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[Call to Order]
WELCOME TO THE MAY 22ND BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING.THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL HAMNER, CHAIR OF THE BOC, AND I WANNA WARMLY WELCOME ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, DISTRICT STAFF, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
UM, FOR THIS MEETING, WE DO HAVE A MEMBER ATTENDING IN, UH, IN, SORRY.
WE DO, WE DO HAVE MEMBERS ATTENDING IN PERSON IN THE BOARDROOM, AND WE DO HAVE AT LEAST ONE PARTICIPATING REMOTELY.
ANY MEMBER APPEARING REMOTE WITHOUT ADVANCED NOTICE? I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE TODAY.
UH, THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED AND PRODUCED BY KLCS.
THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, AND I WANNA, ONCE AGAIN, THANK K-L-C-S-I-T-S STAFF AND THE SPANISH INTERPRETATION STAFF FOR THEIR SEAMLESS WORK IN BROADCASTING ALL OF OUR MEETINGS THIS YEAR.
MEMBERS, PLEASE NOTE THAT LIKELY DATE OF OUR FIRST BOC MEETING FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE AUGUST 7TH, NEXT YEAR'S BOC MEETING SCHEDULE WILL BE FINALIZED AFTER THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FINALIZES ITS CALENDAR.
[Chair’s Remarks ]
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US THE INTRODUCTORY REMARKS? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.MY NAME IS ROBERT CAMPBELL, VICE CHAIR OF THE BOC.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOC WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND AT AD.ORG/BOC.
A LIVE STREAM OF TODAY'S MEETING CAN BE FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE UNDER THE TAB MEETING AGENDAS.
THE WEB STREAM INCLUDES VERSIONS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALSO MAKING PROVISION TO MAKE THIS MEETING AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE.
UH, AND, UH, THAT'S ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO FIND, UH, OUR PROCEEDINGS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT MR. HAMNER MENTIONED, THE WEBSITE WILL BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE ALL OF OUR SCHEDULED MEETINGS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
ONCE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FINALIZES ITS MEETING CALENDAR, YOU'LL ALSO FIND MATERIALS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS, BOND MEASURES, AND OTHER INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE BOC AND OUR OVERSIGHT ROLE.
THIS MEETING IS BEING CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE BROWN ACT.
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE REMOTELY, WE ASK THAT YOU REGISTER ON A GOOGLE FORM PROVIDED AS A HYPERLINK ON THE MEETING AGENDA.
THE MEETING MATERIALS WERE POSTED TO THE B C'S WEBSITE ON MAY 17TH.
THE SPEAKER REGISTRATION LINK WAS OPENED 24 HOURS BEFORE THE START OF THIS MEETING AND WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR 20 MINUTES THIS MORNING.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE BOARDROOM WHO WISH TO SPEAK, YOU MAY ALSO SIGN UP TO THE RIGHT OF THE SPEAKER PODIUM.
SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD AS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, PUBLIC COMMENT.
THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF FIVE SPEAKERS FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM AND UP TO 10 FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALL SPEAKERS WILL HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS MORE THAN ONE AGENDA ITEM, YOU'LL BE PROVIDED SIX MINUTES TOTAL PUBLIC SPEAKERS PHONING IN SHOULD MONITOR THE MEETING THROUGH THE LIVE STREAM AND THEN TURN OFF THE LIVE STREAM VOLUME.
WHEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO AVOID AUDIO ECHO OR FEEDBACK, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, MS. ZETO WILL ANNOUNCE THE LAST FOUR DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER, AND YOU'LL BE INSTRUCTED TO UNMUTE ON ZOOM OR PRESS STAR SIX TO SPEAK IN-PERSON.
SPEAKERS WILL BE ASKED TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM AND USE THE MICROPHONE CHAIR HAMNER.
SO, OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE, UH, EACH MEETING, WE READ THIS AND REMIND OF WHAT OUR MISSION AS A COLLECTIVE ENTITY.
IT'S THE MISSION THEN OF A STRONG AND INDEPENDENT BOC TO OVERSEE THE CONSTRUCTION MODERNIZATION REPAIR OF SCHOOLS THAT PROMOTE THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, OUR EDUCATIONALLY, ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND ENHANCED NEIGHBORHOODS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THOUGHTFUL DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING, AND BY A WISE AND EFFICIENT USE OF LIMITED LAND AND PUBLIC RESOURCES.
THE COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATING ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE DISTRICT AND TO THE PUBLIC.
THE BOC MUST ENSURE THAT THE SCHOOL BOND FUNDS ARE SPENT AS VOTERS INTENDED, THAT THE SPENDING COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATUTES, THAT IT MAXIMIZES AVAILABLE RESOURCES, AND THAT IT, AND THAT THE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED IN A TIMELY AND COST EFFICIENT MANNER.
SO, WE HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE START WITH OUR AGENDA.
UM, MADE, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR THE LAST COUPLE MEETINGS THAT WE, UH, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, UH, THE AGENDA AND THE MEETING MATERIALS IS A TABLE WITH ENROLLMENT DATA FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT SCHOOL SITES BEING CONSIDERED BY THE BOC TODAY.
HOWEVER, UH, THERE IS NOT DATA PROVIDED FOR THE, UH, BOARD DISTRICT, ORIGINAL DISTRICT PRIORITY, UH, SORRY, PRIORITY SCHOOL SITES.
UH, ITEM TWO HERE IS, UH, THIS IS BECOMING A, A REAL PILL FOR ME TO KEEP READING THIS.
THE B-O-C-M-O-U REVIEW TASK FORCE REMAINS ACTIVE.
THE TASK FORCE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE MOU WERE FORWARDED TO THE DISTRICT ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2023.
