Facilities Planning, Construction, Maintenance & Operations
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Leadership Contacts:
| Matt Sidlauskas | Larry Hoang | Sylvia Palacios | Melinda Abello |
| Director of Facilities, Maintenance & Operations | Assistant Director of Facilities, Maintenance & Operations | Assistant Project Manager | Department Secretary |
| sidlauskasm@esuhsd.org | hoangl@esuhsd.org | palacioss@esuhsd.org | abellom@esuhsd.org |
| 408-347-5134 | 408-347-5132 | 408-347-7336 | 408-347-5106 |
Maintenance Teams
Our Maintenance Team Members make our department, their hard work and dedication allows us to maintain over 2.6 million sqft of enclosed space on approximetly 500 acres across 16 sites.
| Carpenters Shop | Paint Shop | Grounds Shop | Maintenance Day | Maintenance Swing |
| Bill Cady, Lead | Bill Souto, Lead | Jose Espinoza, Lead | Lance Quezada, Lead | Frank Vieira, Lead |
| Carpenter (1) | Painter (1) | Senior Gardener (Mainline Repair) (2) | HVAC Technician (3) | Plumber (1) |
| Locksmith (1) | Roofer (1) | Plumber (1) | Boiler / Plumber (1) | Electrician (1) |
| Machinist / Welder (1) | Maintenance Worker (1) | Lead Gardener (Gang Mower) (1) | Electrician (1) | Painter (1) |
| Maintenance Worker (1) | Pool Technician (2) | Maintenance Worker (3) | Maintenance Worker (1) |
Maintenance at a Glance
The Maintenance team is responsible for the operation and repair of real property facilities and systems. The team handles routine restricted maintenance, preventive maintenance, and deferred maintenance projects. Facilities and systems covered by their work includes:
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Power Distribution
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Fire Supression Systems |
| Lighting | Swimming Pools |
| Plumbing Systems | Asphalt / Concrete Walkways, Quads, Parking Lots |
| Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC) | Fencing & Gates |
| Walls, Floors, Ceilings | Stadium Bleachers |
| Doors, Locks, Keys | Elevators, Lifts, Dumbwaiters |
| Irrigation Mainlines |
Operations
Charter School Facilities Management
Our responsibilities include:
Data Collection, Reports, Studies
Developer Fees
Our responsibilities include:
- Assistance with annual Proposition 39 charter school facilities petitions
- Liaison for repairs, maintenance, and modification of charter school facilities
- Annual compliance inspections
We believe that well compiled and easily retrieved information results in better decisions and facilitates reporting. Our responsibilities in this include:
- Annual FIT and SARC Reporting pertaining to facilities
- Demographic studies for planning of school facilities, based on enrollment projections, space utilization, and capacity analysis
- Facilities inventory data
- Facilities capital project records
- Facilities maintenance and management records
Development has a current and/or future impact of generating high school students; we must provide adequate facilities to serve those students. The Mitigation Fee Act of 1986 (Government Code Section 66000 et seq.), updated by the Leroy F. Green School Facilities Act of 1998 (Education Code Section 17620), permits school districts to charge developers a fee for new construction and reconstruction on residential, commercial and industrial projects. These fees are commonly referred to as developer fees. We use developer fee revenues to ensure that we have adequate facilities to accommodate high school students within our District boundaries. Learn more here. Our responsibilities include:
- Collecting developer impact fees and certifying payment
- Ensuring justification for the continued collection of developer fees
- Providing annual reports on developer fee revenues and expenditures
Developer fees are collected in the Facilities Department at the District Office, 830 N. Capitol Ave San Jose. To expedite service please schedule an appointment by calling 408-347-5100 or email abellom@esuhsd.org.
Facilities Complaints
We take very seriously any concern that is expressed or complaint that is received about the safety, security and effectiveness of our built environment. We assemble a response team to address the matter immediately.
Facilities Inspections
We provide assistance, remedial actions, and coordination of routine and unique inspections of our facilities, including:
We take very seriously any concern that is expressed or complaint that is received about the safety, security and effectiveness of our built environment. We assemble a response team to address the matter immediately.
- Indoor air/environmental quality
- OSHA complaints pertaining to facilities
- Safety / security
- Williams complaints pertaining to facilities
- Coordination of warranty processes related to construction
We provide assistance, remedial actions, and coordination of routine and unique inspections of our facilities, including:
- San Jose Fire Department annual inspections
- Fire extinguisher annual certifications
- Santa Clara County Health Department annual kitchen inspections
- Santa Clara County Health Department biannual swimming pool inspections
- City of San Jose Urban runoff annual inspections
- Santa Clara County Health Department 3-yearly hazardous waste and chemical hygiene inspections
- AHERA biannual inspections
- San Jose Water Company, San Jose Municipal Water Company, and/or Great Oaks Water Company annual backflow device inspections
- South Bay Water Recycling annual reclaimed water inspections
- Property Liability Insurance facilities inspections
- OSHA elevator annual inspections
- Annual FIT and SARC facilities inspections