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WE ARE READY TO BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE FEBRUARY 3RD, 2024 STUDY SESSION. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT FOUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AND WE EXPECT RFID SHORTLY. THE FIRST TOPIC -- THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THE FIRST
[1. Construction and Levy Planning]
TOPIC. MARK STUART IN? >> TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING BACK TO YOU ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCONSIDERATION RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND FUNDING. AS THE BOARD KNOWS, OUR 2022 LEVY FUNDS THAT ARE COMMUNITY SO GRACIOUSLY PAST, WE HAVE DONE MODIFICATION TO THOSE OVERTIME. REALLY AT THAT POINT IN TIME, WE HAD ONE SET OF INFORMATION. AS WE KNOW, SOME VARIABLES HAVE CHANGED SINCE THAT TIME. TODAY IS ONCE AGAIN BRINGING BACK ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE HAD. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OF, IS THAT WE ARE SPENDING THE RESOURCES THE MOST OF ACTIVELY THAT WE CAN. TONIGHT IS PART OF THAT AND TALKING ABOUT PLANNING UPDATES RELATED TO THE 2022 CONSTRUCTION LEVY. I WILL WALK THROUGH THE FIRST SET OF SLIDES. WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE RELATED TO SITE 59. ONE UPDATE ON THE PROCESS, THE PLANNING, AND THE VARIABLES FOR THAT SITE. WE HAVE OUR COLLEAGUE HERE THIS EVENING. THEY HAVE REALLY LET THE EDUCATION AROUND THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT FOR SITE 59 SINCE HE STARTED IN JULY OF 2023. THAT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE PRIMARY JOBS HE HAS TAKEN ON AROUND THAT ENGAGEMENT AND THOSE PIECES. SO, HE WILL SHARE THAT INFORMATION. AND THEN WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CURRENTS, FUTURE PROJECTS RELATED TO OUR CONVERSATION TONIGHT. THE OUTCOMES FOR THIS EVENING, THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE VARIABLES RELATED TO SITE 59, AND THAT YOU PROVIDE CONSIDERATIONS FOR OUR FUTURE PROJECTS. SUCH THAT WE HAVE THE INFORMATION NATURE NECESSARY TO BRING OUR BOARD FORWARD. WE WANT TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS AND MONTHS. I WANTED TO START BACK WITH A SET OF SLIDES THAT I BROUGHT TO YOU MAYBE 2 1/2 YEARS AGO. ON THE WORK WE DO AROUND CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, BOTH THE FUNDING AND PLANNING, IS THE UNDERPINNINGS WITH VALUES. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING. IT IS ABOUT, WHAT DOES THAT BUILDING PROVIDE? HOW DO WE DO IT? AND OF THOSE COMPONENTS.
ANY TIME REBUILD AND SEED FUNDING FROM OUR COMMUNITY, IT ALIGNS WITH OUR VISION. TRYING TO ESTABLISH THOSE HIGH OUTCOMES FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A VALUE AND A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION FOR EACH ONE OF OUR STUDENTS. WE KNOW THAT EXCELLENT SCHOOLS ARE PART OF EXCELLENT COMMUNITIES. WE HEAR THAT CONSISTENTLY FROM OUR FAMILIES AND OUR VOTERS SO DON'T HAVE KIDS IN THE SCHOOLS. THAT IS WHY THEY SUPPORT SCHOOLS. THEY KNOW THOSE TWO THINGS GO HAND-IN-HAND. EFFECTIVE USE OF COMMUNITY FUNDING. WE TRULY VALUE THAT. THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE ESTABLISH WITH OUR COMMUNITY IS ONE THAT IS BUILT IN TRUST. WE KNOW THAT EFFECTIVELY USING THE SPACE WE HAVE POKER AS STUDENTS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. THE IDEA THAT PARTNERSHIPS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE SOLUTIONS -- WE ARE ALWAYS THINKING OF WAYS TO DO THAT. AND THEN TRANSPARENCY IN SCHOOL FUNDING. I HOPE WE HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT OVER THE PAST YEAR. WE HAVE GONE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY TO SAY, WE ASKED YOU FOR THIS AND WE ARE THINKING DIFFERENTLY TODAY. HERE IS WHY. AND, SOME OF THE RATIONALE FOR THE CHANGES. SOME OF THE OVERARCHING CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE THINK ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH FUNDING AND PLANNING OF OUR SCHOOLS, THAT WE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE TO ACCOMPLISH HIGH GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR PROGRAMMING AND OUTCOMES. THOSE ARE PEOPLE THAT WE THINK ABOUT. WE HAVE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT EXCELLENCE AT OUTCOME FOR STUDENTS. TAKE ABOUT THE
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNDING THAT WE SEE FROM OUR COMMUNITY. BEES TRULY DO HIT THOSE COMPONENTS. AND THE LAST ONE. WE ARE RAPIDLY GROWING DISTRICT. AND WE HAVE A DURABLE STUDENT CAPACITY PLAN. IT IS REALLY ESSENTIAL. THAT PLAN REALLY WAS INTERRUPTED DUE TO COVID. THAT IS WHY WE CONTINUE TO COME BACK TO DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE MADE, TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MAKING GOOD, QUALITY DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD. AS WE THINK ABOUT THE GOALS RELATED TO OUR SPACING CAPACITY, IT IS NOT JUST BUILDING A SCHOOL AND PUT IT UP AND THERE IS RATIONALE. ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS REPRESENT THE STANDARD DESCRIBED IN OUR SPECIFICATIONS. THIS MEANS THAT SPACE IS ALLOCATED FOR THE VARIOUS PROGRAM AND SERVICES WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS. THAT WE SET SPACE ASIDE FOR THOSE. AND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO MEET THAT.WE KNOW THAT OVER TIME BECAUSE OF OVERCROWDING WE HAVE HAD TO REDUCE THE STANDARD OF SERVICE AT MANY OF OUR SCHOOL SITES NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUR SCHOOLS.
ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS EDUCATE STUDENTS USING PERMANENT CAPACITIES WITH PORTABLE CAPACITY USE AS -- ONLY IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS. WE KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE EVERYWHERE BUT THAT IS REALLY THE PURPOSE OF PORTABLE CLASSROOMS. IT SHOULD NOT BE THE STANDARD AT OUR SCHOOL SITES. EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW OVER TIME, THEY HAVE BECOME A STANDARD PART OF MANY OF OUR SITE. BUT, WE KNOW THAT IS NOT IDEAL. WE ALSO NOTE, TO HAVE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BETWEEN 80% -90% ALLOWS FOR EYESIGHT TO FLEX AND GROW, AND CHANGE WITHOUT NEEDING TO BRING IN PORTABLE CLASSROOMS. WITHOUT ADJUSTING BOUNDARIES, OR REDUCE THE STANDARD OF SERVICE FOR THAT SCHOOL SITE. THAT IS WHY WE TARGET A LESS THAN 100% CAPACITY AT ANY ONE GIVEN SCHOOL. THAT OUR SCHOOLS USE SPACE FOR INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES. I REMEMBER LAST YEAR ON A SCHOOL VISIT AT ELLA BAKER AND WE SAW THE LAB FOR STEVE. THEY WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT. BECAUSE THEY HAD UNAVAILABLE CLASSROOM. IF THEY ARE OPERATING AT 105%, YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT THOSE. YOU DON'T CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE USING EVERY LAST SQUARE INCH JUST FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING. THE CORE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING. AND THEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS. ENSURING THAT WE ARE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY FOCAL SPACE CAPACITY, ATHLETIC AND ACTIVITY GOALS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE SLIDES I WANTED TO COME BACK TO. IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT IT. ALL OF THIS IS GROUNDED IN VALUES AND VARIOUS ASPECTS THAT WE TRY AND TARGET. WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT OFF TO BARBARA AND HER TEAM TO WALK TO THE SLIDE DECK. WHY DON'T WE TAKE QUESTIONS AS WE GO? THERE IS A LOT OF DETAIL IN THIS AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. >> WE WANTED TO SHARE WHAT SHIFTS WE HAVE MADE SINCE THE PANDEMIC. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT. WE HAVE ADJUSTED AS NEEDED. OUR 2022 CONSTRUCTION LEVY WAS PASSED BY VOTERS IN FEBRUARY OF 2022.
