001The uh special the special meeting of the Putnham County School Board is now open. Um we will start with the pledge of allegiance. Mr. Buckles, would you lead us in? >> I would be happy to. >> I'll rise. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Yes. >> Let us pray. Father, we thank you for another day and another opportunity to see each other's faces, to call upon your name. Now God as we have assembled here today God to uh attend the affairs of this district. God we pray for your divine guidance we pray God for those that are in charge of this construction God that they will lead us
002through and help us to better understand God what is being done. We ask all this in the name of Jesus. Amen. >> Amen. >> Okay. And we are here today on the GMP for Melrose Elementary. >> Yes, sir. >> And Mr. Thompson, if you would like to take over. >> We've got um Representative Parish McCall here. I sent this to all of y'all. Um I'm I sent it to Dawn. I'm I didn't be sure y'all got it. Um >> we got it. >> We got there there's quite a few there's some some questions asked. I think I was able to field all those questions last night or yesterday. Um there will there that they can present the whole thing to you. It's a lot of pages. If there are any questions, if you want to
003let them come, I mean, you come up and talk, if there's anything that y'all want to ask, um, we we we met on this Monday. We had a meeting Tuesday, met on it Wednesday. So, we've we've gone through this one, I think, significantly more than some of the other stuff had in the past, and we fielded questions and ideas from other people. Um, I don't know if there's any like glaring questions y'all have or clarifications, but we've got representatives here to talk about it and whatever level y'all want it. >> And I want to thank um your group for being here so many times and y'all been very cooperative and really answered all our questions and we've had had the opportunity to give you a lot of input. So, thank you to all of you.
004>> Absolutely. And and I know just a few minutes ago I was saying I'd like you know a little bit of an overview and and again it doesn't have to be page by page but just sort of a really high up overview if >> I the few questions that were asked the ones I think that were kind of overarching that we can look at just there were some um I think on page two I believe it is or page three there was a question about I'm okay was what what was included this is GMP3 this the total GMP and this was one of the questions that was brought board. Um we had EP1 what's the some of the site work then the completion of that so the grand total of it is what you're seeing
005at the bottom the 358 and the total of this piece was the 30 million 987 that was I think there was just some question on that what the dollars were um on that this is covering um all the work to get it done under >> she wants you to be at the mic >> I should be at the mic I asked them to come up and talk and I took the mic away from him. Um th this was one of the the the big questions I just want you to know what are the true numbers and that kind of outlines it for me and then um one of our members of the one of the committees had asked about a foot price and they broke that down the project total there at the bottom. Um,
006it's roughly $500,000 a square foot for the project. >> $500. >> Now, now the >> Now the earth the earth work that's the the 3,ion57,692 plus the the 1,765 the earth work. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Cuz I I decided when I saw that I'm in the wrong business. Uh, I need to be in there. >> I know you've got all Miss Wagner's trees ready to go back on the between the wings and all that kind of stuff. >> Absolutely. With you. Go ahead. >> Just for general introductions again, I'm Bill Pearson, Chris Shepard, our senior project manager, Todd Brock, our senior estimator, and Mike Turner, one of our project managers that'll be working with Chris. And yes, we have compiled this and been through it in great length with district staff. And you're absolutely right.
