Board approves bid advertising for LBHS Pool Modernization Project 5–0
Vote 5-0
At the September 11, 2025 regular board meeting, the LBUSD Board voted 5-0 to approve bid advertising for the Laguna Beach High School Pool Modernization Project. The project was estimated at approximately $25.15 million (approximately $22.25 million in hard costs and $2.9 million in soft costs). Per the presentation, funding draws on approximately $56 million in cash across the General Fund, Fund 40, Fund 41 (Aliso property), and Fund 42, leaving an estimated $31.5 million reserve after the project. Bids were scheduled to open in December with board action expected in January 2026. District materials also noted that the existing pool needs approximately $3.6 million in short-term work to remain health-department compliant.
Citations (6)
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
Pool Modernization bid advertisement approved 5-0; funding draws from ~$56M in cash across General Fund, Fund 40, Fund 41 (Aliso property), and Fund 42, leaving an estimated $31.5M reserve; bids to be opened December with board action January 2026.
September 11, 2025 board meeting recording on the LBUSD YouTube channel; see /meetings/2025-09-11-regular for a transcript-derived summary.
- A Rigged Game: The Troubling Story Behind a California High School's $19 Million Pool op-ed LagunaUnmuted (Medium)LagunaUnmuted (Medium) · Laguna Unmuted · 2025-08-11
Board-majority-aligned critique of the LBHS pool modernization budget and procurement, published August 11, 2025 — a month before the pool-bid advertising vote.
- Laguna Beach Unified Isn't a Construction Firm — So Why Is It Acting Like One? op-ed LagunaUnmuted (Medium)LagunaUnmuted (Medium) · Laguna Unmuted · 2025-08-11
Board-majority-aligned facilities-construction critique published in the same August 11, 2025 cluster as the pool piece.
- Ten-Year Monopoly Reveals Pattern of Vendor Favoritism in Laguna Beach School District op-ed LagunaUnmuted (Medium)LagunaUnmuted (Medium) · Laguna Unmuted · 2025-08-24
Board-majority-aligned investigation of the alleged Ruhnau Clarke vendor pattern, published days before the September pool-bid vote.
- Exposing the Real Story Behind Laguna Beach Unified's Architectural Shuffle op-ed LagunaUnmuted (Medium)LagunaUnmuted (Medium) · Laguna Unmuted · 2025-08-29
Board-majority-aligned follow-up to the ten-year-monopoly piece, focused on the architectural-services rebid.
- Laguna Beach Unified School District · 2025-09-11
Closed-session counterpart to the September 11, 2025 open session (5m21s).