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Pasadena ISD board approves consent agenda, budget amendments, bond change orders and major E-rate technology purchases
Summary
At its Feb. 25 meeting the Pasadena ISD board approved the consent agenda, multiple personnel and budget items, allowance expenditures and final change orders on bond projects and authorized E-rate technology purchases including routers and switches estimated at $10.145 million.
The Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees took a series of routine and project-specific votes Feb. 25, approving the consent agenda, personnel actions, budget amendments and multiple bond and technology contracts and change orders.
Board President Casey Phelan opened the consent agenda; Trustee Nilda Sullivan moved to approve and Trustee Kenny Fernandez seconded. The board approved the consent agenda by voice vote. The board then approved personnel addenda, certified and support personnel lists for 2024–25, and authorized department reorganization and employee reclassifications intended to realize savings through attrition.
Financial and bond-related approvals included January 2025 budget amendments and numerous allowance-expenditure authorizations (AEAs) and change orders related to the 2017 and 2022 bond programs. Examples discussed and approved by voice vote included a design services agreement for LTY Engineers for the South Houston Intermediate domestic piping replacement ($70,380 design fee; total project budget listed at $1,075,800), allowance expenditures for safety and security work ($101,539.06) and multiple AEA credit and expenditure items for the New Bailey Elementary replacement project and HVAC packages. The board approved final change orders for HVAC replacement packages in credit amounts including $144,101.97 and $235,774.97.
Construction and equipment contracts approved included a $73,487.34 construction contract with Mobile Communications America for the transportation center project and a $750,000 change order for the transportation center replacement project. The board approved conveyance of multiple nominal ($1) easements tied to bond projects and authorized resale of a foreclosed property on Georgia Street.
The board also approved several E-rate technology procurements by voice vote: a purchase of approximately 1,441 routers and switches to NetSync (estimated $10,145,000); 1,432 access points to NetSync (estimated $1,490,000); UPS replacements (46 units, about $63,000) and cabling services to AccuTek (estimated $510,000).
On legal matters the board adopted a resolution approving contingent-fee legal services contract language and authorized contingent-fee agreements with Thompson & Horton LLP, Eland & Bonin, PC and O’Hanlon, Demerath & Castillo, PC; administration stated the initial notice step incurs no cost to the district. The board also approved a resolution declaring an emergency and authorizing employee compensation for snow days on Jan. 21–22, 2025.
Most motions included mover/second announcements on the record and were carried by voice vote; the meeting minutes record votes as "all in favor / aye" with no roll-call tallies transcribed.
The board set its next regular meeting for March 25, 2025 and adjourned at 8:11 p.m.
