District updates board on 2018/2022 capital projects, oversight committee and energy-audit grants

The Issaquah School District presented its monthly capital-projects update to the board, covering the 2018 and 2022 levy project portfolios, the capital projects oversight committee schedule and grant-funded energy-efficiency work.

Tom Mullins, director of capital projects, said four 2018 projects are substantially complete, 10 remain in process and two are future projects held in reserve. Of the 2022 levy projects, Mullins said one is complete, one substantially complete, 12 are in process and one is future (lead testing in water kept in reserve until needed).

The capital projects oversight committee will meet next on June 17; project tracking documents, one-pagers and monthly budget-status reports are available on the district's capital projects web page, Mullins said.

Mullins described grant support for energy audits: Skyline and Liberty audits were funded by an OSPI per-square-foot grant (covering both audits, "a little over $100,000"), while Issaquah High School's investment-grade audit and associated energy-efficiency measures are funded primarily through a Washington State Department of Commerce energy-efficiency grant with the district covering about 15 percent of that project's cost. The Issaquah High project was characterized as "something shy of a million dollars total."

Board members asked how projects are listed and tracked; staff pointed to the online tracking document that shows original budgets, revisions and expenditures and that project one-pagers provide monthly activity updates.

Ending: The board reiterated that the oversight committee materials and project documents are public and encouraged residents to consult the capital projects web page for details.