001[Music] up here. >> Good evening everyone. Welcome to tonight's uh High Park Central School District Board of Education meeting. Today is October 9, 2025. At this time, can I get a motion to adjourn to executive session for the purpose of discussing promotion discipline of a particular person or persons? >> So move to this second comment. >> All those in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carried. We're now in executive session. Evening everyone. At this time, I'd like to return to open session. If we could please rise for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge of allegiance 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. So, we need to uh modify tonight's agenda. Um, can I get a
002motion to amend the agenda? >> Why did you do >> Oh, wait. Before we do that, we just got to do a roll call because Jay said not everybody's visible on um on screen. So, if we can just go and say my name. >> State your name. All right. Michael Tibbitz. Ed, >> Barrett, >> Ryan Judge, >> Jay Mula, >> Mike Zorski, >> Pedro Roman, >> Linda Steinberg, >> Carlick, >> Margaret Katang, Christine Peton. >> Okay, thank you. Now, can I get a motion to amend the agenda? >> So move. >> Second, Margaret. >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carried. Moving on to 4.2. Can I uh get a motion to remove the presentation on the external audit uh due to illness? >> So move to this >> second Christine. >> Any
003discussion? >> All those in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carried. Now 4.3. Can I get a motion to adopt the uh modified agenda for tonight? >> So moved. >> Second. Margaret. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carried. All right, moving on to upcoming events. Um on Monday, October 13th, there's no school uh for a holiday Columbus Day. All schools. Um, Wednesday, October 22nd is the FDR Harvest Pops concert um at FDR 700 p.m. >> And uh Thursday, October 23rd is our next board of education meeting at district office um open session 700 p.m. Um it'll start. Um, so I think Is Bobby here? No, she's Yeah. So she told us I think this weekend we're hosting a cheer um a first ever chair competition >> Saturday. I know I didn't
004make it here, but um do you have the details on that? >> So it is >> give you the time. It is this Saturday starting at 11 o'clock at FDR. Uh that is to um Mr. Jagori Zigorski's uh point. It's the first ever here. So we welcome all uh our community to come out and support. We're looking forward to that. >> Sure. >> Any other events that we need to mention? >> Well, of course, tomorrow night is football against Minink, I believe. >> Correct. And of course, happy Columbus Day weekend to everybody, whether you're Italian or not. I'm Irish myself. >> Okay, Pride. >> Um, FDR would like to give a shout out to all student government and the adviserss for helping organize spirit week, pep rally, homecoming, and the homecoming dance. And they want
005to give a big shout out to varsity club and all the student athletes for fundraising for miles of hope breast cancer foundation. Havlin launched their stand up against bullying campaign and led by their school counselors to raise awareness for October as National Bullying Prevention Month. Their event kicked off with students showing their willingness to stand up on stand up to bullying by wearing the color blue this past Monday. Additionally, students and homeowners salute a video that outlined what bullying is, its impact on students, and what they can do to prevent bullying from occurring. Throughout the month, students will have the opportunity to earn Blue Hawks, which are essentially gachas for engaging in positive pros behaviors. This month, students will participate in weekly activities to demonstrate their commitment to standing up against bullying. Mr. Shaw wants
006to ask parents to save the date for the 10th annual HAL Middle School Community Night, which is November 5th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. It will have a free pasta dinner, student musical performances, and fun-filled family activities and demonstrations. It will be over 40 booths with valuable information and community resources. Parents are also allowed to bring a non-perishable food item to help stock the High Park food pantry. North Park is kicking off their million minute reading challenge to encourage more independent reading volume and work to improve literacy. To help keep the momentum going, they'll be showcasing their progress on a fun and engaging bulletin board in the school lobby. This interactive display will highlight their collective progress and now and show just how far they've traveled down the rating road. As they hit exciting milestones
007along the way, the entire school will earn opportunities to celebrate together. Um, Ralph hosted their annual fire safety day on October 6th and wanted to thank the Roosevelt Fire Department for their involvement. Students were able to see a presentation from the firefighters and learn all about the equipment and they received a plastic fire helmet and a goodie bag. They also want to thank their transportation department for organizing the go home armor drill on Friday which was efficient and smooth drill for staff and students. And lastly, Violet Avenue would like to highlight the fourth graders and Mrs. Husani's and Mrs. of Ella's class who wrapped up their learning about the Native New York Academy song tribe by creating replica long houses. >> Thank you. >> And I think you got some formal pride. >> Yeah. So,
008um I do want to recognize Lauren uh as well as Noah White. They did a phenomenal job at the pep rally. They were the MC's for the event. And I'm telling you, if you if you don't have anything lined up for the future, broadcasting is definitely on that repertoire. So, uh kudos kudos to you guys. It was actually a really nice event. Um everyone, uh contributed to it and um students had a lot of fun. Um we do have a couple of uh recognitions. We'll start off with uh Mrs. Lawson. >> Yeah. So, we have our artist of the month, Kaden Lewis. And one of the things that we're really excited about this year is we're in inviting students and their families to be here for these recognitions. So Kaden is here with us this
009evening. And Kaden is a ninth grader at FDR High School and is a talented artist whose commitment and dedication are evident in every one of her creations. From her self-directed sketchbook practice to her work in fashion and ceramics courses, Kaden works hard and puts forth her best effort. She's a contributing member of the studios and always keeps her space nice and clean and materials organized. And she uses resources to problem solve wherever she encounters a challenge. And although you will most likely find Kaden drawing, uh her sewing projects and clay pieces are a showcase as well. And um we'd like to have Taden come up and receive. And we are also recognizing our musician of the month from North Park. We have Dalia Susankar and she is a fifth grader and she is a hardworking
010student with a positive attitude. She shows her creativity and her compassion for others every day. And Dalia always has a smile that lights up the music room. A she is constantly striving to learn new songs and techniques on her cello. And a quote from Dalia, "Music can make you feel all different emotions. My favorite part of playing the cello is when the entire orchestra comes together. I especially love music when my papa goes into his music education mode and teaches me different types of music through the generations. This week she came into her lesson and played a song for her teacher. She had learned You Are My Sunshine by Ear and had combined it with the fiddle tune they learned last year. Miss Elely writes, "It's such a pleasure to work with Dalia, watching her
011grow musically." Come on up, Dalia. more pride. Yes, we have more pride. So, we are very excited today to share with you uh one of our community partners that we would like to highlight. Uh if I uh could have Lori uh Wolver um step up. Um so we are extremely proud to present the community partnership award to Lori Wolver and the High Park Educational Foundation. They have supported our district and have been instrumental in the H High Park Educational Foundation's mission to enrich learning experiences for students in Hyde Park. Since the foundation's reestablishment in 2017, the Hide Park Educational Foundation has awarded over $22,000 in grants to dedicated teachers, enabling them to bring enhanced innovative opportunities into their classrooms. This impact work would not be possible without the kind of community champions exemplified by the
