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District staff present $2.7M maintenance requests and outline $18.6M project package; $37M bond also proposed
Summary
Facilities staff asked trustees to prioritize about $2.7 million in near‑term maintenance requests and described candidate capital projects (road, water loop, cafeteria, athletic turf) that, combined, would total roughly $18.55 million; staff also summarized a potential $37 million bond package for next May.
Facilities and operations presenter Mr. Chapa briefed the board on maintenance allocations and capital options. He said the district used about $270,000 of a $335,000 current‑year allocation for HVAC and related maintenance and is requesting $580,000 for next year to address high‑school, middle‑school and elementary HVAC needs based on a Schneider Electric equipment life‑expectancy report.
Chapa also proposed a new fire‑alarm replacement request (approximately $130,000) after a recent panel failure required a temporary firewatch at one campus. He outlined fencing requests (~$450,000) to standardize ornamental fences at multiple campuses and described athletics‑related projects, including a gym floor replacement at San Felipe Memorial Middle School scheduled to begin June 1, and turf/field projects (transcript lists $3 million for a baseball turf field and $1.5 million for a girls softball upgrade).
Technology and fleet requests included $50,000 for two used vehicles for technology staff, $150,000 for maintenance vehicles (including a bucket truck), and multi‑year communications equipment requests (radios/walkie‑talkies) split across budget years. Staff summarized maintenance requests at about $2.7 million and noted that not everything could be funded without drawing on fund balance or borrowing.
Finance options presented included using roughly $8 million in excess maintenance and operations fund balance together with potential maintenance tax notes of $5 million, $7 million or $10 million; annual debt service for the sample borrowings was presented to the board. Chapa reviewed candidate capital projects that could be funded from a mix of fund balance and borrowing: a $4.2 million road connecting Wildcat Drive to Memorial Drive (for congestion relief, evacuation access and storm drainage), an $800,000 water‑loop to provide alternate water feeds, a $2 million Buenavista cafeteria expansion, a $7 million brick‑and‑mortar project, and athletic field investments; the listed package totaled about $18.55 million.
Separately, staff described a potential May bond election (no other local races on the ballot) that would include a full remodel at Buenavista (~$5M), a new tech academy and second gym at San Felipe Memorial Middle School, and a $25M rebuild of the freshman campus; the transcript lists an approximate bond package total of $37M. Trustees discussed staging bond propositions, prioritizing items to increase the chance of voter approval, and agreed to continue working with staff to refine costs and timing.
Ending: No formal bond or tax‑note decision was made at the workshop. Staff will return with additional details, confirmed cost estimates and updated revenue projections (including insurance and energy cost impacts) to inform the board's budget and any decision on borrowing or bond placement.
