Mt. Diablo USD Board Meeting 10/14/2026 Part 2

The Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board of Education meeting on October 14, 2026, included a facilities and energy-use update from district staff and consultant Capital Engineering. The district is consolidating more than 70 PG&E service agreements and using utility data to monitor consumption and identify problems. A solar-system survey found failures across multiple sites, with estimated lost generation of $1 million to $1.4 million annually and an estimated $400,000 to repair priority systems. Staff said a repair contract for priority sites is expected to come to a future board meeting; remaining work may require competitive bidding under public contract rules, with a cited bid threshold of about $115,000. Northgate has a separate equipment failure and an estimated repair cost above $200,000, and that work is expected to be bid separately. No solar repair or other procurement spending was approved at this meeting; staff plan to return with additional site-level utility data and procurement details.

The board also heard a teacher’s request for repairs to deteriorating playground surfaces at Silverwood Elementary, and requested a follow-up from the superintendent. It approved an amendment extending General Counsel Suzanne Staraki Kim’s employment agreement through June 30, 2029; the reported annual salary is $295,866 plus a $3,678 advanced-degree stipend, with no separate pay increase described. Other actions included approvals of minutes, resolutions, and policy revisions. No additional contract awards or purchasing approvals were identified.