Minutes of Hearing and Special
Meeting
Griswold Community School
District
Board of Education
May 11, 2012
The
Board of Education held a hearing and special meeting Friday, May 11, 2012 in
the Central Office Board Room in the Middle School/High School Building. The hearing
was on the re-roofing project at the middle school/high school. The special
meeting included personnel, awarding the re-roofing contracts, and middle
school/high school parking lot design plan approval. President Baier called the meeting to order at 5:30 pm.
Board members present were Hansen, Lembke, R. Peterson, S. Peterson. Absent
Campbell and Moore. Also present:
Supt. Kunze, Board Secretary Taylor, Joel Jackson from Bishop
Engineering, and Rick Hanson from KJAN.
President
Baier called the hearing to order at 5:30 pm. He asked if anyone wished to
speak for, or against, the proposed plans, specifications, or contract for, or
cost of the high school re-roof project. Supt. Kunze read letter from Estes
Construction regarding re-roofing bidder recommendation. As there were no
comments, President Baier declared the hearing closed. The time was 5:34 pm.
President
Baier called special meeting to order at 5:34 pm. Board members present:
Hansen, Lembke, R. Peterson, S. Peterson. Absent:
Campbell and Moore. Also present:
Supt. Kunze, Board Secretary Taylor, Joel Jackson from Bishop Engineering,
and Rick Hanson from KJAN. Moore arrived at 5:35 pm. Hansen made motion to
approve the agenda. R. Peterson seconded and motion carried all ayes. S.
Peterson made motion to accept the resignations of Chris Elwood (teacher and
coach), Erin Almelein (teacher, coach, and yearbook sponsor), and Gena Rush
(elementary para) with appreciation of their years of service to the Griswold Community
School District. Lembke seconded and motion carried all ayes. Three bids were
received for the re-roofing project at the middle school/high school. Hansen
made a motion to approve the re-roofing contract with R.L. Craft of Denison,
Iowa for $607,559, and construction manager (Estes Construction) fees of
$61,465 (total construction $669,024). R. Peterson seconded and motion carried
all ayes. Joel Jackson of Bishop Engineering handed out three design options
for the middle school/high school parking lot. (Supt. Kunze left at 7 pm, R.
Peterson, and S. Peterson left at 7:05 pm to attend non-certified meeting. All returned at 7:19 pm.) After
discussion the Board asked Joel Jackson with Bishop Engineering to make the
necessary changes to option C and send the new design for board approval at a
special meeting on May 16th.
A
motion to adjourn was made by Hansen at 7:35 pm. Moore seconded and motion
carried all ayes.
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Nancy Taylor Board Secretary Steve Baier President