Lakeview Elementary School will be getting a new synthetic turf field as part of the city of Kirkland’s joint use agreement with the Lake Washington School District.

The City Council voted at their June 2 meeting to authorize City Manager Kurt Triplett to sign a Lakeview Elementary School Restated Amendment to Joint Use Agreement with school district, which allows the city to replace the current sand-based field.

The city is currently working on an agreement with Kirkland-based SRM Development, which has agreed to provide the approximately $700,000 needed to make the renovation, along with an award of bid to FieldTurf USA, Inc. for construction that would take place during the summer when school is not in session.

The Lakeview field, located at 10400 NE 68th St, is one of several Lake Washington School District school fields run jointly with the city through formal joint use agreements. The city is able to schedule community activities on the fields, which it also maintains for the district.

In 2000, the city and the school district entered into a second interlocal agreement that included schools located in Juanita, Finn Hill and Kingsgate. The agreement was amended in 2002 to include capital investment for the athletic field at schools such as Lakeview.

The Lakeview field was improved through funds from the 2002 Park Levy, but because it is not irrigated the field is often unusable during rainy weather, and dust during dry months, according to a city memo.