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Tacoma board approves interlocal agreements, construction contracts and contract closeouts
Summary
At its August meeting the Tacoma School District Board approved multiple interlocal and interdistrict agreements, contract amendments for athletics officials and construction projects, and adopted several resolutions to accept completed projects and handle routine fiscal housekeeping. Most items passed on unanimous votes.
The Tacoma School District Board of Directors approved a slate of interlocal agreements, interdistrict cooperative arrangements, contract amendments and construction closeouts at its August business meeting.
On the curriculum and instruction agenda the board approved interlocal agreements to support college programs between the district and Central Washington University (Interlocal Agreement TSD‑25‑161) and the University of Washington (TSD‑25‑172) for the 2025–26 school year. The board also approved an interdistrict cooperative swim program with Franklin Pierce School District (TSD‑25‑208) and a package of 25 interdistrict agreements (TSD‑25‑179 through TSD‑25‑203) covering the 2025–26 school year.
In business matters the board approved an amendment to Contract TSD‑24‑167 with Northwest Sports Officials LLC for stadium event support services, adding $122,000 and increasing the contract total to $241,000 and extending the term through Aug. 31, 2026 (funded from athletics and activities). The board approved a contract for special education services with Overlake Medical Center (contract number referenced in the agenda as TSD‑25‑143; a different contract number, TSD‑25‑038, was cited in presentation remarks) for the 2025–26 year; the deputy superintendent said funding is from student services.
The board approved several construction and capital actions: a ground lease amendment for Eastside Community Center site improvements, a contract award to Cornerstone General Contractors for the Whittier Elementary School replacement project in the amount of $3,151,159 (excluding sales tax; funded by the capital bond approved by voters on Feb. 11, 2020), and Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment No. 1 with Corsmo Construction for $4,358,052 (excluding sales tax) also funded by the 2020 capital bond.
The board adopted routine resolutions accepting project completion and approving final contract acceptance: Resolution No. 21 64 to accept contract completion for J.A. Morris Construction (Lincoln High School CMAR MultiCare Clinic Upgrade) and Resolution No. 21 65 for McDonald Miller Facility Solutions (Central Administrative Building boiler replacement). The board also removed 1115 East Division Lane from the district surplus list for reuse in rebuilding the former Galt Middle School property (Resolution No. 21 66) and adopted a capital projects interfund transfer increase (Resolution No. 21 67). Several of these items were described as close‑out or acceptance actions rather than new construction authorizations.
Morris, the district’s Executive Director of Planning and Construction, summarized the Eastside Community Center amendment as an expansion of the center's usable footprint to add a trail, exercise equipment and rubberized surfaces to increase outdoor activity around the center. The amendment passed on the board's recorded vote.
Most motions on the agenda were moved and seconded on the record and carried without roll‑call opposition; the meeting minutes show multiple unanimous approvals. The board also adopted Resolution No. 21 63 to cancel warrants unclaimed for more than one year and remit unclaimed property to the state per routine procedure.
Votes at a glance
- Interlocal agreement TSD‑25‑161 (Central Washington University): approved (voice vote). - Interlocal agreement TSD‑25‑172 (University of Washington): approved (voice vote). - Interdistrict agreement TSD‑25‑208 (Franklin Pierce — cooperative swim): approved (voice vote). - Interdistrict agreements TSD‑25‑179 through TSD‑25‑203 (25 partner districts): approved (voice vote). - Contract amendment TSD‑24‑167 (Northwest Sports Officials LLC): approved; +$122,000; total contract $241,000; term extended to 08/31/2026; funding: athletics and activities budget. - Contract TSD‑25‑143 / TSD‑25‑038 (Overlake Medical Center — special education services): approved; funding: student services; contract number discrepancy noted in presentation. - Ground lease amendment (Eastside Community Center improvements): approved. - Contract TSD‑25‑062 (Cornerstone General Contractors — Whittier Elementary replacement): approved; amount $3,151,159 excluding sales tax; funding: 02/11/2020 capital bond. - GMP Amendment No. 1 (Corsmo Construction): approved; amount $4,358,052 excluding sales tax; funding: capital bond. - Resolution No. 21 63 (cancel outstanding warrants >1 year): approved 5–0. - Resolution No. 21 64 (accept contract completion — J.A. Morris, Lincoln High MultiCare Clinic): approved 5–0. - Resolution No. 21 65 (accept contract completion — McDonald Miller, central admin boiler): approved (vote recorded on the record). - Resolution No. 21 66 (remove 1115 E. Division Lane from surplus for IDEA High School use): approved 5–0. - Resolution No. 21 67 (capital projects interfund transfer increase): approved 5–0.
The board recorded no opposition on the major items listed above. Several agenda items included brief clarifying questions from board members about staffing for athletics officials and about the status of clinic services at Lincoln High School; staff indicated the clinic had been in use for several months and that athletics staffing had improved compared with earlier seasons but community recruitment for officials continues.
The board’s approvals fund multiple district programs and capital projects and reflect routine contract administration, interagency collaboration for college‑credit programs, and capital bond project execution.
