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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 10, 2018 Shari Thompson, Director of Business Services with the Roseville School District, stated that in 2017 residents voted to pass a $144 million bond referendum and a year later work has begun. She noted that there has been increased enrollment throughout the district and Little Canada Elementary School will be the first building to get improvements done. She explained that Little Canada elementary school will be adding classrooms, a music room, creating a new Friendship Connection room and renovating special education areas and the media center and computer lab. She stated that six years ago this school had 350 students, and now there are almost 600 students, so this building was a high priority due the immediate space needs. She noted that the front office and entry will be renovated for added security and safety features. She stated that construction started in September and will be done by fall 2019. Ms. Thompson explained that Roseville Area High School will be adding classrooms to accommodate growth, replacing 14 science rooms in a new wing, constructing a new facility to move the auto shop to the high school from the middle school, renovating special education, career and tech areas, music rooms, media center and existing auditorium. She noted there will be an additional auditorium, the front entry will be renovated for security and expanding the office area, along with creating new flexible space for students and new turf on the fields. She reported that work started in September and will go through fall 2021, and it will be done in phases in order to keep the building operational. Ms. Thompson reviewed other improvements being done to Brimhall Elementary School, Central Park Elementary School, and Edgerton Elementary School. Dr. Sicoli stated that the Legislature was giving grants for safety improvements at schools, and the Roseville School District received $156,000 for Brimhall Elementary to redesign the school's entrance to make it more secure. He explained that the Fairview Community Center needs extensive renovations, so they looked at various options, including building a new facility, which was the least expensive option. He explained that the building's footprint will be smaller, but the layout will better meet the needs for the uses. He stated that the old building will be able to stay in use while construction is occurring on the new facility. Ms. Thompson explained that they will hold off on this building construction until 2020 to wait until other facilities are done in order to recoup unused funds. She stated that there will be a total of a $9.7 million investment for Little Canada facilities including a lot of long-term maintenance that has been deferred for years due to lack of funding. 0)