SO THAT MEANS WE'RE COMING UP ON TWO YEARS SINCE WE SUBMITTED THE, OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
BUT WE STARTED THIS ENDEAVOR LITERALLY TWO YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, I HOPE, UH, AS PROMISED, YOU KNOW, SOME MOVEMENT ON THIS AND FINAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND ADOPTION IS, IS DONE SOON.
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THREE HERE IS, UH, WE HAD A MEMBER, UH, SENT TO OUR, SENT TO RAMIREZ, ATTENDED THE EL SERINO EARLY EDUCATION CENTER, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND CAMPUS UPGRADE, GROUNDBREAKING ON THE 13TH OF MAY.UH, SUPERINTENDENT WAS THERE, ALONG WITH BOARD MEMBER RIVAS AND CHRISTINA TOS ALL PARTICIPATED, ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THE BOC.
AND I DON'T THINK, UH, MS. RAMIREZ IS HERE TODAY.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO WELCOME A NEW MEMBER, A MEMBER TO THE BOC FAMILY.
UH, I DON'T THINK SHE'S HERE EITHER, BUT ASHLEY KAISER IS OUR MEMBER REPRESENTING THE ASSOCIATION OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS.
WELL, SHE HAS A GOOD REASON FOR NOT BEING HERE.
SHE GAVE BIRTH TO HER BABY BOY COOPER ON MAY 14TH, AND WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE HER AND HER FAMILY AND WISH HER THE BEST.
AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE, UH, FIRST ITEM ON OUR
[1. Public Comment ]
AGENDA WOULD BE PUBLIC COMMENT.I UNDERSTAND WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER PROVIDED WRITTEN COMMUNICATION AND, UH, YOU HAVE PRINTED A PRINTED DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU THAT WAS, UH, UM, DAVID KOSKI.
AND OUR SECOND, UM, PUBLIC SPEAKER IS, UH, FORMER BOC CHAIR MARGARET FUENTES.
BEFORE WE START WITH MS. FUENTES, UH, VERY QUICKLY JUST WANTED TO IDENTIFY THAT WE DID RECEIVE SOME WRITTEN COMMUNICATION FROM, UH, DAVID TIKKI, UH, VIA EMAIL.
AND, UH, WE'VE RECEIVED IT AND WE'LL REGISTER IT IN OUR RECORDS OR THE PUBLIC RECORD SPEAK TO, OH, AND HE'S HERE AS WELL.
YOUNG MAN COMES AROUND THE COLUMN.
SO, WE'LL, WE WILL DISCOUNT THE LETTER AND WE'LL HAVE A SPEAKER.
HAVE YOU FINISHED YOUR OTHER SPEAKERS? I'M GONNA WEAR MY USC HAT NEXT TO MY SPEAKER.
TO UCI WENT TO USC AND TO BERKELEY, BUT EVERYONE ELSE IN MY FAMILY'S A BRUIN.
THOSE ARE LITTLE BEARS AND BERKELEY ARE THE BIG, THE BIG BEARS.
SO THAT'S MY, MY SPIRIT AND MY EDUCATION COMES FROM THE IBLE BERKELEY FOLKS.
UM, I'M HERE TODAY, AND YOU HAVE A LARGER THAN NORMAL CROWD, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHY.
BUT IT DIDN'T INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC SPEAKERS FROM THE 10 MILLION PEOPLE THAT INHABIT THE JURISDICTION OF LA UNIFIED.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY IF THE WILLIAMS COMPLAINT WERE POSTED BY LAW, WHICH IT'S REQUIRED IN EVERY CLASSROOM IN EVERY SCHOOL, AND THE WILLIAMS ALLOWS STUDENTS, FAMILY, FACULTY TO, UH, NOTIFY THE FACILITIES DIVISION RATHER THAN CALL THEIR BOARD MEMBER AND ALL THAT, TO NOTIFY THEM THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING OR PROBLEM WITH THE FLOOR, THE PAINT OR, OR ANYTHING THAT IS AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE ALONG WITH THE, THE, THE CREDENTIAL OF THE TEACHER AS WELL AS THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS.
BUT FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, IF THERE WERE A NOTIFICATION OF WILLIAMS IN EVERY CLASSROOM, IT COULD ALSO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IN EVERY CLASSROOM IN EVERY SCHOOL.
IT COULD ALSO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL WHO ADVERTISES ON, ON, ON THE SCREEN HERE THAT ABOUT 73 PEOPLE WATCH IT WOULD DO MORE ABOUT GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT YOUR ROLE IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE ARE FAILING TO BE COMPLIANT WITH LEGISLATION WRITTEN BY JACKIE GOLDBERG, BOARD MEMBER HERE, UH, AS THE POLITICAL SETTLEMENT OF A MAJOR LAWSUIT CALLED WILLIAMS. AND SO I ENCOURAGE, UH, WE HAVE THE FORUMS RIGHT IN THE HALLWAY IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH HERE, UH, BECAUSE OF MY COMMENTS OVER THE YEARS.
BUT IF YOU, IF YOU GO TO ANY OF THE SCHOOLS YOU GO TO, I GUESS 97% OF THEM WOULD NOT HAVE ANY MENTION OF WILLIAMS. AND ALL YOU'D HAVE TO DO, EVEN IF YOU DID IT INSTEAD OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IF YOU, YOU PUT IT AS A BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE NOTION, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
SO THAT THERE'D BE MORE THAN ONE TO SEVEN SPEAKERS OUT OF 10 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY AND THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT YOU OVERSEE.
AND SO, I'VE WRITTEN A LETTER 'CAUSE I WASN'T SURE IF I'D MAKE IT THROUGH, UH, THE TRAFFIC TODAY.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WRITE LARGER LETTERS.
