LAUSD BOE Playa Vista Plan: Amendment to FSD to Approve Proj at 2 Sites & Feasibility Study for 3rd

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BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES Governing Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District REGULAR MEETING ORDER OF BUSINESS 333 South Beaudry Avenue, Board Room 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Board of Education Report No. 181 – 15/16 Facilities Components of the Playa Vista Area Enrollment Growth Plan: Amendment to the Facilities Services Division Strategic Execution Plan to Approve Project Definitions at Two School Sites and Authorize Feasibility Studies at a Third Site Action Proposed: Staff proposes that the Board of Education take the following actions related to school facilities at Playa Vista Elementary School (“Playa Vista ES”) and Orville Wright Middle School (“Wright MS”) to support the Playa Vista area enrollment growth plan (“the Plan”). These actions are necessary to ensure the District will be able to continue to provide its students and families with the opportunity to attend their neighborhood schools, and for these schools to continue to operate on a traditional two-semester calendar: • Amend the Facilities Services Division Strategic Execution Plan (“FSD-SEP”) to approve the Project Definition for the Playa Vista ES Addition project, and incorporate the project into the FSD-SEP. The proposed project will include: •  The addition of four classrooms (staff will evaluate the option of constructing four new stand- alone classrooms versus converting the existing library into two kindergarten classrooms and constructing two new stand-alone classrooms and a new library); •  Furnishing and equipping new and converted facilities; and •  Improvements as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Division of the State Architect (“DSA”), California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”), and any other required improvements or mitigations to ensure compliance with local, state, and/or federal facilities requirements. The proposed project is anticipated to begin construction activities in the second quarter of 2018, and to be completed in the second quarter of 2020. The project budget is currently estimated at $7.68 Million. The school site/project is located in Board District 4 (Zimmer) and Local District West. • Amend the FSD-SEP to approve the Project Definition for the Wright Middle School Flexible Learning/Science Laboratory Facilities Upgrade project, and incorporate the project into the FSD-SEP. The proposed project will include: •  Upgrading up-to five existing classrooms to create flexible learning/science laboratories in support of the three educational programs to be incorporated into the Wright MS campus as part of the growth plan (one 4th through 5th grade program and two 6th through 8th grade programs); •  Furnishing and equipping of the new flexible learning/science laboratories; and Improvements as required by the ADA, DSA, CEQA, DTSC, and any other required improvements or mitigations to ensure compliance with local, state, and/or federal facilities requirements. The proposed upgrade project is anticipated to begin construction activities in the fourth quarter of 2017, and to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2018. The project budget is currently estimated at $2.57 Million. The school site/project is located in Board District 4 (Zimmer) and Local District West. Authorize staff to undertake feasibility studies (primarily environmental investigations) at Westchester- Emerson Community Adult School (“Emerson”), a Venice Skills Center affiliated school, and other Westside schools as necessary, in order to determine the viability of identifying the site(s) as potential Proposition 39 (Education Code section 47614) facilities for Westside Innovative School House’s (“WISH”) elementary school program, including identification of any mitigation measures that may be necessary. Staff anticipates that these pre-planning activities will cost approximately $200,000. The school site is located in Board District 4 (Zimmer) and Local District West.