OUR ENROLLMENT WAS GROWING. WE WENT TO OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE BEST THINKING AT THE TIME. AND WE HAVE SHIFTED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO CHANGING ENROLLMENT AND MAKING SURE WE ARE RESPONSIVE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDS OUR TAXPAYERS HAVE PROVIDED US. WHAT HAS CHANGED IS OUR FUTURE PROJECTIONS SHOW A DECLINE. THAT IS OUR 10 YEAR PROJECTION ANALYTICS. WE WILL GET AN UPDATE ON THEM IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND THEN, WE ALSO LOOKED AT AGING SCHOOLS. GIVEN THE PAUSE IN OUR RAPID ENROLLMENT GROWTH, THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO PUT FOCUS ON OUR AGING SCHOOLS. SINCE FEBRUARY 2022, WE HAVE
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REPURPOSED FUNDS INTENDED TO BE THE NEW ELEMENTARY ON THE REDMOND CAMPUS. AND USE THOSE TO REBUILD ROCKWELL. WE DESIGNATED THE WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY PROJECT TO REBUILD EMERSON CAMPUS. WE REPURPOSED LEVY FUNDS FOR ADDING A GYM TO OUR SITE 59 PROJECT. AND THEN, WE UPDATED OUR PHASE TWO OUR EXCELLENCE PLAN. THAT HAD BOTH NEW CAPACITY PROJECTS, WHICH IS A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND OF NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, AND WE REVISED THE RECOMMENDATION TO REALLY FOCUS ON OUR AGING SCHOOLS AND SHARE THAT WITH THE BOARD EARLIER THIS FALL. WE WANT TO SHARE THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF OUR 2022 CONSTRUCTION LEVY HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY FOR THE EASTSIDE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE PROJECTS. AND SO, THE PURPOSE OF THAT PROJECT WAS REALLY TO ADDRESS CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS AT EAST LAKE HIGH SCHOOL AND REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL.RIGHT NOW, THOSE ARE AT THEIR LARGEST ENROLLMENT. AND WE KNOW THEY ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THAT. THE INTENT WAS TO ADDRESS THOSE CONSTRAINTS. WHEN WE CONSIDERED WHAT PROJECTS WE WOULD DO, WE LOOKED AT AND KNEW WE HAD PROJECTS AND FUNDS FOR 600 SECONDARY STUDENTS. WE LOOKED AT OPTIONS SUCH AS ADDITIONS AT EAST LAKE AND REDMOND HIGH SCHOOLS OR WE LOOKED AT NEW CONSTRUCTION ON BECKETT PROPERTY THAT WE OWNED IN SAMMAMISH. WE SELECTED SITE 59 OR THE BECKETT PROPERTY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION. THE INTENT WAS TO BUILD A FACILITY THAT COULD HOUSE 600 SECONDARY STUDENTS TO RELIEVE CAPACITY FOR OUR EAST SIDE HIGH SCHOOLS. AND, IT WAS A TEMPORARY STRATEGY. IT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT TO BE BUILT, BUT ALSO BUILT INFLEXIBLE DESIGN, SO THAT THE USE COULD EVENTUALLY SHIFT WHEN THE FIFTH HIGH SCHOOL WAS OPENED. WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO REPURPOSE THAT BUILDING. I WILL HAVE TOBY TALK ABOUT OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE CAPACITY. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER, ONE -- WE BROUGHT TOBY IN STARTING IN JULY AS A PLANNING PRINCIPAL. AND, HE STARTED REALLY DOING A HEAVY LIFT OF GATHERING INPUT IN AUGUST. HIS TASK WAS THE PROGRAMMING HAD TO ACCOUNT FOR A PURPOSE SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM. DID A LOT OF FOCUS GROUP SURVEYS AND WORKED WITH OTHER DISTRICTS. I WILL TURN IT OVER COULD TO YOU TO WALK THROUGH THE NEXT TWO SLIDES.
>> THANK YOU. UP ON THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE DID TO TRY TO GET DOWN TO WHAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT PROGRAMMING, IT STARTED WITH EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE. WHAT DO WE REALLY WANT TO DO? AND TRY AND TARGET WHERE WE WANTED TO GO. FOCUSING ON VALUES. WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO ACHIEVE. WHAT OUR GOALS WERE. INCLUDING RESEARCH ON SCHOOL MODELS. CHECKING WITH OTHER DISTRICTS IN OUR AREA.
OPTION PUT ON THE TABLE. JUST TO SEE HOW VIABLE IS IT? MET WITH THE IMPACTED ADMINISTRATORS TO TALK ABOUT PERSPECTIVE. AND WHAT THEY FELT A SOLUTION SHOULD BE AND WHAT THE RIGHT KIND OF PROGRAMMING SHOULD BE. HELD A STUDENT FOCUS GROUPS WITH STUDENTS AT BOTH EAST LAKE AND REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL. BOTH WITH LEADERSHIP AND CREDITS RECOVERY CLASSES.
AND ALSO, WITH AN AVID CLASS TO TRY AND GET A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES. AT ALSO, REVIEWED THE SPRING. THERE IS AN EQUITY CHOICE SURVEY THAT WENT OUT. I REALLY DUG INTO SEE -- OKAY, HOW DOES THAT CONNECT WITH WHAT FAMILIES ARE NEEDING? IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ON THE LIST. ALSO HAD AN INPUT SURVEY THAT WENT OUT TO IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. HAD A COUPLE OF
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MEETINGS STARTED -- TARGETED TO OUR LATINX FAMILIES TO GET A DIVERSE OF VOICE FOR A SENSE OF, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT IS MISSING? THAT WAS A KEY THING. I WAS MEETING REGULARLY WITH CABINET WITH UPDATES AT, AND TRYING TO PRIORITIZE THE DIFFERENT PIECES. AS WE WERE DOING THAT, THE IDEA OF HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE BOTH TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS AND FOCUSING ON SERVING ALL STUDENTS, HOW DO WE CENTER EQUITY WITH THIS? AND HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THIS IS LEADING IN VISION? ALL OF THOSE PIECES WERE TAKEN. THERE IS A LOT OF CHEWING THROUGH DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND PROS AND CONS.THROUGH ALL OF THAT, IT WAS WHITTLED DOWN TO TWO OPTIONS THAT WERE VIABLE. ONE WAS LOOKING AT DOING A FRESHMAN CAMPUS EXPANSION FOR EAST LAKE . THE SIDE IS BASICALLY NEXT-DOOR TO THE HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEN ALSO, OUR OTHER OPTION WAS DOING A CHOICE SCHOOL. TRYING TO MAKE IT BROADER. TO HAVE A STEM FOCUS. AND TRYING TO INTEGRATE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED ON THIS JOURNEY ABOUT HOW TO PROVIDE MORE DIVERSE PROGRAMMING. HOW TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS. AND TO TRY AND BRING INNOVATION IN THEIR AND BE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE. WITH BOTH OF THESE, BOTH OF THESE SOLUTIONS, ONE OF THE BIG CHALLENGES IS, NEITHER WAS A SLAMDUNK. IT WASN'T LIKE, ROCKWELL IS OLD AND WE NEED TO MODERNIZE IT. IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE. I BUILD A NEW SCHOOL.
EVERYBODY'S HAPPY. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS. THERE WERE CLEAR PROS AND CONS FOR THE FRESHMAN CAMPUS. WE HAVE A SHORT-TERM CAPACITY CHALLENGE. WE WANT FLEXIBILITY SO THAT AS THE BUBBLE MOVES, WE CAN PIVOT AS WE NEED TO. SO THAT WE CAN DECIDE THAT WE CAN USE IS FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT LATER ON.
THE CHALLENGE IS, THAT IS NOT A VIABLE OPTION FOR RED VAN. IT JUST MET THE TECHNICAL NEEDS OF EAST LAKE. WE STILL HAVE TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT FOR OUR REDMOND FAMILIES. FOR OUR CHOICE SCHOOL AS WE LOOK AT THAT, IN THE END, WITH THE CHOICE OF SCHOOLS, WHAT THE THEME OF THEM WERE, WAS SECONDARY. WHAT WE ARE FINDING IS THAT FAMILIES ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR OPTIONS AND LOOKING FOR SMALLER SCHOOLS.
AND LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES. THAT SEEMED TO BE A PRIMARY PIECE. LOOKING AT OUR CHOICE SCHOOL, THAT GAVE US AN OPTION THAT COULD APPEAL TO BOTH COMMUNITIES. BUT, OUR CHALLENGE WAS THE LOCATION. SITE 59 IS AT THE FURTHEST CORNER OF OUR DISTRICT. IN SAMMAMISH. IT WORKED WELL FOR OUR EASTLAKE FAMILIES, BUT IT WAS A CHALLENGE TO FIND EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR FAMILIES AND REDMOND. AGAIN, IT MET OUR NEEDS, BUT THERE ARE DEFINITE CAVEATS WITH THAT.
>> THANK YOU. AND THEN, I'M GOING TO HAVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BRIAN BUGG TALK ABOUT WHAT IS COMING AND THE EMERGING ISSUES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION VARIABLES AT SITE 59.
>> FIRST, LET ME ORIENT YOU ON THE AERIAL VIEW IN YELLOW. IS THE SITE 59 PARCEL -- JUST OUT OF YOU IS EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND JUST SOUTH IS SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL. THE BASEBALL FIELD AND THE ROAD TO THE SOUTH OF THE PARCEL IS CRUSADER WAY AND EASTSIDE CATHOLIC. AS IT RELATES TO OUR PERMITTING AND SCHEDULE, THE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND THE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS ARE EVOLVING AS WE LEARN MORE.
THE TOWN CENTER IS A NEW WONDER FOR THE CITY OF SAMMAMISH. OUR ORIGINAL TIMELINE WAS OF THE FALL OF 2025. CURRENTLY, WE ARE
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UNABLE TO OPEN AND MEET THE SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2025 FOR BOTH THE CLASSROOM AND AT THE GYM. WE ARE LOOKING AT A SPLIT OPENING CURRENTLY. IN REALITY, THE MOST WE PASS LIKELY TIMELINE IS A FALL 2026 AT THIS POINT. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE AS IT RELATES TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED FOR PERMANENT THING, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER TO THE NORTH. I'D HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH WHAT IS CALLED A TRANSFER OF DENSITY RIGHTS TO DETERMINE IF WE CAN OFFSET THOSE BY TRANSITIONING OUR RIGHT RESIDENTIAL DENSITY TO A DEVELOPER. WE HAVE LEARNED NOW, THAT IS NOT REALLY FEASIBLE. IT PLACES A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE SITE INTO CONSERVATORY AND CANNOT BE DEVELOPED. CONNECTING SOUTHEAST FIRST TO MAIN STREET, YOU CAN SEE ABOVE OUR PARCEL, THERE IS A HALF STREET. THAT IS SOUTHEAST FIRST AND FURTHER TO THE NORTH IS MAIN STREET. THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONNECTING THOSE -- BECAUSE, THAT IS AN OPTION. THERE IS MAIN STREET. SOUTH EAST FIRST -- CONNECTING THOSE TO STREETS IS A SIGNIFICANT COST. IT IS ABOUT $13 MILLION. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY ESTIMATING FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION CURRENTLY, MAINSTREET HAS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. MAINSTREET ITSELF IS REALLY JUST A DIRT ROAD. IT DOESN'T REALLY GO ANYWHERE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF MOVING THE LIGHT DOWN TO SOUTHEAST FIRST. THAT WOULD BE $1 MILLION $-2 MILLION ADDITIONAL. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN SPEAKING AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE EASTSIDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL. WE RECENTLY ASKED THEM IF WE COULD PERFORM A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. IF WE UTILIZE CRUSADER WAY AS A SECONDARY ACCESS POINT. THEY RECENTLY JUST CAME BACK AND SAID, NO.THEY WILL NOT ALLOWS TO DO THAT IMPACT STUDY. WE HAVE CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR DEVELOPER TO THE NORTH.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DO NOT PLAN TO REALLY DEVELOP THAT AREA.
