The Lake Shore School Board met on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. All members were present.

Marie O’Connor addressed the Board about her concerns over the proposed Wal-Mart and its impact on the School District. Ms. O’Connor cited the traffic impact, possibility of increased crime and noise as problems that would directly effect the School District. School Superintednent Jeff Rabey advised Ms. O’Connor that a letter had been sent to the Planning Board stating that the School District took issue with the traffic study

as it was reported in the Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS). That traffic study had been completed in August and did not include the traffic generated by the school buses, teachers, staff, parents, etc. Mr. Rabey assured Ms. O’Connor that the District was staying informed on the WalMart Project.

J.T. Waugh’s Principal David Patronik presented information on the Academic Intervention Services offered in the District. Academic Intervention used to be elementary Remedial Reading which was primarily a "pull out" program for students who were behind grade level in reading. Academic Intervention focuses on reading but reading is an integral part in all areas of study, including math. Academic Intervention Services utilize both the "pull out" and "push in" approach to help students. The Academic Intervention Services also work with the ALPHA program students, the students who are "gifted".

J.T. Waugh Elementary School also uses Reading Motivators for their students such as the Book It Program with Pizza Hut, Reading Incentive Month and Reading Incentive Day, Book Bowl – based on the Jeopardy game; it involves the 4th and 5th grades with questions/answers based on a particular list of books the students are to read, Word of the Week and Turn Off TV Week in April. This past Halloween, the students broadcast a radio show for the school called Imaginings. The show was based on student writings. A portion of the broadcast was reproduced for the Board.

The Board approved the First Reading of Amendment to Policy #3250 - "Community Use of School Facilities" as amended after discussion. Boardmember Jill Barrett objected to having two fees schedules, one for non-profit organizations and one for everyone else. Boardmember Rick Vogan wanted to clarify that the Board will review the fee schedule regularly. Boardmember Carmen Garozzo stated that the Board had previously decided to review the usage and fees over the next two years and make adjustments as necessary. School Attorney Phillip Brothman will review the policy and the law regarding District facilities usage, the public and "making a profit". The second reading of the policy should be available for the next Board meeting.

In other matters, the Board:

• Approved the list of items to be declared "surplus goods," and approved the advertisement of the items for sale to the highest bidder.

• Awarded bids for the Athletic Facility and Pool Accessibility Equipment per the list attached to the Boardmember agendas

• Approved the appointment of Jackie Kettle to serve as a Parent Member to the Committee on Special Education for the 2007-08 school year.

• Approved the Committee on Special Education and CPSE reports

• Approved the revised list of Mentor Appointments for the 2007-08 school year.

• Approved the lists of "After School Literacy Program for ELA" (Middle School) faculty at the contractual rate, effective December 4, 2007.

• Approved a medical leave for Dawn B. Quiter from her position as Teacher Assistant, effective October 15, 2007, followed by an unpaid medical leave effective October 29, 2007 due to the depletion of sick time during her related disability.

• Accepted with regret the resignation of Kristina Lewis from her position as Girls JV Lacrosse Coach for the 2007-08 sports season, effective November 20, 2007.

• Approved the following coaching appointments for the 2007-08 sports season, effective November 20, 2007: Katie Killion Girls JV Lacrosse Coach, Hannah Jensen Girls Modified Lacrosse Coach

• Approved the appointment of the personnel to serve as Intramural Staff for the various elementary buildings for the 2007-08 school year.

• Abolished the Account Clerk Mini Computer Operator position in the Business Office.

• Approved the creation of a full-time Payroll Clerk position in the Business Office.

• Appointed Denise Mecca to the full-time Payroll Clerk position in the Business Office, effective November 21, 2007.

• Approved the one-year probationary appointment of Roberta Adams as a full-time Payroll Clerk in the Business Office, Step 1, effective December 17, 2007. Approved the three-year probationary appointment of Vanessa A. Manney as a School Counselor, Step 1 Bachelors, effective November 26, 2007.

• Approved the one-year probationary appointment of the following individuals as Bus Drivers for the District, effective November 20, 2007: Art Buczkowski, Alfred Pearson, Joseph Paternostro

• Approved the one-year probationary appointment of James Will as a half-time laborer for the District, effective November 13, 2007.

• Accepted with regret the resignation for the purpose of retirement of Linda B. Page from her position as Bus Driver, effective October 31, 2007.

• Approved the Not-for-Profit request from "Friends of the Village, Inc." for use of the J.T. Waugh School during Christmas in the Village on December 8, 2007.

• Tabled the approval of the Architectural Firm to provide professional services for the planning, development and completion of the EXCEL Capital Project.

• Tabled discussion of Transportation of Private School Students.

Superintendent Rabey reported:

• A Title 9 (Gender equity in High School Sports) complaint was settled. A schedule has been agreed upon for the Cheerleaders to perform at both the Girls and Boys Basketball games.

• Review of the study to decide if and which elementary school should be closed showed that, at this time, NO school will be closed. Enrollment has stabilized, with an increase in current kindergarten students. With the recent changes in the bus runs, there would be little or no gain in savings to transportation from closing a school. The school closing issue will continue to be monitored so that if the time should come that it would be prudent to close a school, the issue will again be brought to the Board.

