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District staff present long-term facility management plan with two bond scenarios for board consideration
Summary
District facilities staff reviewed a year-long planning process and asked the board to keep two bond scenarios in the long-term plan; staff will request that the revised plan be placed on the Sept. 23 consent agenda and will continue enrollment and building-condition analyses.
Mr. Stickel presented the Pasco School District's long-term facility management plan and a timeline that staff said began in September 2024 and will culminate in a board action request. "The purpose of this very short report tonight is to remind the board of the process that we've used to build out our long term facility management plan," he said. He summarized community outreach, building condition scores and updated enrollment projections as the three core inputs.
What the board was asked to do: Stickel told the board the plan will retain two bond scenarios for future use: Scenario A (approximately $150 million every four years) and Scenario B (approximately $200 million every four years). He said the board is not deciding which bond to run now but asked for direction to keep both scenarios in the plan as tools for future choices. "You're not making a decision on which bond scenario to run," he said. "This is our long term planning guide map for the next 10 to 12 years."
Why it matters: the plan links building condition scores, updated enrollment projections from Eastern Washington University and community feedback. Staff said some community respondents favor rapid modernization while others asked for a more gradual approach to limit tax-rate impacts; the two scenarios are intended to preserve flexibility between those positions.
Details and next steps: Stickel said the bond scenarios were developed with financial advisory input (Piper Sandler) and that staff will bring the revised long-term facility management plan to the board for approval on the Sept. 23 meeting (to appear on the consent agenda unless officers direct otherwise). He also said staff will engage the board in decision-making about a potential February 2028 bond during 2026. "District staff will be requesting approval of the revised long term facility management plan at the board meeting on Sept. 23," he said.
Committee process: Stickel said the citizen advisory committee that supported the work began with about 11 members and ended with six active participants. Board members thanked the committee and staff for community outreach and for presenting two bond options.
Ending: The board did not vote on the plan that evening; staff asked the board to leave both scenarios in the plan so the district retains flexibility in future bond timing and sizing.
