Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District

School Facilities Meeting Minutes 4-27-05

Acton Agua Dulce Unified School District Facilities Committee draft Minutes

Meeting at ACTON SCHOOL TEACHER’S LOUNGE Wednesday, April 27, 2005 –7:00 p.m.

1.0 OPENING OF MEETING Members Present Ron Bird yes Charles Brink yes Shauna Comber yes Cindy Gerlich no Larry Layton yes Sheryl Puett yes Ken Wipff yes Max Duran yes School Board liaison

2.0 COMMITTEE OPERATIONS Mission: To best serve our student population, we will act as representatives of the community to recommend to the Board solutions for the improvement of district facilities. We will first focus on current problems and possible corrections and then on long-term challenges.

2.1 Approve Agenda Approved agenda

2.2 Approve Minutes Minutes for the meeting of April 20, 2005 were approved.

2.3 Open Forum Max has contacted low-cost movers. The cost of moving the classrooms from their temporary locations at Meadowlark to the four additional relocatable buildings is $1,190. The cost to move nine classrooms from one school to another is $12,786.

The bid to install a restroom at High Desert and another at Meadowlark is $196,000 and includes come assumptions (caveats). Max felt that this estimate is high and should go out to bid again.

The architect claims that both the Meadowlark and High Desert projects have DSA approval, but Dr. Wagner thus far has not received format DSA approval.

Max also contacted Scotsman Corporation in regards of the proposed move of the Acton MRP room to Vasquez. Since the MRP room is in 5 sections each of which is a clear span, Scotsman does not want to take liability in moving this building.

Motion: At this time we oppose making a recommendation to move the portables until we have had an opportunity to compare the costs of moving portables versus the costs of an alternative plan. Motion carried: 6-0-0.

2.4 Facility Optimization The Committee discussed this matter.

3.0 ADJOURNMENT Adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Next meeting: May 4, 2005 at 7:00 PM at the Acton Teacher’s Lounge.

Agenda for the May 4, 2005 Meeting Some Basic Ground Rules: To encourage the free expression of ideas and should establish the open forum as an item on the agenda. As a convention, people may engage each other in discussion, but only two at a time. If a third or fourth party wishes to jump in they are encouraged to hold their comments until they are recognized. All discussions and disagreements should be aired in a spirit of community. The open forum is an attempt to give all ideas voice to better find solutions to enhance the facilities that house the learning environment.

2.1 Approve agenda

2.2 Approve prior meetings minutes

2.3 Open forum

2.4 Consider use of existing facilities to optimize our educational environment including the possible use of the Acton facility.

Review the fiscal impact, the other merits and the disadvantages of implementing the Markus Proposal.

2.5 Discuss existing Vasquez High School facilities issues.

Future Topics (in priority order)

1. Consider use of existing facilities to optimize our educational environment including the possible use of the Acton facility.

2. Discuss existing Vasquez High School facilities issues.

3. Facilities Philosophy (example issue: separation of general fund vs. facility funds)

4. Immediate term facility needs (example issue: no lunch room or library at Vasquez)

5. Mid-term facility needs (example issue: not enough classrooms at Vasquez)

6. Completion of a permanent high school Please review and let me know what you think. Minutes attached and included here:

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