At its June 24 meeting the Petaluma City Schools Board of Education approved a slate of routine fiscal and facilities items, including authorization of district signers for the 2025–26 fiscal year, a district appointee to the Redwood Empire Schools Insurance Group (Resig), selection of a lease-leaseback contractor for the Mary Collins new classroom building, and a districtwide energy services agreement with Climate Tech to perform no-cost site assessments.

Resolution and appointments
The board approved an annual resolution designating authorized signers for contracts and agreements for fiscal year 2025–26. The board also confirmed an appointment and alternate to the Redwood Empire Schools Insurance Group (Resig), naming the district chief business officer as the Resig representative and the superintendent as alternate, as presented in the agenda.

Lease-leaseback for Mary Collins classroom
After an RFP that produced 13 submissions and two rounds of interviews, the board approved selection of Core Construction as the lease-leaseback contractor for the Mary Collins (Cherry Valley) new classroom project. District staff said, if approved, Core Construction "will start the pre-construction of the new building," and several Core Construction representatives were present in the room when the selection was announced. Board action starts the preconstruction phase; staff said subsequent contract documents and project reporting will follow the district's capital process.

Climate Tech energy services agreement
The board approved a contract with Climate Tech for districtwide energy conservation and assessment services at no up-front cost. Amanda, the district business official who presented the item, said Climate Tech will perform single-site assessments that may identify solar, battery backup, HVAC and lighting projects. The initial contract was described as a no-cost study; if the board later authorizes specific projects through the bond implementation plan, Climate Tech would receive a 5% fee on any project they implement as part of that work.

Other approvals
The board also approved: the confidential employee AB 1200 salary schedule that reflects a 2.12% increase tied to the CSEA schedule (retroactive to July 1); routine consent-agenda contracts including a nursing assistant instruction contract with Fox Pacific Academy (Casa Grande CTE) and a youth vaping prevention contract with the Northern California Center for Well-being (project True Friday Night Live); and an overnight field trip for a high-school yearbook workshop in San Diego. The consent agenda, presented by consolidated motion, passed without recorded opposition.

Policy and future work
Board members asked clarifying questions about the overlap between the Climate Tech work and the Facilities Master Plan; district staff said Climate Tech assessments are site-specific and would feed into the bond implementation if the board moves forward with projects. Trustees also asked about funding sources and potential costs if projects are authorized in the future.

No dollar amounts for specific projects were authorized at the meeting; the Climate Tech contract was approved only to proceed with assessments. The Mary Collins selection advances preconstruction but does not by itself authorize final construction cost increases beyond future board approvals.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution designating authorized contract signers (fiscal year 2025–26): approved (motion passed).
- Appointment to Redwood Empire Schools Insurance Group (Resig): approved (motion passed).
- Lease-leaseback contractor selection for Mary Collins new classroom (Core Construction): approved (motion passed).
- Energy services agreement with Climate Tech (no-cost assessments): approved (motion passed).
- Confidential employee AB 1200 salary schedule (2.12% increase; retroactive July 1): approved (motion passed).
- Overnight field trip (yearbook workshop, San Diego): approved (motion passed).

The board did not authorize capital expenditures tied to Climate Tech assessments at this meeting; those would require separate project approvals if staff recommend construction or procurement.