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Board approves 10‑year facilities plan; district outlines $4.8 million roofing bond under new legislation
Summary
The CHISAGO LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT board approved a 10‑year facilities plan and discussed Long‑Term Facilities Maintenance (LTFM) revenues, debt service and a $4.8 million roofing item tied to recent legislation that the district plans to bond.
The CHISAGO LAKES SCHOOL DISTRICT board voted to adopt a 10‑year long‑term facilities maintenance (LTFM) plan after a presentation from the district’s director of business services.
S2, the district’s Director of Business Services, told the board the district receives about $1.3 million in LTFM revenue annually (roughly $380 per ADM). About $420,000 of that is already committed to two LTFM bonds, leaving roughly $875,000–$880,000 before other set‑asides. After taking out approximately $240,000 reserved for health and safety needs, S2 said the district expects about $640,000 a year to allocate to deferred‑maintenance projects across six buildings, including the bus garage.
The FY26 work for this summer includes LED lighting retrofits, flooring at Taylor’s Falls, door‑frame replacement at the primary school, selected carpet replacement at the high school, drinking‑fountain work at the middle school and curb striping at Lakeside. For FY27 the plan lists more general deferred‑maintenance items and a $200,000 set‑aside for high‑school projects.
S2 flagged a newly added roofing item tied to recent legislation that increases the district’s planned construction revenue and expense by $4,800,000; the district intends to bond that amount and record the money in the construction fund used for capital projects. S2 said, “it’s added in — dollars 4,800,000.0 in and 4,800,000.0 out,” and confirmed work funded by that bond cannot begin until July 1.
Board members discussed how priorities are set: Kyle and building principals reviewed needs, then the facilities staff coded and prioritized items as high or moderate. S2 said the district solicited quotes this year for small projects and used a quote process for jobs that stayed under bid thresholds, while larger work would be bid out.
The board moved and approved the 10‑year LTFM plan by voice vote. The approved plan and the roofing bond item will be tracked separately in the district’s construction fund.
Next steps: the district will send required project narratives and supporting documents to the Minnesota Department of Education as part of the project submission process and proceed with bids or quotes per the approved priorities.
