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Facilities report: district cites HVAC pressures, portable growth, calming rooms and EV charging plans
Summary
Senior facilities director Craig Rouse reviewed summer 2024 maintenance and capital work, reporting more than 4,400 work orders, routine restricted maintenance spending of about $1.9 million in 2023—24, planned capital projects from a $58 million program and steps to replace aging HVAC units and add EV chargers.
Craig Rouse, senior director of facilities, maintenance and operations, gave trustees a status update on summer 2024 projects and the district's capital program.
Rouse said district crews and contractors completed more than 4,400 work orders and more than 120 HVAC work orders since July 1, while supply-chain lead times for some portable-unit HVAC components have stretched from 8—10 weeks to 12—14 weeks. He told the board the district recognized about $3.1 million in electric-bus and infrastructure grant activity in 2023—24 and spent approximately $641,000 on one-time AMIM grants for HVAC replacement, vehicle replacements and a Rock Creek fire-alarm project.
Highlights included installation of calming rooms at six sites (designed with half-doors or sliding doors to preserve sight lines and avoid seclusion), marquee and signage projects funded by booster/PTC funds, Whitney High School tennis-court resurfacing and portables installed at Quarry/Quarry Trail. Rouse said the district's routine restricted maintenance expenditure for 2023—24 totaled about $1.9 million. He also described planned capital facilities work from the $58 million program approved by the board, including portable growth projects, phased rooftop HVAC replacements (owner-furnished units from Carrier with contractor installation), LED lighting replacement packages and another round of EV-charging stations (three additional chargers under a grant application and bid process).
When trustees asked about the location of a planned walk-in freezer and generator for Nutrition Services, Rouse said the unit will be sited behind the Nutrition Services building and about 100 feet from nearby houses to meet Placer County permit requirements. Trustees also discussed warranty work on Rocklin High School tennis courts and an experimental asphalt repair method at Valley View to extend blacktop life.
Rouse said many larger capital procurements were timed to avoid disruption to the upcoming school year and that the district will continue to refine its schedule and close out past-project paperwork. He told trustees that replacing roughly 500 aging HVAC units is a multi-year effort to reduce maintenance demand and improve reliability.
Sources: Facilities presentation and trustee Q&A at the Sept. 18 Rocklin Unified School District meeting.
