Dr. Stephen Choi and CJ Nolan provided a Measure M update describing progress on major phase 1 projects and the district's procurement milestones.

Choi said the district is advancing design work for the new two-story classroom building at Ballantyne Elementary, new TK/Kindergarten classrooms at Carver Elementary, and the medical arts building modernization at San Marino High School. Nolan said geotechnical investigations, site surveys and underground utility detection contracts were on the agenda for board approval and that the design teams are finalizing site assessments and preliminary site plans.

Nolan told the board the district's PQ (prequalification) system for contractors is live on the district website and will be used to vet contractors for Measure M work. "With PQ bids implemented, we can start bidding out some of our smaller early impact bid packages," Nolan said; he listed concessions/restroom refresh and auditorium fencing at the high school as the first packages.

Staff said playground vendor proposals are expected by the end of the week, a synthetic turf and track resurfacing agreement will be brought to the board in November, and HVAC design proposals for both high school gymnasiums are being solicited (a preliminary cost estimate of approximately $3,700,000 was mentioned). The district also reported it is meeting with roofing manufacturers to triage roofs identified as in "very poor" condition and prioritize replacements over the next one to two years.

Board members asked for additional visual updates for the community, including time-lapse or photo staging of construction progress and posting survey results on the Measure M website; staff said they have a "latest updates" page and will expand audiovisual content as designs progress.

No formal action was required on the informational update beyond items already identified for future board approval.