012High Park Educational Foundation. Her commitment goes beyond simple advocacy. She has been a tireless force in supporting our signature event, the Field of Honor. If you haven't been to the event, it's a sight to see. This moving tribute transforms the field in front of FDR's home with over 200 full-size American flags each Memorial Day weekend, which is a cornerstone of their fundraising efforts. As the High Park Educational Foundation may seek to grow its volunteer base to sustain this powerful event, Lori has already step forward to help ensure this tradition of honor and community support continues to thrive. for her spirit of dedication, her hands of help, and her belief in the power of education and community remembrance. We would like to recognize Lori and the High Park Education Foundation um for this award, the community
013partnership award. And just one one more. So we have one more point of pride. So next week is board appreciation week. And we all know our board members get paid a huge salary. >> Oh, they don't. Um so so next week um it is board appreciation but we want to recognize them this week because we don't have a board meeting next week and so uh we as um a cabinet have put together some goodies for each of the uh board members. Uh before you leave, please stop by the conference room. Uh just have a couple of words to share. Um, as we approach board appreciation uh next week, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude for your commitment, your tireless service and profound leadership. Uh, your role is a demanding one
014requiring countless hours, difficult decisions, and a deep understanding of our community's diverse needs. You volunteer your time and energy not for personal gain, but because you genuinely believe in the power of public education and the bright future of every child in our district. We recognize the immense responsibility you carry as you set the vision and policies that guide our schools. Your work ensures that our students have the resources, the opportunities, and a safe learning environment they need to succeed. It's an act of true civic duty. Your dedication provides the foundation upon which all our achievements are built. Thank you for being advocates. Thank you for being visionaries. Thank you for being stewards of our community's trust. The positive impact you have on our students, teachers, staff, and families is immeasurable. We truly are fortunate to
015have you leading the way. Congratulations and thank you for all you do. And now this is the opportunity for those of you who showed up for Pride. If you want to get home, you can exit stage left or right. And uh you know, feel free to leave now. It feels okay. Congratulations. >> Congratulations. >> Congrats. >> Do you have any artwork you're trying to get rid of? I'll take it. >> Good night. >> Night. >> Can I just mention two more names that are no longer uh on the board. Um but basically the two people who got it started again in 2017 was Dr. Raichik, Dr. degree right our former superintendent and uh David Roosevelt >> he was he would came to visit her at a at district office I suppose and he says I
016see you don't have an education foundation and she said well you know I'm interested in starting one >> there it was there it was so yeah as well as Donna Lackner Horn who was the second president after David and um and Wendy Akmed and Melle Shaw you know there's there's tons of people that aren't with us anymore are that's why we need help and >> thank you. >> All right, moving on to uh 7.1 our superintendence report >> at this point. >> Okay, 7.2 is the agenda item that we modified. That one will be removed. Um again, our our external auditor who was here was supposed to present uh that sig and so she couldn't make it. Um, moving on to 7.3. Um, the capital project update with Miss Steinberg and CSR and Palumbo Group.
017>> Um, I'll just say tonight, uh, Tom Chester from the Palumbo Group is here with with our facilities director Francis Ro who provides the >> Good evening everyone. Um been a while since I gave an update I think uh last spring. So more work has happened. Uh so we'll just take you through uh some of the earlier items. Uh our end of phase one long long since complete that was the roof at FDR uh track resurfacing and uh the new turf. Phase 2 A we broke up phase two and A and B because of the amount of work uh as Violet Avenue. Um, we finally have all equipment online, but we're having some communication issues. I'll get into that shortly. We're almost done. 2B is Havlin Middle School. Some work there and Ralph R. Smith,
018some work there. Uh, we'll say it's 99.9% complete because I have two more final payups to produce. Uh, phase three, again, large piece of work. So, we broke it down into an A and a B. Uh, all things FDR stayed as phase 3A. uh the larger of the two projects in phase 3B was scattered through uh multiple buildings including uh North Park, Netherwood and HPE and here the administration building. So in phase 2A we did a security vestibule, a handicap stair lift, the entire mechanical HVAC system there. Uh we converted the steam boiler to a hot water conversion and new primary electric to run all the air conditioning demands. Just these are similar to photos you may have uh seen in a previous presentation that not much has changed with that security vestibule. It's all
019complete the stair lift. Um the new HVAC system comprised of uh univvents that were replacing the old ones and the old steam radiators were removed. Uh and these unvents have a cabinet that has a refrigerant component on it. Uh so the whole school is air conditioned uh through a variable recovery variable refrigerant recovery system. Uh what it allows is I can send heat to one portion of the building and cooling to another portion of the building at the same time. So, um there are other variations that are more simple. Uh this system was chosen because as we know Violet Avenue gets a lot of sun on one side all day long. The upper floor gets very warm and the lower floors in the back don't get that sun on a cool day. It's chilly down
020there. So, someone's calling for heat and someone else is calling for air. Uh so, this system was chosen. U just curious have leak tests all been completed so they can actually use this system now. >> So that's the whole system is online. They had a few issues. Uh one one's being fixed Monday. They're having communication problems. Uh >> but all the the the leak tests are all during the process. Yes, sir. >> Yes. Uh everything >> our last update that's where they were. >> They were pressure testing. Everything got put online over the summer. Uh they had some issues with communications. Uh we think some pinched wires. So, we're going to pull some new wires uh come Monday. Got a whole crew going. Uh we've been working Saturdays trying to diagnose what's what's going on,
021but we're almost there. Um so, we got a bunch of new air handlers as well. Uh every piece of equipment uh in that building has a refrigerant component, so the building is completely aironditioned, will be completely air conditioned. And you're not to the point yet where you have that third party come in and inspect everything? >> Um, no. We don't we don't have a third party here, but I have the manufacturer for F2 and check out. >> Yeah, but not you or the contractor. Somebody else is going to inspect it, right? >> It's too complex for me. >> And that's not that's not done yet. >> No, that's we started doing it and that's where >> Okay. Okay. Y >> uh they did figure out that it's communication lines. That's the start of it. So,
022um, so that's all the equipment out in the back. Those are all compressors, condensers that make the air conditioning. They're air full condensers. A lot of them out there. Um, there's the boilers converted over to hot water. A lot of piping happened in that boiler room. All the old steam pipe comes out, all the new pipe goes in. That's all been completed. That was done last year. Uh that's your new your new primary switchboard for power, new transformer. Uh we brought that in. We're using a lot more power now with with this new equipment. So uh phase 2B, Avalon Middle School, we did secure vestibule. We cleaned up the kitchen floor and we did the auditorium as everyone's been in there. Uh real simple security vestibule right at the main lobby. some pictures of the
