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Committee adopts revised CIP plan, asks superintendent to request $20 million be moved up from later years
Summary
The Finance and Facilities Committee approved a revised capital improvements plan (CIP) that reorders projects and adds a vehicle replacement contribution, and directed the superintendent to ask the city manager to advance $20 million from later bond allocations to meet school safety needs.
The Finance and Facilities Committee approved a revised capital improvements plan on a motion to move the plan to the full board for adoption and to request additional city funding to meet safety needs.
Committee members said the plan rearranges projects approved in October, advancing roof replacements and turf/track projects while pushing some gym projects back. "We did hear the board loud and clear. We want to reprioritize, refocus our monies," said Mister Marshall, describing the spreadsheet of changes. Marshall said the plan adds $150,000 per year for three years to start a vehicle replacement fund.
The change follows a city bond schedule the committee said currently allocates $10,000,000 in the first year, $30,000,000 the second year and $20,000,000 the third year. Several members argued the $10,000,000 first-year allocation is insufficient for immediate safety needs, citing Sandusky school roof and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) work. One member said the task force had recommended a 30/20/10 distribution but that city council reverted to the manager—s original plan.
After debate, the committee voted to send the revised CIP to the full board for adoption and directed the superintendent to send a written request to the city manager asking that $20,000,000 scheduled for later years be moved into the first year to meet safety needs. Committee members agreed the motion was intended to allow work to start on projects already funded while the district continues to push the city for additional funds.
A member recorded a dissenting vote, arguing that $10,000,000 is not enough and that more funds should be requested now. The motion carried; the committee chair confirmed that the superintendent will write to the city manager as part of the direction.
The committee also discussed practical details: several roof replacements were delayed to 2027 because the required funding was larger than available, and parts for playground repairs at Sandusky had been ordered, which one member said would resolve an immediate safety concern.
The committee did not adopt a final binding change to city bond authorizations; the motion directs staff to advance the revised CIP to the full board and to seek the city manager—s assistance in moving funds earlier in the bond schedule.
