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Southgate board approves JROTC trip, robotics equipment, playground resurfacing and facility projects
Summary
By voice vote on May 12, the Southgate board approved a consent agenda and several operational requests: a funded JROTC overnight trip, a robotics CNC purchase, playground mulch resurfacing, painting and base replacement at Anderson High School, and an emergency bus communications repeater replacement. Most votes were routine and passed without extended debate.
The Southgate Community School District Board approved multiple operational items at its May 12 meeting, including student travel, equipment purchases and facility work.
Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda (regular meeting minutes of April 28, an HR update and April disbursements) by voice vote.
JROTC overnight trip: Mark Hanson, assistant principal and CT director, asked the board to approve 18 Southgate Anderson JROTC cadets to attend the Michigan JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge at Fort Custer June 24–28. Hanson said the trip is funded by U.S. Army Cadet Command, so "there's not any cost to the district." The board approved the trip by voice vote.
Robotics CNC purchase: Staff requested approval to buy a Laguna Swift 4x4 CNC to support Anderson High School and Davidson Middle School robotics teams; the quoted cost was $19,003.95 with a requested contingency and a district power upgrade. The motion approved set a "not to exceed" amount of $24,395.04.
Playground mulch resurfacing: The board approved engineered wood fiber (EWF) mulch topping at the district elementary playgrounds to meet fall-protection and ADA accessibility requirements. Superior Ground Cover provided a quote of $26,130 (Northpointe quoted separately to accommodate summer programming).
Anderson High School painting and base replacement: Staff recommended repainting and replacing base in 29 classrooms as part of the maintenance cycle; approved contracts and contingency totaled not to exceed $43,163.
Emergency transportation repeater replacement: Staff said the district bus radio repeater at Garish Middle School is failing and provided a quote from C3 Communications for $5,399 that includes a one-year parts-and-labor warranty and FCC programming. The board approved emergency replacement to avoid a loss of districtwide bus communications; staff stated buses were still communicating but the repeater signal was low.
All of these items were moved, supported and approved by voice vote during the meeting; there was little extended debate recorded on the floor.