023kitchen floor. Of course, the auditorium, which came out really, really incredible, >> which is one of the nicer auditorium because it's so period correct and it came out really good. >> Beautiful. >> We'll move on to Ralph R. Smith. Uh we did a secure vestibule there. A little more simple in that building because of the setup. And then of course the new exterior circulation with the for the buses and the parking. Everyone knows how uh crazy the parking was and getting buses in and out. So many buses unloading at a time then bring the next set of buses up and now it can all be done at once. >> But was the uh broken glass fixed in the uh those nest that was the one that had >> Avalanch? >> That's uh that was No,
024that was um Netherwood. >> Netherwood had some crack. >> I think North Park >> North Park. North Park. North Park. >> Uh the glass may need to still get replaced. Some of that glass uh got damaged during install. Um and there's also some other panels that uh were not glass. Some existing panels that were found to be plexiglass. So you can't put security film on plexiglass. So those were all ordered. But um ballistic glass has a long lead time. >> Okay. >> So uh I have a a tempered glass in its place for now. Uh, so we got the circulation. It's a little confusing here because I don't have a drone to take a picture of everything, but uh, coming into the school is is very well segregated now. The bus has got a direction
025to go. The teachers and staff have a direction to go in a parking lot. Um, and the drop off is on the other side and it's segregated. The two don't mix anymore. We replaced all the sidewalks all around the building. Uh we move on to the new stuff. So phase 3A is all things FDR. Um so it's the secure vestibule. Uh we did a new main entrance. If everyone's been up there, it used to have steps. Um and so for handicap accessibility just to make it a little easier. We remove all of that. Uh we extended the front entry out and it's ramped now so anyone and everyone can get into the main entrance. Um we renovated the auditorium there as well. Um a big part of that project was the remainder of the mechanical
026system upgrades. Um and the next piece of that the equipment's on its way should be here in January right when we need it. The unit that will run the air conditioning. Uh so that's our cooling tower. Um but we're getting it all prepared. And then uh domestic water. So, there's a a big tank in the basement. It's still running on that tank. I'll get to that slide. That's all getting replaced with all air. So, there's our new secure vestibule in the lobby. Uh, and the front entry, no steps, all new doors, double set. The new auditorium came out really good. Um, we are missing curtains, but they're coming Monday. Coming Monday. >> That's the only thing that doesn't it looks out of place there, but uh everything's coming coming together now. Uh, so just to
027give you a taste for the equipment again here, uh, we replaced in kind uh, the unvent walls. Uh, they will provide heating and cooling differently than Violet Avenue. That's a cool chilled water system. That's a refrigerant system, Violet. So, different, but still will provide cooling. Uh the pictures up in the top uh top of the page there, that's the huge air handler that's runs the auditorium. Uh there's about 8 inches on either side of it that fits in that room. So it was pretty interesting to get it in there. Um and then I just took a typical picture down the hallways. Um so all FDR's old piping was steam and it was under the building running through the perimeter of the building in tunnels. Uh so maintenance is very difficult. Um it's very confined to
028get in those tunnels with hot pipes and whatnot. So part of the last project and the continuation here with this project was to get all of that piping out of those tunnels and above the ceilings where it can be accessed for future maintenance. Um so the hallway ceilings are now packed with duck work and pipe, but they're all accessible. There are some spots where we had no choice to use the tunnels, but uh it's minimal compared to what it was. >> And did you say the auditorium has air conditioning? >> Uh I believe it will. Yeah, that air handling. >> Okay. And and Havland, is that going to be air conditioned? >> Havland isn't but has capability too. So the units that installed in the high school are the same as what was put in
029Havlin that have a a coil already in them. So it's a matter of doing a cooling tower there. finishing that up >> and and that's not that's not in plan. >> That was not Yeah, we we future proofed it. Um but that wasn't part of the you know the the capital project at that time cooling the high school was. So uh it's just a lot of pipe and boiler room. Uh a lot of big stuff. Uh what we were able to do on our last project is um from the Havlin Middle School, we had purchased in probably two capital projects ago a heat exchanger that exchanged steam to hot water and they're they're big, they're expensive. When we switched everything over to hot water, we no longer needed it. So rather than waste it, we
030brought it over to FDR and half the building has been running on hot water and the other half's been running on steam. So, um, now we have an even bigger unit. So, now the old boilers have to remain steam. Uh, they're in good shape and they run well. Um, but they're too old to get parts to do conversion. So, we have another heat exchanger. And that's how that's going to work. And the other one is a backup now. So, if one unit goes down or one cell goes down, we always have a backup. We have it piped. So, we have options there. So, we try to like we really try to reuse anything we can from previous jobs if it's got, you know, useful life. So, here's the not much to see. These are your
031new water tanks. So, on the right there, those are all the new tanks. They're smaller. On the left is just the top of the old tank. So, the old tank was placed in that building before the building was completed. It's huge. It's it's 12 feet in diameter and 30 feet long. So, it's in the basement. Uh, so we're going to actually have to cut it up to get it out. So, there was no way to get a tank that size back in the basement. So, we're using a series of smaller tanks that are just going to be uh connected in line. Um, so what we did over the summer is we cut into the water system and we valved it so that you can run the old system and we can pipe our new system
032in tandem and we can try it out. Uh just because something's new doesn't mean everything works right, checks out right, pumps work right. So, we're going to be able to switch over the water with like no disturbance whatsoever to the district. Um and everything will be replaced new through this winter. And in the end, um I think we gave you a hookup spot. So, if anything ever happened, power went out, the well went dry, you could bring a truck of tanker water and hook right up to it so you always have water for the building. Uh then we move to 3B. So 3B uh secure vestibules across four locations. Um North Park, Netherwood, HPE, and this building. Uh additionally, at Netherwood, we did um we we did a new well for the water, and we're
033in the process of building a water treatment plant, little miniature plant right on site. Uh currently there's there's something underground. It requires confined space. It's not a great great location for things. Um it's hard to access and maintain. So we are it's still online. We're building adjacent to it and we're running both systems again. um so that there's no interruption but in the end you'll have everything above grade in a right in the right type of a building accessible for maintenance and so on and so forth. uh >> water treatment is being done. >> I don't know the chemicals exactly. Um whatever the well requires the well water I'm sure there's injections of probably some chlorine things like that. Do you know chlorine and off bus or if >> Yeah. And right now they're down
