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Douglas County School District special meeting, Mar 12, 2026

1 h 36 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Board votes to pursue interlocal agreement with Town of Minden for dog park parcel 51:06

  • The board discussed the district office property and an adjacent parcel used as a dog park on Mono Avenue, then voted unanimously to enter into an interlocal agreement with the Town of Minden for the dog park parcel. 2:10
  • The chair asked for a motion on agenda item number 5 and then moved on to agenda item number 4. 57:47
  • The board voted unanimously to consolidate C.C. Manili and Scarcelli into the Scarcelli building and not use the C.C. Manili building for educational purposes. 1:10:09
  • The board also unanimously approved a rooftop unit project for Jacks Valley Elementary School. 1:23:54
Item by item (5)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:05
    • Erinn Miller moved to adopt the flexible agenda. 0:23
    • Yvonne Wagstaff said public comment on items not on the agenda would be taken at the end of the meeting and the board would start with agenda item number 5. 1:13
    • The motion to adopt the agenda passed unanimously. 0:28
  2. District office and dog park parcel 1:53
    • A district staff member said the local appraiser valued the property at just over $1.5 million and the state appraiser at just over $1.7 million. 4:26
    • The superintendent recommended selling the dog park parcel and considering moving back into the district office. 7:38
    • Markus Zinke asked what had changed since earlier meetings and said it was the first time hearing the new information. 13:49
    • The motion to enter into an interlocal agreement for the dog park passed unanimously. 53:09
  3. School consolidation 58:03
    • A district staff member said the legal notices for the consolidation had been filed and the district was legally compliant. 58:24
    • The staff member said operational decisions included staffing allocation and transportation routing, and that boundary adjustments were planned for March 19th. 59:26
    • Melinda Gneiting moved to consolidate C.C. Manili and Scarcelli into the Scarcelli building and not use the C.C. Manili building for educational purposes. 1:10:09
    • The motion passed unanimously. 1:10:33
  4. Rooftop unit replacement project 1:10:33
    • A presenter said the Jacks Valley price was $998,750 plus a 5% contingency for possible change orders. 1:13:19
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to consider also approving the unit for Maneely to keep the building viable. 1:15:44
    • The superintendent recommended repairing only Jacks Valley at this time. 1:19:48
    • The motion, amended to include the cost of $998,750, passed unanimously. 1:25:03
  5. Public comment on non-agenda items 1:25:41
    • Speakers at public comment raised transparency, math textbook adoptions and insurance for vacant buildings. 1:26:16

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