AND SO TODAY, WITH MY HALF MY TIME REMAINING AS A, A PALISADES RESIDENT AND ALSO A, A STUDENT OF MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A MILK MONITOR FROM GRADES ONE TO THREE AT MARQUEZ, A MOTHER WAS A TEACHER THERE AND A PALISADES HIGH, UH, UM, STUDENT OF WHICH IN NONE OF THOSE CLASSROOMS THAT BURNED IN MY THREE YEARS DID I TAKE A SINGLE CLASS.
SO YOU NEED TO ANALYZE WHAT REALLY WERE THOSE ROOMS. AND
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YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS VERY CLOSELY, AND IT FITS ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT.MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS SEVEN ACRES, AND WE'RE DECLINING THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS THERE.
AND YET THE MAP THAT'S PRESENTED TO YOU IN THE MATERIALS DOESN'T INCLUDE THREE OR FOUR OF THE COMMUNITIES.
THERE'S NOT ONE PALISADES, JUST LIKE, THERE'S NOT ONE UNI HIGH.
OKAY? THERE ARE A VARIETY OF COMMUNITIES AND SOME OF THOSE WILL MAYBE NOT GROW, OTHERS WILL GROW, BUT TO, IT'S GOOD TO STAGE THINGS WITH THE SEVEN ACRES, BUT TO DIMINISH THE NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS AT EITHER OF THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT BURN DOWN IN THE PALISADES AND THERE'S NO PRESENTATION IN YOUR MATERIALS AT CORPUS CHRISTI.
UH, MY PROM DATE, UH, FROM THE SCHOOLS THERE THAT WENT K EIGHT AT CORPUS CHRISTI AND THEN WENT TO PALISADES, AND MANY OF THE GREAT ATHLETES AT PALISADES HIGH CAME THROUGH CORPUS CHRISTI.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW ENROLLMENT, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND YOU'LL KNOW THAT OF THE 3000 ROUGHLY KIDS AT PALISADES HIGH, HALF OF THEM DO NOT RESIDE IN PALISADES.
'CAUSE IT'S A INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL.
KIDS ARE COMING IN FROM DORSEY HIGH AND COMING IN, HEY, NO, THERE'S NO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA IN HERE.
WHERE, WHERE THE KIDS COME FROM AND HOW THOSE KIDS COULD BE IF THERE WERE SOME GREAT PLANNERS LIKE CHRISTINA TOKS AND OTHERS WHO COULD DO THE PLANNING REGIONALLY AND THINKING, NOW ALL OF IT'S, OF COURSE, IS DRIVEN BY THE INSURANCE POLICY, WHICH YOU HAVE NO INFORMATION ON TODAY.
UM, NO SPECIFIC NUMBERS WHATSOEVER ABOUT THE INSURANCE POLICY AND FEMA RE REIMBURSEMENT.
IF YOU ASK PEOPLE IN, IN PASADENA, THEY'LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED TO FEMA.
YOU ARE FRONTING MONEY, WHICH, WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE THAT'S, WE, WE DID A LARGER THAN NECESSARY BOND THIS TIME OF 9 BILLION, AND THE VOTERS DIDN'T VOTE FOR THE PALISADE SHIFT.
YOU ARE GONNA VOTE FOR THE PALISADE SHIFT, BUT AS LONG AS YOU KNOW THAT FEMA WILL BE REIMBURSING AND INSURANCE WILL BE REIMBURSING, AND EVEN AS I RAISED PASADENA UNIFIED SUED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FOR NEGLIGENCE, OKAY? 93% OF THE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A FIRE NORTH OF TECO CANYON THAT WAS PUT OUT ON JANUARY 1ST.
AND IT'S STILL COMING BACK AS AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHAT THE SOURCE OF THE REKINDLING OF THAT FIRE IS.
THE CITY OF LA HAS SOME RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL IN THESE, THESE FIRES HERE, OKAY? THEY HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES AT, AT MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT DIDN'T LIKE BURN DOWN, LIKE PALISADES HIGH, UH, PALISADES ELEMENTARY.
IT'S SORT SMOLDERED INTO ITS DEATH.
I MEAN, IF M AND O HAD BEEN GIVEN AUTHORITY OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN THERE AND SAVED BY ALMA MATER.
SO THERE ARE LOTS OF, UH, GOOD PRESENTATIONS HERE, BUT THERE'S A LACK OF SPECIFICITY THAT AS AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND EVENTUALLY THE IAG, UH, AND FEMA ITSELF SHOULD BE LOOKING AT AS WE, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THE PATH, UH, TO HEAVEN IS NOT PAVED WITH BAD INTENTIONS OR WHATEVER THAT PHRASE IS.
NEXT SPEAKER, FORMER BOC CHAIR MARGARET FUENTES.
CAN YOU HEAR US? GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR THAT GENEROUS INTRODUCTION.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE FAMILIAR FACES.
UM, I DO CALL IN AS A CONCERNED TAXPAYER THAT IS PART OF THE L-A-U-S-D COMMUNITY, NO LONGER APPARENT BY DEFINITION OF VALLEY USD
SO, UM, GOOD MORNING ON OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHAIR HAMNER.
I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
SO THERE IS A LOT TO UNRAVEL HERE IN REGARDS TO BUILDING BACK WITH THE FIRES DESTROYED.
NOT ONLY DID THEY DAMAGE CANVASES, BUT DISPLACE WHOLE COMMUNITIES.
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO GET PEOPLE BACK INTO THESE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH UNSTABLE ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS ALREADY AND TIGHT BUDGETS AT ALL LEVELS? THESE DECISIONS SHOULD NOT BE SIMPLE TO MAKE.