007GMP number one was primarily for mobilization and demolition of of the buildings on campus. GMP number two was for the site work just to allow us to continue the progression of activities that we've started on campus. And this GMP3, which will actually be change order number two for the contract, is the balance of the project. And it includes all phases from concrete all the way through all the finishes. And there are some allowances that are included in the scope of the work just as things are yet to be fully designed and developed that we'll work through with the district on how those are going to be finalized and how those dollars will be spent. Um, Chris could go through it in in some level of detail if if the board would would like that. >>
008Yes. An overview as as Mrs. Wagner stated >> would say my to start. >> Okay. On the on the next page, um, we broke down by um, packages. So base scope, but as you can see the allowances at the top as Bill indicated earlier. Um of items yet to be designed. Um some items that were added um one included is um uh power backup uh emergency backup for campus. How that's going to be determined and what we need to feed. Um, so like I said, >> just there's there's a few items and and the backup power for systems and buildings on campus has been an ongoing discussion about how the district wants to do that. So we do have a relatively conservative number for that. A couple of the other big allowance items that are
009included in the GMP because they're not finalized yet. There's a replacement of a sewage lift station on campus that the design team has recently come from the board to >> it makes total sense. The lift station that's there is is old. It's not in the greatest operating efficiency and it's very close closely located to the new construction. So, it makes sense to move that further away if the district ever had to replace that lift station. It's a it's a massive undertaking. It's a big deep excavation and it's right next to the new building. So that makes sense, >> but it hasn't been fully designed. So we're carrying an allowance. >> Another big one is the wastewater treatment plant that's on campus that is at the end of its useful life expectancy. So there's a big
010allowance that we're carrying for the design team to finalize what needs to be done with that treat sewage treatment facility and and working with D to get it all permitted. So, there's some big ticket items in there and then then there's obviously some smaller ones. >> Can I I need to ask a superintendent a question. Rick, correct me if I'm wrong, but I know Aquilla probably handles some some storm refuge like during hurricanes and when it's open and but Melrose will be at the standard now that we're going to really be able to to be a sanctuary there in a hurricane and >> no actually we'll still use u Aquilla. So, we have not designed this as a hurricane shelter. >> It's not a hurricane shelter, but yeah, I just in the community, I know
011it's going to be one of the better better built buildings. And >> I mean, it could be a place of refuge after the fact. Yeah. >> I just I just see it. I saw so much more the other day when I was there and I listened to the teachers and and you know, it was >> and there would be if that were a shelter that would there would be substantial cost increases, you know, to make it that. >> I got you. So right down the road from Aquilla, >> right? >> Yeah. >> Right. That's the only thing I would I wanted to get clarified. >> Okay. >> And then I think all the board knows I mean this is going to be a phased occupied campus type project. >> As you all saw, building one
012at the groundbreaking is on the ground. >> Now building one is entirely gone. It's nothing but a cleared field getting ready for building construction. With us having that early release GMP number two for the site work, we've been able to do some of the preparatory work and we're trying to get some storm structures and sanitary structures out there that are relatively deep, but they're also close to the new buildings and we have to get those in before we can start on the actual building construction. And that's some of the the critical aspects of what we're trying to get moving at this point. >> Would you Oh, go ahead. I was going to say if you'll go to page eight and number seven, explain that to me. Help me with the buyout after the GMP. What
013does that mean? So that I could understand it. >> Let's see if it's the same in this packet cuz I copied mine from >> I'm sorry. You said page eight. >> Yes, page eight at the top. number >> qualifications and >> under GMP number three qualifications go to number seven. >> Excuse me. >> Yes, we have we have advertised and and competitively bid virtually all the packages on the project. There are a few that for one reason or another didn't get enough subcontractor participate. We've tabled some of those packages and we're going to readvertise those. But specifically to your question, item seven is once we get all of the bids and we completely scope out all of the bids, there's a whether it's paper or whether it's electronic nowadays, but it's a quite a volume
014of information that we give to the district that shows exactly where the bid amounts were when we opened them. As we go through a scoping process to make sure that all the biders have the complete scope and we get an applesto apples comparison, we'll reconcile the money that's included in the GMP back to what that lowest most complete most competent bidder included and then any of those dollars would go back to the district. >> Okay. And we did include al I just want to mention that in in item number seven there is a some language in there for contingency for escalation. In the last 5 years we've all seen the cost of construction go up significantly. >> Some of those costs have leveled recently prior to maybe some developments in the last few weeks, but
