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Board hears presentation on required middle-school emergency generator; formal approval expected in two weeks
Summary
Staff and CHA representatives briefed the board on a required emergency generator tied to a new sprinkler system at the middle school; the unit replaces a 30+-year-old generator, will support the fire pump and select life-safety systems, and staff said funding is included in the budget with formal approval requested at the next meeting.
Board members received a presentation about agenda item 4.01: a new emergency generator for the middle school. Speaker 1 explained the generator is needed to operate the new sprinkler systemfire pump in case of power loss and that the existing unit is more than 30 years old and undersized for current needs. Speaker 6 (from CHA) said the generator will transfer existing circuits and add capacity for additional life-safety equipment and heating system pumps so the building can be kept from freezing during an outage.
Speaker 7 added that the new unit will pick up one of the boilers and hot-water pumps, which current emergency backup does not support. Board members asked about expected useful life and fuel type; staff said a typical diesel generator life is about 30 years.
Staff said the generator purchase is included in the proposed budget and that the board would be asked to approve the contract in two weeks. No formal motion was made during this presentation; board members did not take immediate action and asked to review final contract documents at the next meeting.