ALL THREE SCHOOLS ARE CHARTERS AND SHOULD BE FUNDED FROM THE CHARTER BUCKET.
WHY IS THE DECISION TO ONLY FUND INDEPENDENT CHARTERS TAKEN FROM THE CHARTER BUCKET? INDEPENDENT CHARTERS OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY OF ALL USD, THEY HAVE ALL USD STUDENTS, WHICH REMOVE FUNDS FROM USD SCHOOLS.
WHAT IN RETURN DOES L-A-U-S-D BENEFIT FROM? WHO MAKES THE DECISIONS ON HOW THESE PROJECTS GET HANDLED WHEN THEY DO NOT OPERATE UNDER L-A-U-S-D? THERE IS
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AN ARTICLE THAT I READ THAT STATES PALISADES HIGH ADMINISTRATION DECIDED TO REMOVE THE BASEBALL FIELD AND USE THAT SPACE FOR BUNGALOWS.THE BASEBALL FIELD WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THE FIRES.
WHAT IS THE DISTRICT'S FINANCIAL TIES TO THESE INDEPENDENTLY OPERATED CAMPUSES? DO THEY HOLD PROPERTY TITLES? AND WHAT OTHER POSSIBLE FUNDING DO THESE SCHOOLS RECEIVE? IS IT PRACTICAL TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN PRIVATELY RUN SCHOOLS WHERE L-A-U-S-D MAY HAVE LIMITED FINANCIAL TIES AND HAS NO SAY IN OPERATIONS? AND BEING THAT THESE ARE TAXPAYER FUNDING FUNDS, I WOULD ASK THAT WHEN THE AMOUNTS OF FEMA OR INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENTS HAPPEN TO PLEASE REPORT BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ANOTHER INDEPENDENT CHARTER THAT WILL USE 42 MILLION FROM A BUCKET OF OVER $400 MILLION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP FOUR OUT OF THE 15 OR 16 FUNDED ITEMIZED CATEGORY CATEGORIES.
WHO MAKES THESE DECISIONS ON PLACEMENT OF THESE AMOUNTS? L-A-U-S-D FOLLOWS GUIDELINES BY THE INITIAL BOND LANGUAGE TO SUPPORT CHARTERS, BUT THE AMOUNTS SHOULD BE DETERMINED FOR FUNDING BY THE ELECTED BOARD, IN MY OPINION.
AND LAST GENERAL COMMENT TO ALL THE RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE MADE, THERE IS A REFERENCE TO SECTION 6.2 OF THE CHARTER AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND THE DISTRICT THAT THE DISTRICT WILL REPORT ON THE ADOPTION, REJECTION, OR PENDING STATUS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
ARE THE FOLLOWING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS BY A PAST DUE REVISION OF THIS MOU THE PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO COMMUNICATION TO THIS MOU.
AND WITH THAT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, CONGRATULATIONS, SAY CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE TO ALL THE ELECTED HERE.
AND I HOPE THAT A SUMMER BREAK WILL REFRESH EVERYONE'S THINKING AND JOIN.
AND THANKS AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND YOUR TIME.
IT'S APPRECIATE YOU CONTINUING TO PARTICIPATE, UH, FROM YOUR ROLE AS A, AS A PUBLIC CITIZEN.
UH, ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? THANK YOU.
NO MORE PUBLIC SPEAKERS WITH I.
WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO ITEM NUMBER
[2. BOC Annual Election]
TWO, AND THIS IS OUR, UM, BOC ANNUAL ELECTION.UM, I'LL ASK, UH, OUR INDEPENDENT COUNCIL, MR. JOE BUCKMAN TO, UH, PRESENT THIS ITEM.
YOU'RE AHEAD OF ME STILL TO THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
UM, THIS ITEM IS THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THIS, UH, THESE ARE THE TERMS THAT WILL BEGIN JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH, AND LAST THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2026.
UM, SO, UH, I WILL, UH, CONDUCT THE ELECTION NOW AND OPEN THE FLOOR NOMINATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS.
WE'LL START EITHER WITH THE CHAIR OR IF THERE'S A SLATE THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE.
THIS IS, UH, BILL ROSS HERE? YES.
MR. ROSS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR ZOOMING IN
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE A SLATE OF CANDIDATES.
ROBERT CAMPBELL FOR VICE CHAIR, UH, SAMANTHA ROLLS.
SECRETARY SCOTT PANSKY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND PATRICK MCFARLAND, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
SO, UM, OF SLATE HAS BEEN PROPOSED OF, UH, ACTUALLY THE EXISTING, UH, OFFICERS AND, UH, UH, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT LARGE.
UM, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO PROCEEDING BY SLATE? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE.
IS THERE, UH, MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICERS? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
UH, MR. POPE JOY, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL? YES.
UH, THIS IS THE VOTE ON THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES THAT HAS BEEN PUT FORTH VIA THE MOTION.
DR. CHEN MILLER? UM, YES, I APPROVE.
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MS. BELL.THE MOTION IS ADOPTED WITH NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.
NOMINATIONS HAVING BEEN CLOSED, THE, UH, THE, UH, SLATE IS ELECTED.
CONGRATULATIONS, UH, TO THE OFFICERS CONTINUING THEIR ROLES.
OH, THANK YOU, UH, APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE REST OF THE, UH, COMMITTEE.
[3. Green Schoolyards for All Task Force Final Report and Resolution ]
UH, LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER THREE.UH, THIS IS OUR, UH, GREEN SCHOOLYARD'S, UH, TASK FORCE FINAL REPORT AND RESOLUTION.
I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO HAND THIS OVER TO, UH, MEMBER ALI LEWIS TO, UH, MAKE A YOUR PRESENTATION.