015there's there's some uncertainty in the market primarily related to oil. right now. There's a lot that goes into construction that's oil driven >> and we've included what we think is necessary, >> but if if things get out of hand with some of those costs, there's there's a contingency built in to try and help cover that. >> Okay. >> Well, I tell you, I I was I'm still >> I feel good about what I'm looking at here. I you know, obviously we'd like somebody to come in and just do it for nothing, but that's not going to happen. and we've got a good relationship with Parish and over the years and you guys have just helped. But when I looked at those kids the other day and I listened to that young lady that's a teacher
016now that was a student there in first grade. Uh it just it puts it all in perspective. That's that's going to be the cornerstone for Putnham County in that area. We're going to we're going to have kids coming across county lines and you know coming to Melrose. So, I think Linda's got a grand slam home run going there. >> I feel I feel good, too. The y'all are doing such a great job at Crescent City Junior Senior High on the phased in part. >> Absolutely. >> And of course, that's a very tedious job and I know this will be um good as well. So, >> and I know you work close with the principal and all, so that's good. >> Yes, Miss Lundy has been great. I'm >> page eight on number 12. Since we
017have have had some problems not with you guys but another build we have all the there's no water management permit that we haven't covered >> the water management permit is through the >> um along with FDOT and >> FD we've included everything else in here fire marshall um neect so our our permitting >> so we don't expect any problem with >> no we we actually have our water management district in hand. >> Okay. >> Um we received it within the last two weeks. So we're we've got the green light from the water management district to go ahead and build all the buildings. >> As Chris mentioned, there's still a little bit of finetuning going on with DOT and obviously like I mentioned earlier, there's a there's a lot left to be done with D on
018the sewage treatment plant and the lift station. On the DOT side, there's no significant work. There's there's really no work we're doing on State Road 26 or State Road 21. We will have some improvements of the turn in and turnout lanes, but they're essentially in the easement, but there will be some maintenance of traffic, but the DOT impact should not what we're being told by the civil engineer should not be significant. And there's no highway work we're doing. Well, I I've always had a great relationship dealing, it's been my experience through the years with any of the parish associates that we've dealt with. And when we didn't have a good relationship, we'd call and meet and we'd work it out. So, I feel real good about where we are with it. I just I was
019still I can't say enough good things about it. I just wish we had a friars chicken drive-thru there. >> Get me in there. That's where D needs to come and and fix is the turn into f >> anyway >> cuz it's renowned for that chicken. >> I don't have any more questions. I'm just I'm just blown away with what's going on out there and it just does my heart good, you know. I see those kids and see them throw the dirt and break the ground and along with the others and it it's just really neat. and Linda talk about her son attending school there and I remember over the years Donald Williams, you know, returning out there to be the principal and he's he's left us now and going away. But, uh, so many good
020memories are coming back to life and we're not losing that school. We're really gaining a an opportunity there to bring even more kids into the system. So, it's great. >> And go ahead. No, you can go ahead. >> On item 27, it's more so for the superintendent than for you all. So, when you get to that phase where the buildings are being uh vacated, the furniture that's in there, you all will notify uh either uh your son-in-law, >> Travis. Yes, Mr. Woods. You you you notify them. They can come in and move. Dr. Serence, I wanted to ask you, uh, are we looking at, you know, possibly auctioning off some of some of those materials and >> Yeah, and we actually met and talked about that today. Anything of value that would that would uh
021we would certainly do that before we did anything else. >> Okay. All right. >> But I think um this is kind of besides the fact, but I think y'all were doing 14, 15, 16. Is that correct? Yes, sir. That is the plan. Um, re-roofing 14, 15, and 16 and then some lighter renovations inside those buildings. Included in the GMP are still some allowances about how we integrate the audio enhancement, how we tie the new fire alarm system into the existing school, knowing that a new complete systems coming on. There's still there's still some details that are being worked out. If procurement allows us to, we're going to do all of 14, 15, and 16 this summer. And that's the plan. >> Now, the upgrades for y'all, the question, the upgrade that I read for the
