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7 1 Commissioner Price said she brings these items up this way because of the joint listing 2 on the agenda. She said she is not contesting the need for a bond, but she wonders about the 3 timeline. 4 Chair Jacobs said that is still to be determined, partially by the next item. He suggested 5 moving forward to the next discussion. 6 7 4. Summary of Ongoing Assessments and Estimates Related to Older Buildings and 8 Facilities for Both School Districts 9 10 Clarence Grier said there was discussion during the collaboration meeting regarding the 11 need to address repairs and updates to older schools. He said CHCCS recently had an 12 assessment and analysis of their older schools. He said the low end figure for limited repair 13 was quoted at$52 million and goes up to $170 million. He said $43 million of that high figure is 14 for middle school number 5. 15 He said that OCS has just started the process and does not have a firm number. He 16 said the ADM projects a low end figure of$20 million and a high end figure of$68 million. 17 He said this means the figure for both school systems ranges from $110 million to $230 18 million. 19 He said this figure is well over the general funds budget and it should be noted that the 20 need to address repairs of old schools is outside of the CIP. He said these needs must be 21 addressed in future years. 22 Chair Brownstein asked for clarification on whether the range for both school districts 23 includes any new schools. 24 Clarence Grier said middle school #5 was included. 25 Chair Brownstein said that is not included. She said this only includes analysis of the 10 26 older schools for CHCCS. She said this analysis is being done in tandem with Orange County 27 who has 13 older schools. 28 Chair Jacobs suggested the superintendents provide an overview of the information from 29 CHCCS and OCS. He said there is no way with the current budget that these expenses could 30 be swallowed with one bond issue. He said this would have to be staged with a series of bonds 31 to cover all of the older school needs. 32 CHCCS Superintendent Forcella said their next step is to look at the proposal and 33 options for their older schools in order to prioritize the most important needs. 34 Chair Brownstein said the sense of urgency is part of the challenge, and the districts are 35 working together in trying to address some safety issues. She said some are glaring needs that 36 cannot wait. 37 Todd LoFrese said phase I of the analysis of their 10 older schools validated that there 38 are significant needs that include: HVAC systems, air quality issues, safety code issues, 39 handicap accessibility needs, electrical systems, plumbing systems, and general structural 40 maintenance issues. He said details are included in the packet. 41 He said staff is working through possible approaches that may include renovations, or 42 complete deconstruction for facilities that have exceeded their useful life. He said that some of 43 this work could push off the need for new schools. He said the need is approaching $200 44 million at the older schools, and this does not include middle school number 5. 45 He said the second phase will be to work directly with building staff to narrow in and 46 make recommendations on a specific basis at each campus. He said three basic options have 47 been laid out at each school. 48 Chair Brownstein said when the numbers for the next ten years were considered, it 49 became apparent that the band aid approach is not working. 50 Todd LoFrese said the CIP puts forward $20 million over the next ten years toward all of 51 the schools, and this is about $100,000 per year for each school. He said this will not go very