from Highland football here. >> Um, I would like to start by thanking you for allowing me to speak this evening. Um, as well as um the conversation we've been having over the past month or so regarding use of the um field here at the the school. Um so obviously you're aware that the Highland football program exists because um the school district doesn't have programs for kids from K through through six. Um and we capture that um for football. Currently in our program we have 120 registrations. We have 80 in football and we have about uh 30 in which have grown tremendously over the past six years from we had about barely had three teams uh when my son started in um at the age of five. Um, so
024we've been very very successful. Um, some of our values is to to try to keep the cost down um for for the program as a whole. Um, the registration is $300 per per athlete. Um, and we've offered um about uh six to seven scholarships this year for families that were were unable to to um come up with the funds. We offer payment programs and as well as we offer discounts for families that have multiple multiple kids within within our program. We have families that multiple families that have two, three kids, even four in our programs, which can become very costly. So, we try to help those families out as well. Um, we've made major investments in in the program when it comes to equipment, gear, trying to keep our our our athletes, young athletes safe.
025Um the the insurance is, you know, contentious here. You know, I know that you guys have accepted um you approved at the last meeting um a a limit um that still does not meet the insurance that we have. Um back on uh August, I believe 5th it was, we sent a follow-up email um with what our insurance was. Um today, we we were told that our insurance still doesn't meet the requirements. based off of what we have. Um we did provide uh an email today as well stating what the requirements um what the increase in cost would be. Um and it's upwards of9 to $15,000 to meet the requirements that you have set. Um that's a hardship that that we are not going to be able to um to take on. Um it's an investment.
026It's not even an investment for us. I mean, that that does not do anything for the program to bring the kids up here to play. Um, we're we are about trying to make the the program affordable, more affordable. We're about trying to invest in equipment, and making sure that our our kids have the best equipment possible and get them ready as a feeder program for your modified and use. And quite honestly, this like this isn't even about me or my my son. This is about the program. My son plays a modified next year. Um, so, um, you know, this is my last year. I'm looking at the future. I'm looking at the future of the program. You know, the the families really, you know, want to come come up here and and play, um, the
027football games. The kids really want to come up here and play. They talk about it. They come, they hang out here during the varsity games. Um, and they are excited. Um, so >> what was the I'm sorry, what was the additional cost? >> 9 to $15,000. our insurance carrier would have to go out and get quotes for that um because they don't offer that themselves. Um and we just we just can't we can't do that. >> So, you know, we look at this not just as a youth football program, but as as a as a problem as a whole for all youth sports that we serve um that that are served by the community here. Um, we really hope that something can be done to collectively together, maybe some future meetings that can happen between
028the board and these programs to really see what we can do to to meet this meet this goal. I mean, obviously, we know that the school district is all about the students. You know, that's that's what your your goal is. That's why you you volunteer your time at this board. That's why the teachers do what they want to what what they do. Um, to me, there needs to be some type of more of a middle ground that we we can get to. Um, you know, I don't want to say that um saying that it's not going to happen this season. You know, we always have that hope that that we do. Um, but, you know, I understand that if we're not going to be able to hit that target, we're not going to be able
029to hit the target. But, I don't want it stopping here. I want there to be more conversation because I do feel that, you know, we're we invest in the school district. We invested in the capital project. You know, we were told that, you know, we would be able to use the fields. Um, and we're not now. There's additional cost being associated with it that quite honestly, I think that it's just it's it's too much money. It's it's not okay. You know, we you know, we're all paying this tax anyway. there's they're they're students of the school district, you know, so it's it's serving our students. That's who it's serving. So, it's just we got to find a middle ground here. We got to come together. We got to collaborate. We got to figure out a