022gymnasium, that's that's that gym that sits there, that big one, and you all going to go in and and do, I guess, >> electrical. You've hired someone and they're going to go in and upgrade that and bring it up to code or whatever. >> I'd say there's two two main components to the gym scope. Number one, we're going to go in and replace and add air conditioning to the gym. >> Okay? And number two, the existing gym floor over all these years has settled some. The architect has had their structural engineer go out and do an analysis and been up underneath the facility and some of the individual column supports have settled. And we're going to go back in with an individual jack system and jack that floor back up and make it level. And
023we're going to analyze once we get the floor back level, did it impact the wood floor that was recently installed? And we're hoping it doesn't. We won't know until we move that back around and and make it level. And we've got money in here if we have to, right, >> to replace that wood floor >> or hoping we don't have to. We wrestled with that problem years ago when I was sitting where Rick sits and u it it you know it was so important and so vital to keep a gymnasium in in that part of the county for the kids in the community and for for various reasons other than just people said I played there when I was a little kid. You know the grown-ups uh it's if we can keep it and hold
024on to it like you're trying to do I think is a is great. But I go back to it was we came as close as me to Rick from 25 or 30 kids getting killed by the roof of the old school falling in in one of the classrooms we had vacated because it was so bad some years ago and and people I know they don't remember it or wouldn't remember it but it was a more or less a concrete ceiling and it collapsed during class one day and thank goodness as we had the kids in a adjacent room, but that's how close it was. It's it's just it's going to be a new new brand new beautiful school. I'm tickled. >> Yes. >> The other thing I'll point out too, and I asked this the
025other day, is not going to we're not going to on the traffic flow. I know you've done some studies there and all, but we're not going to have to do any any kind of u exterior work on the roads coming in. I mean, I think they're going to be primarily coming off of um not 26, but 21, right? >> 21. >> Actually, actually, all of the parent drop off and pickup and the bus traffic will be coming off of 26. That entrance that's there on 21 is going to be a gated entrance and it'll be closed the majority of the time. >> Okay. >> But now, I thought y'all had said the 21 was going to be I forget what you called it. The >> There's a a loop, a queueing loop. Yes, >> that
026is going to be adjacent. >> So then what is because because everybody going through are are there going to be different um entries for the buses as opposed to the parents? I'm presuming on 26 then >> yes you can see it's right >> might be easier if we walk over there. >> I'm a point and talk kind of guy. >> I don't have a pointer. I was think about 21. >> That's 21. Yeah. >> So, the entrance coming here. So, there's an entrance here. I don't believe that anymore. It's here. But that's the entrance. >> You got a big bus loop. >> So, for that's the entrance for who though? The one you just pointed to >> for parent drop off. No, I mean down. Okay, that's the parent and then the buses are where
027>> they make that loop there, Linda. >> Yeah, >> ideally we'll hold all the parent pickup traffic that we can find on campus once they turn off 21 or 26, but they're in they're on our property. We're not worried about the long turn lane or causing any traffic back up. Right. >> That's part got the long loop in there. >> Okay, that that's But there's >> Can you show me? >> And is that an exit then? What What is the to >> It can be an exit. >> One of the I mean there's benefits to keeping it because it's existing. >> Oh, okay. >> It's not part of the day-to-day traffic flow that's been designed. Everything is coming off at 26. And you have a significant, like JD said, there's a significant amount of parent
028queuing where double wide cars can stack inside that parking lot before drop off and pick up and get them off of 26 and 21. But that >> can you point to how the parents would come in off 26 and then queue up? >> Linda was wanting to know that. >> Yeah. I don't know if we have another phasing plan in there. I can go through it. >> Goes around that way. >> 21. >> Yeah. >> so they they go in, they come out the same way they come in. I I I mean I know y'all are not probably the ones that did the traffic study, but it's not going that's not going to do a whole lot to help on 26. >> Won't there be turn lanes and stuff? >> No, there's no turn lanes
029in or out coming out. And what >> the idea is to that the idea is to keep everybody on the property so we don't have to do turn like what we're doing down at Middleton Bernie. There's such a >> there's a lot of turn lane in there that's above and beyond I think what the other schools are. >> Yes. are going to need. So, if we can get them onto our property, that keeps us from backing up the adjoining >> traffic going north, south, east, and west. >> I I agree with that. Getting them off once they get in, but but getting in can be a huge problem. And getting out is an even worse one in the mornings. When you're on campus and you're going to pull out on 26 and there's a light
030right here, >> when that light, if you want to turn left, you have to wait. I mean, there's traffic non-stop coming from Gainesville and it's just really hard to get. had not talked to the sheriff's office about that specifically, but I'm sure we're going to have to have a crossing guard with with this and that would be somebody you think you think if you've been at Flag High School where they either um coming or going, they stop traffic on St. John's Avenue, they make you turn, >> but isn't that at an intersection? >> Is that at an intersection though? >> It's not at an inter but it's a similar situation because you're you're going to impact you're so close to Palm Avenue and so close to 19. I think there's a lot of traffic that
