Agenda - November 15 2023 School Capital Needs Workgroup Agenda & Minutes

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High in phase 2 as there could be some site efficiencies to be gained by looking at that as a joint project. This plan increases elementary school capacity, rebuilds Orange Middle and incorporates a new change of combining Hillsborough and Central Elementary. With the new investments in HVAC recently in Central, the discussion was to pare down the cost of that option by not fully rebuilding Central Elementary School but maintaining the majority of that building. Part of the building will be rebuilt into multi-story to gain capacity for a relatively small footprint and to provide some of the common spaces that are desired in larger elementary schools. The Central rebuild will be for the Hillsborough and Central elementary communities. With the new capacity, the existing Hillsborough existing program can move to Central or to a location that makes sense for the district at that time. The sum of Phase 1 major capital investments is $428.4m. Phase 2 moves to focus on one priority rebuild, which is Orange High School, and the rest is for capital renewals—renovations of existing capital infrastructure, windows, interiors, roofs, and other items on the replacement schedule. Phase 3 is continuing renovations and priority needs. This project has focused on separating out the major capital projects and the ongoing capital needs from a budgetary standpoint. This plan annualized capital renewals or priority repairs in buildings not being replaced to be approximately $5m/yr for the next 15 years. This is the bare minimum for ongoing capital needs. Inflation will need to be considered in outer years. Industry standard budget model, 2% of the present replacement value of the facilities for these priority repairs and capital renewals, suggest approximately $36m/yr to keep pace with ongoing facility needs. The midpoint is $27.5m/yr which considers the top 1-3 priorities for every building that is not being renovated or replaced in one of the 3 phases. Woolpert suggested aiming for the $27.5m on average and work down from there based on the priorities and what can be afforded on an ongoing basis outside of capital debt. A final report will be provided to look at funding needs over time, both in terms of ongoing capital renewals and what needs to be planned for on an annualized basis into the foreseeable future. The phases are set up in best practice model but should be evaluated every 5 years to see if they still meet the current needs. In consultation with the district teams,they feel confident in the recommendations made strategically should be move forward at this time. Hamilton thanked the Wolpert Team.