MEMO To: From: Date: Re: 3/5/2015 3/10/2015 3/11/2015 3/12/2015 3/27/2015 3/28/2015 3/31/2015 4/8/2015 4/9/2015 4/11/2015 4/13/2015 4/14/2015 4/17/2015 4/17/2015 4/24/2015 4/28/2015 5/6/2015 5/7/2015 Tina Knudsen Acting Superintendent Larry Ramirez Assistant Superintendent May 15, 2015 Plum Creek Bat Exclusion Efforts Timeline – Revised/Corrected First bat seen 2nd Grade Musical bats were seen in cafetorium LISD Maintenance sealed visible entry locations Letter sent home to parents from Principal Purchase Order (9360051961) was issued to Blackmon Mooring, $6500 Blackmon Mooring sanitized the ductwork; replaced ceiling tiles with new tiles in computer lab; vacuumed the area inside the ceiling with air-scrubber to eliminate dust that may contain any guana remnant; sanitized the ducts Requested all staff and students to leave the building in the afternoon; Blackmon Mooring applied additional disinfectant to affected areas and themo-fog above ceiling tiles; removed more sheetrock in hallway and disinfected those areas. TASB representative’s email states that they do not have an air quality test for bats/guano Commerical Bat Control provided proposal for exclusion services Blackmon Mooring returned to continue air sanitation and odor treatment ATX Bat and Wildlife provided proposal for exclusion services ServPro PO issued (9360052030): $1563 to pull insulation out of wall Bat Control Solutions provided proposal to install bat excluders ServPro came to Plum Creek to remove lower half of the insulation in wall of the computer lab, run air scrubber and apply antimicrobial ServPro returned to Plum Creek to remove the upper half, ran air scrubber and applied antimicrobial product Computer Lab Closed Dr. Henson sent email that listed several areas with remaining odors After review of references, purchase order #9410050287 was issued to Commercial Bat Control for $14,850 for exclusion project Page 1 of 2 5/8/2015 5/11/2015 5/11/2015 5/12/2015 5/13/2015 Contacted Texas Dept of Health Services – Dr. Beverlee Nix • Appropriate plan of action includes exclusion and removal of waste products • Odor is not a health problem or a cause of disease • She is not aware of an air quality test for histoplasmosis Contacted City Health Official for consultation and walked the building. They will be sending their report soon. A letter and timeline was sent to parents regarding the bats. Austin Enviro Group PO Issued (9410006816) in the amount of $3,950 for air quality testing. Austin Enviro Group conducted air samples and dust samples at Plum Creek Elementary for an air quality test. A report of the tests are expected to the district on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Page 2 of 2
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