031comes through there. It's not it's more traffic than what you're dealing with here, but um you're down to two lanes in direction, but I'm sure we'll have to have a crossing guard to help with that. and it may be turning them one way to get out of there because if you come up and you're you're the one car trying to turn left and everybody else trying to turn right, that's going to cause >> and I've seen people, you know, as I'm heading into town, which is heading toward the light on 26, you know, everybody that lives there kind of knows and remembers when they had to do this, but you know, you see a car that's wanting to pull left and they there's just no chance for like 10 minutes. you let everybody out as
032that you can, but but sometimes people push their luck when people are coming and it's just a I've seen many many fender benders right there. Um and as well as the traffic backing up. So that's just been my concern. I'm not so worried about 21 >> crossing guard there now or no? >> No, there's nothing. There's a crossing guard at the light children that walk to school, but there's there's nothing that I've ever seen at the entrance way. And that would certainly be beneficial. I think >> we we can talk to the sheriff's office and find out some of the Yes, ma'am. >> What's the student station? The number of student stations at at Melrose. How many students are we uh planning to accommodate? >> I believe it's 45. That sounds >> 454. So there
033is room for growth. >> Uh that's what I was trying to you know fix in my mind. the number of students we have now and with those that are probably what you're saying are going to come from the uh adjacent counties to attend our school. So we'll have that but um roughly 400 students and and you don't have that many walkers. So, so just for a brief moment, you may have a little >> hiccup with the traffic, but but not as much as great as it would be at a Middleton Bernie or at uh you know, >> Yeah. And it's some of the larger elementary schools. >> And and and I don't think it's the am it's it's maybe not as much the number of uh parents or individuals coming in. It's just the the
034amount of traffic. Uh it's a massive it's a massive amount of traffic because of the anymore. It's awful. >> You know, we part of what we want in this is having we're putting a new school with an old school location and you know when that school was built there were very many people out there. There's a lot of traffic on 21 and 26 and there's not really a way there's no perfect solution I don't think with that. We'll we'll probably ask whether it's a crossing guard or one of our a lot of our elementary resource deputies go to the elementary schools and sit out front. There may have we may have to ask for a crossing guard, but we can't we're not there's not even enough forway there. If you were to have a magic
035pot of money to widen 21 and 26, you still have we can't there's not enough room for a lot. >> The state won't they're not going to do it. >> They're not going to do it. So, we're we're going to have to that's one of the great ideas of getting everybody on our property and then but you are right. There's going to be days that if JD's trying to turn left and there's a whole lot of people trying to turn right, it's going to back up. that left person. I mean, the one that's trying to go left may have to go right down and then turn around and come on back up safest. >> Yeah, that's what they've done for years at Black High School. It's different because it's not you've got four lanes there
036like I just you can't turn back towards 19 mill because it it'll four and you can go down and turn make you turn. >> That's it. That's what they have them do. >> Come right on back through. um >> they may have to do that and that will make it safe for that one person that's trying >> to be a learning experience for everybody especially if you've lived there for 50 years and you've always been it this way you're going have to you know my father lives close to black intermediate he's already said when they start school and and get out of school I'm just not I won't go out that way because I know >> you know because there's going to be traffic again >> well but there there's like there's just no like
037I have to go that way myself as do many people ma'am >> uh if you're in flora home and You're trying to go to work in Gainesville. >> Absolutely. >> Uh there's there is no other way. Like you can't jump over Santa Fe unless you go all the way through >> coming out from the school. >> The people that have to turn the direction you're going. Couldn't they stay in the parent and then go out 21? I mean as an elective like you know your number I mean >> people that work parent pickup are >> we we can look at if it was possible to open that gate but I think >> probably >> well I wouldn't I wouldn't leave it open but I would I would make sure anybody that came back I mean
038I know it's going to make a you know a pair or somebody >> I think you still have some of the same issues though if you're going 21 >> it's not far enough away from the intersection where >> your It's still not going to be easy to turn left, >> right? No, but if you're if you're what she's saying is if you're trying >> either body turn >> regardless of where the entrance are on this property, if you're turning left, you get on 21 or left, you get on 26, you're going it's going to it's going to cause a traffic thing. >> I think what she was saying turning right on and then I'm going to the light and I'm I'm headed to Gainesville. I mean, it may only be 10, 15 cars. >> The