030way to move this forward for for the kids. you know, the the nail that we're stepping on, and I'm going to ask because I don't know how we ended up last time, but one of the nails that we're stepping on in this issue is what's changed in that time frame was the middle school claim, right? We had to and that was a much larger claim than we first anticipated. So, part of it sits at Highland is a high risk insured right now. which makes some members feel uneasy about saying, you know what, we're just going to lock. We're going to wave that 2 million and no problem until there is a problem. And that's what we're hung up at. However, >> was there anything else you wanted to add to your comments? >> Uh, no,
031not right now. Unless >> Okay. Well, because the last I had to leave the last meeting early and you guys were on the we were in the real heat of a discussion here. Was there any result of that discussion? How did that end? I thought we discussed about making an allowance for our local organizations where it's our students who are participating in the youth programs that we were going to make an allowance for them to participate. >> So, >> and then the question came, what are but what are we approving? I guess what's the motion? What's the terms of what we were approving? And then unfortunately had to go. >> Yeah. But I guess I'm a little I guess I'm a little confused because not the last meeting, but ever I believe it was you
032and Elliot that were at a meeting prior to that where we were discussing all of this and it sounded like I guess I thought you had >> I guess I'm confused where the gap all of a sudden became again that's so large because do I thought we were like thinking about making the agree like making some allowance for our youth programs and so it seemed like we're on so I guess what happened between then and now that do you do like what what happened >> so I know that I've had conversations with Elliot and we had emails going back and forth and the last meeting we had was August 5th at that meeting there was some representatives from Highland Youth who said you know we had come up with a number of 2 million as
033the excess liability they have all the other coverage that's needed and we'll talk about some other things that they may not have given us but they had all the other coverage But the two million or the excess was the big issue. The board then had a lengthy conversation going back and forth saying well if two million seems to be the number and three is what were I use this word lightly requirements recommendations. >> Understood. >> We kind of made this concession. We didn't make it a board agenda meeting. We didn't make it a resolution. It was more of a directive from the board to the finance department. We could go forward. >> Understood. Now there's that term, you know, accept and verify. We I decided to go back to the office and verify those insurance
034numbers. And in looking at them, we noticed that there is no excess. And we reached out to the appropriate folks saying, "Where's the excess insurance? What is that?" Because we were under the impression that they had the 2 million in that area. >> Okay. >> Speaking with Elliot and getting the information from him, he's like, "No, we don't have that." And that's clearly where the issue becomes. So the board is now in a position where yes, we would love to meet this organization halfway, if not even further. However, they're clearly saying that is too much of a burden for them to not pick up that extra $2 million liability or excess liability, which is going to cost them somewhere between uh 9 to $15,000. I found that a little bit high in price and I'm
035not questioning their insurance broker but at some point I wanted our insurance organization nicer to say hey let's have a conversation with your insurance broker to see what can be done to kind of mitigate that >> why so expensive and kind of explain it to their insurance broker but that still doesn't resolve the issue of them having the appropriate insurance now we did send some information you've we sent some something to read I think last week which laid out the different um organizations and what they have and in terms of insurance they were on that list too. I have their insurance here. That seems to be the issue. Um it's a big number to take on board, but it's also a big number for the district to say we would wave and kind of let
036go. It's a conversation that needs to be had um between the two entities. >> So that that's the difference was that 2 million excess. It's the two million excess and that seems to be the sticking point for you know this particular organization that that $2 million excess will cost somewhere between9 and $15,000 to add on to their >> Okay. Can I ask a question? You have other youth programs that are providing a $2 million umbrella. We have other programs and they I don't know if they call them youth programs that fall similar to what you're doing, but yes, we have other entities or other um organizations that do have the insurance liability that do fall into that $2 million or if not more >> and this is for games to be played on the field.
