Webutuck Board of
Education held the
The following
Board members were present:
Dale Culver,
President
Andrew Jablonsky
William McGhee
John Perotti
Also Present:
Dr. Richard N.
Johns, Superintendent
Tracy Trotter, Superintendent’s Secretary
Absent:
Bernadette
Coniglio
Joseph Herald
Susan Lounsbury
CALL TO ORDER
President Culver called
the business meeting of
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
1. Approve SEQRA Resolution for the EXCEL Project
Mr.
Jablonsky made and Mr. Perotti seconded the following motion:
WHEREAS,
the Board of Education of the Webutuck School District (“Board”) has proposed
to undertake a project consisting of (i) the installation of a new roof,
replacement of coping stone, and repairs to the parapet wall at the Millerton
Elementary School, (ii) installation of electronic door systems at the Webutuck
Elementary School, the Eugene Brooks Middle School, and the Webutuck High School,
and (iii) the installation of a redundant pump system at the District’s central
campus to serve as a back-up to the original system (“the Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Board wishes to fully
comply with its obligations under the State Environmental Quality Review Act
(“SEQRA”) and the regulations thereunder with respect to the proposed action;
and
WHEREAS, the Board has carefully
considered the nature and scope of the proposed action; and
WHEREAS, upon review of the
foregoing, the Board makes the following determinations:
1. The
proposed action involves (i) the installation of a new roof, replacement of
coping stone, and repairs to the parapet wall at the Millerton Elementary
School, (ii) installation of electronic door systems at the Webutuck Elementary
School, the Eugene Brooks Middle School, and the Webutuck High School, and
(iii) the installation of a redundant pump system at the District’s central
campus to serve as a back-up to the original system (“the Project”);
2. The
proposed project represents maintenance or repair involving no substantial
changes in an existing facility or structure within the meaning of 6 NYCRR
617.5(c)(1); and/or alternatively the replacement, rehabilitation or
reconstruction of a structure or facility in kind within the meaning of 6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(2); and/or alternatively a
routine activity of an educational institution within the meaning of 6 NYCRR §
617.5(c)(8).
3. The
proposed action will in no case have a significant adverse impact based on the
environment based on the criteria contained in 6 NYCRR § 617.7(c), and is not
otherwise a Type I action as defined by 6 NYCRR § 617.4.
4. The
proposed action is a Type II action within the meaning of 6 NYCRR 617.5 and is
therefore not subject to review under SEQRA and the regulations thereunder.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that
the Board finds and concludes that the proposed action is a Type II action
within the meaning of 6 NYCRR 617.5 and therefore is not subject to review
under SEQRA and the regulations thereunder.
The
four Board members present voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
2.
Approve the Transportation Resolution (see attached)
The attachment is provided with these minutes.
Mr. Perotti made and Mr. Jablonsky seconded the attached motion for EXCEL
Aid.
The four Board members present voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
3.
Approve the EXCEL Project Resolution (see attached)
The attachment is provided with these minutes.
Mr. Jablonsky made and Mr. McGhee seconded the attached motion for the Transportation
Revote.
The four Board members present voted to approve the motion. The motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT
An audience member questioned where the District was with the EBMS
Principal selection process. The
Superintendent stated now that the WHS Principal is onboard permanently they
have begun to look over the applications and will narrow it down by this
Friday.
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
A Board member stated the District had problems with couriers in the past
delivering Board packets. President Culver
suggested discussing it at a future Board meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Jablonsky made and Mr. McGhee
seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting of
Respectfully submitted,
Therese M. Trotter
District Clerk