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Lamoni school board sets goals for district master facilities plan with consultants
Summary
At a June 22, 2022 work session, the Lamoni Community School District board and consultants Schemmer Design and Estes Construction set goals and planning assumptions for a Master Facilities Strategic Plan, identified buildings for review and noted 2023 HVAC/electrical projects tied to SAVE, PPEL and ESSER funding.
At a June 22, 2022 work session, the Lamoni Community School District Board of Directors met with consultants from Schemmer Design and Estes Construction to begin developing a Master Facilities Strategic Plan. Board President Nate Pierschbacher called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. in Lamoni High School Room 411 and all five directors were present.
The board, together with Superintendent Coffelt, Facilities Manager Coulthard, Principal Radloff and the consultants, agreed on a set of planning goals intended to guide the master plan. Those goals include providing for current and future staff and student needs, favoring financially feasible solutions, responding to facility assessment data and improving energy efficiency, promoting open dialogue about how current buildings compare with industry standards, evaluating life safety/ADA/security priorities, and identifying which needs will be addressed in 2023.
The group specifically noted that some 2023 projects — described in the session as HVAC and electrical work — are expected to be funded through the district's SAVE, PPEL and ESSER funding sources. The board discussed schedule implications tied to the district's general obligation bond retirement dates in June 2024 and June 2025 and said those dates should inform sequencing and assumptions in the master plan.
Board members and consultants identified facilities to be reviewed during the planning process and an upcoming tour: the high school, middle school, elementary school, bus barn, agricultural building/shop and campus traffic flow concerns. Consultants Chad Alley of Estes Construction and Shane Larson and Seth Shannon of Schemmer Design were recorded as participating in the work session and assisting with goal-setting and planning assumptions.
Procedural actions recorded in the minutes included a unanimous motion to approve the work session agenda (motion by Director Michele Dickey-Kotz, second by Director Kathy Lerma-DeNuccio) and a unanimous motion to adjourn at 6:25 p.m. (motion by Director Kris Stevenson, second by Director Kathy Lerma-DeNuccio). The board did not adopt any formal bond or budget decisions at the session; the meeting focused on planning goals, assumptions and schedules for future work.
The next steps described were to verify and clarify planning assumptions, establish expectations for each building during the campus tour, and plan schedules and financial estimates that align with bond and funding timelines.
