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Five‑year facilities plan projects $21.5M spending; life‑safety inspection flags ADA and fire‑alarm updates
Summary
District facilities staff presented a five‑year capital plan projecting ~$21.5 million in needs (about $4.3M in 2026) and summarized a 10‑year life‑safety inspection that found required updates such as additional visual strobes, smoke/heat detectors, CO detectors, and some ADA hardware work.
Ryan presented the district’s five‑year facilities master plan and a separate 10‑year life‑safety inspection during the Dec. 16 board meeting.
The five‑year plan projects about $21.5 million of capital work across district facilities, with approximately $4.3 million planned for the coming fiscal year and average yearly spending currently modeled in the $4M–$4.5M range. The presentation singled out HVAC, special plumbing projects and air‑handler work as key trade areas. Ryan noted a 'best‑case' scenario model that would put annual capital needs closer to $6.7 million but said the board’s current plan assumes a lower spend rate for the near term.
Ryan and Stacy also explained that projected work for Rand School accounts for a substantial portion of the long‑range total (about $3 million of the five‑year projection was highlighted as attributable to Rand-related items). The presenters described the district's process for prioritizing safety and mandatory items first, then capital improvements and efficiency work.
In a separate required 10‑year life‑safety inspection, licensed architects and engineers identified code‑driven updates including visual/audible fire alarm signaling (more strobes for ADA compliance), added smoke/heat detectors near fire doors and elevators, upgrades to CO detection (hardwiring into fire panels), additional pull stations and exit sign corrections, vertical grab bars in restroom stalls to meet updated ADA specifications, and some ramp/handrail and fire extinguisher cabinet adjustments. Ryan emphasized these are typical code updates, do not indicate immediate unsafe conditions, and will be prioritized as A (urgent), B (5‑year) or C (10‑year) items as part of the district’s budgeting and scheduling.