MY NAME IS ALI LEWIS, BOC MEMBER AND CHAIR OF THE GREEN SQUARE YARDS FOR ALL TASK FORCE.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE TASK FORCE HAS COMPLETED ITS WORK WITH THE SUBMISSION OF A FINAL REPORT.
THERE IS A RESOLUTION IN THE BOC MEETING MATERIALS FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE THAT ASKS THE FULL BOC TO ACCEPT THE FINAL REPORT AND ADOPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE REPORT REFLECTS WHAT WE'VE LEARNED SINCE LAST AUGUST WHEN THE BOC ADOPTED THE RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE.
THIS LEARNING PROCESS HAS INCLUDED MANY MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS WITH DISTRICT STAFF AND COINCIDED WITH THE REGULAR WORK OF THE BOC, WHERE WITH ALMOST EVERY MEETING WE SEE SOME TYPE OF PROPOSED GREENING PROJECT AND LEARN FROM THESE PRESENTATIONS AS WELL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND DISTRICT STAFF FOR THE PACE AND NUMBER OF GREENING PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLANNING, APPROVAL, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES OF IMPLEMENTATION.
THE REPORT CULMINATES IN A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH I WILL NOW READ INTO THE RECORD.
THE INTENT OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IS THAT THE REQUESTED INFORMATION BE INTEGRATED INTO THE PROJECT PRESENTATIONS MADE TO THE BOC AT ITS REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS AND OR TAKE THE FORM OF SEPARATE DISTRICT PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND PROGRAM METRICS.
UH, NUMBER ONE, PROVIDE GREENING METRICS FOR EACH PROJECT PRESENTED TO THE BOC.
THAT INCLUDES THE SCHOOL SITE'S POSITION AND PERCENTAGE OF GREENING ON THE DISTRICT'S GREENING INDEX AND PERCENTAGE IN SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ADDED GREEN SPACE AND SHADE WERE APPLICABLE.
AND THE VOLUME OF WATER IN OF WATER INFILTRATED FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED GREENING PROJECTS SUCH AS EXTERIOR SITE OR A DA OR A DA IMPROVEMENTS CONSIDER INCORPORATING GREENING ELEMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE DISTRICT'S BROADER GREENING POLICIES AND GOALS.
THREE, WHERE FEASIBLE AND COST BENEFICIAL.
THE DISTRICT SHOULD CONSIDER SCOPING AND DESIGNING PROJECTS TO THE MOST OPTIMAL LEVEL OF GREENING FOR EACH SCHOOL CAMPUS AND NOT LIMIT THE SCOPE TO ONLY ACHIEVING THE MINIMUM 30% GREENING INDEX TARGET, OR FOR PROJECTS ALREADY CONSIDERED BY THE BOC AND APPROVED BY THE BOE PRIOR.
UM, SO THREE, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
I'LL JUST, UH, WHERE FEASIBLE AND COST BENEFICIAL THE DISTRICT SHOULD CONSIDER SCOPING AND DESIGNING PROJECTS TO THE MOST OPTIMAL LEVEL OF GREENING FOR EACH SCHOOL CAMPUS AND NOT LIMIT THE SCOPE TO ONLY ACHIEVING THE MINIMUM 30%.
GREENING INDEX TARGET NUMBER FOUR, FOR PROJECTS ALREADY CONSIDERED BY THE BOC AND APPROVED BY THE BOE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE GREEN SCHOOLS FOR ALL POLICY IN 2022, CONSIDER MAKING SCOPE CHANGES TO THOSE PROJECTS THAT FURTHER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY.
THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT CURRENT SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS AND GREENING GOALS ARE MET AND THEY DELIVER A CONSISTENT AND EQUITABLE LEVEL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
NUMBER FIVE, THE BOC REQUESTS A PRESENTATION FROM DISTRICT STAFF REGARDING HOW PROJECT GREETING ELEMENTS, PLANTINGS AND SITE SYSTEMS LIKE IRRIGATION ARE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM SUSTAINABILITY, MINIMIZE MAINTENANCE COSTS, IDENTIFY ANY PROGRAMS OR OUTREACH TO ENLIST AND WORK JOINTLY WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS OR ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT MAINTENANCE EFFORTS AT SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
NUMBER SIX, THE BOC REQUESTS A PRESENTATION FROM DISTRICT STAFF THAT IDENTIFIES WHAT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT STRATEGIES MAY FACILITATE THE PRESERVATION OF GREEN CAPITAL ASSETS AT EACH SCHOOL SITE.
FOR INSTANCE, CAN THE DISTRICT PURCHASE
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EXTENDED YEAR WARRANTIES WITH CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS THAT WOULD MAINTAIN AND PERCEIVE PRESERVE TREES AND PLANTINGS AND THUS PROTECT THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT MADE IN THESE FEATURES? THE BOC REQUESTS, THE DISTRICT CONSIDER EXPANDING GREEN METRICS REPORTING TO INCORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND INVENTORIES, SUCH AS REPORTED BY THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO MEASURE AND TRACK SCHOOL SITE AND REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.NUMBER EIGHT, THE BOC REQUESTS.
THE DISTRICT STAFF CONSIDER CREATING A GREEN SCHOOL INVENTORY OF COMPLETED PROJECTS THAT POSSIBLY INCLUDE PHOTO DOCUMENTATION, AMOUNT OF SEQUESTERED CO2 REDUCTIONS IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND VOLUME OF STORMWATER CAPTURED BY SCHOOL SITE AND INSTRUCTIONAL CURRICULA AT VARIOUS GRADE LEVELS.
