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District reviews building repairs, fire-alarm workaround and notification gaps
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Summary
Facilities staff told the committee that boilers will be taken offline for repairs and a concrete pad will be poured for a new generator; the district installed a workaround so fire alarms notify on-call staff and the sheriff, and board members asked staff to expand notification coverage and clarify failover during power outages.
At the Committee of the Whole meeting, facilities update presenter Dan gave a status report on ongoing building work and recent fire-alarm changes. Dan said contractors will pour a concrete pad and set the generator pad "back there" and expected the work to move quickly once the pad was in place.
Dan described a temporary fire-alarm hookup: two doors were wired so that when the fire alarm is triggered magnetic door locks lose power and the system notifies an on-call staff member. He noted a limitation: the retrofit was not fully integrated with the district's fire panel and during a recent power outage the notification behavior meant the on-call person and the sheriff's department received calls. "It will notify me that there's a fire alarm," Dan said, adding that the system was cheaper than full fire-panel integration but has tradeoffs.
Board members asked whether the generator would automatically start during a power outage and whether additional phone numbers can be added so multiple staff (or the superintendent) receive immediate alerts. The group discussed options including giving camera access to staff or asking the sheriff's office to drive by in extended outages.
The committee asked staff to continue working with vendors to ensure the generator and alarm notification systems operate together and to expand notification reach during overnight or weekend outages.
