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Board reviews MiSiteIQ facilities plan as district eyes state grant funding
Summary
A SiteLogic presentation to the North Hills Board of Education outlined a five‑year prioritized facilities plan in MiSiteIQ and described a possible state grant opportunity that would require a 25% local match and could fund HVAC, roofing, and solar projects.
North Hills Board of Education members on Aug. 7 heard a presentation from SiteLogic on the district’s MiSiteIQ facilities dashboard, a five‑year prioritized asset plan officials say will guide HVAC, roofing and other capital work and inform grant applications.
The presentation matters because the district plans to use the MiSiteIQ prioritization to apply for state grant funding the presenter said may open in August; the presenter said the state has earmarked $125 million for the program with about $25 million targeted for solar and that districts must provide roughly a 25% match for awards.
Mike Arnold, a SiteLogic presenter, described the tool as a district dashboard that “identifies again, a series of projects or mini projects that can be bundled together” and showed prioritized items by building, category and year. He said the system breaks needs into categories such as mechanical, exterior envelope and electrical and produces a projected spend by year from 2025 through 2029.
Arnold and SiteLogic staff identified several projects that rose to the top in the assessment: replacement of remaining rooftop units that use the phased‑out R‑22 refrigerant, pool dehumidification equipment, roof replacement above a weight room, a fire alarm panel upgrade at High Cliff Middle School and chiller replacement. Arnold said the rooftop units previously replaced under a grant addressed those that used R‑22 and that remaining units were next in priority.
SiteLogic showed how the MiSiteIQ output can be used in a grant application to justify a scope and sequence of work rather than a one‑off wish list. Arnold said the typical schedule would be to finalize scopes in September, bid in October and aim for award notifications in late fall or early winter if the state timeline holds. He cautioned that the statewide budget process was running behind schedule and could push the grant calendar; the board’s legislative report also noted the state budget remained unsettled five weeks after its due date.
Board members asked whether outdoor fields and exterior work were included; Arnold said the district’s overall assessment covers all district assets and that presentation slides shown to the board focused on higher‑priority items. Board members also discussed the relative ease of finding grants for work that directly benefits students versus administrative buildings; Arnold said programs tend to prioritize “warm, safe and dry” projects that affect classrooms and student spaces.
There was no board vote tied to the presentation. The board received the MiSiteIQ summary and the presentation will feed planning and potential grant applications this fall.
The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Sept. 4, when staff can return with narrower scopes or grant applications for formal action if the district chooses to pursue specific projects.