THEY ARE VERY COLLABORATIVE. THEY WILL BE LISTENING TO SEE IF WE HAVE ANY PROPOSALS THAT CAN HELP US. THEIR BELIEF IS THAT THEY WANT TO LEAVE THIS AREA IN A BETTER WAY THAN THEY FOUND IT. THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL, BUT IT IS A UNIQUE STANCE FOR THIS DEVELOPER. I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO SEE ALL OF THE WORDS THERE. ULTIMATELY, THIS IS A TIMELINE OF OUR PERMITTING PROCESS WITH THE CITY. IT STARTED ON NOVEMBER 3RD WITH
PRE-APPLICATION WITH THE CITY. >> OF 2022. JUST TO BE CLEAR.
>> YES. AT THAT TIME, WE LAID OUT WHAT OUR PROJECT IS. THEY LAID OUT THE REQUIREMENTS. WE SUBMITTED WHAT IS CALLED OUR UNIFIED ZONE DEVELOPMENT PLAN IN FEBRUARY. WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST COMMENTS BACK FROM THE CITY IN MAY. AT THAT TIME, THE CITY ASSESS FOR A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. WE ASKED THEM TO SCOPE THAT ANALYSIS FOR US. THEY TOLD US THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR A SECONDARY ACCESS. AT THAT TIME, WE ALSO SAID, IS THERE A DEVIATION PROCESS? WHICH IS COMMON IN MOST CITIES. THAT WAS JUNE 16TH. IF WE GO FORWARD A BIT.
IN JULY, WE UPDATED OUR GYM. AT THAT TIME, THE CITY AGAIN ASKED FOR A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. WE ASKED THEM TO SCOPE IT, AND THEY CAME BACK WITH, HEY, LET'S MEET. THAT IS WHERE WE LEARNED THE SECONDARY ACCESS REALLY WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE DEVIATION PROCESS AND IT WAS GOING TO BE A REQUIREMENT. THEY WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO DO
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THE TRAFFICKING UNTIL WE HAD CHOSEN OUR SECONDARY ACCESSPOINT. >> THE DEVIATION PROCESS IS ESSENTIALLY A WAY TO ASK FOR A WAIVER FOR PART OF THE
PERMITTING PROCESS? >> CORRECT. AT THAT TIME IS WHEN WE REACHED BACK OUT TO EASTSIDE CATHOLIC AS WELL AS SCHEDULED MEETINGS WITH THE DEVELOPER TO THE NORTH. WHERE WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW IS, WE ARE GETTING QUOTES ON BUILDING OUT THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION. IF WE GO BACK -- CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT? JUST TO THE EAST OF OUR PROPERTY IS AN EASEMENT. THAT IS AN EASEMENT AREA THAT WE CAN BUILD ROADS -- THE CITY ALSO HAS PLANS TO BUILD THESE OUT. AND THE GRADE THAT GOES FROM SOUTHEAST FIRST TO MAINSTREET ESSENTIALLY REQUIRES US TO BUILD THAT ROAD ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO CREATE -- CRUSADER WAY TO HIT THE GRADES ARE REQUIRED BY CITY. WE WOULD HAVE TO BUILD THAT ROAD ALL THE WAY BACK UP TO MAINSTREET.
>> BE SERVING AS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN MAIN AND FIRST?
>> CORRECT. >> IT WOULD CONNECT ALL THE WAY
SOUTH OF OUR PROPERTY? >> WE WOULD NOT CONNECT A BUT IT GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO CRUSADER WAY. AND CONNECTS TO
THE WEST ON OUR PROPERTY. >> OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. AND
MAINE IS NOT PAVED? >> THAT INCLUDES PAVING
MAINTENANCE. CORRECT. >> AND THERE ARE WETLANDS ON
SOUTHEAST FIRST, AND MAINE. >> SOUTHEAST FIRST IS CONSIDERED THE PRIMARY ACCESS? AND MAINE WOULD BE THE
SECONDARY ACCESS? >> THAT IS CORRECT.
>> CAN YOU CLARIFY? THE CITY IS SAYING WE CANNOT USE CRUSADER WAY AS A SECONDARY? OR THAT WE CAN'T PERFORM --
>> IT IS A PRIVATE ROAD. IT WAS PRE-THE TOWN CENTER ZONING.
THEY DEVELOPED THAT ROAD AS A PRIVATE ROAD. IT WAS NOT DEEDED TO THE CITY AS A PUBLIC ROAD. FOR US TO HAVE ACCESS, WE HAVE TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT OR EASEMENT WITH EASTERN CATHOLIC.
>> EASTSIDE CATHOLIC IS UNWILLING TO HAVE A DISCUSSION
AT THIS TIME? >> AT THIS TIME.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS GIVEN -- THE DELAY IN SITE 59 AND THE CHALLENGE WITH THE ADDITIONAL COST OF THE ROADS, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE WANTED TO CONSIDER AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT, IS SHOULD THE DISTRICT CONSIDER DIFFERENT USES FOR LEVEE DOLLARS? BECAUSE AGAIN, THE CLEAR PATH ON THE DESTRUCTION -- CONSTRUCTION DELAY -- NOT A CLEAR CHOICE VERSUS THE NINTH-GRADE CAMPUS. SO OUR PATHWAY IS TO -- THE RELIEF HAS CHANGED. WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOU WHAT OTHER ALTERNATIVES COULD BE CONSIDERED. A COUPLE OF ALTERNATIVES THAT WE HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IS, WE COULD HOLD ON THE SITE 59 DEVELOPMENT. I WILL BREAK THESE OUT FURTHER IN ADDITIONAL SLIDES. PROVIDED TO SIMMONS AT EASTLAKE AND REDMOND. AND USE UNDEVELOPED AND UNDERDEVELOPED PROPERTIES. HOLDING ON SITE 59 DEVELOPMENT, I WANTED TO RUN THROUGH THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES RELATED TO THAT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS ON THE DESIGN. THAT DESIGN IS STILL VALID AND CAN BE RETAINED FOR FUTURE USE. THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED TO BE FLEXIBLE. IT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR ANY LEVEL. ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL. AND
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THEN, HOLDING ON SITE 59 ALLOWS THE CITY TO COMPLETE THE TOWN CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADJACENT ROADS PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING. AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE CHALLENGES COULD BE, THERE IS A PERCEPTION OF THE CHANGE. IT MIGHT BE ACHALLENGE. >> DID I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY THAT THE CITY PLAN FOR THOSE CHANGES -- IS THAT TENURES
OUT? >> YES. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY
IN THE PLAN. >> ROUGH ESTIMATE?
>> 10 YEARS. >> 10 YEARS. OKAY. AND THEN, THE OTHER CONSIDERATION IS ADDITIONS AT RED MEN AND EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. WE LOOKED AT THIS PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2022 LEVEE. BUT SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES, ARE THE ADDITIONS ADDRESSING THE CAPACITY NEEDS? IT PROVIDES ACCESS AT BOTH SCHOOLS. PROVIDES TIME TO CONTINUE TO ASSESS OUR LONG-TERM PROGRAM NEEDS, AND BE RESPONSIVE TO OUR CHANGING ENROLLMENT? AND THE CHANGE THAT WE MADE TO THE FIFTH COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL. IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO REMOVE AND RELOCATE EXISTING PORTABLES AS NEEDED.
AT THIS TIME, IT IS ABOUT A $50 MILLION SAVINGS -- $15 MILLION.
AND RIGHT NOW, THE INITIAL PLANS FOR ADDITIONS AT RED MEN AND EASTLAKE, WE DID NOT INCLUDE CORPORATE CAPACITY CHANGES. DO YOU WANT TO WALK THROUGH -- WE DID FEASIBILITY
STUDIES. >> THIS IS EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. THE ADDITIONS ARE THREE CLASSROOMS, TWO-STORY ADDITIONS THAT ARE ON THE WINGS OF WHAT IS CURRENTLY THE LATEST ADDITION TO EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS 12 CLASSROOMS. IT IS CAPACITY FOR 300 STUDENTS. TODAY OR IN 2026, IT IS ROUGHLY $30 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE HIGHLIGHTED INSIDE THE BUILDING, THERE ARE OPTIONS THAT ARE NOT PRICED HERE, THAT COULD BE AN EXPANSION.
>> THESE BROWN AREAS? >> RIGHT. FOR REDMOND HIGH
SCHOOL, -- >> I'M SORRY, THIS SHOULD SAY -- I WAS THINKING THE TITLE WAS WRONG.
>> FOR REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL, THIS IS ANOTHER TWO STORY ADDITION. WHICH IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TWO WINGS IN THE MAIN BUILDING. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 SQUARE FEET'S. AGAIN, IN 20 $26, IT IS ROUGHLY $26 MILLION. AGAIN, WE HAVE STUDIED POTENTIAL EXPANSIONS AT REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL. HERE ARE OTHER POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVES. EITHER PORTABLES OR MODULAR ADDITIONS. THEY ARE FOR ADDING CLASSROOM SPACE AS AN ADDITION.