034in a pit 11 ft in the ground. So now it'll be on grade and then the district office here. Um, anyone that came in, you see that side of the building is closed off. We're installing a new septic system. The field has been installed. We're doing the tank at a pump station now. Uh, and then as soon as that's complete, we're going to work on the front here where everyone came in and, uh, do the secure vestibule. Uh, so here's some of the vestibules. North Park Elementary is on the left, Netherwoods in the middle, and HPE is on the right. HP was a little challenging. Uh we only had about um seven or eight days to do it because of occupancy and it's an old building so it came out came out good. Uh this
035is just a taste of what's going on over at Netherwood. Uh I believe right now these pictures are a week old. So there's there's block work going up on that on that pad on the top left. All the new well lines have been run uh for both both wells, power um all the way back to the building. So all of the underground is is done at this point. We need to place a well pump in the new well and all the components inside the building once it's constructed. Um I will say uh you guys will see a change order come through. It's a deduct change order. Uh there was a pre-fabricated unit that was going to be set on that on a pad uh and the manufacturer couldn't get it to us until late November
036and it was really expensive. So we're actually building it on site because it'll be easier, faster, and it's going to save you about $90,000. So, uh, and right here at this this pl at the administration building here, uh, that's in that direction are the well fields. Um, they're all in not wellfields, u, septic fields. They're all installed and we are just working on the lines to the pump station and we're going to work our way backwards and then there'll be probably one day we'll pick a Saturday and we'll switch over from existing to new. This way there's no inconvenience to the district. >> A question on that. When when we did the bell bellfield thing I thought they were going to do sewage. What part of their, you know, plan was they were going to
037bring sewage up? >> I don't think the >> Yeah. So >> field was to come all the way up. The town at one point had propos they were considering a proposal to have it uh come >> but nothing's been finalized. >> They said if anything it'd be like seven to nine years out or something like that because we were going to hold off because of that. Then when they said we're we're way far away, we said okay. Um, so I had a up at the high school, um, I was there the other night. >> Okay. >> And going towards the field in the back, there's a there's a pad being put in there, correct? >> What is that for? >> That pad is going to be for your cooling tower. >> Oh, >> that's going
038to be for Okay. chills the water to create the air condition. >> Okay. Okay. And then I see no pictures or mention of the parking lot at the bus garage. Was that part of this project or was that different? That was a different >> Yeah, that was that wasn't >> the general fund. >> Greg's project. >> Come on, Greg. You should have shown it. >> That'll be another option. >> Okay. Any other >> This is actually a question I think for Greg. How many How many um oil fired furnaces do we have left in the district? Ralph has one. Is that right? Ralph Havlin Middle School >> that's North Park and >> quite a few there's only >> HP violet in this building >> yes for them >> any other uh questions Thank you. >>
039All right, moving on to 8.1. Can I get a motion to enter tonight's public participation? >> So move to second, Christine. >> All those in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carried. Um, so we're going to have a total of three minutes uh per speaker and we'll give you like a 15 second warning um when you get there for a total of 21 minutes for the uh first segment of public participation. Um we ask that participants be courteous and respectful of all and please provide your name and address when you reach the podium. Would anyone like to address the board? If there's nobody, we'll close public participation. Um, moving on to 9.1 um board subcommittee reports. Um, so we attached the minutes from the audit committee. Carl, do you want to talk about the Carl
040the >> um I figured I wouldn't have to say anything because we're gonna have a big presentation tonight. We did uh we we got a presentation from our internal and external auditors. They're the best compliment or the best comment they can put on the report is basically they had no they didn't find anything wrong and they had nothing to complain about. Uh said we did our finances are in good shape. We did well. Uh they gave us a draft to review and I think you'll be able to to read that later on. uh and no changes are anticipated to be uh made after we uh accept it and I would recommend that we do accept it tonight. >> Okay. Any other uh committee reports? the zero emission bus committee met and uh we had a
041conversation and decided that based on the recent failure of the two propositions that were really pretty close together that it was probably time to put pause on bringing more proposals for electric buses at the moment. We want time to help us continue to educate the public on the value of these, but also and and the safety and efficacy and all those things we've talked about, but also to potentially uh lobby Albany for help with this mandate. So, they've given us a mandate that says you have to do this, but you have to get permission from the public. So, we need some some guidance and help with them. So, we haven't given up on the idea. We just think at this point we should put a pause on it and take some time to rethink how
042we present and how we educate public. >> I and I think getting Albany to help. >> Yeah. Right. >> And we had several ideas of how they how they might help. So, >> right. Okay. >> And it'll give us more time to get data. There are districts that are using >> buses for few years now. So, we'll be able to get some some good data from them. >> Any other committees? The policy committee met. Um, not much on the agenda. Most about district records, regulations, school attendance, and admissions uh and residency issues. What you know, documentation, that kind of stuff. So, nothing earthshattering. >> You didn't want to take the opportunity to say I didn't come. Right. >> And the Duchess County School Boards met on Thursday, October 2nd. And uh we were happy to
043have Brian Fesler. He is the head of government relations for the New York State School Boards Association. We basically went over what I shared with the board, which was the resolutions that are being adopted for vote for the New York State School Boards Association on October 16th. There's 23 resolutions that the uh school boards association decided to um back or adopt and there's 14 resolutions they decided not to back. The way this works is a school district can propose a resolution and then there's discussions and if it's accepted it's put on the agenda for the resolutions for the business meeting on October 16th to vote on and so forth. So I shared those, we went over those. Um, were there any questions about any of the resolutions that were pretty straightforward? Anything at all? >>
044I didn't have my >> Okay, perfect. >> And then our next meeting is on November 6, I believe. We did talk a little bit about, it was interesting about local advocacy and some of our members are very um in favor of going out to the legislators and talking and advocating for things that are on um the approved list from the school boards association. But there's also um a lively discussion because just because something is on the list for adoption by the school boards doesn't mean that all of the 13 districts in Duchess County agree with that particular proposal. And indeed that doesn't even mean that we agree all as a board and the hide park school boards. So we're still discussing how do we move forward. We want to get out before the legislators and
045show them more than once a year at the uh the meeting in Albany that we're there and we're listening, but we also want to respect each district and say that these are the things that we're advocating for. And that's a tricky slope when you have 13 districts. >> Thank you. it wasn't a committee but I attended virtually the NISSVA board officers academy um and they had some interesting topics. One of the things that I wanted to bring back was there was a lot of discussion about the student board member um a lot of schools started uh board members student board members after we did um and they were sharing some of the things that they did uh to welcome and include student board members. And one of the things that was interesting that a lot
