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Board plans community listening session on gym overhaul as sprinkler system failures prompt maintenance review
Summary
Trustees set a late‑April community listening session to solicit input on gym upgrades after administrators proposed bleacher replacement, repainting and other improvements; separate maintenance attention is being focused on an aging irrigation/sprinkler system that may require full replacement and bidding.
Trustees agreed to schedule a community listening session after administrators raised gym maintenance and grounds irrigation as potential summer projects.
Administration described two priority maintenance projects: a gym overhaul (new bleachers, repainting and possible new graphics) and replacement or major repair of an aging sprinkler/irrigation system. The board discussed options for bleacher styles, ADA handrails and whether to install stadium‑style seating on one side while retaining multi‑use space for pep band and other functions.
Nut graf: The board wants community input on gym design choices and priorities; at the same time staff are preparing a bid-ready scope for a sprinkler/irrigation project after staff and a vendor reported that many original components (valves and solenoids) are obsolete and repeated repairs are no longer practical.
Administrators provided rough cost ranges discussed in the meeting: estimates for a full gym refresh (bleachers, painting and handrails) were discussed in the low‑to‑mid five figures per one board comment ("a hundred and 30 to a hundred and 50" was mentioned during cost discussion; exact scope and quote components were not specified). Staff said major‑maintenance funds can be used for replacement and upkeep but that upgrades that materially change a facility may need supplemental funding.
On the irrigation system, facilities staff said original components are roughly 20 years old, many parts are no longer manufactured and several lines and sprinklers are broken or disconnected. Staff said a full replacement would be sensible to avoid repeated stop‑gap repairs and that timetable and bid processes need to start soon to complete work before peak summer heat.
The board discussed holding the community listening session late in April (after spring break) and suggested pairing it with an existing community lunch or other event to boost turnout. Trustees asked staff to prepare estimated costs and more detailed bid-ready language for the sprinkler work and to include ADA and accessibility implications in any bleacher replacement planning.
Ending: Staff will return with firmer cost estimates and bid scopes for the sprinkler system and with a proposed date and format for the late‑April community listening session focused on gym improvements; the board will publicize the meeting to solicit community preferences.
