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Chisago Lakes board passes intent resolution for facilities maintenance bonds 44:28

  • A presenter outlined upcoming facilities maintenance and abatement bonds, including indoor air quality work of just under $3 million and parking lots at approximately $7.8 million. 32:01
  • The presenter said a $400,000 house would pay $73 annually, and the board passed a resolution of intent to issue facilities maintenance bonds. 37:32
  • The board chair announced that the Nexus contract was approved pending legal review. 50:37
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda 8:34
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and votes were taken by roll call because one member was participating while en route. 8:34
    • No one signed up for open forum. 9:24
  2. Annual Q-Comp report 9:40
    • The district's Q-Comp director said the program has four components and listed career ladder positions including 46 PLC leaders and 80 peer coaches. 10:22
    • The director said total revenue was approximately $830,377, with $624,000 going back to teachers and $142,050 going to staff in career ladder positions. 11:54
    • The director said the peer coaching program would be restructured next year into an instructional coaching system. 13:37
  3. Business office financial reports 17:43
    • A district staff member presented a preliminary budget executive summary that added a construction fund for roofing projects. 17:50
    • The staff member said the district's fund balance was 15.5%, compared with an average of 23.6% for comparable districts. 18:45
    • The staff member said cash was at its highest point in a while because of the extra $5 million in roofing bond funds. 20:50
  4. Board committee updates 21:17
    • Sarah Aadland said the committee did some budget work. 21:40
  5. Superintendent update 21:46
    • The superintendent said the roof project was about 50% complete and on track to finish on time. 21:57
    • The superintendent said Wildcat Academy already had 93 students for next fall and the goal was about 105. 23:36
    • Asked about enrollment, the staff member said new out-of-district students represented about $150,000 in new revenue. ~25:30
  6. Consent agenda 28:21
    • The consent agenda included claims and accounts, personnel issues and past meeting minutes. 28:21
    • The consent agenda was accepted. 28:58
  7. Contract change for state retirement compliance 28:58
    • A speaker said the contract was changed so it would comply with Minnesota State Retirement System standards. 29:08
    • The motion to amend the superintendent contract passed. 29:48
  8. Donations 30:13
    • The donations included $500 from Cedar Lake Speedway and $8,000 from the St. Croix Valley Foundation for Lakeside Second Step. 30:13
  9. Facilities maintenance bonds resolution 31:12
    • A presenter said the district could refund its school building bonds starting February 1st, 2027, to seek lower interest costs. 32:46
    • The presenter said a public hearing on abatement bonds would be held August 20th and bonds would be issued in spring of 2027. 37:37
    • A district staff member said the projects do not address the middle school, which remains the district's largest issue. 42:17
    • The resolution passed. ~45:27
  10. Changes to the LTF plan 45:30
    • A district staff member said the 10-year plan added roofing, indoor air quality and deferred maintenance bonds, including $4.9 million for roofing. 45:38
    • The staff member said annual LTFM money would drop from around $800,000 to between $550,000 and $600,000. 46:32
  11. Nexus contract 49:08
    • The superintendent said the agreement would let Nexus begin design work and that approval would be conditional on review by legal counsel. 49:14
    • The Nexus contract was approved pending legal review. 50:37
  12. Property, liability and workers' comp insurance 50:37
    • A district staff member said property and liability costs went down, the district was switching to Chubb and staying with SFM for workers' comp. 50:51
    • The staff member said deductibles went up. ~51:23
  13. WCC equipment agreement 52:07
    • A staff member said equipment from 2019 needed replacement and a second vendor was used after the first did not meet the agreement. 52:20
    • A speaker said the equipment is rented and cannot be bought. 53:55
    • The resolution passed. ~54:23
  14. November meeting date 55:45
    • The board considered moving the November meeting to Thursday, November 12th. 55:45
    • The November meeting date was moved to the 12th. 56:30

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