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Board reviews Weber rooftop unit replacement and whether bond language allows adding air conditioning
Summary
District staff told the committee two rooftop units at Weber gym must be replaced and asked whether voter‑approved bond language (authorized for electrical infrastructure) allows expanding the work to include HVAC/air‑conditioning; staff will seek counsel and place a packet update on a future board agenda.
Staff member (S5) told the committee that rooftop units (RTUs) serving the Weber north and south gyms need replacement and that the district previously authorized up to $4,000,000 for electrical infrastructure through a bond referendum. The question before the committee was procedural and legal: does the referendum language permitting electrical infrastructure upgrades also authorize installing HVAC/air‑conditioning as part of the RTU replacement, or would the district need a new proposition to repurpose reserve funds for HVAC work?
Presenter (S2) said the district has asked legal counsel to clarify the voter‑approved language and whether state acceptance would allow using the current reserve for HVAC work; if counsel determines the language does not cover HVAC, staff said funds might need to return to the reserve and the district would then present a new proposition to voters. “I’ve forwarded our question to our attorney,” Presenter (S2) said, and staff committed to follow up before the next board meeting so the packet can include options.
Committee members and the public raised scope and cost questions. Staff emphasized the Weber project is the only major pending capital project and that engineering and electric data logging have been completed; but staff also cautioned that specific cost figures discussed at the meeting were preliminary and the transcript contains unclear numeric values, so the committee should not treat those figures as final. A public commenter (S6) asked whether the cafeteria would be included if cooling is added; staff said the district would consider large spaces such as cafeterias and that any firm scope and estimate will come from the engineering work.
What’s next: legal counsel will be asked to clarify whether the bond/referendum language permits HVAC work; staff will provide a packet update to the full board with engineering cost estimates and, if necessary, a proposed schedule for a new referendum.
