Board awards River School restroom bid to DMC Commercial; public raises facility‑use and traffic safety concerns
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Summary
The board approved Resolution 25‑19 awarding the Carmel River School staff restroom expansion to DMC Commercial; later public commenters sought clearer Facilitron rental procedures, and residents raised safety concerns about new access from Carmel High onto Morse Drive and asked for county permit and DSA plan documentation.
The Carmel Unified School District Board approved Resolution 25‑19 to award the bid for a staff restroom expansion at River School to DMC Commercial Incorporated. Facilities staff said 13 contractors attended the pre‑bid walkthrough and three bids were submitted; the low bid from DMC was within the project budget. Trustee Matt Glaser moved to award the bid and the motion passed on roll call with all present trustees voting yes.
Earlier, the board approved the consent calendar by unanimous roll call. The board also took a brief recess to resolve technical issues with a presentation; they reconvened and continued the agenda.
During the public comment period, two River School community members—Annalise Moore (River PTO vice president) and Justin Bell (president, Carmel River Dads)—asked the district to clarify responsibilities and timelines for facility reservations submitted through Facilitron, saying requests and insurance certificates have been inconsistently handled and sometimes only cleared in the week before an event. District staff responded that both internal and external facility requests must go through the same reservation process and that PTOs are treated as internal but do have insurance requirements.
A later public comment raised traffic and safety concerns about two new access roads/gates the district opened from Carmel High School onto Morse Drive, a county roadway. The commenter said they could not find an encroachment permit on the county’s permitting system and described near‑miss collisions and constrained emergency access, asking the district to provide any approved encroachment permit and DSA (Division of the State Architect) plans showing emergency access. The commenter also asked why Board President Jason Raminzy recused himself from an earlier agenda item; the board noted the recusal on the record and moved forward.
Votes at a glance (selected): - Consent calendar: approved (roll call unanimous). - Resolution 25‑19 (River School restroom bid award to DMC Commercial Inc.): approved (roll call unanimous). - Other administrative approvals (nominations for MCSBA awards, annual organization meeting date): motions moved and approved by roll call.
District staff committed to follow up with the PTOs and community members to clarify scheduling responsibilities, and the superintendent’s office agreed to connect the public commenters with the district staff member who manages Facilitron.