District advances energy conservation work; presentation seeks authority to continue McKinstry partnership and solar installations

District staff and McKinstry representatives presented a performance contract for energy conservation measures, including retro‑commissioning and districtwide efficiency work and plans for rooftop solar photovoltaic arrays at four schools. Facilities director Lou Anne O'Leary and a McKinstry representative described prior successes at other schools and said the district would continue its relationship with McKinstry. O'Leary said the district wants to proceed with solar work at Aldo Leopold East High School, Edison Middle School and Washington Middle School, among other measures. A district staff member said the work would be funded from Fund 46 (capital improvements) and noted the district expects approximately $1,100,000 in federal funds and rebates to replenish Fund 46 over time. "What we're seeing, the larger districts do is they replenish 46 then, going forward," a staff member said. No formal approval vote on the contract was recorded in the portion of the transcript provided. Staff characterized the item as a continuation of an existing partnership and as part of the district's effort to implement outcomes described in the board's sustainability resolution.