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Cypress trustees approve network equipment, LED retrofit, construction completions and accept FY2023–24 audit
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Cypress School District Board approved multiple consent and action items, including a $225,907.98 network purchase (E-rate estimate $112,009.53), a $511,009.70 LED retrofit completion, several construction notices of completion, a five-year OAH agreement not to exceed $48,000, and accepted the district audit for FY2023–24.
The Cypress School District Board of Trustees approved multiple routine and procurement items at its Jan. 14 meeting, including technology purchases, construction closings and the district audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
Key votes at the meeting included approval of the agenda and minutes, consent items, and the following action items:
- Approval of publication of the 2023–24 School Accountability Report Cards (Agenda 8.1). - Adoption of resolution 2425-7 authorizing Superintendent Anne Silops and Tandy Taylor to act as authorized signatories for the California State Preschool Program for FY 2025–26 (Agenda 8.2). - Approval of a five-year as-needed agreement with the Office of Administrative Hearings for personnel hearing and mediation services (01/15/2025–01/14/2030) not to exceed $48,000 (Agenda 8.3). - Purchase of network equipment from GigaCom at a total cost of $225,907.98 with an estimated E-rate reimbursement of $112,009.53 based on CMAS contract 321081109 (Agenda 8.4). - Filing of notice of completion for the 2024 Arnold transitional kindergarten restroom addition project by MP South at a total cost of $142,827.08 (Agenda 8.5). - Filing of notice of completion for the 2024 districtwide LED lighting retrofit by M and P South at a total cost of $511,009.70 (Agenda 8.6); staff estimated an approximate two-year energy payback depending on usage and replacement cycles. - Approval of a $25,000 deductive change order (refund to contingency) for the 2024 Vessels Delaney roofing replacement, and acceptance of completion for the Vessels re-roofing project by Chapman Coast Roofing Company, Inc. at $268,809 (Agendas 8.7–8.8). - Acceptance and filing of the Cypress School District audit report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 (Agenda 8.9).
Trustees and staff framed many of the approvals as routine district business. A trustee noted the district’s dependence on solid internet connectivity when discussing the GigaCom purchase: "the Internet ... is so very critical for us on a day to day basis," a trustee said. A facilities/operations speaker estimated LED retrofit payback at about two years, noting that exact savings depend on usage and replacement cycles.
The board also heard a Williams Uniform Complaints quarterly report indicating no complaints this quarter and conducted a first reading of multiple administrative policy and bylaw revisions that will return for a second reading in February. The meeting adjourned at 8:44 p.m.
