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Board hears facilities change orders and Swissvale Library interim-financing resolution

Woodland Hills School District Board of Education · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The board reviewed a $38,000 change order to extend ball-catcher netting at the high-school baseball field, mulching/landscaping RFPs, and a Swissvale Library change order plus a requested interim financing resolution tied to a $450,000 RCAP grant.

Facilities and library items were a significant portion of discussion at the Woodland Hills School District board meeting on Jan. 16.

Mister Bridge presented a change order to extend ball-catcher netting 35 feet down the first-base line at the high-school baseball field at an estimated cost of $38,000 and agreed to provide a detailed line-item breakout before the next meeting. Board members asked for the original project budget context; facilities staff said this is the first change order on a project they described as originally in the "$5 million some odd amount" range.

The board also requested a request-for-proposals (RFP) for district mulching and landscaping services to address numerous mulch beds and steep hillsides that current maintenance crews cannot manage. Union and maintenance coordination and a possible memorandum of understanding (MOU) were raised as follow-up items.

Doctor Kate Carruccio sought approval of a change order for steel-beam work at the Swissvale Library costing $18,970.75 after contractors uncovered corroded support beams during demolition; she said some credits and other change orders will offset part of the cost. Carruccio also asked the board to adopt a resolution verifying interim financing of $450,000 related to an RCAP grant awarded in May 2022; she emphasized these funds are library renovation-account monies, not general-district funds, and that bills related to the RCAP work have already been paid.

No votes on the facilities or library financing items were recorded in the transcript; staff agreed to provide additional cost breakouts and documentation to inform approval at a subsequent meeting.