2010 BTA III Capital Levy Planning
Project
Goal
The purpose of
this project is to provide the voters of the Seattle Public Schools
the opportunity to approve a new six-year Buildings,
Technology,
and Academics levy (BTA III) in 2010 thus renewing the BTA II levy
which expires in 2010.
The scope of work will outline a four-phased
project. Phase 1 will be the hiring and management of a
consultant contract to evaluate building
conditions and develop cost estimates for the BTA III levy.
Phase 2 will be to gather stakeholder input on the identification
of future BTA III projects.
Phase 3a will be environmental review, if necessary. Phase
3b will develop a draft project list along with levy amounts for
review and approval by
the Seattle School Board. Phase 4 will be the levy document
materials preparation and filing of said documents with King County
Elections.
Community
Engagement
Seattle Public
Schools held four community meetings in October 2008 and three in
May 2009. Available here is a
PowerPoint presentation for the four October community meetings
along with
community project nominations.
Update and Next Steps
The District
completed work on Phase I of Capacity Management and the Building
Closure process. In addition, the District has completed the
Building Condition Survey, Educational Adequacy, and Seismic
Evaluation of our buildings. Based on this information and
public input on needs, District staff will be briefing the School
Board at a work session on May 13, 2009. Available here are
the
PowerPoint presentation to bring you up-to-date on proposed BTA
III projects along with a tentative timeline and
communication plan.
Background and Status of BTA II
Levy
Background
information about BTA II levy can be view here:
http://www.seattleschools.org/area/facilities/BTAIII/backgroundBTA2.pdf
Here is a
report to the community on BTA II levy.
Economic Study on BTA III
Levy
Here are the
scenarios for District Taxable Assessed Values, 2009 through
2016.
Planning for BTA III
Levy
The Board
Operations Committee discussed goals and guidelines for BTA III
levy planning at its regular monthly meeting on May 21, 2009.
Here are the materials distributed at the meeting:
Levy planning and maintenance backlog in the 2020 Facilities Master
Plan
BTA II levy brochure
Completed BTA II projects in 2002-2007
BEX I, II, and III school list
BEX I and II school map
2009 Building Condition Summary
2006 and 2009 Building Condition Scores
A draft schedule for synthetic field replacement for BTA III
Potential BTA III project list for "Building" portion
Estimated backlog of maintenance and repairs in 2008
Potential BEX IV schools
Here is the
presentation made at the May community meetings:
Presentation at the May community
meetings
The School Board
Operations Committee of the Whole held a meeting regarding BTA III
levy planning on June 18, 2009. Here are the presentation and
handouts for the meeting:
PowerPoint
presentation
Completed BTA II projects in 2002-2007
2009 Building Condition Summary
A draft schedule for synthetic field replacement for BTA III
Estimated Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1619 and Potential Use of
the Money
(For more information about this bill, visit
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/BillInfo/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1619-S.E.pdf)
Levy Planning Guidelines
The School Board
adopted guidelines for BTA III levy planning on July 1, 2009.
Here is a board action report and guidelines.
School Board Action Report on Guidelines
School Board Overarching Guidelines for BTA III Levy
Planning
The School Board
Operations Committee held a meeting regarding BTA III levy planning
on August 20, 2009. Here are the presentations for the
meeting:
Levies February 2010 Supporting
Seattle's Children
Backlog of Maintenance and
Repair
The School Board
held a work session on September 2, 2009. Here is the
presentation for the work session:
Levies February 2010 Supporting
Seattle's Children
September Community Meetings and October
Board Work Session
Three community
meetings were held in September 2009. The purpose of the
meetings was to inform the public, present levy information and
answer questions. For details of the meetings, please visit
http://www.seattleschools.org/area/news/0910/levy_community_meetings_news_release.pdf
Presentation and
handouts for the three meetings are available by clicking following
links:
Levies February 9, 2010 Supporting Seattle's Children
Seattle Public Schools Levies 2010 Summary
BTA III Summary $240 Million Dollar Capital Levy Proposal
BTA III Summary $270 Million Dollar Capital Levy Proposal
Completed BEX and Major BTA Projects 1997-2009
The School Board
held a work session on October 7, 2009. Following are the
materials presented at the work session:
Levies February 9, 2010 Supporting Seattle's Children (PowerPoint
Presentation)
BTA III Summary $253 Million Dollar Capital Levy Proposal (project
list)
BTA III Summary Additional Projects with an increased levy amount
of $282 Million Dollar (project list)
Completed BEX and Major BTA Projects 1997-2009 (map and project
list)
The School Board
held a work session on October 14, 2009. It was a
continuation of the October 7 work session. Following are the
materials presented at the work session:
Levies February 9, 2010 Supporting Seattle's Children (PowerPoint
Presentation)
BTA III Summary $253 Million Dollar Capital Levy Proposal (project
list)
BTA III Summary Additional Projects with an increased levy amount
of $282 Million Dollar (project list)
facilities/BTAIII/BEX_BTA_Map1997-2009_projectlist.pdf">Completed
BEX and Major BTA Projects 1997-2009 (map and project
list)
November Board Introduction of BTA III
Levy
The BTA III levy
proposal was introduced to the School Board on November 3,
2009. A Board Action Report and a proposed project list are
available here:
Resolution 2009/10-4 BTA III Capital Levy Program Proposal
2010-2016
Resolution 2009/10-4
BTA III Proposed Project Description, Budget and
Schedule
Public Hearing and Board
Vote
A public hearing
regarding BTA III levy will be held on November 12, 6:00 p.m. -
8:00 p.m. in John Stanford Center Auditorium. The board vote
on the levy is scheduled for November 18 at the regular school
board meeting. For details, please check the board calendar
at http://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/calendar.dxml.
For comments and
questions, please contact Tom Redman, Capital Project Community
Liaison, at 206-252-0655 or tlredman@seattleschools.org.
Last Updated
11/06/2009
