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Board approves consent agendas and authorizes purchase of Milestones House for transition program
Summary
The board approved minutes, policy, education, human‑resources and finance consent agendas and authorized a capital reserve withdrawal to purchase 63 Patterson Street (Milestones House) for $499,508.27 for the district’s 18–21 transition program.
At its Feb. 24 meeting the Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education approved a slate of consent items across policy, education, human resources and finance and authorized the purchase of the property known as the Milestones House.
The nut graf: The board approved routine consent items and authorized a capital reserve withdrawal to acquire 63 Patterson Street — the property the district had leased and used for its 18‑to‑21 transition program — for $499,508.27, a number the board substituted for a previous “not to exceed $550,000” figure after finalizing the contract amount.
The board approved the minutes of the Jan. 27, 2025 regular and executive sessions, accepted governance and policy committee consent items, three education consent agenda items, eight human‑resources consent items and 18 finance consent items. During finance discussion Mr. Usami requested and the board approved replacing the previously drafted “not to exceed $550,000” figure for the capital‑reserve withdrawal with the exact purchase price of $499,508.27 for 63 Patterson Street (identified in meeting discussion as the Milestones House). Administrators said the property will be renovated to meet ADA requirements and used in perpetuity for the district’s transition program for 18‑to‑21‑year‑olds.
Votes at a glance: • Approval of minutes (Jan. 27, 2025): Approved (roll call recorded as unanimous among voting members present). • Policy consent agenda (1 item): Approved (roll call: Calderon, Guzman, Huang, Keller, Martin, Stankus, Stephens, Weaver, Varghese — all yes). • Education consent agenda (3 items): Approved (same roll call yes votes recorded). • Human resources consent agenda (8 items): Approved (same roll call yes votes recorded). • Finance consent agenda (18 items), including capital reserve withdrawal to purchase 63 Patterson Street (Milestones House): Approved; capital reserve withdrawal amount set to $499,508.27.
No individual motions were identified on the record with named movers and seconders for each consent agenda beyond the generic motions and seconds recorded; the roll calls recorded the votes as described above. The board also voted to enter executive session for contract discussion and indicated no action would be taken immediately afterward.
Ending: Staff said they will finalize related contract paperwork and move forward with the planned ADA renovations once state approvals and closing are complete.
