Article 12 is to authorize additional funds. So this is a previous authorization for borrowing for the water treatment plant um discuss ozone system. Um they're in the process of engineering and have uh realized that it will addition and previously estimated previously project. So I think part of it was um estimates that were sort of on concept because we hadn't part of the four billion higher than a 10% to now a 90% and then sort of looking at there is um some funds that as I understand it. So while they're doing this project, they'll have some temporary systems that will allow the water to maintain uh its quality and so that wasn't necessarily about how you're um I think that was something that wasn't necessarily included but and then I think there's also just costs have have risen and out of that six million 25% of it is going to be paid for by Hopkin.
We have negotiated with the staff. They're going to be moving out of their administrative office into the library for the last two weeks of school so that we can get in and get their administrative office uh renovated over the summer break. So, in addition to the classrooms, uh, three classrooms that will be added for TKK, um, we will be doing additional work on this campus. We're doing this additional work now because it will be a long time before the district gets back to Little Chico Creek in the master plan, and they needed some safety improvements. So, we're doing those while we're there. uh we'll be modifying the interior of their administrative office to create that single point of entry which they do not have now. They don't have a front door at all in their admin office. So, we'll be creating that. We will also be doing a fire alarm fire alarm upgrade on the entire campus and we'll be adding a special ed restroom in their spe future special ed building that has a changing table for uh if if students need that.
So then I that where would when they pay us for that where would that go? No no enterprise put your microphone on talking it yeah you know I think you know the cost escalation through the design phases I I've I mean I think that's happened with every project. um you know the the small ones um big ones public safety Mendes had the same thing um you know it's uh it's just as you start refining the design and we'll start adding all their all their their their needs their their na um you know that's what um cost starts to grow grow and grow and of course you know by the time you get the design done it's a year later cost as Jen mentioned cost go up, etc. So, will we be borrowing that entire amount or just a portion of it? Yeah, the ozone my understanding is be all at once.
Um we were expecting the pricing to come in substantially higher like 6.5 million construction costs. So, we are thrilled with this uh low bidder of United Building Contractors of 5,150,000 and that's what we are asking you to approve this evening. And UBC was one of the local organizations, right? Yes, they're in Chico. Thank you. Any other comments for or questions? Clarification. I don't see any any Uh members of the public wish to discuss this item. My understanding is that you are looking for a motion to approve the bid. Um do we have a motion on this topic? I move approval of the bid. Right. I'll second that then. All right. Um we have a motion and a second. Do we have any further discussion or debate on this one? I don't see any in that case. Um, all those in favor signify by saying I.
Um, the water so the water main replacement would be done as needed. So the when we borrow that entire four million and then I mean six million and then Popkin pays us back does it go towards the debt or and and I would you know following up on that if we've already spent some of it to do engineering um did we bond that or did we was that a short bond and then how does and then how are we gonna did she Yeah. Um, I'm pretty sure, yeah, I'm pretty sure that's what happens. We did have a conversation whether this is a new borrowing authorization, but when we talked with bonding, right? So, so we would maybe do short-term borrowing right now and could we wait to bond the full amount until we get our portion from Hopkin so that we can bond less? I mean, so that our long-term debt is not as high.
I. I. Any opposed say nay. Thank you very much. M. It is unanimous. Wait a second. I think I need you to stay here for one more moment. Oh. Oh, that's right. 924 is the measure C charter school project application process. Tried to get away almost. Darn. Thought I was out of here. Sorry about that. Okay, so this is a big deal. When we uh were considering putting Measure C on the ballot for last November, we met with the charter school community uh multiple times to try to um identify a way to divide the percentage of those measure C funds that would go to charter schools and try to improve improve on what we did with measure K. So with measure K um the money that was allocated to the charter schools 15.34% was divided among the charter schools based on their um ADA. And what ended up happening was some of the schools really didn't get enough money to do anything really meaningful facilities wise because their population was so small.
