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District updates Prop S construction, outlines master plan and athletic-field options
Summary
Navigate and Courtney & Clark updated the Saint Louis Public Schools Real Estate Committee on Prop S bond work and a district master plan, detailing completed facility upgrades, a roughly $157 million Prop S snapshot, a multi-year deferred-maintenance estimate and three schematic options for Vashon athletic fields.
Chaz Jaques of Navigate Building Solutions and Steve Raskin of Courtney & Clark briefed the Saint Louis Public Schools Real Estate Committee on the district's Prop S bond work and a wider master-planning effort.
Jaques, the owner's representative, summarized recent construction work funded by the 2022 Proposition S bond and described categories of completed projects, saying, "we're to the tune of 157,000,000, not including the professional services." He listed whiteboard installations, stair-tread replacements, lighting and HVAC upgrades, door and roofing work, restroom renovations and three auditorium upgrades as part of the bond program.
Raskin presented Courtney & Clark's master-plan findings and deferred-maintenance estimates, noting district needs are spread across multiple years. He said the team identified roughly $28 million of deferred maintenance for the current year and larger sums in following years as it inventories site, envelope and systems work. Raskin also presented three schematic options for upgrades at Vashon's athletic facilities: (a) a competition turf field with a six-lane track and renovated practice field; (b) similar improvements with added bleachers, changing rooms, concessions and ~80 additional parking spaces; and (c) a reoriented competition field with a full track, bleachers, concessions, fencing and about 120 additional parking spaces.
Committee members asked how the schemes would handle circulation and athlete access from buildings to playing fields. Raskin said the concepts are preliminary and the design team will evaluate ways to provide indoor access from locker rooms to fields.
On safety and security, the consultants described a pilot wayfinding and signage program at CVPA and a phased electronic access-control effort intended to reduce key proliferation and improve visitor validation. Raskin said the signage and numbering system would be developed with first-responder input so that doors and zones can be quickly identified during emergencies.
The committee did not take a formal vote on the master plan itself; staff and consultants said they will keep refining concepts and bring further cost and sequencing details to later meetings.
The committee is expected to receive updated schedules, cost breakdowns and refined design options as the master-planning effort proceeds.
