WHAT HAPPENED: The board approved a...

WHAT HAPPENED:

The board approved a design study for the improvement and

expansion of the baseball field at Laguna Beach High School.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The design study will be the next step to focus on more detailed

construction plans.

The cost of the study is $14,980 and will be performed by

architectural and planning firm, LPA, Inc. It will be paid for from

the district’s general fund reserve.

WHAT HAPPENED:

The board approved an addendum that will increase funding for

archeological monitoring of grading activities at El Morro

Elementary.

WHAT IT MEANS:

Cogstone Resource Management was originally contracted by the

district in July to perform archeological monitoring of grading

activities at El Morro for $5,152. But grading for the block wall and

utility lines took much longer than anticipated. The addendum to the

contract will increase the amount of the original contract by $8,500.

Board member El Hathaway was absent for the remainder of the

meeting.

WHAT HAPPENED:

The board approved payments totaling $125,737 from the General

Obligation Bonds.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The payments will be drawn from various bond fund budgets for

construction and engineering fees for Thurston Middle, Top of the

World Elementary and El Morro Elementary schools.

WHAT HAPPENED:

The board approved to submit a school renovation technology grant

application to the U.S. Dept. of Education.

WHAT IT MEANS:

The District may receive $25,000 to $100,000 to provide multimedia

computers in fourth- through eighth-grade classrooms to lower the

student-to-multimedia computer ratio to 10:1.