037It's four four games unless we unless a team would go into the playoffs then it would be more but we do four home games a year. >> So I think we have to look at that comment. There are four home games that they're doing there. You know they're a team that's going to have multiple teams coming in and uh having those four games or is it just your team versus other teams? >> It's just it' be our three teams. Mighty Might D1 and D2 ages five through >> three different age levels and then the opponent >> the opponent >> for those three different age. >> So all our opponent's teams meet the meet the same insurance requirements that we we have. I think once again based upon that information I would have nicer and your
038insurance company get together and kind of explain that there's a little caveat in there that sounds interesting because for the 3 million it's really for organizations that are having like a camp having multiple games. It may be maybe and I'm not saying for sure maybe that those two insurance companies can get together and say well you do not fall into that category that the excess may be needed but that's a conversations between the two of them explaining what services are being provided at that point I think they'll come to a point a resolution and nicer will say yes we feel comfortable and we can go forward or no we're going to have to stay with the amount that's listed >> you feel comfortable handing over the representatives contact information so we could pursue >> yeah
039I I believe you, Desmond, you may have it. >> I have it. >> Yeah. Yeah. I have no problem. I would just ask that if there's any emails that I know that there was an email to um Kevin Rizzo and Logan Ellison. Um email Elliot and myself. So, we're So, we're in the We're the ones that are going to represent the the program. So, >> So, you and Elliot are representing Highland Youth Football. >> He's the president. I'm the vice president. There you go. I was going to ask where the officers. Very good. And so I have your information and that was kind of I think a little bit of confusion from the last meeting. It was more of >> you know Mr. Correct Mr. >> There was they were working you know Kevin Rizzo
040and Logan Ellison were working on a project for Logan with the school district through our program. Um I think it was like a civic project, right? So they they put together a camp >> for the youth to help with recruitment of football which went very well. We held it at the town field. Um and the vars, you know, the the um high school students that participated in that did an excellent job and you should all be very proud of them for how they interacted with the young kids. They did an excellent job. Um we're very very proud and they were very successful. We brought in over a dozen kids into our football program because of they went to the camp. So um that was excellent. So, >> so I just want to reiterate I think
041the what I heard or I thought I heard was that it's for games not necessarily a camp. >> Correct. It's it's for our our program games. >> Okay. And so that may once again I'll say again that may have a different connotation in terms of what Nicer is looking at. I think they were trying to umbrella you as a camp as a group that's having a camp organization. Therefore that excess >> When's your first game? >> It's Labor Day weekend. We don't have our schedule so we don't know tomorrow. >> I mean I'm around if we need to convene to approve you know four or five games. >> What I will do tomorrow can't do it today because everybody gone. I will email nicer along with your the representative from your insurance company and CCU
042on there indicating what we're trying to do here that these are requirements for four games not necessarily for a camp. And I just want that to be the clear issue. If you are having any type of camp or any type of organization that's going to have multiple um students coming in to practice and do things, it falls into a different >> category. This is just like somebody coming in saying, "I'd like to >> We have a contest." >> That might change the directive, but as I said before, let them work it out and we'll be there. We'll give an answer then and then I'll relay it back to the board. there's a need to convene the board for a special meeting prior to Labor Day. So, >> can I just ask one more question? If
043are there any other costs that could be associated with use of the field? Do you foresee having to, you know, put personnel on a custodian? I just want to make sure I know all costs up front. >> Not for not for the full I mean, it's hard to say. >> There is the use of the facilities documentation, right? So when you go to there is I think some cost associated. >> There's custodial cost or maintenance cost. So that's going to be embedded in the cost that you would naturally pay to rent the space and that's for everybody and that's on the website. >> On the website, >> right? The uh there's one more two more things that I definitely would need. There are some requirements part of the insurance requirements that we have to have
044that uh list Highland as primary and non-contributo. >> And there's a waiver of sub subordation. I'm never going to say that correctly. that needs to be provided. That can be a little bit of a push back, but those are fundamental things that nicer and the school district should have. We can probably work around a lot of things, but those are key elements and I don't know if that may have an impact. >> We provided them in the past. Okay, we, you know, before the insurance requirements changed, we provided in the past. We've used the field in the past. We've used the middle school field in the past, you know, so um >> Good, good. It sounds like those could be produced in a timely fashion. >> Those will be once those are kind of like
