Facilities director outlines custodial and maintenance staffing and budgets; board approves Franklin and high‑school capital resolutions
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Facilities director Eric Bridal detailed custodial, grounds and maintenance staffing, budgets and recent projects; the board approved resolutions authorizing major square‑footage changes for Franklin and the high school and accepted a Black History Month proclamation.
Eric Bridal, the Port Angeles School District director of facilities, gave the board a detailed overview of custodial, grounds and maintenance operations and budgets on Tuesday, describing staffing levels, preventive maintenance and recent capital projects as the district moves forward on multiple school construction efforts.
Bridal said the district currently employs 25 custodians and is actively recruiting an evening custodian for the high school to reach a 26‑person complement. He told the board the custodial supplies and expense budget for 2025–26 is $121,800, with year‑to‑date spending of $88,124.92 as of Feb. 4; the grounds supply budget is $38,500 with year‑to‑date spending reported as approximately $12,195.00. He described maintenance functions—HVAC, building automation systems (BAS), refrigeration, roofing and access control—and said the maintenance supplies and expense budget is $462,450 for 2025–26 with year‑to‑date spending of $205,799.36 as of Feb. 4.
Bridal highlighted recent in‑house and contracted projects: installation of high‑filtration water systems across kitchens and bottle fillers, a completed roof repair on the district woodshop (500 Building), LED lighting upgrades at Roosevelt and parking‑lot lighting work at Dry Creek, and access control improvements at Stevens Middle School. He emphasized safety and business continuity as the district’s top maintenance priorities and described an electronic SDS (safety data sheet) QR‑code inventory project managed by Tamara Elliott to streamline chemical inventories and compliance.
The facilities presentation preceded board action on capital project resolutions. Nolan and construction staff summarized plans for Franklin (removing 49,000 square feet and adding 60,000) and for the high school (removing approximately 122,000 square feet and adding about 136,000). Board member Ned (speaker 12) moved approval of the Franklin resolution; a second was recorded and the board approved the measure by voice vote. The board then approved the high‑school resolution in a separate voice vote. No roll‑call tallies were read; the motions passed by voice vote.
During the meeting the board also read and accepted a proclamation recognizing February 2026 as African American History Month and conducted routine first readings of policy 2108 (Learning Assistance Program) and policy 2255 (Alternative Learning Experience courses). The board then moved into an executive session for a personnel evaluation.