The document summarizes capital needs and funding strategies for the North Rockland Central School District. It outlines over $10 million in capital needs across multiple school buildings. It then describes various funding strategies the district is pursuing that do not require taxpayer approval, including energy performance contracts that provide energy upgrades and savings, EXCEL projects that leverage building aid, and applying for grants.

1. North Rockland Central School District Creative Funding for Capital Projects

2. 200 Million Dollar Tax Challenge One District Two Towns Growth New 8 th & 9 th Grade Center Over 10 Million Dollars of Capital Needs (BCS) North Rockland Central School District Creative Funding for Capital Projects Past Challenges

3. SCHOOL NAME TOTAL BUILDING S.F. GERALD NEARY ELEMENTARY 43,875 NORTH GARNERVILLE ELEMENTARY 58,800 STONY POINT ELEMENTARY 69,850 THIELLS ELEMENTARY 87,000 WEST HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY 87,000 FARLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL 98,500 WILLOW GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL 120,000 HAVERSTRAW MIDDLE SCHOOL 109,650 FIELDSTONE CENTER 210,000 HIGH SCHOOL 310,435 ADMIN AT N GARNERVILLE 16,000 RAILROAD AVENUE SCHOOL 21,608 TOMKINS COVE WAREHOUSE 14,375 HAVERSTRAW MIDDLE ANNEX 7,150 TOTAL 1,254,243

4. 2% property tax cap Reduction in state aid Staff reductions/program reductions Consolidations and closings Reduction of capital reserve accounts Eliminate Capital Projects New Challenges

5. Eliminating capital projects Avg school bldg in US 42 yrs old * 75% built before 1970 * “ The Majority of our Nation’s Schools have Inefficient Mechanical and Electrical Systems, Leaking Roofs and Inadequate Windows and Security Systems.” * USDOE Report “Condition of America’s Schools

6. Effective schools Teachers Parents Environments

7. Winston Churchill “ First we shape our environments, thereafter our environments shape us”

8. Facilities designed and constructed to be NY-CHPS compliant will provide significant cost savings over the life of a building . A NY-CHPS compliant school also will have improved classroom features, such as natural daylighting and improved indoor environmental quality. These improvements contribute to a better learning environment that has been shown to contribute to reduced absenteeism and better teacher and staff retention . Savings of 10 to 20 times the cost of the initial investment have been identified in several national studies of high-performance schools when compared to schools designed only for code compliance.

9. District Facilities Committee Responsibility is to study and make recommendations to BOE: Facilities Assessment - BCS Sell Buildings Sell Land Funding Alternatives

10. Strategy EPC 7,900,000 EXCEL 2,600,000 GRANT 1,000,000 FEMA 100,000 PRIMARY ELEC 465,000 12,065,000 LEASING -Bleachers $450,000 -Modular Classrooms INSURANCE

11. No cost to taxpayers No referendum Qualifies for Building Aid ‘ Green’ your buildings Improved test scores Increased productivity Reduced abseenteeism ENERGY SAVING PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS

12. All risks and responsibilities of any Construction Project District Priorities need to be made clear Construction quality more difficult to control Measurement and Verification is important to assure savings ENERGY SAVING PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS

13. ENERGY SAVING PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS

14. Cogeneration Schematic

15. Use to fund capital improvements not eligible for EPC or other strategies No cost to taxpayers Qualifies for Building Aid Building Aid Increases Capital Dollars of EXCEL project at no cost to District EXCEL Expanding our Children’s Education and Learning

16. Need voter approval Limitations on what type of projects can be funded EXCEL Expanding our Children’s Education and Learning

17. Include Building Aid in Project total? Calculations EXCEL Expanding our Children’s Education and Learning District EXCEL Aid $2,600,000 Building Aid Ratio 53% Total Building Aid $1,378,000 Total Capital Project $3,978,000

18. The result of consent degree from NYS DEC Competitive application Qualifies for Building Aid Energy Modeling showed a 40% reduction in fuel use Hybrid boiler design to permit interruptible gas service NYS DEC GRANT

19. Cost to apply No guarantee of funding NYS DEC GRANT

22. Storm flooded baseball field Federal Disaster area declared Filed with FEMA Qualifies for Building Aid Field restored and drainage improvements FEMA conducts information seminar http://www.nysasbo.org/node/8221 FEMA FUNDING

23. Must be a declared emergency Long time frame Federal and State oversight Will only pay for remedial work based FEMA estimates Must work with state emergency office SEMO Must spend the money first and then be reimbursed. FEMA FUNDING

26. Many electric services over 40 years old Two services failed in last 10 years Planned service upgrade permits conversion Payback under 15 years Qualifies for Building Aid CONVERSION TO PRIMARY ELECTRIC SERVICE

27. Voter approval required Must lay out initial funding Transformer will be district owned Underground excavation has risks CONVERSION TO PRIMARY ELECTRIC SERVICE

29. CONVERSION TO PRIMARY ELECTRIC SERVICE Haverstraw Middle School Typical Month Usage kWh /Month 35,000 Estimated Commodity Charge Secondary Primary KW Demand 125 0.05 ¢ per kWh 0.0498 Secondary Service Typical Month Summer Typical Month Primary Service Typical Month Summer Typical Month June-Sept Oct-May June-Sept Oct-May Typical Monthly Totals $3,947.63 $3,328.03 Typical Monthly Totals $3,394.45 $2,804.45 Typical Savings per Month $553.18 $523.58 Typical Savings per Year $6,401.41

30. FREE - NYSERDA Energy Benchmarking Summary School Size Total Energy Use sf kBtu/sf/yr North Rockland High School 310,435 122 Farley Middle School 98,500 76 Haverstraw Middle School 109,650 94 Willow Grove Middle School 120,000 87 Garnerville Elementary School 74,800 76 Neary Elementary School 43,875 93 Stony Point Elementary School 69,850 73 Thiells Elementary School 87,000 77 West Haverstraw Elementary School 87,000 52 Fieldstone Secondary School 210,912 54

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