046of districts are doing that I just wanted to share is that the student board members becoming a part of the policy committee. Um they really there's a lot of conversations about if we want student voice on our board that that would be the place to consider. So I'm just putting that out there especially with some of the new um regulations coming down about um changing graduation requirements. might be interesting to have student student voice on how we roll that out. So that was one of the things they talked about. Um everything else was pretty a lot of discussions about public participation and open meeting laws. Um and um a lot of talk about how boards can support superintendent so that superintendents can do their job and we can get information to superintendent. So it was
047really interesting. Um that's >> just trying to give you more work to do and another policy committee >> just just pass along information >> but I think it'd be great to get your voice on that committee. >> I being on that committee I think it would be a great addition. >> So >> it doesn't have to be the board member does it? It could be just a student. >> We we can do whatever we want but >> the recommendations from a lot are doing Can we have a nonforward member participant on a policy committee? >> I don't think there's any regulation that says we can't. >> I've never seen one. >> The board I think the board >> Well, what I'm saying it's a good idea to have a student and if she can't commit
048the time to it because she's already committing time to this then we >> but it's essentially adding a community member to a standing committee and as Jay says is there's no regulations against that. So it could be as you say anybody. The other thing too is when we do policy review, depending on what policies we're covering would depend on who we invite to the meeting. So it wouldn't be like she'd have to come to every meeting specifically, but when we're discussing something that that the board would appreciate that input from, then we could invite her her or another student to perhaps that those meetings that might make it more manageable. be interesting if she knew ahead of time so that you could get feedback from the student body before you attend the policy meeting. Right?
049That I think that's the idea is getting having the student board rep get the input from the student body. >> Think about it and uh let Jay know. >> She said I'll talk to you later. >> All right. Any other uh committee reports? All right, moving on to 92 board discussion including consent agenda items. Any uh consent agenda discussion questions? >> Okay. Um the other discussion item that we want to talk about is uh related to the uh naming of the field. um the the the football field out back. Um we've all seen the the correspondents coming in, you know, recently asking for uh the naming of the field to for Mr. Bragg. Um Margaret and I met with some gentlemen here tonight that um you know are are pushing you know advocating for the
050the naming of the field. Um we kicked around some ideas um you know from from them and and we Margaret and I had some ideas that we could throw out there. Um you know we we sort of you know explain that you know the the name of the field is the Oval Office, right? I mean we didn't we we weren't interested in changing the name. Although interestingly enough when you walk in there it doesn't say the Oval Office. It says FDR. So I was like, we should look at getting that repainted to say the Oval Office, right? So um you know that was one thing that we noticed walking around. So with that um you know we said we're we explained the process that we met with these guys you know just to say this
051is a board decision. The next step was we are going to bring it here for discussion and and a vote. Right? So, if we feel that we want to re, you know, name the field, not rename anything, just name the field for Mr. Bragg, um, we could do that. Um, and then we have a some ideas of what we would do to like put a placard up, do something for that. So, we have some ideas that we'll show in a minute. Um, you know, one of the ideas that we saw early on was like a banner underneath the uh press box. Um we all saw the picture of that come through. Um which is which is okay but we are thinking bigger in terms of what we wanted to do. Um you know as far
052as doing something nicer and and more expansible, right? I mean, one of the one of the things I wanted to make sure we do is like being able to honor other other individuals in a way that, you know, we're not locked into one person forever, but we, you know, maybe the field name is this, but we also have the ability to honor other other individuals over the over time, right? So, you know, that's kind of what you'll see in a minute. one of the just a draft um that that I pulled up and so >> but we have to first talk about and decide if we want to rename the the field and then go to ideas. >> Yeah. Yeah. But I don't there's no opportunity afterwards, right? You know, well, I guess we can
053do it during discussion of that one >> but we can do that now with the with the idea, right? And then but this is the time to ask questions and you know see you know what what you wanna you know anything any any questions discussion points >> most here at the last meeting where we've had people speak >> you're gonna show something right? Yeah, Bobby, you want to pull that up and just show the the idea that like again some something like this, right? Um, you know, in in in the circles, you know, they could be squares, whatever, like a bronze plaque that would say, you know, Mike Tibbitz was a coach from 1902 to, you know, now and, you know, whatever. >> You know, and kind of explain what, you know, even even I
054would imagine the first plaque would be a plaque for Mr. brag himself where you know you know because I'm sure a lot of people don't know who that is and and you know 10 years from now 15 years from now they wouldn't know. So having a plaque describing who um you know he is and the accomplishments and then going on further we could add add people to that stuff. That's kind of the expansibility of it that I was thinking of. Um so but again just just they thought I know did did Gregory Gregory ran out of here already but um you know certainly the next phases would be meeting with facilities with Linda and everybody else to you know kind of really formalize any sort of plans um in there. So, what's what's >> I
055actually really like that >> it keeps it's in keeping with the whole um tone of the Oval Office, >> right? >> Yeah. >> I I drew that that up myself. >> All right. I said Jack GPT. >> They came up with that. I'm like, "Hey, perfect." >> Yeah. Nice. >> Yeah, I like the idea too because that's what I was thinking. Why can't you know the complex itself is the Oval Office and the field proper is after um you know Bob Bragg, you know, I'm a Yankee fan. Be very very upset today after we got creamed by the birds from the north. But it'll all be Yankee Stadium, but there is Monument Park, >> you know, so for to honor those Yankee heroes. So I like this. >> So I I I think this is
056incredibly touching. I think, you know, coach Brad clearly had an impact on his players and your love for him was is touching to and I do have some concerns, but I don't want to take away from how how touching it is. And my concerns really have mostly to do with with fairness across the board. I like the idea that there are going to be placards and room for other coaches, but coaches aren't the other only the people who might work on. And this is in the Bob Ragfield is a big statement. And you can only make big statements when you have big fields. So, are we ever going to have a volleyball naming of some facility? We'll never have a swim coach who gets honored in the same way. We'll never have a rowing coach