Yeah. Yeah. Uh it would be it would be dependent upon cash flow. That could be a possibility or you put some of it in or excuse me you put part of part of it in. Um you could do it to offset rates, you know, moving forward. Okay. You've had to, you know, support those. There's a couple different ways you Okay. Go ahead. Oh, thank you, Joe. A second for that and get a second. Second. I understand that. But second. Okay. All those in favor? I. Okay. Thank you, Joe. Claudia, any other questions on this article? Anyone else? Okay. Uh, keep going, please, Jen. Thank you. Um, article 13, Michael just mentioned this one. This is also um this is amending a previous authorization. So, um, at our last town meeting and when, um, Britney did her overview. So, getting an authorization for the entire amount gives us some flexibility that we um, and so we're not able to do that project a little bit over.
So this time we talked about maybe doing a different type of split. So 35% of the measure C allocation which is very similar 15.4 four something this time percentage of the overall measure C will be allocated based on ADA and the remaining 65% is going into a pot to be the projects to be decided upon by the Chico unified board based on the meaningfulness of those projects and how it affects students in our community in the best way possible. So we need to put a process together so that you can evaluate the projects as they come in. So, uh, the facilities committee has met now twice regarding this process and come up with a draft application that you have in front of you. And um we really tried to integrate some of the things that we learned from our own facilities master plan development where the board had to make critical decisions about which schools were going to be prioritized over other schools which is never an easy thing to do because all of our schools are needy facilities wise in one way or another.
Um, and then the next one was Um and so we're not able to do that. We'll have to rely marrying two projects together. Maybe we'll get some, you know, savings economy of scale. So that will be borrowed as as needed, but giving J the Fountain Street project, the water main project there came in a little bit higher. So that sort of about whether they'll couple it with Fountain Street and then getting they've been waiting for for a variety of reasons. Potentially we can maybe do that together. So article 14 is our um this iniation article every other year. Um So it'll be actually for phase 14 and 16. Um we're skipping 15 grant and a million getting down to the bylaw. So uh article 15 district heard about here they're holding number of Um, article 16 um a land a land taking um on Pawn Street as part of the upper Charles Trail.
So we tried to mimic a lot of those kinds of criteria that the board utilized during our master plan development in the application process. And we also created a scoring matrix um that we would utilize to um rank the projects as they come in. A scoring of an available 100 points.
Article 17 is the accessory dwelling unit bylawed with regulations. Article 18 is an updated flood plane. So updated their flood plane maps and changes are over slightly that correctly. Article 19 is just some cleanup language for site plan review that the planning board has been wanting to um make sure that it's article 20's law I did look into your question last time and so I guess what people previously they would have a they would get less expens it's counterintuitive, but it's getting the proper inspection. Will the new person do that for me? Um, and so that is I had a question on uh Okay. permission to but we don't necessarily have to. Right. Taking it authorizes the act. Correct. It doesn't. Right. It doesn't require the taking. Right. Right. Okay. Right. Right. So, in other words, if it was, you know, it was going to cost us a lot of money, we could say, you know, we're not doing that right now or something.
And um so that's what we have to put before you this evening and I would like to open it up for any questions that you might have about the process or any suggestions that we may want to do. Um having more eyes on it is always helpful. So with that we'll open it up. My first question is just will there still be a process by which the charter community talks among themselves about projects before they come to us? Because what I really don't want to see is us having to air, you know, lengthy debates between different schools and organizations about, you know, where they have to basically argue over who goes when and gets what. That's a great question. I also forgot to mention an important detail. This uh application process has been vetted with the charter community already at their measure u measure K, measure C facility, charter facility committee meeting at the end of last month.
