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Board approves updates to district property-use matrix, including Longfellow and bus facility reclassifications
Summary
The Everett School Board approved revisions to its real-property use matrix Jan. 26, reclassifying the North Satellite bus/storage site for district use, moving Longfellow to district programming, listing Norton Avenue Playfield under a conditional Housing Hope lease, and adding Streamy Road and Tamar Creek Elementary to the inventory.
The Everett Public Schools Board voted Jan. 26 to adopt updates to the district’s Real Property Use Matrix reflecting current use and near-term plans for several properties.
Director of Facilities Mike Gunn reviewed seven properties with proposed changes and historical context. The North Satellite bus and storage facility — long used for third-party leases and storage — will be reclassified as an active district bus facility after district buses were moved there in April for special-education and McKinney-Vento transportation. Gunn said the Longfellow building, built in 1911 and vacant since district offices moved in 2013, will be shown on the matrix as reserved for Everett Public Schools programming following the Longfellow Property Advisory Task Force recommendation.
Gunn also explained a conditional agreement with Housing Hope for the Norton Avenue Playfield: if Housing Hope meets stipulated contingencies, the site could convert under a long-term (75-year) lease; city council review of proposed zoning changes has already denied one requested change, and Housing Hope retains time under the agreement to meet contingencies before termination. Seattle Hill Road and 180th Street sites were reclassified as future school sites in response to projected growth, and the Streamy (Stoney) Road property and the new Tamar Creek Elementary were added to the matrix for the first time.
The board moved, seconded and approved the matrix update by voice vote with no recorded opposition. Board members asked staff to re-circulate the Longfellow Task Force interim report in the Friday report for any board members who missed it; staff confirmed that an interim report had already been provided previously and would be re-shared.
Why it matters: The matrix frames long-term district decisions on leasing, sale, redevelopment and programming of district real estate and influences future capital planning.
Next steps: Land-use actions tied to matrix items (for example the Housing Hope project) remain subject to external approvals (city zoning/comprehensive-plan changes and developer contingencies). The board directed staff to post the updated matrix and follow up with any clarifying materials for the public.