057that gets honored in the same way. So, I I worry about the distinction there. I love love love the idea of a wall of fame, right, which is essentially what you've got here. But I'd also love to see it have room for, you know, great art teachers and great I can think of a math teacher who taught here for decades and is beloved. So that's my concern is about sort of the broader scope fairness of it. Um but again, totally get why you guys want this. >> Yeah. And and we did talk about that, right? That was the you know and and we do have sort of precedents set already with the with the basketball court. Right. >> Right. And um and and we did mention that you know this is a multi-purpose field with
058lacrosse and soccer and stuff like that. So um >> but we do have the Dwayne Davis court that's there. So precedence is separate >> precedent but but no actual process, right? We don't have precedent for a process. >> Well, there's a policy. >> No, no, I get it. But but a process for how is there a way to get sort of community input for this? Right. um that that so that would be a formal process and and and I'm not going to stand in the way of this. Look, I I I don't feel like I can reject this because there is precedent. I'm also uncomfortable with fully embracing it because of my concerns. So my my plan at the moment is to still >> Okay. And and yes, that what you're saying is exactly what
059my my head was, but I'm also like well it we this the school's been in place for how many years? At least 10, right? So this is the first request for it, right? So, you know, down the road it'll probably be some other board to figure out how they how they address that problem, right? I mean, not to say we're going to kick the can down, but I don't think it's going to be somebody knocking at our door every other week wanting to name a field, right? I think this is a unique thing where, you know, a group of of people felt strongly enough to bring this forward, right? And that's why I said I would love to have something where there's lots of opportunities for that and maybe even publicize it if you've got
060you know but but a real process where there's community input and all those sorts of >> Yeah. And and we do again you know there there is the policy that's out there that says you know it's you know the board's you know responsibility to accept naming stuff like this. And again since I've been on the board for a few years right this is the second one. The first one was Dwayne the Dwayne Davis court, right? And then this is the second thing. So again, I don't think it's going to be a pervasive >> issue. And and I do think other things are going to come up, right? Like I I you know, one of the things we talked about is a lot of work went into the Oval Office itself from from not only folks
061in the district but also community members. And so, you know, you know, thinking of maybe like a plaque on the side of the the the the snack bar to, you know, thank some key members of the community. >> But I'm thinking even outside of sports, right? >> You can name the theater's a big thing, but what about like a teacher who's had a profound effect that there's no physical space for that. And so, as I said, I I absolutely do not not even going to try to stand in the way of this. I'm just I just have enough concerns that that I can't openly embrace it. >> But but what we see in other arenas, right, is you know the the Michael Tibbitz science lab or, you know, the the Ed Spence Library. So there's
062opportunities for people to from the community to bring things forward. Whether we accept everything is is really, you know, to be determined, but I mean people have the opportunity to ask for anything, right? you know, so um just because they ask doesn't mean they get it. But I I completely get your get your point and >> and one of the things we talked about was um this is the first time that that we've had a request like this and it wasn't just we had a big discussion about is it really about the sectional win, sorry, but it's really about all the lives he touched, right? when students can come up and say so we said we definitely need to if we're moving in a direction we're going to honor people we need to come up
063with a procedure for that right if somebody is really important I'm thinking of a teacher who coached while they were here they're not here anymore that person could be up there but we have to have a process where we look at applications right right now there's no way to do any of that another thing that concerned me when we walked around was that originally that um the gymnasium the person that was being it was being named for it was on a scoreboard. Well, the scoreboard got replaced and guess what? The name isn't on the scoreboard anymore. So, they put it on the floor. So, people make these determinations based on, you know, building maintenance and and changes in capital projects. So something like this I like because it's a way for us to honor and
064recognize people in a in a formal way that somebody isn't going to come by and say we're taken down the scoreboard and therefore that's gone. That concerns me that a policy, you know, a decision was made and then it was it was kind of changed like technically he still has the name of the the gym, but it was it was changed without any, you know, and it really is supposed to go through the board. So, I just see it as a way for us to to really get to honor people who deserve that honor. Um, I I like the I we have to keep the Oval Office. Okay, we have to keep that. Um, I I like this idea because we heard from athletes, we heard from students, we heard from parents, we heard from
065across the board. Um, it wasn't just a sports accomplishment. It was coaching and the human human part of it. So, that's the piece that I I I like about this. Doesn't mean he's the only one, but >> what are your thoughts, Warren? >> I talked to some of the varsity team captains on the football team and they liked it. They liked the keeping the stadium called the Oval Office, but they liked the idea of naming the field after him. >> Okay. Did they know who he was? >> Yeah, >> I told them what he did. >> That right? >> Yeah. >> Talk to him tomorrow. >> Good. That's good feedback. So, any other discussion on the topic? Barl, what are you what are you thinking, Carl? I'm I'm sitting here listening to Margaret thinking uh
066they dedicated a fitness facility at Courtland to my father >> who taught there for 27 years and five years ago they tore it down >> and his you know he was always very pragmatic said it happened. We asked would you like to name something else? He said no that always comes from guys with money and they're usually dead. So >> also we have a softball field. I mean there's other things that can be needed. >> Yeah. But even even to Mike's point in in the non-athletic world, I mean, if somebody comes forward, we'll come up with ideas. How do we how do we do something, >> right? I would I would like moving forward, I like it to be big and visible. In other words, not the so and so math classroom, you know, for
067example, thinking about my favorite math teacher. Margaret is talking >> the Michael Tibbitz uh board of education room >> now. And to to his point, you know, DC Buzzies has the Hall of Fame of students, so there's a lot of places you can go with this. >> Well, we have that already. And if you look near the gym, we have, >> you know, a hall of fame. I think there >> I'm talking about a wall of fame, right? So this big prominent wall maybe even in the in the in the entryway with >> plaques. >> I mean, you know, we'll entertain ideas, right? >> They've I I have to give a shout. They've done a really nice job because over the years there were plaques falling apart. And now when you go into the gym
068entrance, there's a a really nice display of all of the plaques honoring all the student athletes. Some of us have kids names on there. It it just is really nice that they've done a really I don't know who orchestrated that, but it really looks nice. Like you walk in and it's just it's pride, you know, it's pride in our athletic program >> and our students >> and I would I would like to formally thank you guys for actually bringing this concept and this idea forward to allow us to have this robust conversation. So, thank you. >> And what and what we you know, so just like part of the process, right? If we agree tonight, if we we're going to vote on do we name, you know, do we name this the Bob Bragg Field?