• The Joint Boards met and members from each town, village and the District will be meeting with the Boys & Girls Club of Eden to investigate bringing a club to the Lake Shore District area.

• Time clocks, as suggested by the Auditors, will begin to be tested in the Central Business Office before going District wide. The time clocks will read the hand size and pin number of the employee before clocking them in or out.

During the Recognition of Unscheduled Visitors, a district resident reported he had received a solicitation to buy a magazine, supposedly from a Brant Elementary School 5th grader. In reality, the return address on the solicitation was Nashville, Tennessee and the resident stated that he did not know any students at the Brant school. Mr. Rabey said that the incident would be checked out and thanked the resident for bringing this situation to the attention of the Board.

The next meeting of the School Board will be a work session on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 and a regular meeting on Tuesday, December 18, 2007. Both will begin at 7pm. All are welcome.

The Evans Town Board met on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. All members were present.

No visitors spoke to the Board. All members wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

In other matters, the Board:

• Received a letter from Gerald Bove and Mary Labedz Kulpa with a request to purchase a paper street. It was referred to the appropriate department heads.

• Authorized payment of $2500 each to Evans Center Volunteer Fire Company, Angola Volunteer Fire Company and Lake Erie Beach Volunteer Fire Company to help defray to costs for their 75th Anniversary, 125th Anniversary and Southwestern Association of Volunteer Fireman’s Convention respectively.

• Adopted the Preliminary Budget, as amended, as the annual budget of the Town of Evans for the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2008

• Authorized the Supervisor to execute the memorandum of agreement with IBEW as it pertains to military service credit towards retirement. (The New York State Retirement System offers members with military service an additional two years of service credit for retirement and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the Town of Evans have had discussions to properly recognize the military service of its employees.)

• Authorized the Supervisor to sign the agreement for field reviews and recollection of data with GAR Associates, Inc. subject to approval of the Town Attorney.

This resolution shall take effect immediately.

• Awarded the Water Meter Replacement and Tileset Installation project (Contract 07-1) to H&K Services, Inc., 12025 Leon Road, Leon, New York 14751 contingent upon the Town Attorneys review of the Contractor’s Bonds and Insurances. The low bid for the Base Bid submitted by H&K Services, Inc. was $931,200.00. Wendel Duchscherer has reviewed the proposal from H&K Services, Inc. and held a meeting on November 16, 2007 with the President of H&K Services, Inc., Scot Hirschman, and confirmed his understanding of the requirements of this project. The Evans Town Board has determined that the Town of Evans has sufficient monies for construction of the Base Bid.

• Awarded the Fire Hydrant Replacement project (Contract 07-2) to Mar-Wal Construction Co. Inc, 440 Gould Avenue, Depew NY 14043 contingent upon the Town Attorney’s review of the Contractor’s Bonds and Insurances. The low bid submitted by Mar-Wal Construction Co. Inc. was $466,300.00. Wendel Duchscherer has reviewed the proposal from Mar-Wal Construction Co. Inc. and held a meeting on November 14, 2007 with the President of Mar-Wal Construction, Dan Martin, and confirmed his understanding of the requirements of this project. The Evans Town Board has determined that the Town of Evans has sufficient monies for construction of the Base Bid.

• Established a policy to promote apprenticeship training as authorized by Section 816—b of the NEW YORK LABOR LAW. Current State law does not compel any governmental entity that is a party to a "construction contract" to require that any contractors or subcontractors participate in apprenticeship training programs approved by the State Commissioner of Labor. There is a long and productive history of partnership between labor and management for the training of skilled craft workers in our State which began over fifty (50) years ago when the US Congress passed the Fitzgerald Act (29 USC Section 50) to encourage States to develop apprenticeship training programs. The New York State Legislature adopted Article 23 of the NEW YORK LABOR LAW in 1961 to authorize the State Commissioner of Labor to develop standards for apprenticeship training and a process for certifying programs which meet said standards. The promotion of apprenticeship training programs will expand the pool of skilled workers in the Town of Evans by providing many residents the means to earn a decent living thereby fostering the local and regional economies. A "construction contract" shall mean any contract to which the Town of Evans shall be a signatory which involves the construction, reconstruction, improvement, rehabilitation, installation, alteration, renovation, demolition, or otherwise providing for any building, facility or physical structure of any kind with a value in excess of $250,000 and up to $3,000,000, and "contractor or subcontractor" shall mean a contractor or subcontractor which directly employs labor under a "construction contract" for which an apprenticeship program has been approved by the New York State Commissioner of Labor in accordance with Article 23 of the NEW YORK LABOR LAW. The Town of Evans hereby requires any contractor or subcontractor, at the time of bidding on a construction contract with the Town of Evans, to submit appropriate documentation of having currently valid apprenticeship agreements, appropriate for the type and scope of work to be performed, which have been registered with and approved by the New York State Commissioner of Labor in accordance with Article 23 of the NEW YORK LABOR LAW, anything in Section 103 of the NEW YORK GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW to the contrary notwithstanding". This Resolution shall apply to construction contracts advertised for bids on or after the effective date, and if any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section of or part of this law or the application thereof to any person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or circumstance, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision section or part of this law, or in it application to the person, individual, corporation, firm, partnership entity, or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment, or order shall be rendered.

The next Town Board meeting will be Wednesday, December 5, 2007 at 7:30. All are welcome.