THE PICTURE ON THE TOP IS A RENDERING OF THE CURRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION. THAT IS A MODULAR BUILDING. THE PICTURE ON THE BOTTOM -- THAT IS FROST ELEMENTARY. THE BENEFITS OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION IS THAT IT IS PREFABRICATED AND REDUCES THE ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION TIME. IT IS MORE COST-EFFECTIVE.
THERE IS POTENTIAL TO OPEN ON TIME IN 2025 WITH A MODULAR
MODEL. >> QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE EXPANSIONS. WITH THE ADDED 300 STUDENT CAPACITY, WHAT WOULD BE
THE NEW TOTAL CAPACITY? >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
>> THE CAPACITY FOR EASTLAKE IS LISTED AS 2300. THAT INCLUDES A
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LOT OF INTERIOR REMODEL. >> ORIGINALLY, IT WAS?
>> WE ARE GOING TO BRING THAT DETAILED A BREAKDOWN PROBABLY AT -- WE WILL GET THE INFORMATION AT THE NEXT MEETING. SINCE EASTLAKE OPEN, ALL OF THE CHANGES TO CAPACITY -- AND SO, AND THEN REDMOND IS AROUND 2000 STUDENTS RIGHT NOW. ADDING 300 WOULD PUT THEM AT
>> COULD WE ALSO HAVE INFORMATION -- WHAT IS THE PHRASING? NOT THE IDEAL, BUT THE PREFERRED CAPACITY? ENROLLMENT NUMBERS?
- OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> IS THAT MORE COST-EFFECTIVE? VERSUS THE ADDITIONS, VERSUS THE SITE 59 PLANS?
>> TRADITIONAL VERSUS A MODULAR. THE SCHEDULE IS FASTER AND MORE CONDENSED. IT IS BUILT OFF-SITE. THERE IS LESS CONSTRUCTION WHILE SCHOOL IS GOING ON. IT IS ASSEMBLED ON SITE. THE DOWNSIDE, I WILL SAY, IS THAT IT IS A SEPARATE BUILDING AS OPPOSED TO INCLUDES INSIDE THE BUILDING.
INDISCERNIBLE ] >> YES. S.T.E.M. IS A TWO STORY
MODULAR BUILDING. YES. >> IF WE WERE TO ADD ON TO EASTLAKE, ARE WE THINKING ABOUT WHETHER THERE ARE INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS TO BE DONE TO SQUEEZE EVERY LAST CLASSROOM OUT OF IT? WE CAN MODIFY THE MODIFICATIONS? IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WILL BE PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION ON?
>> I THINK WHAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IS HAVING BRIAN AND HIS TEAM DO A THOROUGH INTERIOR REVIEW OF EASTLAKE ABOUT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE. YES. WHETHER WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THAT DONE BY A MARCH EXTENDED STUDY SESSION -- THAT IS SOMETHING WE CONTINUE
TO WORK ON. >> CAN I ADD TO THAT? I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW -- KNOWING THE SCHOOL WAS BUILT FOR A SMALLER ENROLLMENT. AND THE COMMON SPACES. KIND OF WHERE THEY ARE NOW BEFORE WE ADD MORE STUDENTS? I WOULD BE INTERESTED
TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL. >> THE NEXT ALTERNATIVE IS THE USE OF UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY. IF YOU RECALL, THE DISTRICT IN APRIL 2021 PURCHASED 25 ACRES. WE ALL KEEP COMING BACK TO IT.
SITE 44. CADMEN PROPERTY IS LOCATED EAST OF 520. IT IS AWARE THE CIRCLE IS ON THE MAP. IT IS A SITE WITHIN THE BOUNDARY. IT IS A SITE THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PROGRAMS. IT IS ADJACENT TO A GROWING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT SUPPORTS WALKING TO SCHOOL.
WHEN WE PURCHASED THAT PROPERTY, BRIAN AND HIS TEAM DID A TEST FIT. FOR THE PROPERTY, JUST TO SHOW WHAT COULD BE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY. GO AHEAD, BRIAN.
>> SURE. THIS IS A TEST FIT OF THE PROPERTY. ON THE LEFT IS A SCHOOL THAT IS SIMILAR TO THE SIDE OF TESLA S.T.E.M.. ON THE RIGHT IS A TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT IS
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EQUIVALENT TO OUR CURRENT SPECIFICATION. THIS IS A TEST FIT THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE SIZE OF ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.IT INCLUDES AN ATTACHED GYMNASIUM. WE HAVE A REDUCED SPACE FOR FIELDS. A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL WITH PARKING TO THE NORTH. THIS ONE IS MORE OF A FOUR STORY WITH A STRUCTURED PARKING. YOU CAN SEE THEY WERE TRYING TO FIT THE FIELDS IN THEIR AS A TRADITIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH
SCHOOL. >> AND THAT'S I, THERE STILL WORK TO BE DONE? IT WASN'T SOMETHING WE COULD BUILD ON WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR WE BOUGHT IT? DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON? >> YES. THE CITY IS GOING THROUGH A ZONING CODE UPDATE. THEY ARE IN THE SECOND PHASE.
THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BUILD EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. AND AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, THERE ARE SETBACKS THERE. THAT IS DUE TO IT BEING AN INDUSTRIAL AREA. WE WOULD WORK WITH THE CITY. WE DON'T HAVE DEFINITIVE STRATEGY TO WORK THROUGH THE SETBACKS. THERE IS A PROCESS TO REDUCE THOSE. TO THE SOUTH IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA. WE WOULD BE DIRECTLY
ACROSS THE STREET. >> SO, IT WOULD BE LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL THAT WE BUILT? BECAUSE, THE SETBACKS ARE AGAIN, ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE?
>> YES. WHAT ARE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE CONSIDERED OR COULD BE CONSIDERED RELATED TO THE SITE? ONE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS IS REBUILDING AND ENLARGING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WILL SHOW YOU A MAP. I WILL GET TO OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO THAT.
THAT WOULD ALLOW BUILDING A NEW ELEMENTARY ON THAT SITE. IT WOULD INCREASE A WALK ABILITY. I WILL SHOW YOU THAT ON THE NEXT SLIDE. REDUCE CLASSES AND ELIMINATES CONSTRUCTION DURING LEARNING. SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WITH DOING THAT, IT WOULD BE A CHANGE IN THE SCHOOL LOCATION. IT WOULD HAVE A LARGER IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. IT IS A NEW PROCESS. WE DO NOT MOVE SCHOOL LOCATIONS THAT OFTEN. WE DO BOUNDARY CHANGES.
MOVING TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION, THAT WOULD BE A NEW PROCESS.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF AN AERIAL VIEW --
>> I'M SORRY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY?
>> YES. I WILL EXPLAIN IT. THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY. ON THE RED CIRCLE FOR SITE 44. WE DREW THE ONE-MILE RADIUS. AND WITHIN THE ONE-MILE RADIUS, -- THAT REPRESENTS OUR WALKING AREA. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 600 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WITHIN THAT MILE RADIUS. PRIMARILY, THEY ARE DOWN IN THIS AREA HERE. AND NEARLY 400 OF THE 600 STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTEND ALCOTT. THAT IS WHY THAT IS BEING
CONSIDERED. >> AND ALL ALCOTT STUDENTS
RECEIVED BUSING SERVICES. >> CORRECT.
>> WHAT IS THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT?
>> ALCOTT IS 600 AND -- 600 STUDENTS.
>> LOOKING AT THE BOUNDARY MAP, WITH THAT CHANGE AT ALL? THAT WHOLE MAP WOULD STAY THE SAME? OR WOULD STUDENTS WHO ARE FURTHER EAST -- WHAT IT SORT OF BE LIKE MOVING A SCHOOL AND THE
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BOUNDARY? >> ABSOLUTELY, IT DOES. THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS TO UNDERSTAND. ANYTIME YOU GET TO THE EDGE OF THE BOUNDARY, YOU START HAVING A CONVERGENCE OF OTHER SCHOOL BOUNDARIES AS WELL. THERE ARE ACTUALLY THREE THAT CONVERGE WITHIN THIS RADIUS. THOSE ARE ALL CONSIDERATIONS. NOT ALL OF THE STUDENTS CAN BE WALKERS. THOSE ARE CONSIDERATIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE AND EVALUATE. WE WOULD WANT TO DO RIGHT BY ALL OF THE STUDENTS. AND NOT DO SOMETHING, AND HAVE TO MAKE A CHANGE A FEW YEARS LATER. WE WANT TO DO THAT ANALYSIS. SO THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW ANY CHANGES COMING THEIR WAY AS WELL.
>> THE OTHER CONSIDERATION IS BY MOVING ALCOTT TO THE CADMEN PROPERTY WOULD ALLOW US TO EXPAND TESLA S.T.E.M. USING THE SITE. WE HEARD THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ABOUT INTEREST IN S.T.E.M.. AND SO, THAT WOULD BE A RESPONSIBLE -- RESPONSE AND FEEDBACK FROM OUR COMMUNITY. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS ALREADY DEVELOPED. EXPANDING S.T.E.M.
INCREASES THE ACCESSIBILITY. AND AGAIN, IT WOULD DRAW ENROLLMENT FROM ALL OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOLS.
WHICH HELPS ADDRESS THE CAPACITY CHALLENGES. WE WOULD NEED TO WORK WITH KING COUNTY RIGHT NOW. THAT IS A SITE OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY. THAT SITE -- WE ARE ALLOWED TO REBUILD OUR SCHOOLS. WE WOULD NEED TO WORK TO CONFIRM ALLOWABLE USE.
REALLY, THAT -- THOSE ARE THE SLIDES WE HAVE. WE REALLY WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO MORE DISCUSSION. AND YOU HAVE ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WANTING TO KNOW IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE A DIRECTION. AND THEN, ARE THERE CONSIDERATIONS THAT MAYBE WE HAVE NOT PRESENTED IT. I WILL START WITH THOSE TWO.