The the cons concern there is um we're looking to take this because we received a grant almost a year ago. I don't know when that grant expires, but if we don't do this soon, we could potentially lose the plus,000 that we were given for the grant to purchase specifically to purchase this property, right? Or take by eminent domain, right? But but if the property ultimately was going to cost us $3 million plus the $300,000 grant, we might not we might grant both. Right. Right. I mean, that would be a decision we could make at that time. Right. But the the the thinking right now is that we have the grant money and that's what we're using and that's it. Well, interestingly enough, um he did reach out. Oh, amazing. Um and uh so we were supposed to meet last Thursday, blew us off, but I guess all back again.
uh and they had some suggestions and those suggestions have been integrated. When we were going through the process of um deciding how these allocations would be divided, it became very clear directly from the charters that they did not want to be put in a position where you know they have their own interests at heart. They almost describe themselves as we're our own districts. We're all separate districts. So to ask us to prioritize these projects and vote on that would be very difficult when like I said earlier we all have needs. All campuses have needs and we all think those needs are greater than anyone else's. So no we're not proposing that the charters evaluate these. The applications will come to the facilities department and the facilities committee and we will score them and go over those scores before they come to the board um for recommendations.
And so um we're scheduled to meet tomorrow. Okay. No, you'd still want to have you still want to have the author authorization to take it by Yeah. Yeah. Because it's it's to purchase, acquire, or take by eminent domain. So, it's it's allowing us to move forward with this property and ideally just with the grant funds. Is there a ceiling? I think at this point in time, the grant That's Yeah. Yeah. Let's not go into too much detail here, but knowing that Yeah. We make sure we have a map that parcel for a town meeting. It would be good. Yeah. Good idea. Okay. So, um, in reviewing this, there's only two articles currently sponsored by the select board, and typically we then someone from the board speaks to those articles. Um, unless there's other articles that we feel we want to talk about. I mean, thoughts.
And what is the process if one or two charter schools submit a whole flurry and are simply more proactive about requesting some of this funds? um even though other sites might have needs as well but are slower with either the paperwork or frankly just less pushy about asking for it. Well um we will run out of money. Um it's about $17 million and we will probably run out very quickly. Uh the charter community has known about this for a long time and they've known that they need to get their ducks in a row to apply for the funds. Um, so they there are several of them who are watching this process tonight and if this is approved, they're going to be providing an application. And yes, not everyone's needs are going to be met, but hopefully we're very successful and when we pass another bond in the future, more monies will be available for charters.
Um, I see number six, which is the consent agenda items, and then number 16, which is the parcel. Yeah, I know. I've There's a couple I've done it. You've done it. Different people have done it. So, I don't think Adam Adam he didn't he didn't do it. Last few years. He doesn't have Yeah, he didn't do it. Okay. Okay. Okay. So then the other article would be the eminent domain one um which I am willing to do because I've been working with this but but if someone else wants to Okay, then I will just speak to that. Okay, great. Thank you all. Um now we need to vote to close and post. If I can get a motion to vote to approve and close the town meeting warrant as presented. Any uh any other discussion? All those in favor? I. Thank you. Thank you, Jen.
I hear that. that I guess what I'm asking is is there anything and I don't see something like that where part of the scoring is projects for this organization have already been approved. Do we do we look at the sheer quantity of of projects from any one organization and considering whether to pre-authorize um another one from the same group? No. Okay. So, one group could potentially put in for 20 projects that cost $15 million. And how do we how does staff and how do we make that decision about whether to hold some of that money back for other schools who haven't applied yet? Yes, I think that's an important thing to discuss and I think that would be um on the board to decide if they want to give all $17 million to one school for one big project or do they want to divide it in two or do they want to divide it in three, you start dividing it further than that, you no longer have meaningful projects.
And also to post it. Yes. Thank you, Jen. So, I do have something for us to sign regarding posting that. Okay. Uh moving on. We need to vote and sign to vote to sign and post the May 20th election warrant. Sorry, I got to scroll past.
But um it will be up to the board to decide when they when you're evaluating how it gets allocated and how much. And I'm sorry for the board for just steamrolling right here. I'll stop in a moment. Um and I just want to make clear to the public this is after the uh money that we've already set aside um towards the Inspire campus. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Yes. This is just just new stuff off the first sale of No, it's new stuff off of measure C. Measure C. All sales. All series. I'm sorry. Not just the first. I'm a little tired already, guys. Okay, thank you. And just for clarification also, the charter school would need to fully utilize their existing if they have any remaining dollars of measure K and their 35% of measure C before accessing the 65% pot. So, they're fully maximizing all the dollars that have already been directly allocated to them.