Title
Consideration and Possible Approval to Partner with the Los Alamos Public Schools to Expand Recreation Spaces in the White Rock Elementary Schools Replacement Project
Recommended Action
[County Council]
I move that Council support partnering with the Los Alamos Public Schools to expand recreation spaces and other spaces available to the community in the White Rock Elementary Schools for an amount not to exceed __________(up to $6.5 million) for construction.
I further move that Council direct the County Manager to develop the necessary agreements between Los Alamos Public Schools and Los Alamos County regarding funding and use of the space.
I further move that Council consider supporting expanded spaces to be located at _________ Elementary School with not to exceed gross square footage of ________.
OR
I further move that Council consider supporting expanded spaces to be located at _________ and ________ Elementary Schools with not to exceed gross square footage of ________ and ________, respectively.
[LAPS Board]
I move that the School Board accept County participation to expand recreation spaces and other spaces at ________________ Elementary School(s) in the amount not to exceed ___________________ for construction.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion to partner with the Los Alamos Public Schools to expand recreational spaces in the White Rock Elementary School or Schools with a funding not to exceed $6.5 million.
Body
On November 5, 2019, voters approved a Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) bond for $20 million to demolish and replace the two elementary schools, Piñon and Chamisa, in White Rock that were constructed in 1964 and 1968, respectively. LAPS completed the project planning with the development of the Education Specifications for both elementary schools in September 2021 and initiated design in January 2022. The State funding agent for the Elementary Schools Replacement Projec...
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