039state could come through and fourlane that intersection in both directions and there's still going to be problems that you're going to have to work kinks out of. I'm telling you, this is this is not I mean, this is not new. And these are all valid, wonderful concerns. But until we find out exactly where we are without the state coming in and and building an extra lane, then we're just going to have to see if we have to add a crossing guard or whatever. I I think a I think a crossing guard is a good option if it's in a safe enough spot because there is kind of a curve that those entryways are on and um but I think it's visible enough to have somebody out there even though it's you know a block from
040the main light but I I think it would help because it can the queue could end up being backed up too but I we'll see and and I'm sure there's things >> the best as we all know the best laid plan the first week of school is going to be a cluster. Yeah. And but it will figure it out. We've we've had schools in the last few years that we planned it perfectly. Then said we got out there and was like that's not going to work and you have to adapt it and you find a way. >> Um but if we have if we had to open the other gate, that's a possibility, but um you're not there's not room for a turn lane. There's not there's not really a way to we can't put
041a second light in. >> There's there's not enough room really to do a whole lot more than what's there. Um JD, do you know where the um school zone begins? Is it before this bus? >> Yes. >> And then all the way to the light. >> All the way past the light. >> Um >> it goes past the light. >> Intersection I think is is within a school zone with it so close to the the 2126 stoplight is all within that uh zone and it goes in all four directions. the uh it goes down it like going toward Gainesville. It goes just past Shafini's um right around where Friars is. >> That's a good landmark. >> And we've already modified some of the traffic patterns by doing what we've done to mobilize for the phase
042one, which is the blue construction on the left. That's where building one was sitting. So, we've closed off the gate off of 21 already. Miss Lundy sent out notifications to all the parents. There was obviously some adjustment to a change, but the feedback that she's gotten so far is that it took a little bit of time for people to recognize there's a new pattern, but it seems like it's worked pretty well on site so far. And and she's actually only using that little yellow parking area at the top for parent drop off currently. So there really isn't any off off of highway queuing that's available and it's not been bad. Once we get the new construction completed and we have all of that queuing, it should only improve the situation. >> Yeah. >> So what
043do we have about buses? >> I don't know how many go through there. Um >> how many what >> buses? No, you wouldn't probably wouldn't know that, but I was just but it's not many. >> That's what I'm saying. Can't be that many. >> JD, when whenever you talk, they just text me just talking into the mic. >> Okay. Yes. >> Yeah. >> Whenever you need to talk. >> Yes, sir. >> Thanks. >> What you're saying is important and so they want to hear it. >> Um I had a couple of questions just uh from reviewing and these are just minor things, but um I noticed it said in there y'all are reusing some of the kitchen equipment. Is that correct? I read some of the old walk-in freezers. >> The current design is we're
044going to reuse the existing walk-in cooler and freezer. >> We'll dismantle those, store them, and then the design was adjusted so that they those could be reused instead of having to buy new. Yeah. >> And and on the playground because I I was talking I can't remember who it was I was talking to at the event the other day, but um I know they said it's a challenge because we're moving the playground into the interior area, which everybody I've talked to is really happy about that because nobody liked. We loved the trees that they were able to play under, but you know, anybody could hop a 4ft fence and they were right there by the road. Um, but they were saying it is kind of a challenge to keep shade and everything else going on
045there. But is um what's going on with the old equipment? Does anybody know? >> Okay. >> If if it's going to be all new equipment, where's the old stuff going? I >> I don't think we know yet. I know there is a desire to use some of the old equipment. Currently, we've relocated the playground equipment to a temporary playground in the in the ball fields. >> Um, but it it's it's currently in design. And so I'm not sure how much of the playground equipment. I know they rolled out uh a previous plan. They they've went back and revised it. So it's it's still in design. We are carrying an allowance um in the GMP for the playground and the equipment. We just don't know yet how much is going to be reused. >> Yeah, I
046we've met Miss Leah Lundy has been very instrumental in this. We've met I think three times now about it because they we we received a design for the playground and it was not Melroseesque if you will. We didn't and so and Le's so we've adapted that we've gone back and asked for some changes some changes again. They've got an allowance for that and we're there maybe some of the equipment gets reused but Leah is being very Miss Lundy is being very instrumental in designing that interior play area so it is the best for the kids. >> Good. Good. Good. Um, and I think my last question, I'm just trying to throw them all out there at one point. Um, well, next to the last question, the fire protection. So, I saw, you know, we're having