045the major blocks that we would have to have. >> They should be discussed in that in that conversation in that meeting. Every everything that they need should be discussed >> and that's what will be done and that's what I've been trying to do for the district. I want to move away from the finance department getting into these conversations back and forth. >> So, sorry. That's okay. We're working through it. Having the insurance company from the organizations communicate, let them hash out because they they're speaking the same language. and then bring it back to the board or the finance department or the organization saying either you're good or you're not good and here are the reasons why as compared to constant emails going >> as soon as that field was three quarters we knew that there
046was a rubric across somewhere along the line and we're just trying to find the safest pastures across know we're going to get wet and Elliot my apologies for not sending the email to you um we'll kind of go forward make sure that happens >> good dialogue though I like it I >> I just got a question on What what is the difference between youth lacrosse, youth soccer, Babe Ruth? All three of them are able to have the insurance that you guys are requiring. They have that. I mean, they have that. And what like what what is the difference? >> Without going to full detail, some of those organizations that you mentioned do have the requirements that we need for the excess and some do not. That's number one. Number two, it's the what type of
047um services or program they're offering that makes the difference of where they're categorized. And that is a big key difference um that we've been working with Nicer to figure out if the it's a camp um and they talked about a camp like >> summer camp, they're like that's 5 million. Well, most of these events aren't camp. They're kind of ongoing athletic events that go through like the whole season. It's not just a single camp over the summer. That moves you from >> simply 5 million to 3 million. And once again, if you now explain what you're doing and the services you're providing, it could eliminate or reduce some of the liability you have. But to your original point, um, Babe Ruth, um, Highland Youth Soccer, um, lacrosse, all of them have diff of them either
048have met the criteria or have not. >> So, it's the type of activity that changes the requirement of the dollar amount that is needed to be insured. >> Sure, that makes sense. Let's think about the risk involved. >> Yeah. >> More people, more risk. >> Yeah. >> But once again, we'll look into it and kind of get make sure that we have that. >> Will that solve this into perpetuity or should we still be looking at facilities use changes with categories that exclude similar to the the Malbero policy? Was there any need to move in that direction or this discussion and this process might set things in motion where these groups and their agents can hash this out on their own? Is there a need for a policy change I guess is the question. >>
049Uh the marble policy that we looked at after you had mentioned it we kind of took a quick look at it. Yes, it has categories in terms of who can rent the facility first and foremost. So certain organizations who have more population that are in the community, they get a better ranking and they can get first blush, but it doesn't really it does not impact the insurance requirements that they have. >> This was more access to facilities tried to solve displacing >> the access to the Marro requirements are a little less than I would say other school districts. >> Y yeah. And so your requirements are just certain things are just not listed as being required. And that's on that school district to make that decision. >> Right. >> Knowing that they've assumed additional responsibility.
050Something's got to fill the >> gap. Additional liability they're assuming, >> right? Thank you. Yeah, I think Ever has >> Yeah, I just wanted I just wanted to bring up one more thing and I asked I would ask the board take it into consideration you know um for the for the future um Logan Ellison's project like I mentioned went very very well um you know we are looking to partner with um from my understanding um there's going this may happen again next year where you know the varsity team may want to run this program like they did um you know they ran it through us because you know we helped invest into it. We provided our coaches staff there just to make sure that things were being taught properly when it came to the football
051program. Um, so just to take that into consideration moving forward, if you know you have students from the varsity team that are looking to run this as as a civic project and are going to partner with our youth program for the coaches and you know we had some additional funding I I understand look sometimes we have programs where high school kids go down and work with elementary kids. >> Yeah, >> it's all part of the no additional cost. or provide transport, whatever. It's very similar. It's it's a very similar camp experience. But I think those students, those coaches need to talk with the AD sooner rather than later and see if that is in fact an in that's probably an internal thing rather than an external thing because the varsity team is the beneficiary, right?
