After more than four years of patching up leaks, the Children’s Center was finally advised to have its roof replaced by facilities management.

It could take $50,000 to fix the problem.

“They kind of threw a rough number of $50,000 out there,” said James Shelby II, Associated Students Inc. vice president of finance. “The roof came up during a discussion we had with the Children’s Center in March.”

Ron Richardson, interim vice president of facilities management, said, “When something breaks, you fix it; that’s where we are at.”

Sacramento State’s Children’s Center was built in 1986 and has never had a roof replacement.

Children’s Center Director Teri Mahan was unavailable for comment after numerous attempts to contact her.

“Because of leaks in the roof, an employee slipped and fell, and received workers compensation,” said Randy Morgan, ASI director of finance and administration.

Morgan said that ASI wants to replace the roof of the Children’s Center as soon as possible.”The funds are not going to be part of our operational budget,” Morgan said.

ASI will be paying for the roof replacement out of its reserve fund, which is used for emergency repairs and renovation of work areas.

“We’re in the process of getting bids for a new roof,” Morgan said. “They’ll probably try to do (construction) in parts.”

New carpeting and flooring for three-fourths of the Children’s Center is also needed, which will also come from ASI’s reserve fund.

Morgan estimated that the floor replacement could range anywhere from $25,000 to $35,000.

Approximately 250 student parents take advantage of the Children’s Center every semester.The Children’s Center has a waiting list of student parents trying to enroll their children in the program.

“I can’t remember there being a semester where there wasn’t a wait list,” said Morgan, who has been at Sac State for three years.

The Children’s Center earned $211,000 from July to November 2004.

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Anthony Giovanini can be reached at [email protected]