Minutes October 20, 2021
OFFICIAL MINUTES
CHAPPAQUA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 3:30 PM
Online via Zoom Videoconference
Present: Board of Education
Hilary Grasso, President
Warren Messner, Vice President
Victoria Bayard Tipp
Absent:
Cailee Hwang
Jane Kimmel Shepardson
Staff Members
Christine Ackerman, Superintendent of Schools
Andrew Lennon, Assistant Superintendent for Business
Joseph Gramando, Director of Facilities, Operations & Maintenance
Liisa Elsner, District Clerk
Erik Kaeyer – Kaeyer, Garment + Davidson Architects, PC
1. Call the Meeting to Order at 3:30 pm
President Grasso asked for a motion to open the public meeting.
Motioned by Warren Messner to open the public meeting at 3:36 pm. Seconded by Victoria Bayard Tipp. Motion carried 3-0. Board Members Cailee Hwang and Jane Kimmel Shepardson were absent.
2. Proposed Executive Session, to discuss matters of health & safety, subject to Board approval.
Motioned by Warren Messner to adjourn into Executive Session at 3:36 pm to discuss matters of health & safety. Seconded by Victoria Bayard Tipp. Motion carried 3-0.
3. Reconvene Special Board Meeting
Motioned by Warren Messner to reconvene the public meeting at 4:04 pm. Seconded by Victoria Bayard Tipp. Motion carried 3-0.
4. Recommended Action: Other
4.1 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby approves a proposal for professional services from KG&D Architects, PC for the Horace Greeley High School Auditorium ceiling repair project, in the amount of $21,550.00, and authorizes the Board President to execute this agreement.
4.2 BE IT RSEOLVED that the Board of Education hereby authorizes the Superintendent of Schools, or Board President, to sign a contract with Empire Core Group for emergency repairs to the Horace Greeley High School Auditorium ceiling, subject to final review by the District’s legal counsel, Shaw, Perelson, May & Lambert LLP.
4.3 BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education hereby appoints Marian Waltzer to a clerical substitute assignment in the Human Resources Department at the Education Center. Her salary will be $25/hour, effective October 21, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
Motioned by Warren Messner to approve Items 4.1 through 4.3 as stated above. Seconded by Victoria Bayard Tipp. Motion carried 3-0.
5. BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Education acknowledges the following contract approved by the Superintendent, per Board Policy 6085 – Purchasing and Bidding:
5.1 An Agreement for Services with Convent Advisory LLC, for consulting services regarding the Horace Greeley High School Auditorium ceiling repairs during the 2021-22 school year.
Motioned by Hilary Grasso to approve Item 5.1 as stated above. Seconded by Victoria Bayard Tipp. Motion carried 3-0.
6. Notice of Future Meetings
Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 7:30 pm
Westorchard Elementary School Presentation
Seven Bridges Middle School – Auditorium
Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 7:30 pm
Douglas Grafflin Elementary School Presentation
Seven Bridges Middle School - Auditorium
7. Adjournment
Motioned by Warren Messner to adjourn the meeting at 4:06 pm. Seconded by Victoria Bayard Tipp. Motion carried 3-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Liisa Elsner
District Clerk / Secretary to the Superintendent
/lke