ON THE AGENDA NEWPORT HARBOR HIGH POOL...

ON THE AGENDA

NEWPORT HARBOR HIGH POOL

The swimming pool at Newport Harbor High School has posed health

and safety concerns because of its deteriorating condition and, as a

result, must be either repaired immediately or shut down. Since

repairs to the pool fall under priority six of Measure A, and Measure

A construction at the school sites is only expected to go through the

priority four level, the school is seeking other methods of funding.

The two-phase project will require about $1 million. The school is

seeking authorization from the board to conduct Phase 1, which would

costa $450,000, to put the pool back in working condition.

Since the pool isn’t used only by the students at Newport Harbor,

but also by the city of Newport Beach for about 23% of the time, by

the City of Costa Mesa for about 33% of the time and by a few other

community organizations, the school is seeking funding for the

project from other sources.

The proposal seeks for board authorization to make direct appeals

to all groups that use the pool to contribute to the cost of

repairing and maintaining it.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The board is expected to approve the proposal as recommended. Once

the superintendent had selected the lowest responsive and responsible

bid, the board would have to ratify the contract.

API AWARD EXPENDITURE PLANS

Eight schools have submitted expenditure plans to the board for

approval. Those plans, developed by their respective school sites,

are reliant upon the funds they received from the program commonly

known as the Governor’s Performance Award, which is based on their

Academic Performance Index growth target achievement.

The funds are comprised of the 2001-2002 carry over and the first

and second installments of the 2002-2003 funding.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The board is expected to approve the the plans.

-- Compiled by Christine Carrillo