>> TWO QUICK LESSONS. ON THE TESLA EXPANSION, I WOULD ASSUME IF YOU'RE EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, YOU NEED TO EXPAND THE PARKING? THE OTHER THING IS, OF THE INTERSECTION ON 202 IS A BOTTLENECK. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD WORK IT. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE IF WE DO THIS, WE FIND SOME WAY TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY. SO WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE INTERSECTION. IT IS A MESS. YOU WILL SEE CARS COMING FROM WEST TO EAST ON 202 BACKED UP A MILE TRYING TO TURN LEFT INTO THE SCHOOL. IT IS JUST A THOUGHT. AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THAT AREA. SECOND, ON THE CADMEN -- WHATEVER -- IF YOU WERE TO USE THAT -- YOU USED FOR SECONDARY? THE LIMITATIONS ENHANCE ROOM FOR THE FIELD AND THE PARKING, HOW MUCH OF AN INORDINATE EXPANSE WOULD BE ADDING A SECOND LEVEL TWO
PARKING? JUST A THOUGHT. >> AS SOMEONE WHO GOES TO S.T.E.M., I CAN SAY THE TRAFFIC IS REALLY BAD. THERE WERE THREE ACCIDENTS ON THURSDAY MORNING. YES, IT GETS BACKED UP A LOT. I HAVE QUESTIONS THAT WERE NOT RELATED TO THAT. THIS IS UNRELATED BUT I FELT LIKE IT MADE SENSE WITH THE BUILDINGS.
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I HEARD ON SNOW DAYS WE HAD PIPES THAT BROKE AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AS WELL. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE WOULD BE CHANGES TO THE PLANS BECAUSE OF THAT? I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE TO REBUILD PARTS BECAUSE PIPES BREAK. DOES THATCHANGE? >> THE PIPES THAT BROKE RECENTLY WERE PART OF THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM. THAT IS PART OF THE FIRE SYSTEM. THERE IS A WET AND DRY SYSTEM. THE DRY SYSTEM IS USUALLY CLOSER . EACH YEAR WE WINTERIZE THOSE. AND WHEN WE GET DEEP FREEZES AT THE BUILDINGS AGE, SOMETIMES THERE ARE LEAKS IN THE SYSTEMS OR CONDENSATION IN THOSE SYSTEMS THAT ULTIMATELY FREEZE. WHEN A SPRINKLER HEAD FREEZES, THAT IS WHEN YOU GET THE ACTUAL WATER COMING THROUGH. PART OF IT IS THE AGE OF THE SYSTEM.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >> THANK YOU. I HAD OTHER QUESTIONS. MY NEXT QUESTION IS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SITE IT WAS, BUT IT WAS ABOUT COMMUNITY DISCUSSION. I WAS WONDERING FIRST OF ALL, WHAT YOU TALKED ABOUT. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. WHAT DID THE STUDENTS FIND OUT AND WHAT ARE THEIR OPINIONS? I DON'T THINK ANY OF US CAN MAKE A DECISION FOR THE STUDENT THAT ARE GOING TO END UP GOING TO
THE SCHOOLS. >> I CAN RESPOND TO THAT. WE TRIED TO KEEP IT OPEN. WE DID NOT WANT TO LEAD FOLKS IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION. WE REALLY HAVE AN OUTLINE. HERE IS THE CHALLENGE WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS. WE ARE DRESSING CAPACITY OF TWO SCHOOLS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR CREATING A SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT WOULD ATTRACT 600 STUDENTS FROM THE TWO SCHOOLS.
WHAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING? WHAT KINDS OF PROGRAMS SHOULD WE CONSIDER? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? WE TRY TO LEAVE IT OPEN THAT WAY. THAT IS WHERE SOME OF THE THEMES CAME OUT OF THAT. IT WAS CONSISTENT BETWEEN THE TWO.
LOOKING FOR PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDED A MORE REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES. A LOT OF TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WILL PREPARE YOU FOR CAREERS IN THE REAL WORLD. THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST IN HAVING MORE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCES.
INTERNSHIPS. AND, ALSO AN INTEREST IN PROVIDING OPTIONS FOR NONCOLLEGE ABOUNDED CAREERS. LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF CERTIFICATIONS, VOCATIONAL WORK, AND ALSO INTEREST IN APPEALING TO A LARGER GROUP OF STUDENTS TRYING TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THAT WOULD BE A FIT FOR ALL STUDENTS. THAT DIDN'T HAVE STUDENTS FEELING LIKE, MAYBE I COULD APPLY BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO FIT OR I'M NOT THE RIGHT STUDENT. THAT WAS PRETTY CONSISTENT ACROSS THE BOARD.
BUT ALSO, THAT IS WHERE THE IDEA OF THE FRESHMAN CAMPUS CAME FORTH. DOING THE MATH, THAT WOULD SOLVE THINGS. THAT IS A TECHNICAL SOLUTION. WE REALLY JUST TOOK ALL OF THOSE PIECES AND LOOKED FOR THOSE THEMES AND BROUGHT THAT BACK.
>> THANK YOU, SO MUCH. >> SURE.
>> I THINK THAT IS IT GO NOW. I WILL COME BACK LATER.
>> SOUNDS GOOD. ERIC? >> FOR THE ALTERNATIVE USE FOR ALCOTT, WHAT WAS PRESENTED WAS THE EXPANSION OF TESLA S.T.E.M.. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW WHETHER ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE A DIFFERENT CHOICE SCHOOL OFFERING? PERHAPS YOUR
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-- THEY LACK A GYMNASIUM RIGHT NOW. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO KNOW WHETHER THAT IS AN OPTION? I ASSUME IT IS AN OPTION. BUT,I DON'T KNOW. >> A SECOND CHOICE SCHOOL ON
THE SAME CAMPUS? >> EFFECTIVELY. YES. TO BECOME
ONE. >> I THINK ANY OF THOSE ARE
OPTIONS. >> I GUESS I WOULD WANT TO KNOW
THE CHALLENGES. >> THE CHALLENGES THEN -- IT GOES TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. IT IS A DESIGN OF A NEW SCHOOL. ENSURING WE DESIGN A NEW SCHOOL THAT HAS THE SAME LEVEL OF ATTRACTION. SO WE ARE PROVIDING THE CAPACITY OF THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE INTENDED. BUT ALSO, ACCOMPLISHING SOME OF OUR GOALS WITH MORE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO OUR CHOICE SCHOOLS. I THINK THE OPTIONS ARE NOT LIMITED IN THAT CAPACITY. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT TESLA 23 HIGH SCHOOL, WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT LIST ALREADY. IT IS A SCHOOL THAT HAS ALREADY DEMONSTRATED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A QUALITY PROGRAM. THE OTHER OPTION IS, YOU CAN USE THE CADMEN PROPERTY FOR A CHOICE OPTION IF YOU WANTED A SECOND CHOICE.
BECAUSE YOU CAN CONCURRENTLY HAVE MULTIPLE SCHOOLS ON THE PROPERTY. WE DID NOT PRESENT THAT. THINK ABOUT THE MYRIAD
OF OPTIONS. >> PART B. TESLA S.T.E.M., I WOULD IMAGINE IT LARGELY DRAWS FROM THE EASTLAKE LEARNING COMMUNITY. IS THAT FAIR? THE COMPOSITION OF THE STUDENTS THAT ATTEND, THEY ARE HOME HIGH SCHOOL ?
>> YES. AS IT EXPANDS, YOU HAVE LESS AND LESS STUDENTS ATTENDING. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THE FURTHER AWAY YOU GET, THE FEWER STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING THE TESLA HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS A GROSS ESTIMATE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE. >> AND, WE CAN BRING YOU THE PERCENTAGE BY THE HOME HIGH SCHOOL OF WHO IS ASCENDING --
ATTENDING S.T.E.M. NOW. >> IF WE WERE TO EXPAND IT, WHERE WOULD THAT DRAW FROM? WHERE WOULD THAT ALLEVIATE CAPACITY? FROM WHICH HIGH SCHOOLS WITH THAT ALLEVIATE CAPACITY? I THINK THE ANSWER IS, FROM ALL. REDMAN AND EASTLAKE, AND A FOR EXAMPLE, JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL. CANNOT
ASK HIM A QUESTION? >> IS IT A DIFFERENT TOPIC?
>> NO. I WILL PASS. GO AHEAD. >> MY QUESTION IS AROUND ANECDOTALLY, I HAVE HEARD SOME OF THE SUCCESS AROUND TESLA IS THE SIZE OF TESLA? AND, IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT DOUBLING THE SIZE OF THE SCHOOL, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SUCCESS AND DRAWING STUDENTS. I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO UNDERSTAND THAT
POTENTIAL IMPACT AS WELL. >> WHAT WOULD BE THE TIMING FOR UNDERSTANDING FOR KING COUNTY OF OUR ABILITY? TRANSITIONING ] AND WE HAVE FUN AGAINST APPLICATION ENJOY SCHOOLS AND PARTICIPATION ENJOY SCHOOLS. AND THIS IS EVEN MORE UNDER REPRESENTED. JENNIFER ANISTON THAT THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST IN STEM, AND ALSO LOOKING ABOUT JUST MAKING
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SURE THAT WE DON'T DIG CELLS INTO A DEEPER HOLE.>> I WAS ACTUALLY ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING WITH THE WHOLE EQUITY ISSUE. I DO GO TO STEM, IT IS PRIMARILY THE REDMOND KIDS THAT GO THERE. PART OF IT IS A TRANSPORTATION ISSUE , BECAUSE OF YOU'RE TRYING TO SEND KIRKLAND TO STEM, THAT IS A 30 TO 40 MINUTES DRIVE. SO, I REMEMBER THE PROPOSAL OF A WESTSIDE ON THE WEST. I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THAT STILL
GOING TO HAPPEN? >> WE ARE GOING TO EXPAND THE AMHERST CAMPUS ONLY WESTSIDE , SO THAT IS STILL INVOLVED.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF OTHER QUESTIONS. MAY I ASK THEM? OKAY. MY NEXT QUESTION IS THE HIGH SCHOOL AT SAY 59 , IN THIS -- OKAY, I WILL MOVE ON. I WAS JUST WONDERING, WHAT TRANSPORTATION LOOK LIKE FOR THE STUDENTS? BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO THIS HIGH SCHOOL THAT DOES NOT HAVE A GYM, AND YOU WANT TO PLAY SPORTS, WHAT DOES TRANSPORTATION LOOK LIKE? HAVE
WE ACCOUNTED FOR THAT? >> SO, SAY 59, WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE A GYMNASIUM . BUT IF IT IS A FRESHMAN CAMPUS CONNECTED TO EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, THEY WOULD BE USED LIKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THEY PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WITH THEIR PEERS ATTENDING EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL.