047new fire protection in the new buildings and not so much in the old. I mean, can you tell us what there is currently in the ones you're not redoing? Um, and how that would work together? >> Yes. All the all the new construction buildings, you're absolutely right, will have a a automatic fire protection system. Building 14, 15, and 16 are not required by code to add a fire protection system. They will have improved a new fire alarm system. >> Okay. >> But it will not be sprinkled. >> Okay. >> That answer your question? >> Yeah. Yeah, it did. I just, you know, it was just a blurb in the packet, so I just wanted to make sure. And then any is there I've had this asked of me and this would be maybe more for
048for you Rick. Um any uh is there any way to utilize even the demolished items? Um people in Melrose want a piece of this stuff they wanted. >> I I I I came across a brick that that from the building recently and I've had five people say, "Where'd you get that? I wanted one of those. Can we get some of those?" Well, it's all gone now, but they I just wonder if it's a chance to, you know, raise some money for something specific to the school or anything like that. People want it. They whenever the gym floor has been done, people are crawling all over wanting to buy pieces of the gym floor. It's just so historic. >> Well, building one is gone. >> Yeah. Yeah. That's >> well said that he bought or got
049a piece of something >> because his his mother and relatives attended that he got a part of a floor some part of the floor. I don't know how he got it now. I'm not >> I think that could be left up to Leah to do if they wanted to raise money for the school. Maybe get a stack of bricks somewhere and >> Well, I just think it you were going to address that. I was just going to say there there was quite a bit of time um I want to say a week, week and a half that we opened the building up. Melrose Historical Society came in and they they took um possibly all the doors and I believe 15 windows. >> Yeah, I heard there were windows that were >> Yes, ma'am. >> Um
050but my I'm just wondering and I can talk to Miss Lundy as well. um if there's not a way, you know, whether it's for safety patrol or something, you know, to raise some money, the the teachers could do something or the uh but I know there's people out there. In one week, I've had five or six of of my clients that came in asking, you know, what are they doing with the the rubble even? So, there's a big interest in it. I just wanted to see if we the the district could maybe use it in a positive way to help the school or the district. Most of the rubble, I mean, is gone. I mean, I mean, there's I mean, they did a phenomenal job of cleaning up. There may be pieces, I guess, as
051we're doing other work, but the historic the piece that everybody, I think, would have been placing their heart for is we had guy, you know, taking numbers off the doors and that kind of stuff. That >> that building's gone. It's in a it's been repurposed in a landfill, being refreshed and used for aggregate somewhere else. Um, but if there's other items that come up, I mean, there's a possibility. I just I don't know what else is historical value. >> Is there anything else going to be demolished, though? >> There are there are quite a few of those buildings on campus. >> I I think even though they they aren't as historical, I think it could be >> we we can we we can we can offer some of that to Leah. Um, the big concern
052is, you know, get don't want people on campus while we're trying to work there. I it I if we can get if we can say if if it's they want to do if we can get a certain amount and put it somewhere out of the way. >> Yeah. If we could call it off campus where you don't have strangers that you don't know. >> I don't want to invite the general public in just because I mean they're trying to hit the ground running like spring break. No. No. But we we that that's a good idea. But we have they >> the school reached out and Leah knows the community better than probably anybody out there right now. So she offered it to certain people. Um, but a as things come down, if it's something we
053could do, I'll I'll talk to Lee about it and see if there's something, like you said, if we put a a stack of something off to the side, it's not going to become an issue. >> Yeah. And if they could do, you know, an online auction or something, they can come pick it up at a specified time, those types of things. That I didn't mean leave the whole rubble until something, you know, that's not not feasible. So, um, I think that's all I had. >> Anybody else? I don't know. >> Answer mine. >> I'd like to make a motion that we approve the GMP. as presented by the superintendent. >> Well, did she call for Well, maybe she >> I don't know. She can call for it. >> Call for it. >> I can call
054for Do we have a motion to uh on the GMP for >> I make a motion we approve the GMP as presented by the superintendent? >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Um all those in favor say I. >> I. >> All those opposed. >> The motion passes. >> And I believe that is >> that was easy. That was easy. >> That's a wrap. >> Thank you very much. Keep up the good work >> for the information. >> Uh, final question. What What's your schedule as far as completion? >> Well, it'll be multiple phases. Um, it's it's actually why I brought up that screen right there. I'm not the most technologically advanced, but the blue buildings on the left, we are targeting to get those completed by late spring of next year.
