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Ho-Ho-Kus board accepts $93,000 donation to convert MPR into regulation basketball court, grants donor limited use
Summary
The Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education unanimously accepted a $93,000 donation to install Sport Court flooring and two ceiling-mounted basketball systems in the school multi-purpose room and granted the donor limited use of the space for youth programs; the board authorized a contract to be prepared.
The Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education voted 4-0 on Nov. 4 to accept a $93,000 donation from Summer Heatt Sports LLC to renovate the district’s Multi-Purpose Room with a Sport Court Maple Select flooring system and two ceiling-mounted Gared basketball systems.
Superintendent Dr. Linda Bovino-Romeo told the board the donation will provide a professional sports court surface and electric retractable hoops intended to expand physical-education and recreational opportunities for students and to create rental opportunities for community programs. The agenda names Joe Jackson as the donor and indicates the materials and labor are being provided as the donation.
As part of the resolution, the board authorized MB Specialties, a fully insured installer, to perform the work. The resolution also grants Summer Heatt limited use of the MPR when it is not needed for school purposes; the amount of the donation will be applied to the hourly rate and custodial costs otherwise chargeable to Summer Heatt as a Class IV user of the facility. The agenda states the board’s attorney provided an opinion affirming the board’s legal authority to accept the donation and to grant the concession described in the resolution.
The motion to accept the donation and authorize the attorney to prepare a contract was moved by Vice-President Maggie Lilijegren, seconded by John DeFalco, and approved by roll call, 4-0. No member voted against the measure; Board Member Deborah Wunder was recorded as absent on the roll.
Next steps noted in the agenda: the board attorney is to draft a contract with Summer Heatt that will memorialize installation responsibilities, the concession terms, and the application of the donation toward fees. The agenda records no timetable for installation or any specific start date for construction.