069Um that's going to be that's that's a proposition that's out there today. So that makes it official. And then you know the the next step of the process would really be to form a committee um to kind of figure out where what and where you know what what what can we do um and and you know how it would will get funded. We had a conversation with, you know, these gentlemen already like if like if we can get, you know, community resources, donated, volunteers to do stuff like, you know, we built the softball field with the dugouts all for free, no district expense at all years ago. That's what we would be looking for. And if we had to look for official funding from, you know, from some, you know, budget item, we would then
070have to get Linda involved. Um, we certainly have to get, you know, facilities on the committee. Um, and I think there is a committee meeting that you and I are on coming up soon for the >> facilities. Yeah. >> Yeah. The facilities committee. So, we can bring this there. So, that's going to be a bit of a of a process, right? And what they were looking to do is do something to honor him um honor him soon. So, kind of have like just a hey a an unveiling ceremony with like a banner that, you know, says we're going to do this. Um, I think they were going to talk to to the coach, coach Barger to see if they can get another game in at the end of the year to um you technically have
071to wait until public participation. So, you just run us to you. >> Okay. Yeah. Well, in this there will be another public participation, but I have to follow the rules. >> Fair. >> Sorry. >> Um, so that's kind of the the process. we would do something like just a temporary, you know, vinyl banner or something until we figure out what would be the the the real solution in place because that is going to be a more expensive project that we have. Um and and I I don't know if I even described the whole process correctly. That's what you guys are going to have to keep us honest on of on the process, you know, type of thing. So um so that's kind of right what we talked about as far as process goes and timeline
072>> first first we have to see if it's >> right that's the first that's the first thing >> community members yeah that's the way we always do things include as many as we can >> all right any other >> one thing I forgot tonight in New York upstate I have some former teammates and friends making a presentation to that board of education at their meeting tonight about naming our old gym after a former coach. >> Thanks for the idea. >> Only thing I think I said I like it. Um the only thing I I do think it is important that going forward there is some kind of procedure in place as to um >> how you how you even get on the the plaques. Um, right. >> Yeah. And that >> Yeah. >> The winner
073the winner of the cupcake challenge might um technical for voting purposes if we do it. It's the Robert H. Bragfield. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I want it to be in >> this is certainly not an architectural rendering, you know, set in stone. >> Okay. Um, aside from the field, any other board discussions? Okay, moving on to uh 10.1, can I get a motion to approve tonight's consent agenda? >> So moved, Christine. >> Second, Carl. >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. >> Motion carried. >> Just moved to hang it. >> Uh, moving on to new business 11.1. Um, can I get a motion to accept a new superintendent contract? >> Still moved. Second floor. >> Any discussion? >> That's right. >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carried. 11.2 capital project change
074order phase 2A violet a SNL deduct seal. Can I get a motion? >> So move. >> Second. Christine, >> any discussion? >> Just a just a comment. I think this is the first time they've ever given money back. >> Yeah. First one I've noticed. But they said these are the ones that have been persistent issues. So we're keeping track of >> they gave or we took >> Yeah, we're keeping track of that though. Right. >> Keeping from the particular contractor or in general I'm not sure about that. >> But this is the contractor that we've had issues with over the months. So we're keeping Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Any other discussion? All those in favor? Motion carried. Uh 11.3 capital project change order FA phase 2A 35.7 million. >> So moved to second.
075>> Any any discussion? All those in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carried. >> Uh capital project change order phase 2B $35.7 million. >> Can I get a motion? >> Second clerk. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? I >> opposed. Motion carries. 11.5 uh the external audit uh for the 2425 school year. Um can I get a motion to accept these draft reports? >> So move. >> Second. Margaret. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carried. Uh 11.6 Six, uh, the internal audit, uh, transportation with corrective action plan for the 2425 school year. >> Move, Carl. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All those in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carried. 11.7 The AC Transactions process report and corrective actions plan. >> So moved if it's Sergeant. >> Any discussion? All those in favor?
076>> Opposed? Motion carries. 11.8. Um, this is for the naming of the field. Uh, so this is be it resolved the board of education of the High Park Central School District hereby names the athletic field located in the in the Oval Office as the Robert H. Bragg field at the Oval Office in recognition of coach Robert H. Braggers of exceptional service for to our athletes and students. Can I get a motion? >> So, so move to proceed. >> Second, Margaret. >> Any discussion? >> All those in favor? >> I >> opposed abstensions. One extension. >> Okay. Motion carried. >> Uh, moving on to 12.1. Can I get a motion to enter our second public participation? >> So, moved. >> Second. >> All All those in favor? I I >> opposed. >> Motion carried. We are
077now in our second public participation. Um three minutes per speaker. You'll get a 15-second warning. Um total of 12 minutes for this one. Uh comments should be courteous and respectful of all. And please provide your name and address when you reach the podium. Now, if you want to mess I won't be as longwinded as last time. Joe Brunner, 43 Batterfell Road, Mil, New York. Uh for the people that weren't here, I will have to give a little history on myself. Uh played for Coach Bragg. Uh 1976 captain with Freddy Novak. Fell six inches short of being coach H Kingston. Then seven of us from the football team went over and played baseball for Dwayne Davis, Ricky Horton, who ended up being an eight-year professional baseball player. Myself were captains of that team. Picked for fifth
078place, DCSL champs. We beat Timmy Cole twice, who got picked first round number four pick of the nation by the Atlanta Braves. John Marine uh captain of the 74 football team the one the late and won section one down in the ball game and I said it last time they went down there played Roosevelt knockers I was on the JV I was JV captain and uh they were probably 30 point underdogs they won 2814 and uh coach Bragg was kind enough to bring me and another lineman up for that week going into that ball game it was pouring rain like three days in a row and uh I got my butt kicked playing uh uh defense as a Roosevelt Yona player and on a Thursday I'm thinking that he's going to tell me and the
079other guy we're going to go down on the bus and dress he said Mr. Brena, appreciate your time. Enjoy the game of the state. And last year at the ceremony when they honored the guys, he asked me, he said, "Did I bring any of you guys up?" I said, "No." He goes, "That was a mistake." And I said, "You can't tell me now." But anyhow, uh, Coach Bragg, you know, like like you're saying, he coached. He did very well. He was coached, but John will tell you, he made men out of this. He really did. He was old school. Oh, and I forgot to say I coached 21 years at Roosevelt High School. Uh, when I was coaching, I coached 10 years of football. Bob Rag was the AD. Well, Jerry Mark was and then