FOLKS WHO PARTICIPATE BACK IN THEIR HOME HIGH SCHOOLS , AND WE HAVE NOT FINALIZED ANYTHING AROUND TRANSPORTATION FOR
THAT. >> OKAY. OKAY, SORRY. I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. SO, I WAS WONDERING -- I AM SORRY, CAN I PULL UP THE SLIDE REALLY QUICK? OKAY. IT WAS SLIDE NUMBER 30 , AND IT WAS THE SLIDE WITH THE TOY SCHOOL ON ONE SIDE OF SITE 44, AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND I WAS WONDERING, DO WE HAVE CAPACITY ISSUES ON ELEMENTARY SKILL LEVEL AS WELL? BECAUSE MOST OF THIS IS BEEN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, INCREASING CAPACITY AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS, ARTIST REDUCING WHY THERE IS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND EVERY OTHER PLANS .
AS WE WERE PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY , WE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT ARE ALL THE VARIOUS OPTIONS THAT WE CAN DO ON THE SITE . THIS IS A MORE URBAN DESIGN ON A SINGLE SITE AS OPPOSED TO VERY TRADITIONAL ONE SITE, ONE SCHOOL. SO, THAT IS THESE THREE TEST FITS, IF YOU WILL. THEY WERE JUST DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF HOW WE COULD USE THE SAME SITE. OUR LEVY MOVING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON AGING FACILITIES. SO, THAT IS WHERE ALCOTT GETS INCLUDED IN THIS CONVERSATION , BECAUSE AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT ALCOTT, THE SITES FACILITY HAS TO BE REBUILT AT LARGE. WE ARE TRYING TO THINK , IS THERE ANYTHING RIGHT NOW GIVEN WHERE THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ARE COMING FROM. GIVEN HOW THE POPULATION HAS SHIFTED IN THAT AREA, THAT IS WHERE THE ELEMENTARY CONVERSATION COMES IN. IT IS ADDED TO THE SITE 59 HIGH
SCHOOL DISCUSSION AS WELL. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. SORRY FOR MONOPOLIZING THE CONVERSATION.
>> YOU'RE FINE. THANK YOU. ERIKA AND LINDSAY?
>> A LITTLE LOOK LIKE IF WE DID NO EXPANSION? THE OPTIONS ARE BEING PRESENTED AS SHIFTING WHAT WE ARE DOING FROM SITE 59 TO AN EXPANSION HIGH SCHOOL . KNOWING THAT ANYTHING WE WOULD DO WOULD NOT COME ONLINE UNTIL 2026 AT THE EARLIEST. AND OUR CAPACITY NEEDS OUR CURRENT BUT NOT AS MUCH LONG-TERM ITEM. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE , IF THERE IS NO EXPANSION
FOR CAPACITY THERE. >> SO, IF THE DECISION WAS WE
ARE NOT DOING ANY CAPACITY -- >> WE ARE NOT ADVOCATING FOR.
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>> NO, SO WE WERE TO AT ANY FISCAL CAPACITY ON THE EAST SIDE , WITH THAT HAVE TO BE FOR AMENITIES?
>> SEPARATELY, TOO. BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE IS MORE , MEDIUM-TERM GROWTH FOR CAPACITY IN HIGH SCHOOL. MAYBE
I'M COMPLETELY OFF BASE? >> THEY ONLY! LITTLE BIT QUICKER. AND I WILL JUST WANT TO MY RIGHT TO MAKE SURE WHAT I
JUST CITED IS ACCURATE? >> THAT'S ACCURATE.
>> OKAY. >> SO, EAST LAKE'S CURRENT CAPACITY IS ABOUT 2300 , AND THERE STUDENT POPULATION IS RIGHT AROUND 2100, 2200. THAT IS AT OR JUST OVER THERE CAPACITY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS , AND WHAT DOES THAT DO TO A SCHOOL? THEY ARE TARGETING OUR SCHOOL TO BE AT 80 TO 89%. IT JUST CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE PROXIMITY OF PEOPLE , YOU KNOW, DURING THE DAY , EVERY PERIOD OF EVERY DAY , IF YOU ARE, AS A TEACHER, NEEDING TO SET UP FOR YOUR INSTRUCTION FOR DOING A LAB, THERE IS IMPACT TO ALL OF IT. SO, IT JUST CONTINUES TO CREATE CONDITIONS THAT ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE BEST ENVIRONMENTS FOR KIDS .
>> SO, I GUESS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ARTICULATE IT SPECIFICALLY , SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF THE PRESENTATION.
>> IN THE LONG TERM? BY THE NEXT --
>> BY 2026. >> BOTH REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL AND EASTLAKE ARE OBJECTED TO DECLINE IN A 10 YEAR OUTLOOK.
IN A 10 YEAR OUTLOOK. I WAS TRYING TO THINK PERCENTAGEWISE , I THINK REDMOND WAS DECLINING FAST. BUT, AGAIN, FROM A CAPACITY STANDPOINT , REDMOND IS CURRENTLY OVERCAPACITY RIGHT NOW BY ABOUT 200 STUDENTS . THEY ARE IN THE CAPACITY WITH 2100 STUDENTS , BUT STILL, BECAUSE OF THOSE WITH THAT HAS DONE OVER TIME, IT IS STILL A LARGE -- THERE ARE STILL
IMPACT. >> JUST TO PUT A POINT ON THIS, AND THEN I WILL STOP, IT IS HELPFUL TO KNOW WHAT ARE THE CAPACITY BENEFITS OF THE NEAR EXPANSION? AND THEN LONG-TERM, KNOWING THAT THERE IS AN IMPERATIVE ENROLLMENT DECLINE, I'M JUST THINKING AND EASTLAKE, BEING ABLE TO UNWIND SO YOU CAN HAVE THAT SPACE THESE MORE APPROPRIATELY , I AM SURE THAT THERE IS A BENEFIT THERE. I AM NOT ABLE TO
ARTICULATE IT. >> I HAVE NOTES THAT SAY THAT HIGH SCHOOL IS DESIGNED FOR 1800 MAX. IS THAT RIGHT? AM I REPEATING IT? SORRY. I AM SORRY IF THAT WAS ALREADY ASKED. I JUST NEED TO HEAR IT AGAIN. IS THAT 1880% CAPACITY? AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS ONE WILL FLOW ANALYTICS BE HERE ? FOR THAT PRESENTATION, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY COME HERE.
PRESENTATION, BUT WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING MY INBOX THE ANNUAL UPDATE. SO, WE CAN EITHER DECIDE TO HAVE THEM COME TO A PRESENTATION , OR SEND THAT INFORMATION AT ONCE I GET IT.
SO, WE HAVE NOT DECIDED THE NEXT STEPS, YOU KNOW, ON HOW
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WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE BOARD.>> THANKS. >> BUT I SHOULD GET IT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
CONSIDERATIONS. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE HAVE NOT PRESENTED? ANY IDEAS? I THINK WE HAVE ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT THE BOARD NEEDS. IS THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE? THAT RESONATES
WITH WHAT YOU ARE HEARING. >> IS THERE A TIMELINE THAT
YOU ARE THINKING? >> I THINK WHAT I HEARD AS I WAS GOING TO BRING SOME INFORMATION BACK TO THE MARCH STUDY SESSION , AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WILL AT A CERTAIN POINT, WE NEED TO LET THE CITY OF 'S MANAGE GROW .
>> I WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION. WHAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DOES THE BOARD NEED AS A WAY ALL THESE THINGS
] >> TO BEGET COST ESTIMATES FOR SOME OF THE OPTIONS ON SITE 44? I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE WALKED THROUGH THAT THE ADDITIONS WILL BE CHEAPER THAN DEVELOPING AN UNDERSTANDING. I THINK WE'VE TOSSED AROUND A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS HERE, SO IS THERE ANY MATCHING THAT IS GOING ON? OR IS THAT MORE FREELY FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE? WHAT HAVE WE CURRENTLY ALLOCATED TO KEEP THAT IN PLACE WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW ? IF WE WERE TO REDEVELOP ALCOTT, THAT SITE OR WHATEVER ELSE WE MIGHT DO THEIR , WE COULD REALLOCATE ALCOTT , BUT ANYTHING FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> IN TERMS OF A TIMELINE, IT SOUNDS LIKE ONE OF THESE OPTIONS WOULD IMPACT THE LEVY THAT WOULD BE GOING OUT FOR IN NOVEMBER, 2024. SO, I THINK THERE IS AN INTEREST IN KNOWING , HAVING A BETTER ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE LEVY WOULD BE , WHICH WILL BE THE COST OF THESE PROJECTS. I THINK SOONER RATHER THAN LATER IN TERMS OF A TIMELINE, WE WILL HAVE A
DECISION. >> AND BRIAN'S TEAM WAS ALSO COMPLETED 50% SCHEMATIC . SMITH IS THE OTHER ELEMENT TREE SCHOOL . SO, WE WANT TO BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK.
