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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, April 17,2017 Page 2 Superintendent Sicoli presented an update and overview of the School District's long-range facility planning process to-date; various criteria team meetings and subsequent affirmation by the community; the outlined approach being followed; preliminary review of the District's Finance Committee; and next steps intended for the process. School District Business Manager Shari Thompson concurred with Superinten- dent Sicoli's summation; advising that additional documentation and more de- tailed financial information could be found online at ISD623.org website. Board Chair Traynor noted the involvement of Councilmembers Etten and McGehee and others with the Option Committee, and City Manager Trudgeon and other members of City staff involved in community-wide efforts to better un- derstand facility needs. Chair Traynor noted the similarities for the School Dis- trict and City with meeting the challenges of first-ring suburbs and infrastructure needs; and expressed the Board's appreciation of the City of Roseville's support and participation in the process to-date. Specific to the financial information presented, Councilmember Willmus asked if it had been broken down with all needs by category (e.g. deferred maintenance and community needs). Ms. Thompson responded with a brief overview of the School District's levy au- thority for long-term maintenance, and the portion (approximately $120 million) needed for that specific category and consideration of short-term bonding as an option with bonds issued every other year to obtain better interest rates and com- plete projects in phases. While the School District didn't need voter approval, Ms. Thompson advised that for the benefit of transparency in the communities making up the district, long-term facility maintenance (LTFM) had been separat- ed from other projects addressing capacity, enrollment and community program- ming needs as detailed in the slide presentation. At the request of Councilmember Willmus, Ms. Thompson advised that while the exact logistics and scope were yet to be determined, if the decision was made to proceed with the first phase, she anticipated sale of bonds in January or February of 2018 for construction that summer. Due to the number of buildings involved and classes and programs scheduled, Ms. Thompson advised that the School Board would need to schedule while remaining cognizant of more pressing en- rollment issues at the High School. Superintendent Sicoli further noted that the LTFM was a ten-year plan that would be reviewed and updated annually; and if a decision was made to raise the levy to address deferred maintenance, it would be folded into the long-term plans accord- ingly. Superintendent Sicoli concurred with Ms. Thompson's observation that there was no additional space to house students during construction, requiring that