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Board approves CalSHAPE ventilation contract; staff say grant work is meant to be cost‑neutral
Summary
After a short public hearing, the board approved a contract award for work under the CalSHAPE ventilation grant to Pacific West Energy Solutions (via the vendor arrangement presented). Presenters said the grant would fund CO2 sensors, assessments and filters and that planned work is intended to avoid duplicating bond project HVAC work.
The Belmont‑Redwood Shores Board held a brief public hearing on the California Energy Commission’s CalSHAPE ventilation grant and then approved a contract award to a vendor brought forward by district staff.
CPO Matsumoto (presenting on the CalSHAPE ventilation grant) told trustees the district partnered with a consulting firm, Lifelong’s Peak Performance, to scope a project that staff said would be cost neutral to the district in aggregate. The three primary grant uses described were: (1) system assessments by a vendor (PacQuest / Pacific West), (2) installation of thermostats with CO2 monitors and (3) the purchase of additional filtration stock for sites. “All in all, the projects that they’ve lined up for this basically are cost neutral to the district,” Matsumoto said.
Nut graf: Staff said the grant work is intended to complement — not duplicate — larger HVAC replacements already planned under the district’s bond program; the board approved a motion to award the contract for the grant work and accepted staff assurances that site assessments would be scheduled to minimize disruption.
Details: Presenters said some campus HVAC components cannot accept MERV‑13 filtration and that the grant will allow the district to restock filters, add CO2 sensors to thermostats and commission site assessments. Lifelong’s consultants discussed coordination with DTA (the district’s bond/engineering advisor) and said the grant scope was designed to avoid unnecessary overlap. Trustees requested to be notified when site assessments are scheduled; staff said they would share dates so board members could observe.
Vote and outcome: The board moved and seconded the contract award motion, then took a voice vote. The motion passed with all voting members present saying “aye.” The contract was recorded as approved; staff said site assessments would follow and that installers would work around school schedules to limit disruption.
Ending: Staff committed to provide details on CO2 threshold handling and on how installed monitors will interact with existing central control systems; trustees asked to be informed of assessment schedules and to accompany site visits if desired.