>> I WAS ACTUALLY MY QUESTION. I'M LOOKING AT THESE OPTIONS TONIGHT . THE PROJECTS I WAS THINKING ABOUT ARE NOT CHANGED. BUT, WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR THE PROJECTS. THE BIG CHANGE WOULD JUST BE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT REBUILDING AND LODGING ALCOTT EDITS LOCATION? THAT IS THE OPTION THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED, RIGHT? FROM
WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED? >> I BELIEVE THE ANSWER IS YES TO YOUR QUESTION. THERE IS ANOTHER QUESTION THAT WE WILL HAVE TO WRESTLE WITH, AND THAT IS HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY WITH
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PROJECTIONS THAT WE HAVE, AND GIVEN THE CURRENT SPACING CAPACITY NUMBERS THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE . WHAT DEGREE DO WE ADDRESS CAPACITY? ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS COULD BE AS WE DON'T. BUT THE ANSWER THAT WE COULD ARRIVE AT , THEN WHAT IS THE BEST THING TO DO WITH THE DOLLARS THAT WERE ALLOCATED ? SO, THAT COULD IMPACT 2024 QUITE DRAMATICALLY. IF THE ANSWER IS LIST OF SOME PARTIAL CAPACITY SUPPORTS , WELL, THEN THAT IS ALSO GOING TO POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE 2024 LEVY , BECAUSE WE HAVE REMAINING FUNDS THAT CAN APPLY TO THOSE PROJECTS. OR, WE COULD SAY WE COULD BUILD A TRUST A SCHOOL ON SITE 44 , WERE YOU ESSENTIALLY JUST MOVING YOUR SITE TO SITE 44. USE THAT $80 MILLION FOR PROJECT THERE. IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY, WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR AMOUNT IN PROJECTS.>> YES, THERE IS ONE MORE. ARE WE OUT OF TIME? WHAT TIME ARE YOU HERE? COST ASSOCIATE. IF WE WERE TO EXPAND , I KNOW THIS IS THE INFANCY OF BEING ABLE TO EXPAND TUSSLES NOW , BUT THERE ARE SOME DOLLARS ATTACHED TO THAT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL . I KNOW IT DEPENDS ON THE SCOPE AND THE SCALE .
>> I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF I LIKE THAT OPTION. WHY DO WE BRING SOMETHING LIKE THAT? WELL, THESE ARE CONCEPTS AND WAYS TO IMPROVE THIS. THE CURRENT CONCERN AROUND HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY, SOMEONE ASKED IF HE COULD BRING THE APPLICATIONS FOR TESLAS DOWN? THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF BULLET POINTS , SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS -- IT IS AN IMPORTANT QUESTION TO VETS, BECAUSE IT IS AN IDEA THAT HASN'T BEEN ANSWERED YET.
>> I'M GOING TO OFFER AN OPINION RIGHT NOW INSTEAD OF
JUST QUESTIONS. >> WE WOULD LOVE OPINIONS.
>> IT IS A LOT EASIER TO ASK QUESTIONS TO GET AN OPINION.
I THINK IF WE WERE ABLE TO SHIFT ALCOTT TO SOMETHING THAT IS A WALKING SCHOOL , THAT WOULD BE A REAL WIN, I THINK.
I GUESS IT WOULD REQUIRE SAY 59. WITH ALASKA DONE IN THE NUMBER OF KIDS WE BUS, THE WOOD SCHOOL SITUATED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , THAT IS A REAL ONE. SO, IF THAT WORKS , THAT WOULD BE GREAT. A QUESTION TO THAT IS IS THERE ANY USE TO ALCOTT IF WE WERE JUST ABLE TO KEEP THE EXISTING AGING BUILDING THERE? CAN WE USE THAT FOR ANYTHING ?
>> SO, YOU COULD USE AS A FLEXSPACE. I KNOW WE WILL EVENTUALLY SHIFT POPULATIONS , SO, THAT IS ONE OPTION USING IT, JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, USING IT FOR STAFF SPACE, AND KNOWING THAT WE HAVE LEASE SPACES . SO, HAVE A DISTRICT FACILITY AS OPPOSED TO RELEASE SPACE. SO, YOU HAVE AN OPTION
FOR USING THAT SPACE. >> OTHER SCHOOLS REFERRED TO IT AS A SWING SCHOOL. RATHER THAN BEING A VACATED SCHOOL BUILDING
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SORRY, LAST THOUGHT, THEN I PROMISE, I WILL STOP MONOPOLIZING. THE TRADE-OFF TO MOVING ONE --
>> SORRY, NOTHING. >> OKAY. WE MAY LOSE FOREVER OUR ABILITY TO CONSTRUCT IN HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S A 59 COULD BE THE LAST PIECE OF LAND OF THAT SIZE AND THE GROWTH BOUNDARY THAT WE WILL TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE. SO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE I WANT TO ADD TO THAT , BUT THAT IS A RISK. THAT IS A TRADE-OFF ANY RISK. THERE MAY BE A REAL OPENING FOR THAT . IT'S HARD TO THINK THAT FAR IN THE FUTURE. WE DON'T TO BE THOUGHTFUL OF THAT. I AM DONE.
>> A COUPLE OF THINGS. I'M THINKING BACK TO THINGS THAT WENT ON WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD A NEW HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN THE INSANITY WILL SAY THAT THEY WERE NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR THAT. HOW MUCH MONEY DO IMPACT ON TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE EXPANSION OF EAST LAKE TO CALL US IN THAT AREA? THERE IS NOT A BACK EGRESS TO EAST LAKE, IS THERE? IT IS SMALL, IF I RECALL. THIS IS IN THE RATINGS WILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> YEAH, THERE IS A SECONDARY EGRESS ACCESS POINT OUT THE BACK THAT ACTUALLY HOOKS UP WITH A ROUNDABOUT.
>> OKAY. HE GOES INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN?
>> THERE IS A NEIGHBORHOOD ROW, BUT IT ACTUALLY IS BELIEVED ONLY DID THE FIRST EDITION , THAT IS WHEN WE PUT THE
SECONDARY ACCESS THERE. >> NO, MY CONCERN IS, AND GRANTED, WE HAVE A DIFFERENT CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HAVING THE DISCUSSION IN THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL. BUT STILL, I IMAGINE THAT THAT WILL CAUSE A BIT OF A STIRRING UP THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE PLANNING.
>> IDEALLY, THE ADDITION OF EAST LAKE WOULD NOT DRAW MORE STUDENTS. WHAT IS THERE WOULD HAVE MORE CAPACITY.
>> CORRECT. WE DON'T BELIEVE WE ARE ADDING TRIPS . THOSE KIDS ARE ALREADY GOING TO SCHOOL THERE.
>> RAY. IF THE MOVING ABOUT, TO THE OTHER SIDE, SITE 44 , YOU SAY THAT ALL OF THEM ARE BUSES FROM EARLIER?
>> THEY HAVE 11 BUSES AT ALCOTT RIGHT NOW.
>> THEY DO? 80% , 90% OF KIDS ARE BEING BUSED? THE POTENTIAL IS 60% , NOT TWO THIRDS OF THE POPULATION COULD BE WALKING?
>> POTENTIALLY, YES. >> WITHOUT OPEN UP THE POSSIBILITY THEN , BECAUSE IF YOU DO SHIFT ALCOTT OVER THERE , AND SOME VIDEOS THEY PUT AN AD ON TO TESLA , OR AS A LIBERTY ALPINE CHOICE SCHOOL , COULD THAT BE UP SOMEWHERE IN BUSES TO ENABLE MORE WESTSIDE STUDENTS TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL? POTENTIALLY FREE OF SOME BUSES. SO, THAT WOULD HAVE TO
BE SOMETHING WE LOOK AT. >> IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT EAST LAKE, WAS THERE OUT ANY DISCUSSION OF THEMES, IF YOU WILL, OR TOPICS FOR A CHOICE SCHOOL IF WE WERE TO PUT ONE ON 44? AND INTEREST BEYOND STEM THAT HAD MORE THAN TWO PEOPLE RAISING THEIR HANDS?
>> WE DO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE VARIOUS OPTIONS THAT WERE
BROUGHT FORWARD. >> YEAH, THERE WERE A LOT OF OPTIONS. AND THROUGH OUR DISCUSSION WITH OUR STUDENTS ,
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THAT LED TO OUR CHOICES . IT WAS RANGING FROM STEM TO COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL . YOU KNOW, IT REALLY RAN TO THE GAMBIT. IF SOME TYPE PROGRAMS GOT FOUR HITS IN OUR SURVEYS, WE ALSO HAD MANY, MANY COMMENTS. WE HAD REAL STRONG OPINIONS THAT ARE PRETTY POLARIZED.HAVE ANOTHER CHOICE OVER THERE WITH THE ELEMENTARY. HAVE WE CONSIDERED OPTION OF NO MATTER HOW YOU DO IT -- YOU CAN PERHAPS ADDRESS THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF NOT ENTERING THAT NEED OF CT ENDING, AND GO TO YOUR INTERNSHIPS, AND GET YOUR FELLOWSHIPS . JUST A THOUGHT.
THE TABLE EARLY ON. THAT WAS AN INTEREST WITH STUDENTS JUST TO SEE THERE ARE OTHER KINDS OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.
WE'RE LOOKING AT IS HOW WE COULD ADDRESS THAT AUTOMATICALLY, IF THE PURPOSE OF THE SITE WAS TO DRAW STUDENTS TO DO CAPACITY CHALLENGES, WE ARE SEEING THAT THAT LOGISTICALLY WASN'T SOLVING THAT , WHICH IS ONE REASON IN LOOKING AT THE CHOICE THEME , YOU KEPT IT BROAD ABOUT WHAT OTHER EXPERIENCES THERE COULD BE , SO YOU COULD TRY TO PROVIDE MORE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES.
