Agenda
End of Year Work
• Coordinated Plan to Transition Schools
Construction Project Update
• Projects Currently Under Construction
• Summer Recess Infrastructure Projects
• Projects in Design
State and Local Funding Update
• County Council Capital Improvements Program
• State of Maryland Construction Funding
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End of Year Work
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Close out current year; prepare for next year
• May 6, 2020, announcement for school buildings to remain closed
• Many end of year requirements: students and staff retrieve and return belongings and materials; pack and secure classrooms; business operations
• Facilities staff and area associates developing coordinated and sequenced plan
• Priority will be safety for all: staff, students, families• Best practices around materials and social distancing
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Industry Context
• Supply Chain Disruptions (Shipping and Manufacturing Delays)
• Workforce Availability• Jobsite Impacts due to Safety Provisions• Varying Restrictions of States and Municipalities• Availability of Agency Inspections and Permits• Economic Fears and Consumer Confidence
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MCPS Project Schedules
• New School Facilitieso Five new buildings scheduled to open August 2020
o Seneca Valley High Schoolo Tilden Middle School / Rock Terrace Schoolo Luxmanor Elementary Schoolo Potomac Elementary Schoolo Maryvale Elementary School / Carl Sandburg
Learning Center
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MCPS Project Schedules
• New School Facilitieso Four new additions scheduled to open August 2020.
o Pine Crest and Montgomery Knolls elementary schools
o Thomas W. Pyle and Takoma Park middle schools• Boundary Reassignment
o Three projects are associated with boundary changes scheduled to begin implementation in the 2020-2021 school year.
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Occupancy Considerations
• Inspection Reviews and Approvals• Furniture and Equipment Deliveries• Staff Packing and Move Process• Building Orientation Process for Staff and Students• Unknown Future Social Distancing Guidelines
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Adjustments may be necessary to observe social distancing requirements in place.• Review options to use all available facilities• Possible phased occupancy• Re-opening new facilities may look different than
typical experience• Will look to implement best practices and public
health guidance
Contingency Planning
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Summer Recess Infrastructure Projects
• Security Vestibules• HVAC and Roof Replacements• Restroom Renovations• Relocatable Classroom Placements• ADA Improvements• Program Space Build-out (Special Education, Science,
Technology, etc.)
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Summer Recess Infrastructure Projects
• Some projects will have to be deferred due to timeline available and industry conditions.
• Priorities are projects needed for building safety and operations, and needed to re-open school.
• Will align priorities with system program needs and summer learning priorities.
• Will work to accomplish as many projects as possible within constraints.
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Projects in Design
• Work continues, however, we are developing contingency plans for anticipated delays.
• Delay Potential:o Processes rely heavily on stakeholder engagement and state
and local agency approval processeso Public forms of approval include Interagency Commission on
School Construction (IAC), M-NCPPC Mandatory Referral, and Maryland Department of the Environment
o Economic Impacts to Project Fundingo Industry Participation
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Key word: Flexibility
• Even with challenges, finding successes and solutions.
• Work with school and neighborhood communities, stakeholders, to communicate status and expectations.
• Will continue to monitor conditions and bring any needed adjustments forward to reflect project priorities and timelines.
Capital Budget Funding Update• Local Funding
• Board’s requested FY 2021–2026 CIP totaled $1.8 billion for the six-year period.
• The county executive’s recommendation was $100 million less than the Board’s request.
• Following Council's request, the Board provided a list of non-recommended reductions to align with the county executive’s recommendation.
• Non-recommended reductions included:
o One-year delay for the following high school projects: Crown (new), Northwood (addition/facility upgrade), Charles Woodward (re-opening), and Col. Zadok Magruder (Major Capital Project)
o One-year delay for the following elementary school projects: Clarksburg ES #9, DuFief (addition/facility upgrade), and William Tyler Page addition
o Two-year delay for the Bethesda ES addition
o Removal of expenditures for the Westbrook ES addition, the Early Childhood Center at Watkins Mill HS, and the shell build out for Maryvale ES/Carl Sandburg Learning Center project
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Capital Budget Funding Update• On May 4, 2020, the Council held a worksession on the MCPS CIP and
unanimously supported to restore some of the projects included on the non-recommended reductions list, pending Council reconciliation.
• Projects were grouped into two tiers:
o Tier 1: Crown (new), Northwood (addition/facility upgrade) and Charles Woodward (re-opening) high schools
o Tier 2: Bethesda ES addition, Clarksburg ES #9, Col. Zadok Magruder HS (Major Capital Project), and Watkins Mill HS Early Childhood Center
• With the substantial shortfall between the Board’s request and the county executive’s recommendation, significant resources would need to be allocated to the MCPS CIP to restore the projects noted above.
• Council reconciliation tentatively is scheduled for May 14, 2020.
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Capital Budget Funding
• State Funding
o The county executive‘s CIP recommendation includes an assumption of $58.7 million in state aid for each of the six years.
o For FY2021, anticipated state aid will be $54.1 million, a shortfall of $4.6 million.
o The FY 2021 anticipated state funding includes the annual allocation, along with funding from the Capital Grant Program for Local School Systems with Significant Enrollment Growth or Relocatable Classrooms.
o The shortfall in state funding for FY2021 will be reviewed during the Council’s reconciliation process.
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Capital Budget Funding
• State Funding
oNew state aid for school construction is anticipated through
the Learn to Build Act of 2020 approved by the Maryland
General Assembly.
o Based on the approved legislation, an additional $420 million
over the next 10 years would be available for school construction
projects.
oDue to the current health crisis, the timing and funding level from
this legislation is uncertain.
o The County Council, however, will have to assume a funding level
as part of the approved CIP.
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