Lake Stevens board approves contract amendment and resolutions for Glenwood modernization and safety improvements

The Lake Stevens School District Board of Directors voted unanimously on April 15 to advance multiple facility actions tied to school modernization and safety improvements.

Director Mari Taylor moved approval of Resolution No. 7-26, an interim guaranteed maximum price (GMP) amendment two to the SC/CM contract for the Safety and Program Improvements and Additions Project; Director Paul Lund seconded and the board approved the resolution by roll call vote. The board separately approved Resolution No. 8-26, aimed at avoiding racial imbalance in the Glenwood Elementary modernization project (moved by Director Taylor, seconded by Director Ryan Dickson), and Resolution No. 9-26 authorizing the use of New-in-Lieu replacement for Glenwood Elementary (moved by Director Brian Kesler, seconded by Director Mari Taylor); both passed by unanimous roll call votes.

Separately, the board approved the final acceptance of public works projects (motion moved by Director Paul Lund, seconded by Director Brian Kesler) by unanimous vote. The minutes do not provide detailed financial terms for the GMP amendment in Resolution No. 7-26, only that an interim GMP amendment two was authorized and approved.

Board members framed these votes as part of the district’s continuing capital work on school modernization and safety upgrades. No public testimony or objection to the resolutions was recorded in the minutes.

Next steps: the approvals authorize district staff to proceed under the amended SC/CM contract and to implement the Glenwood modernization plans within the parameters established by the resolutions; the minutes record unanimous board support but do not specify implementation timelines or budget details beyond the authorized actions.