>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO GET TO ALL OF OUR COMMENTS, BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. SO, I THINK WE WANT OPINIONS FROM
LISA AND LINDSAY. >> SORRY, I'M PRETTY SURE THE TOPIC WAS DATA THAT YOU WANT TO SEE NEXT TIME, AND I'M JUST WONDERING, THE PREPARED PLANS THAT ARE PROPOSED IN THE POWERPOINT, HAVE WE GOT TO THIS UNIT AND STAFF THAT ARE WITH US IN THIS KIND OF THING? DO WE HAVE PLANS TO STOP AND DISCUSS THE SPECIFIC BUILDING ON ITS?
>> WE WOULD NEED YOU TO BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT BUILDING PLANS YOUR TOP TALKING ABOUT.
>> MUCH ALL OF THEM. TRYING TO FIGURE WHICH WOULD BE THE MOST POPULAR IN TERMS OF WHAT STUDENTS THINK, AND WHAT STAFFS AT THE SCHOOL ALSO THINK. BECAUSE HIS DECISION FALLS ON THEM . THEY ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, DO WE HAVE PLANS TO GET THAT DATA ? BECAUSE IF WE GOT THE DATA, IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE NOT JUST IN TERMS OF COST, BUT IN TERMS OF WHICH ONE OF THESE SETS OF BE FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF .
>> WE WILL ALSO BE GOING TO OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THESE DECISIONS , AND NOT JUST SCHOOLS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT. BUT IT IS NOT ABOUT ASKING THEM TO VOTE ON THIS , IT IS ABOUT SEEKING THEIR INPUT. WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT FOREVER AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE DECISION ACTUALLY DOES LIE HERE, IT DOES NOT LIE WITH THOSE THAT ARE
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AFFECTED IN THE SHORT TERM. SO, IT IS THAT BALANCE HAVE YOU SEE TO HELP INFORM THE BEST DECISION WITH HER? BUT YES, WE TALKED ABOUT AS WE START NARROWING IN ON THESE VARIOUS OPTIONS, HOW DO WE GET THE INPUT THAT HELPS US MAKE THEBEST POSSIBLE DECISION. >> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT, OPINIONS. I LIKE TO DIRECTION OF WHAT WE COULD DO BEFORE. IT JUST SEEMS TO BE THE RIGHT TIME FOR HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS. CONSIDERING THE PROPERTY WAS PURCHASED WITH FIFTH COMPREHENSIVE IN MIND, I AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT IN PLACE RIGHT NOW FOR THAT MAKE SENSE, SO IT IS WORTH CONSIDERING OTHER OPTIONS. BUT, JUST ALSO KEEPING THAT IN THE BACK OF OUR HEADS AS WELL AS WE GO FORWARD.
AND I THINK THAT ALSO DOES FEED INTO THE CONVERSATION OF 20 TO SEE THOSE UPDATED NUMBERS. I SAID THIS BEFORE, I DON'T THINK WE ARE GETTING A READ ON WHERE THIS IS GOING. I THINK THIS WILL BE, LIKE, THE FOURTH THE , BUT THAT WAS DURING COVID . SO, YOU KNOW, THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH SET THAT WE HAVE HAD SINCE COVID, SO I HOPE THINGS ARE STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN, BUT IF I REMEMBER RIGHT , THEY WERE PROJECTING A DECLINE . SO, THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW JUST HOW I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE DON'T HAVE GREAT CLARITY. I AM HOPING THAT THERE'LL BE A BRIGHT LIGHT THAT SHINES DOWN ON THE
WAY. >> I'M REALLY GLAD I AM FOLLOWING UP , BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I CAN GIVE OPINIONS RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE THE SAME . I HAVE MY IMAGERY HERE AT SITE 44 , AND I THINK THE FIRST TIME WE HEARD THAT IN OUR GROUP MEETINGS , I WAS REALLY INTRIGUED BY THE IDEA OF ALCOTT MOVING , AND IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE WITH WHERE THAT IS COMING FROM. I'M STUCK ON THE MAP OF THE SAME SITE 44 PROPERTY , SO THAT MIGHT ALLEVIATE THAT GROWTH WILL BE HIGH SCHOOL , AND THEN ALCOTT IS THERE. THERE ARE ALL OF THESE I DON'T KNOWS IN THE CLASS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM, BUT SOME ARE REALLY INTRIGUED BY THESE. IS GOING TO ASK, ERIC, WHEN HE SAID SHIFTING ALCOTT , BUT YOU SAID SAY 59, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? OH, KEEPING ORIGINAL ?
>> I WAS ON THIRD BE IN INSISTING ALCOTT FOR THIS.
>> HE SAID IF WE DID SAY 44, THERE WOULD BE A BALANCE. YOU
WEREN'T SAYING ANYTHING. >> I DON'T THINK SO.
>> ASSIGNED TO THAT IS ALL THE PROPERTY.
>> I DON'T THINK SO I THINK AT THE END OF MY LONG MONOLOGUE, I WAS TALKING ABOUT MY CONCERN WHERE SAY 44 IS MAYBE THE OFF PARCEL THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE.
>> OKAY, I JUST WANTED TO READ WHAT THAT WAS. THANK YOU. I AM RAMBLING, AND I WILL BE DONE.
>> OKAY. >> IF WE HAD A TEST FIT OF A CONFERENCE OF HIGH SCHOOL ON SAY 44 CAN? DO WE HAVE ANY AMENITIES ON THAT SITE? YOU COULD HAVE AN 1800 STUDENT SCHOOL ON THAT SITE IN ELEMENTARY. CORRECT?
>> WE HAVE NOT DONE THE TEST FIT YET, NO. WE DID A TEST FIT
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WITH A HIGH SCHOOL SIZE CONFERENCE OF HIGH SCHOOL WITH SOME FIELDS, AND THEN WE DID A MORE FORTIFIED STORY HIGH SCHOOL. BUT, WE HAVE NOT DONE A 1800 STUDENT SET.>> WHEN I LOOK AT SLIDE 31 WITH THE STRUCTURE, I BELIEVE THAT IS THE FOUR-STORY STRUCTURED PARKING. TO ME, I PAIR THAT WITH SLIDE 29 , AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE TWO DISTINCT PROPERTIES, ONE OF WHICH IS HOLDING.
>> SO, WE JUST HAVE NOT SPECIFICALLY DONE THAT. OKAY.
WITH MY OPINION. I AGREE WITH WHAT LINDSAY WAS SAYING. I'M STILL GOING TO GIVE MY OPINION OUT. I AGREE THAT THERE IS BIG INTEREST IN EXPANDING THE ENROLLMENT AVAILABILITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL, LIKE TESLA. THAT IS OUR INTEREST IN COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW. I WILL SAY THAT THERE ARE PROBABLY OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL. SO, IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO TESLA OR ANOTHER CHOICE SCHOOL WHERE ALCOTT SITS, I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON MORE PROGRAMMING FOR THAT SCHOOL TO THE POTENTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS CURRENTLY OFFERED IN TESLA. I DON'T KNOW THE LOGISTICS, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ODD, LOTS OF QUESTIONS, BUT I WOULD HAVE AN INTEREST IN NOT HAVING TO HAVE AN EXTENSION OF TESLA , BUT ANOTHER CHOICE PROGRAM .
AND THEN, I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FOR ALCOTT TO MOVE . ISSUE THE CONCERN WHERE WE ARE ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A CONFERENCE OF HIGH SCHOOL NET LEARNING COMMUNITY AROUND FIFTH COMPREHENSIVE. AND REALLY DRILLING INTO IF THAT MAKE SENSE FOR THE LONG-TERM.
THAT BEING SAID, WE DID NOT TOUCH ON THE IMPACTS OF MOVING ALCOTT TO OTHER LIMITERS WAS IN THAT AREA. I THINK THAT IS
IT. >> ARRAY. WAS THAT IT? ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I DID NOT HEAR A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT FROM THE BOARD TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT OTHER INFORMATION DO
YOU NEED TO CITE 59. >> YEAH, I THINK FOR ME, IT SOUNDS LIKE CITE 59 IS NOT GOING TO BE A REALISTIC OPTION AT THIS POINT ANYMORE. THE EXTENDED ROLLOUT, I WANT TO SEE WHAT OUR ENROLLMENT FIGURES ARE TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. I MEAN, I THINK IT IS PRUDENT TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY, I DON'T KNOW, FOR THE SECONDARY ACCESS ROAD. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF TRYING TO DRAW HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY ISN'T REALLY GOING TO WORK FOR SAY 59 ANYMORE, AND THEN THE EXTENDED TIMELINE TAKES IT HARDER . SO, I'M INTERESTING IN FINDING ALTERNATIVES AT THIS POINT FOR SAY 59. I AM SO SORRY, TOBY.
YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH WORK ON THE PROGRAMMING.
SAID. >> ] THE HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY QUESTION IS STILL A BRANCHING LOGIC DECISION. THAT IS STILL THE FIRST DECISION. EVERYTHING
ELSE FALLS FROM THAT. >> I THINK I SAW HEADS NODDING
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AROUND SITE 59. IF THAT IS THE CASE, I THINK WE NEED TO BRING MORE THOROUGHLY VETTED ALTERNATIVES ALL THE WAY FROM DO-NOTHING TO BUILD ANOTHER SCHOOL. THANK YOU.>> OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE? TO ANSWER ALL
THE QUESTIONS? >> I HAVE TWO PAGES OF NOTES ,
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SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, BARBARA. >> AND BRIAN. AND TOBY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SINCE THERE ARE NO OTHER AGENDA ITEMS
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