055>> Sorry. >> Yes. February, March of 27 is currently what we're showing. >> the blue buildings on the left. >> So, almost a year from today, pretty much March, >> right? The new administration, media, and classroom. The buildings on the lower part, the yellow, that's buildings 14, 15, and 16 that we're currently planning to renovate this summer. The cafeteria building. This summer, we're going to remove or reallocate, relocate some of our fencing, and we're going to tear down several buildings so that we can start on the construction of the cafeteria at some point this summer. And it's so there's staged completion dates for all of it. Um the the big I mean there's some there's some key elements. The a big one is to try and get 14 15 and 16 renovated during the summer
056when nobody's on campus so that you don't lose the classroom spaces. Mhm. >> If we can get that done this summer, it shortens our overall duration that we're going to be out there significantly as if we if we had to wait or get the new classroom building done to vacate 14, 15, and 16 so we can renovate it. We're trying to do it this summer while it's already empty while we're building 14, 15, and 16. And we're starting on the cafeteria. So the impact that we've made on campus right now is noticeable and significant, but it's going to grow >> significantly more >> in the next 6 months. >> And yes, >> Dr. Cerny, you all I read in here that uh the cafeteria will be out of commission for a period of time and
057the lunches are going to be satellited in from is it going to be Aquilla or they're going to bring them from another school? >> You want to speak to that? >> At this point, the plan is for Aquilla. There's only like six miles difference in the cafeteria can they're just going to bring them over that way. >> Okay. >> Um that's the plan for now. >> Okay. >> All righty. >> Anything else from the board? >> So the whole thing if the remodeling goes what is our plan B if they can't get everything remodeled before school starts? >> In 27 27 28. So no, he said there were >> 14, 15, and 16 were scheduled to renovate summer of 26 >> This summer, right? So what happens if it's not >> if by chance it,
058let's just say our roof panels, I mean, we're sitting here in mid-March. We're talking about re-roofing that building starting June 1st. There's not a lot of time. Everything has to be picked. Everything has to be procured. We have to get the material >> and get lined up to do that work. So, if there's an issue about not being able to renovate all those buildings, what it would do is it would bump it to next summer and at the end of next summer is when we're trying to answer your question, Dr. Cerny, is next end of next summer when we're trying to be complete with everything. >> Right. >> We just don't want to we just don't want to wait till next summer to tackle that big element of the job. >> Sure. And there are
059places in in the building like we saw at uh Palaka a uh hardened for god forbid shooters someone like that in our new part that we're doing. It's going to be in in place. >> Yes, there's I'm good. >> We've had several meetings with district staff and Travis Weaver. They've been through the design on how those the whole buildings are built. We're adding the similar actually the very same window films that we're adding in Crescent City just to make sure there's no visible >> option for people >> and there's security cameras and a lot of fencing to lock off the campus. So, a lot of the security measures have been incorporated into the design. >> We got in detail yesterday, was it yesterday? Day before. I mean, just intricacies about how kids check out, how
060parents access them. I mean, the doors, everything around the office area. So, I mean, there there's some finite details they they've already >> Yes. >> dealt with and some things we've learned from some of the other bills, too. So, I think I think this is going to be a really um I don't want to say smooth out other jinxes, but u I think we've learned a lot from the other ones that I think will benefit us in this bill. >> All right. These occupied renovations have all their own challenges versus a clean new build. >> But this is easier than Crescent City though, isn't it? Much >> not really. >> It's not. >> It's It's smaller. >> A smaller area. >> The site is smaller and we're limited by a couple of highways right in
061front of us on both sides. So there's >> Okay. >> There's just not a lot of room to move around it. It's It's actually interesting you bring it up. We can't move Miss Lundy's staff into the new admin media until we get it completed. So, we have to keep building four and five operational. So, when we go in to start on the cafeteria, you can see between the purple cafeteria and the blue classroom building in between that space where the playground is ultimately going to be, that's where building four and five are now. So, we have to keep that administration building live with all the life safety systems until we get the admin done. But, we need to get started on the cafeteria. So, it it's going to get tight and I think we have
062about a 20 foot wide path once we get them into the admin media to tear down the old admin media and get the materials out. So, it's >> so it's got its own challenges very similar to Crescent. >> Building a plan while we fly. >> Good news is we got better soil than we've got in Crescent. >> Absolutely. And no turtles. >> Absolutely. >> Knock on some wood. >> Knock on wood. >> Better knock on wood for that >> or bat or anything. >> Anything else for the board? >> I'm satisfied. >> All right. This meeting is adjourned. >> All right. Yeah. Thank you guys.