Minutes August 10, 2010
Minutes
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chappaqua, New York
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Date: |
August 10, 2010 |
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Time: |
8:15 p.m. |
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Place: |
Horace Greeley Commons |
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Present: |
Board of Education |
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Staff Members |
Mr. John Chambers, Interim Superintendent Dr. Lyn McKay, Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Mr. Thomas Cardellichio, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Mr. John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for Business |
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Visitors Present: |
Representatives of the Chappaqua PTA, school PTAs, building administrators, faculty, and other interested citizens. |
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Convene meeting at 7:00 p.m. for a JOINT TOWN/SCHOOL Board Work Session at Town Municipal Building. Adjourn Joint Town/School Meeting by Town. President Janet Benton requested a motion to reconvene the public session at 8:27 p.m. at Horace Greeley. Jeffrey Mester so moved. Gregg Bresner seconded. The motion passed unanimously. President Benton welcomed everyone. She noted that the agenda has been re-ordered to have the more interesting topics of discussion up front and the routine business of the meeting last. However, there are times when personnel may be introduced and welcomed first. Superintendent Chambers then introduced Sharon Wiggins, the new library media specialist at Bell Middle School beginning September 1. She was welcomed with a round of applause. Continuing Discussion: Chappaqua Crossing President Benton continued the ongoing discussion the school board left at the Town board meeting. She gave a brief summary. This process has been evolving since 2005 when the developer began the application for zoning changes and plan for redevelopment. Several alternative plans have been offered. The current plan, Alternative I, includes 199 multi-family units, with no age restrictions. 20 have income restrictions. All units will be 2/3 bedroom units; 139 are flats or apartments. Sixty are townhomes. The town has said the townhomes will be taxed as fee simple. The condos will be taxed another way. The school board has been told by the developer that the expected population will be 425 with 58 school aged children. The financial analysis, such as assessed value of the units and the taxes generated are still not available. The town board also stated they will be revaluating the district or finding another method of assessment. President Benton continued that the board would like to start the discussion and that there will be time for comments from the audience. President Benton offered several questions, such as: do we want a board position on this new proposal? Do we want to do our own projected enrollments? Do we want to do a separate tax analysis? The Board gave a formal statement on the DEIS last September, but not on Alternative I. We have only personal statements at this time. More questions arose from the board members such as how does the town tax the units, board members would like to see a financial analysis prepared by Gregg Bresner, and noted the fiduciary responsibility of the board to the tax payers. We also bear the burden to the taxpayer if nothing happens and the property sits there. Suggestions were made to engage an expert in the field of developments to have a board-based risk assessment. The risk is in converting commercial to residential. John Chambers noted, that while it's useful to have enrollment projections and to revisit them, they cannot be guaranteed. Some board members will be contacting experts to develop an analysis. There was a unanimous consensus goal: Draft a new statement for the FEIS by late September building upon last September's DEIS response. Public Comment There were several comments from the public supporting the school board in the quest for more information and as advocates of the taxpayer. |
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Information Business Affairs
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Questions and Comments |
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Organization
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Approvals Jeffrey Mester moved to approve the following minutes. Randall Katchis seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
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Recommended Action: Personnel
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Recommended Action: Other
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Facilities
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Financials
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Name of Town |
Total Taxable Assessed Valuation by Towns |
Equalized Tax Rate by Towns |
Total Tax Levy by Towns |
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New Castle |
$933,825,033 |
17.45% |
$89,287,742 |
Mount Pleasant |
$6,945,201 |
1.31% |
$8,845,763 |
TOTALS: |
$940,770,234 |
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$98,133,505 |
Name of Town |
Total Taxable Assessed Valuation by Towns |
Equalized Tax Rate by Towns |
Total Tax Levy by Towns |
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New Castle |
$933,825,033 |
17.45% |
$2,409,126 |
Mount Pleasant |
$6,945,201 |
1.31% |
$238,673 |
TOTALS: |
$940,770,234 |
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$2,647,799 |
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1st half |
2nd half |
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During September |
none |
none |
During October |
2% |
none |
During November |
5% |
none |
During December and January |
7% |
none |
During February and March |
10% |
10% |
During April |
12% |
12% |
Thereafter |
add'l. 1% per month on delinquent tax |
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There were comments on budget, concerns about class size, and support for the web publishing policy from community members. |
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President Benton gave Notice of Future Meetings: Tuesday, September 2, 2010 at Horace Greeley High School - 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at Horace Greeley High School - 8:15 p.m. Presentation: School Report Card |
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Adjournment At 11:02 p.m. President Benton asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting. Jeffrey Mester moved to adjourn the meeting. Randall Katchis seconded. The motion passed unanimously. |
Respectfully submitted
Theresa M. Markley, District Clerk
Janet Benton, Board President
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