Kathy Dzewaltowski, observer
Regular meeting:
The board began the meeting by welcoming new members Leah Fliter and Darrell Edie and electing a board president and vice president. Doug Messer was elected president, and Dave Colburn was elected vice president.
Board members also approved the annual duty appointments, such as board clerk, treasurer, legal counsel, freedom of information officer, ADA compliance officer, etc.
The board met with representatives of First Management, the contractor working on Wilson Elementary's construction project. The project is behind schedule, and First Management had suggested working longer hours and on Saturdays to make up time. The district's program manager was not confident that the proposed plan would be sufficient to have the school ready by August. Walt Pesaresi said First Management knew what the timeline was when they chose to bid on the project and in not having the project completed, they have essentially lied to Wilson's students by not living up to their claims of being able to complete the project on time. Mr. Pesaresi said First Management needs to develop another proposal that shows how the lost time will be made up.
The board was also presented information regarding the structural condition of the stone portion of Roosevelt Elementary. An engineer is working on a complete study of the stone portion, and the results will be ready next week. Board members asked for the best and worst case scenarios. The best case would be only one concrete floor is in poor shape and will need to be reinforced. One possible worst case could be all of the concrete floors are in poor shape and would have to be replaced with steel and lightweight concrete. A second worst case included the possibility that the concrete floors, columns, beams, and exterior walls are all in poor shape, and in that case, the board might have to consider demolition. The construction team had not yet considered the financial implications, but it was suggested it could be as much as $3-4 million. District administration has been working on possible options for classroom space since the stone portion won't be ready by August. Board members planned a special meeting for July 14th to discuss Roosevelt's construction project.
The board was provided with mill levy and property valuation information to help plan the 2011-12 budget. The district's current total mill levy is 49.3 mills. Dr. Bob Shannon, Superintendent, said that administration needs the board to make preliminary decisions about budget reductions and the use of reserves in order to develop options for the budget.
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