AND THE LAST TWO, WHICH ARE THE BOC REQUESTS, A PRESENTATION FROM DISTRICT STAFF REGARDING COMMUNITY OUTREACH STRATEGIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREENING PROJECTS AND HOW COMMUNITY INPUT INFORMS PROJECT SCOPING AND DESIGN AT EACH SCHOOL SITE.
COMPLETED PROJECTS MAY SERVE AS EXAMPLES OF HOW COMMUNITY OUTREACH WAS CONDUCTED IN ITS PROJECT IMPACTS.
AND LASTLY, NUMBER 10, THE BOC REQUESTS A PRESENTATION REGARDING BOND FUNDS USED TO COVER THIRD PARTY GREENING PROJECTS, UH, SORRY, USED TO COVER THIRD PARTY GREENING PROJECT COSTS PURSUANT TO BOARD OF EDUCATION RESOLUTION 0 3 8 2 4 SLASH TWO FIVE.
STRENGTHENING GREENING INITIATIVES THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT WAS PASSED EARLIER IN 2025.
IN CLOSING, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE BOC MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE, BEVIN, ASCHEN MILLER, SANDY BETS, PATRICK MCFARLAND, BILL ROSS, AND EX-OFFICIO MEMBER MICHAEL HAMNER AND NON-MEMBER THERESA DAHL.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF BOC STAFF AND DISTRICT STAFF, INCLUDING CHRISTINA TOS, A ALEX O'BRIEN, CHRIS CHRISTOS, I'M ALWAYS GONNA MESS UP YOUR LAST NAME, I'M SORRY.
CHRIS LU, ISAM DUAL, SCOTT SINGLETARY, MARK CHO, AND ANDREA REYES.
UM, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMITTEE.
UH, ALLIE, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE? I JUST LISTENING TO YOU READ THROUGH THE, THE LEVEL OF DETAIL AND INTENTION, AND I KNOW YOUR WORK PRODUCT AND EFFORT IS A CREDIBLE GOOD JOB.
UM, WITH THAT THEN I GUESS WE CAN JUST, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S REALLY GONNA BE QUESTION BACK FROM THE AUDIENCE SO WE CAN JUST ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
UH, YOUR QUESTION IS TO CON WE, WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION WE'RE WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND THEN WE'LL, UH, HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
SO WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? OKAY.
SECOND BY CAMPBELL, PLEASE VOTE.
MR. HAMNER MEMBERS, THIS IS THE VOTE ON THE, UH, TASK FORCE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE, I I'M SORRY.
TO ACCEPT THE REPORT AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION REGARDING THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED WITH NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.
[4. FY 2026 OIG Work Plan/Strategic Execution Plan]
NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL BE ITEM NUMBER FOUR, AND THIS IS OUR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2026 OYG WORK PLAN.SHOULD HAVE, UH, INSPECTOR GENERAL OR DISTRICT INSPECTOR GENERAL SUE STENGEL AND HER STAFF.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR REELECTION ON OFFICER.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, OFFICERS OF THE BOC.
AS YOU SAID, I'M SUE STENGEL INSPECTOR GENERAL.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
I WANT TO THANK OUR ENTIRE TEAM FOR THEIR WORK ON THE SURVEY INTERVIEWS, WORK PLAN, AND THIS PRESENTATION.
I THOUGHT I'D BEGIN WITH A BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN INSPECTOR GENERAL.
TYPICALLY, AN IG IS TASKED WITH PROVIDING
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INDEPENDENT OBJECTIVE OVERSIGHT FOR AN AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION, IN THIS CASE, L-A-U-S-D, INSPECTORS GENERAL ASSESS THE OPERATIONS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION.WE REVIEW COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES AND IDENTIFY AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.
THE STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES FOR INSPECTORS, GENERAL STATES, ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE KEY TO MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR DEMOCRACY.
WE INSPECTORS GENERAL REGARD OUR OFFICES AS A PUBLIC TRUST AND OUR PRIME DUTY IS SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
THIS MORNING, WE'RE PRESENTING OUR WORK PLAN, WHICH IS INTENDED TO GUIDE OUR WORK IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
THIS INCLUDES ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY RELATED TO SCHOOL BOND MEASURES.
WE ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF BOND RELATED PROJECTS, AUDITS, CONTRACTS, AND PERFORMANCE AUDITS.
AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THESE IN A MOMENT.
OUR DUE DILIGENCE REVIEWS ASSIST FACILITY SERVICES DIVISION AND PROCUREMENT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ROOT OUT POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH CONTRACTORS AND VENDORS BEFORE ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS.
MOST DUE DILIGENCE REVIEWS ARE COMPLETED BY OUR BENCH CONTRACTORS.
WE CONDUCT TECHNICAL EVALUATIONS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CODE REQUIREMENTS.
WE CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS RELATED TO FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE INVOLVING BOND FUNDED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.
AND MOST RECENTLY WE'VE CREATED A DATA ANALYTICS FUNCTION TO SUPPORT OUR AUDIT, INVESTIGATIVE AND RISK ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES BY MINING AND ANALYZING DISTRICT DATA.
OUR WORK PLAN IS FORMULATED USING A COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS TO DETERMINE AREAS OF THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING BOND FUNDED PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS AT RISK FOR FRAUD, WASTE AND ABUSE.
OUR RISK ASSESSMENT CONSISTED OF A SURVEY, APPROXIMATELY 15 INTERVIEWS WITH KEY DISTRICT OFFICIALS AND DRAWING ON OIG STAFF EXPERTISE AND TRENDS FROM OUR PRIOR WORK IN OUR OFFICE.
WE COLLECTIVELY HAVE HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE RELATED TO THE DISTRICT.
THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON OUR WEBSITE AND DISSEMINATED VIA OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE SHARED OUR SURVEY DURING PRESENTATIONS TO DISTRICT PERSONNEL AND HERE AT THE BOC MEETING AND AT PUBLIC BOARD MEETINGS.
THE GOAL WAS TO OBTAIN AS MANY SURVEY RESPONSES AS POSSIBLE FROM A BROAD AND DIVERSE GROUP OF L-A-U-S-D STAKEHOLDERS.
WE RECEIVED MORE THAN A HUNDRED RESPONSES BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS.
WE SELECTED OUR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
OUR ANNUAL RISK ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIED SEVERAL NON BOND ELIGIBLE AUDIT AREAS IN AT HIGHEST RISK FOR FRAUD, WASTE, OR ABUSE.
HOWEVER, WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH GENERAL, UH, FUNDS OR NON BOND FUND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS MANY OF THESE HIGHER RISK AREAS.
AND SO TO ILLUSTRATE THAT THIS YEAR WE INCLUDED TWO DIFFERENT TABLES IN OUR AUDIT WORK PLAN.
TABLE ONE IS BASED ON OUR RISK ASSESSMENT AND, UM, IT LISTS IT'S ABOUT 50% BOND ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.
AND TABLE TWO IS BASED ON OUR RISK ASSESSMENT AND OUR CURRENT RESOURCES.
AND IT IS ABOUT 82% BOND ELIGIBLE PROJECTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2026.
WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE PROPOSED AUDIT WORK PLAN.
IN THE PAST, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO START ALL OF THE PROJECTS, BUT SOMETIMES AUDIT PROJECTS HAVE GONE ON YEARS BEYOND WHEN THE ORIGINAL WORK PLAN WAS PROPOSED.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON IDENTIFYING TRENDS IN DISTRICT SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND CONTRACTS, AS WELL AS ANY POTENTIAL FRAUD, WASTE, AND OR ABUSE.
OUR GOAL IS TO DELIVER PRODUCTS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL AND IMPACTFUL TO THE DISTRICT'S OVERALL OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE SPECIFICALLY FUNDED BY SCHOOL BOND MEASURES.
SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR BOND RELATED PROJECTS THAT ARE IN OUR AUDIT WORK PLAN.
CONTRACT AUDITS OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS MANAGED BY FACILITIES PROJECT EXECUTION SUCH AS BELFOR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS NUMBER FIVE ON TABLE TWO CONTRACT AUDIT OF, UM, ITS SERVICES MANAGED BY ITS, SUCH AS THE CONTRACT WITH MICROSOFT CORPORATION, WHICH IS NUMBER 10 ON TABLE TWO, A PERFORMANCE AUDIT, ALTHOUGH IN THE SLIDE IT SAYS IT'S A CONTRACT AUDIT OF THE DISTRICT'S OWNER CONTROLLED INSURANCE PROGRAM.
THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A 2016 OIG AUDIT.
AND THAT IS NUMBER 28 ON TABLE TWO.
AND A CONTRACT AUDIT RELATED TO THE DISTRICT'S MOU WITH L-A-D-W-P FOR ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, WHICH IS NUMBER 17 ON TABLE
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TWO.OUR BOND BUDGET, THIS REPRESENTS ONLY THE BOND PORTION OF THE OIGS BUDGET.
APPROXIMATELY 45% OF OUR BUDGET COMES FROM BOND FUNDS.
OUR RESOURCES, OUR INTERNAL STAFF, UM, POSITIONS RANGE FROM 50% TO A HUNDRED PERCENT BOND FUNDED BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT A STAFF PERSON SPENDS PERFORMING BOND WORK.
AND THIS IS CERTIFIED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO, I'M SORRY, ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS TO THE BOND TO BOND COMPLIANCE.
AND THESE BUDGETED POSITIONS INCLUDE ANY INTERNAL VACANCIES THAT WE HAVE.
WE ALSO, AS I SAID BEFORE, RELY ON A BENCH OF EXTERNAL FIRMS THAT WE USE TO DO, UH, SOME OF OUR WORK AS NEEDED.
UM, AND LET'S SEE, UH, OH, AND OUR BENCH FIRMS DO A LOT OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE WORK.
UM, THEY WORK ON AUDITS INVESTIGATIONS AND OUR DATA ANALYTICS PROGRAM.
AND OF COURSE, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REPORT FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE TO OUR OFFICE AT THE NUMBERS AND EMAIL AND OUR WEBSITE LISTED ABOVE.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE, UH, OF MS. INGLE? YES, MR. CAMPBELL.
MS. STENGEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, THANK YOU FOR ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THE, UH, CHALLENGES THAT YOUR OFFICE IS FACING IN TERMS OF ALIGNING ITS, UH, RISK ASSESSMENT WITH THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU.
I THINK, UM, YOU KNOW, ACROSS GOVERNMENT AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS NO EXCEPTION.
UH, WE ARE FACING, UH, UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC TIMES AND SOME, UH, IMPENDING CHALLENGES THAT I THINK ARE GOING TO, UH, IMPOSE FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS ON, UH, OUR ABILITY TO MEET ALL OF OUR OBLIGATIONS.
AND IT IS PRECISELY IN THE CONTEXT OF THOSE SORTS OF TIMES THAT I THINK THE OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF AN INDEPENDENT AND PROPERLY FUNDED INSPECTOR GENERAL ARE MOST APPROPRIATELY DEPLOYED.