052Is that what I'm hearing? >> Um yeah. Yeah. I >> Yeah. I think this is a very interesting point to bring up. I don't know that I don't know that now is the discussion for this, but I do think this is a very interesting conversation because as that civics class um grows and there's more interest and there's more students involved and they start to do different projects, I do foresee that this isn't going to just stop potentially with a football camp >> or athletics, right? This could grow into, you know, >> teaching art, art, music, right? This can grow into lots of different things where it's not just athletics, but it's it's our students within our high school program who are looking to gain that that civic seal where they may need additional insurance to
053be able to cover some sort of an event, >> art show, music, you know, concert, something that they're trying to put on for the civics. So, we may need to think about this a little bit further and what this looks like. I think that that is a very good point. >> Thank Doesn't sound like we'll be escaping the topic anytime soon, does it, Dr. Boyd? >> All right. Sorry, I didn't mean to like >> No, no, no, no. It's true, though. It's true. >> Does anybody have anything else for the good and welfare of our school district and our children? Okay. Do I have a motion to adjurnn, Tom? Second by Jen. Thank you everybody very much for good Oh, sorry. question. >> Yeah. >> Uh Joel, I just want to follow up with the
054parking lot. Uh is that a temporary fix for maybe down the road you would do the whole parking lot? >> Yeah, I think we've we've said that during the last capital project when we were itemizing out what uh what could fit into the project. When we do projects, they all have to be under particular account codes based on location, and you can only do so much work in each location. So, we made a and we knew that the parking lot needed attention, but there wasn't enough room in that code for the parking lot to be included uh this last time. So, that would definitely be something that I think would be in the future project. >> Yeah. And I think support services committee had talked about the parking lot here, right? So this is you
055know more of a maintenance work to maintain the existing parking lot but we are we have our eye in capital type discussions on its replacement >> and this is being paid from what fund or what line >> just a regular maintenance regular >> I mean the thing was is we weren't going to do that we weren't going to do that parking lot and then run >> all this >> all that equipment across it it's like we're working from the inside and working out. It's like when you did the you did the field, you did the field first and the track came second so that you work out so that you're not running heavy. >> We're trying not to be a typical municipality, which is you do the parking lot and then you have to replace
056three lights on the other side and we rip it up. So, I mean, that was all part of the the building condition survey that was done like four or five years ago and what the age the the the end of life expectancy was of every part of the district. And, you know, we know the parking lot's in bad shape, but we knew that it was going to be in worse shape after all that equipment went across it. So, let's not ruin a brand new parking lot. The last lot we were talking about was actually the elementary school lot and it took >> and there was a capital project we could we had to just >> maintain it. >> But it's replacement. It's not cheap. It's a real It's a much bigger surface area. >> How
057long are you hoping that this interim one will last you? Get you through for how many years give or take? >> Um I don't know if I have a number on that. I mean if you go out there it's just patchwork. >> Okay. >> It's not >> Oh, I see. It's not big pieces. It's pieces that were disintegrating that he patched so that we can get through another season. We patch out there regularly. >> Oh, I got you. >> Um, but it's going to need a It's going to need a full parking lot >> in the future. And to Mike's point, the year that the elementary parking lot was done, no other work was done at the building because the parking lot took all of the funding. >> But >> the other two buildings got
058>> that was beautiful. Once it once it got done, it's beautiful. Yes, it was. >> Desan, do we have anything any debt retiring within the next five years? Any projects that you know of? >> Probably. I wouldn't say off the top of my head which particular projects, but there's definitely one or two that would requiring >> the long range plan. Bernard Donigan had given a schedule and there is something >> that pops up and >> not as large as what we just filled the gap with but they're little projects along the way and that >> it's not really a little project but in the scope of all three buildings in the transportation facility that might be something that fits into >> you've got conduits running across there communications conduits you've got pits and you know
059it's a complex part. >> Yeah. Okay. So, we have a motion by Tom, second by Jen. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Meeting adjourned at 6:15. >> Thank you everybody. >> These are two things you're considering >> for mission statements, >> right? >> One and two. I saw that, but I >> Well, they're very similar now. We're we're we'll adopt one of the next one. Right. >> It's been quite a process because there's a lot of participants providing info and I think >> I just need you to sign something. I'm going to