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District staff detail CalSHAPE spending, HVAC strain and plan for districtwide assessment
Summary
District staff told the Facility Advisory Committee the district spent about $2.7 million in CalSHAPE/California Energy Commission funds during COVID on HVAC and plumbing work, outlined maintenance shortfalls that strained older units and described an RFP-funded districtwide HVAC assessment and plans to hire senior technicians.
Rafael Guzman, a district facilities presenter, told the Facility Advisory Committee that the district received about $2,700,000 from the California Energy Commission and used those funds on both ventilation and plumbing work during the 2023–24 school year. "We received about $2,700,000 in total, from the California Energy Commission, about 1,500,000.0 for repairs for our HVAC units, and about 1,200,000.0 for replacement of plumbing fixtures," Guzman said.
Why it matters: Guzman and committee members said the emergency filtration upgrades during COVID (installation of MERV‑13 filters) increased operating strain on older HVAC units and, combined with years of limited routine…
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