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Operations committee gets updates on Klinger roof grant, fleet savings and Siemens renewal
Summary
The Centennial SD Operations Committee reviewed capital and facilities updates May 16: a Klinger roof grant remains pending until a fall decision, fleet-management software changes are expected to save about $10,000 annually, and staff urged renewal of a proprietary Siemens automation contract to avoid a full redesign.
Toni Sadowski, chair, called the Centennial SD Operations Committee to order and the committee approved the meeting agenda and minutes before staff delivered capital and facilities updates.
A staff member told the committee the district's public school grant application for the older Klinger school section remains under review and that the funder is not expected to make decisions until its fall meeting, so the district remains on hold. The staff member said the grant would likely cover the auditorium, gymnasium and the older lower section near the pool that has recurring leaks.
Staff also reported cost savings on several capital items. They said abatement and air-testing quotes for two rooms were reduced from an average of $27.02 to $16.09 per unit — a 37.8% reduction — and that coordinated procurement work on appliances for the food and career services program cut anticipated prices, with orders expected around Memorial Day. On transportation, staff said the district will add TransFinder’s ServiceFinder module to its current Dossier fleet system, enabling barcode inventory and per-bus maintenance tracking; that change is expected to save almost $10,000 a year.
On contract issues, staff urged approval of a three-year renewal for the district's Siemens building-automation system, describing the installation as proprietary. "There's an option that we don't have an option to go to someone else," the staff member said, adding that replacing Siemens would require a full redesign of the system and associated licenses.
Committee members asked for additional project tracking items — including a district parking-lot project for which staff said they are still collecting video/footage and quotes — and the staff said they will continue to document internal electrical work and design as capital so costs are charged to the appropriate project.
No formal project approvals were recorded at the meeting; staff said several items would be taken forward to the board for approval at a later date.