080Bob Right took over. I coached five years of basketball because Dwayne Davis, maybe a basketball coach was my sport. Then I coached 21 years of baseball with Dwayne Davis, either Jere. Uh, so I've been around and now I'm in my seventh year at Red Hook as the uh, varsity baseball or basketball uh, assistant coach. But anyhow, playing for coach Bragg was an experience. Uh, best shape of our lives. I mean, no doubt about it. Uh, but he was a very fair man. I mean, if if you produced, you played. It was very easy. You didn't produce, you know, it was varsity football. And we had a string of three or four years were very successful and and even before that they were successful. Uh but it was the man himself and I said it last
081time I call him every holiday to to to the to this day I call him every holiday and when my mom passed away last winter I got a phone call. Uh I really appreciate what you guys did tonight. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Thank you. Those of you that know my my uh that know my father and know what he looks like. Clearly Oh, I'm Kim Woods 151 Hudson View Terrace. My maiden name is Brag. Um for those of you that physically know my father, we're identical um in our in our uh features, not our fixtures, as he would tell me. and the experiences that you had with my father as a player, you can no doubt know what the f what experiences I had as his daughter. Um, my kids are
082both still in the area. Um, my grandmother was taught at Violet Avenue as a reading teacher. My mother was a Roosevelt graduate when Roosevelt was Havlin. My mother was a cheerleader for Roosevelt High School. There was rumors they did not start dating until last year. So that was kind of a joke. I do want to thank the gentlemen here very much for everything that you've done. I am very excited. My father has no idea what is happening. Um my sister is here. She teaches at Ketchum. She's a math teacher. Um I teach sixth grade at the elementary level because I'm not as talented or understand the math as much. I would be the one at the table with my father with my mother saying, "Back off. Relax." And I'm in tears because I did not
083understand the math as well. So, my father was not as patient and I did not have the math. Um I with Judy Samber who's another total amazing, incredible person who did much better with me. But, um my father got Pop Warner here. I don't know if these are some of the things. And when we were talking about how fast he was, he was the mouth director. He was the p he was the fizzed director. He was at our games when I was a kid. Um he got field hockey unfortunately the year after I became um I I as I graduated because I wanted to play a really tough sport on in skirt. >> So um he was as you guys would say and I know there are many other people out there but he was
084larger than life for many people. One of the most and I'll leave it on this. My mother and I were by the dining room table and there was a note from a former teacher or a former student and my dad looked at it and he had read it and it was left opened and my mother and I read it and said if it wasn't for you I really wouldn't have made it became a nurse you believed in me big joke he would always see the girls that couldn't do math but it was a joke because it would push them harder and it was happened to be a female student and she was successful because of my dad. That's just one of the many stories and my dad just believed that that's what he that was
085what uh that was just his job and it was way more way more than his job. Um so he was far more than just a football coach and being remembered for everything else beyond how he was on the field. He was a much bigger man off the field. So thank you everybody. Anyone else like to address the board? >> Yeah. So, John 10 lane gypsy. Um, thank you again. Thank you. I appreciate Michael and it's been hard to meet with us and we'll this we've been trying a long time to get this done. So, we appreciate the board. Appreciate your effort to meet with us. I love the design. I think it's think it's going to go a long way. So, thank you for that. Uh we did uh talk um about uh I guess
086uh November 15th is the final. >> Yeah, that's section finals. >> Section finals at Roosevelt. So there's an opportunity that we might be able to use if we have the temporary thing in place that we could use to hold a ceremony of some sort. So that is a that is a viable date. I think that's good, right? 15. So, I just want to get up here and thank everybody, but November 15th might be a good day to do that. And I'm eager. Uh, my question is, is can the committee that formulates this, does it have to be a board or can it be people from the community on the committee? >> We'll answer when you guys are all done. >> Okay. That's >> that's the follow process. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Would anyone
087else like to address the bill? All right. At this time, we'll close public participation. So, absolutely, it'll be, you know, board, community, administration will be part of of the committee. Um, you know, to to make sure we have all bases covered. You know, like the safety committee will have to weigh in making sure we, you know, put put it in the right spots. And I know we we looked at different areas, but you know, like I explained, other people are going to have to approve things, you know, from from a safety point of view, facilities point of view. So that'll be the committee um that we will need to form. Um what and I'll ask Jay to kind of solicit for that, right? So you'll you can you know find out which board members, you
088know, it'd be good to have Warren on that as as well. So >> would you want could we we already have the facilities committee which normally handles things like this and that is comprised of community members and staff and all of these groups you're talking about >> um they may on once you you have a meeting coming up maybe you guys >> we could bring we could bring that up >> and then we could report back and say yes we're gonna work on it >> next next week right >> I think it's next week we meet with >> it's coming up that's all I know I don't have it in my for a couple weeks. Yeah. >> Jay hasn't sent me my text from Monday. >> So, so yeah, so we will have the committee
089for for that which will include community members, right? >> So, open it up to larger groups for this. >> Um, >> so as far as the uh November 15th date, you um you got to work with um Beth, right? So, you you guys have been in contact with her already. you know that she's going to have to make sure she approves that and you know I guess work with you guys to make sure that it's okay to do some sort of ceremony which I don't see why we wouldn't be able to do that um there but re really use Beth as your focal point um you can let her know that we did approve this and um just in case she's not watching tonight. >> So um so yeah then that'll be you know the
090next step is that temporary you know the the unveiling with a temporary sign. I assume you guys will get a sign made up or something right after that. Okay. Okay. >> Got him there. >> We're we're already like I'm I don't even I don't wasn't know if I could even speak because I don't live in High Park, but um we are definitely working on a plan on how to get them down here. And I I do the big push to do that of course is I mean at 87 years old you never God he still plays golf two to three days a week but you never if it's a year from now where this could happen. I I don't want this opportunity. I'm I'm sorry if I'm speaking out of, but I would hate for
091this to happen and him not to be able to know that this happened. So, um, but yes, we have already been discussing how will we get mom and dad down here. So, we will do it. We will do it if it can happen. >> Just trying to hope that we can keep it a surprise, but >> yes, >> we keep it a surprise. So, >> we can. >> So, thanks to Carl by asking a question. We ruined the Robert's rules of order. Where's mine? >> Looks like I need the custodian's closet and end up. >> All right, moving on to 13.1. Any other matters deemed necessary by the board? All right, there's no need for a second uh ex executive session. So, can I get a motion to adjourn tonight's meeting? So vote >> Christine
092Christ. Oh my god. >> All those in favor? Motion carried. Meeting adjourned. No.