5-Year Capital Outlay Workshop Minutes
Tuesday,
March 7, 2006 – 10:00 a.m.
School
Board Meeting Room
Members Present
Lorie Shekailo-Chair
Dr. David Anderson
Susan Hershey
Nancy Kline
Dr. Sara A. Wilcox, Superintendent
Tom Elfers, School Board Attorney
Members Absent
Laurie Gaylord-Vice-Chair
Kristin Conrad, Student Representative (JBHS)
Staff Present
Hank
Salzler, Ruth Pietruszewski, Darla Miloszewski, Cathleen Brennan, Julie Sessa, Rodger
Osborne, Garret Grabowski, Sabra Avery
Public
Press PBPost
– Sandra Hong Stuart
News – Kelly Tyko
MCEA – No representation AFSCME – No representation
Call to order by the Chairman and
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States
Lorie
Shekailo explained that Laurie Gaylord’s mother was critically it, so Laurie
Gaylord would not be in attendance at the workshop.
1. Open to the Public
No one
from the public requested to speak.
2. COP/COBI Funding (COPY ATTACHED)
Sabra Avery, MCSD Special projects/Contract
Accountant, reviewed the budget, showing a powerpoint
presentation.
She reviewed the projects and the roll forward. She explained the
current no debt service and
the debt service on COPs. She provided an update on the 5-year capital
outlay revenue and turned the
presentation over to Julie Sessa to handle the
expenditure side.
3. Presentations:
(COPY ATTACHED)
A. Capital
Budget Update
Julie Sessa, Director of
Facilities and Planning, continued with the powerpoint presentation. Julie highlighted each project by school in
the master plan. She reviewed the
projects and showed pictures of them as she explained each project. She
discussed the timelines for projects. She discussed the total project budget. She
gave detailed information on each school site. She described each project and
gave visual presentations. She reviewed the hurricane hardening of Warfield
Elementary. Sue Hershey asked if the
hurricane hardening costs were separated out.
Julie Sessa answered yes. There was a separate line item for the
incremental costs from building the building and then bringing it to enhanced
hurricane protection. Julie stated that
the hurricane costs for Warfield Elementary came to $400,000. Sue Hershey asked if additional funding was
coming from the state to help cover those costs. Julie answered that the
District had a 406 application at the Department of Community Affairs for
Warfield. As of last week, the DCA had approved the scope of what was being
done. They are now doing a cost benefit analysis on the cost of the building,
the cost of the Enhanced Hurricane Protection Area (EHPA), and the values that
are inside the building or the content value in the building. The content is something FEMA would pay for
if the District
3. Presentations:
(COPY ATTACHED)
A. Capital
Budget Update (con’t)
had a loss. The grant is
for $417,000. The federal share is 75%,
the state share is 12.5%, and District share is 12.5%. The dollar amount that is the District’s
obligation is about $52,000. Sue Hershey asked if the state and federal
contributions could be tracked. Sabra answered yes. The DCA determines if this
is an eligible project. If denied, the
$400,000 will have to come out of the District’s 2 mils. Julie told the Board
that the Adult Ed program is now located at the old J. D. Parker old site and
named the
4. Open to the Board
Sue Hershey
Asked if a workshop on
the A++ plan, incorporating High School reform, could be planned. She
wanted the workshop for
the Board, so that everyone was on the same page. She also wanted to
inform the public.
Dr. Sara A. Wilcox
Answered yes. She asked Sue Hershey if she had received the
information she had requested on the
portables. Sue Hershey was satisfied with the
information.
Sue Hershey
Asked if portables were
considered permanent structures.
Dr. Sara A. Wilcox
Explained that portables
are not permanent. They are
relocatables.
Nancy Kline
Explained that the
concretables are a little different.
Dr. Sara A. Wilcox
Explained that the
concretables could be moved also, and they are considered portables.
Sue Hershey
Said the concretables
look entirely different. She wondered if
concretables were treated like a mobile
home in the County for tax purposes and impact
fees. She wondered if a concretable development
of affordable housing came along
what the basis of taxing would be. She
thought the Board should
be ready for that and be able to
address it. She felt the Board should
already have the answer before
the question is asked.
Dr Sara Wilcox
Mentioned Nancy Kline’s idea about meeting with the
Treasure Coast Builder’s Association, Gold Coast, and Associated General
Contractors. She said the meeting was
yesterday, and it was a very productive meeting and a lot of ideas were
generated. Information will be put in
their monthly newsletters about the projects we have, being very specific about
them. They will try to recruit additional contractors to bid on the projects. Everyone went away from the meeting feeling
that it was good and beneficial.
4. Open to the Board (Con’t)
Nancy Kline
Added to the Superintendent’s comments. She said that the
organizations will survey their members and bring back some hard data and
information to make us more effective in construction.
Lorie Shekailo called for a motion
to adjourn.
Nancy Kline made a motion to adjourn,
Sue Hershey seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business
to bring before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:57 a.m.
_______________________________
CHAIR (Lorie
Shekailo)
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SECRETARY
(Sara A. Wilcox, Ph.D.)