The Garden City Board of Education voted to discontinue Honeywell’s year‑2 measurement and verification (M&V) services and not pay the invoice presented for that work.

Board staff and Honeywell representatives reviewed the year‑1 M&V report and answered questions about savings, warranties and the recurring cost structure of M&V services. Brandon Anderson, a district staff presenter, told the board the year‑1 report showed about $100,000 in net savings and that continuing M&V over 20 years would produce a payout of roughly $650,000 if the district remained under the M&V reporting approach.

Jordan Bolelli, a measurement‑and‑verification engineer with Honeywell, said the year‑1 report showed an “excess of $102,000 of energy savings in that year 1 period,” and he characterized the lighting upgrades as the most reliable source of long‑term savings. He said the project’s lighting installs are “positioned to carry the bulk of the savings for this project throughout that 20‑year term.”

Board members asked whether LED fixtures would last the 20‑year contract term, whether warranty coverage would remain if the district discontinued M&V, whether opting out would affect financing, and whether the district could rejoin verification later. Bolelli and Honeywell staff said the lighting fixtures’ lifetime is based on run hours but are expected to last through the 20‑year term, warranties generally remain (manufacturer warranties still apply), and while the district could opt out it would lose Honeywell’s continuous visibility; Honeywell staff said they commonly return every five years to perform a no‑cost assessment.

Staff recommended not approving year‑2 M&V and instead reallocating the year‑2 fee toward controls upgrades at five sister schools. The transcript records an invoice amount of $25,005.63 for the year‑2 M&V services; the measurement verification fee was described as a pay‑in‑advance invoice that had been valid for 30 days.

A board member moved to discontinue the year‑2 M&V agreement and not pay the presented invoice; the motion was seconded and carried by hand raise. The transcript records that the board will not be liable for the year‑2 charge if it declines the payment; Honeywell representatives confirmed the district would not owe money in arrears if it chose not to pay and that opting out reduces Honeywell’s visibility into system performance.

The board’s decision does not change the existing warranties on equipment; Honeywell indicated it would provide warranty information from manufacturers upon request. Honeywell also said customers often elect to continue M&V when financing is dependent on energy guarantees, but that the district’s financing was not dependent on that guarantee in this case.

The transcript does not include a roll‑call vote tally with member names; the motion was recorded as carried.