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District outlines phased school‑site fencing project and summer facilities upgrades
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Rick Champion and facilities staff presented a phased fencing and site‑work plan for several schools, described mobilization next month, inspector oversight and electrical needs for automated gates, and recapped extensive summer building and grounds improvements.
Assistant Superintendent Rick Champion and the district’s facilities team told the Brea Olinda Unified School District board that a districtwide fencing project will move into mobilization next month and proceed in three phases.
The presentation, given by Champion and administrative director Jeff (Ferrotto/Ferrado), laid out Phase 1 (Laurel, Country Hills and the junior high), Phase 2 (Mariposa, Arivista and Falcon) and Phase 3 (high school). Champion said crews will begin site work — digging holes, installing concrete and poles — and then proceed section by section to paneling, gates and finishing work. An inspector of record approved at a prior meeting will inspect the process as work progresses.
"We're in mobilization process right now," Champion said, describing the sequence of site work, concrete pours and the later gate and tie‑in phases. The board was told some heavy access work (for example, regrading and large concrete pours) may spill into the next summer because it cannot be done during school sessions.
The presentation noted several accompanying upgrades completed or under way across campuses this summer, including new playgrounds, ceiling tiles and LED lighting at multiple sites, remodeled entrances to provide single points of entry, and HVAC and kitchen improvements at several schools. Jeff described new branded signage installed at campuses to match original school lettering.
Champion also warned that the high school’s automated vehicle gates require significant electrical and low‑voltage work and that contractors and architects will be engaged to refine timelines and scopes. He told the board the PAC building’s previous bid had come in roughly two and a half times the budget, and the district will revisit scope and local contractor options to bring costs down.
Trustees praised the work of maintenance, operations and custodial teams and thanked staff for completing a large volume of labor over the summer. The board asked staff to return with the structural testing agreement at the next meeting and to continue monthly updates as the fencing project progresses.
The facilities presentation and timeline will be updated at future board meetings as work moves from mobilization into active construction.