SO, UM, ONE COMMENT THAT I WILL LEAVE, IT'S NOTHING FOR YOU TO RESPOND TO OR ACT ON, IS THAT I HOPE THAT THE POLICYMAKERS WILL, UH, EVEN IN CHALLENGING ECONOMIC TIMES, CONSIDER, UH, EXPANDING WHAT, WHAT I THINK ARE, ARE PROBABLY INSUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR THIS FUNCTION BECAUSE, UM, ENSURING THAT THE LIMITED RESOURCES THAT WE DO HAVE ARE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY AND APPROPRIATELY DEPLOYED, AND THAT THE PUBLIC CAN HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF TRUST, UH, THAT THEY ARE NOT BEING LOST TO INEFFICIENCY OR UNCO OR WASTE, UH, IS VITALLY IMPORTANT AND, AND, AND MORE IMPORTANT IN, IN THESE SORTS OF TIMES THAN, UH, EVEN IN TIMES WHEN WE HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.
THIS IS AN AREA THAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE, UH, RESOURCED, UH, MUCH, MUCH MORE, UH, COMPREHENSIVELY THAN IT IS NOW.
I I DID WANT TO RAISE ONE QUESTION IN LOOKING AT THE WORK PLAN.
I, I, I, I, I THINK A GAP THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS, YOU KNOW, LOCAL MEDIA HAS, HAS EXTENSIVELY COVERED AS RECENTLY AS THIS WEEK, UM, ONGOING CHALLENGES THAT DISTRICTS NOT ONLY L-A-U-S-D BUT ACROSS CALIFORNIA FACE IN TERMS OF DECLINING ENROLLMENT.
UH, THE LA TIMES THIS WEEK, UH, HAD AN ARTICLE HEADLINE, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ENROLLMENT CONTINUES TO DROP AS POOR AND HOMELESS STUDENT NUMBERS RISE.
THAT ARTICLE CITED INFORMATION THAT LAD'S ENROLLMENT HAS PLUMMETED BY NEARLY HALF IN THE PAST TWO DECADES, FROM 747,000 IN 2003, FOUR TO 387,000 IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
AND SINCE 20 16 17, LA UNIFIED ENROLLMENT HAS DROPPED NEARLY 30% OVER THAT SAME PERIOD.
STATE ENROLLMENT DECLINED JUST UNDER 7%.
THE ARTICLE WENT ON TO STATE THAT IN A BUDGET PRESENTATION LAST WEEK, LA UNIFIED SAID THEY HOPE TO AVOID LAYOFFS, BUT WILL NEED TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, INCLUDING THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS NOT REPLACING DEPARTING WORKERS.
AND WHILE THE BOC HAS FREQUENTLY INQUIRED ABOUT ENROLLMENT DATA FOR SCHOOLS WHERE CAPITAL PROJECTS, UH, ARE FUNDED IN WHOLE OR PART WITH BOND DOLLARS, UH, WE HAVE HELPFULLY RECEIVED FROM DISTRICT AND, AND, UH, BOC STAFF ENROLLMENT DATA ON AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT BASIS.
UH, BUT WHAT WE DO NOT HAVE IS INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND, UH, THE COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS THAT IT, THAT IT UNDERTAKES TO CONSIDER
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CRITICAL ENROLLMENT AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, UH, IN MAKING CAPITAL PLANNING AND PROJECT DECISIONS.THIS INFORMATION GAP IMPAIRS THE B C'S EFFECTIVENESS IN CARRYING OUT ITS STATUTORY OVERSIGHT ROLE AND INCREASES THE RISK THAT BOND FUNDS ARE EXPENDED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT SCHOOL SITES THAT IN THE FUTURE MAY BE SURPLUS TO THE DISTRICT'S NEEDS OR NOT SUPPORTED BY A VIABLE STUDENT CENSUS AND ENROLLMENT TRENDS.
THIS ULTIMATELY INCREASES THE RISK OF WASTEFUL AND OR INEFFICIENT USES OF BOND FUNDS.
I THINK THE, THE BOC AND THE DISTRICT AND ITS POLICY MAKERS WOULD BENEFIT GREATLY FROM AN INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF THE DISTRICT'S PROCESSES AND CONTROLS OVER ITS CONSIDERATION OF ENROLLMENT DATA AND TRENDS, AS WELL AS THE FUTURE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING FOR OPERATING AND MAINTAINING SCHOOL SITES WHEN PLANNING AND PROPOSING CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED WITH BOND DOLLARS.
AND SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE OIG AT ITS EARLIEST CONVENIENCE CONSIDER ADDING AN AUDIT THAT AT A MINIMUM EXAMINES THE DISTRICT'S, UH, AND REPORTS ON THE DISTRICT'S PROCESSES AND STRATEGIC PLAN TO GUIDE THEIR FACILITIES AND CAPITAL PLANNING DECISIONS, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO PAST, CURRENT AND PROJECTED ENROLLMENT AND ENROLLMENT TRENDS OF EACH SCHOOL SITE WHERE BOND FUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROPOSED ASSESSES THE ADEQUACY OF THE DISTRICT'S PROCESSES AND PLANNING TO ENSURE THAT IT CONSIDERS PROJECTED AND FUTURE ENROLLMENT IN THE AVAILABILITY OF NON BOND RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN ITS PORTFOLIO OF FACILITIES AND BOND FUNDED IMPROVEMENTS WHEN DEVELOP, WHEN DEVELOPING AND PROPOSING PROJECTS THAT IT REVIEWS THE ADEQUACY AND ACCURACY OF ENROLLMENT DATA AND TRENDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO DISTRICT PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR CAPITAL PLANNING TO INFORM THEIR DECISIONS AND PLANS AND WHETHER A SUFFICIENT AND DOCUMENTED ANALYSIS OF THIS INFORMATION IS REGULARLY INCLUDED IN PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOC, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND OTHER OVERSIGHT AND POLICYMAKING BODIES, THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS MEANINGFUL AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES TO MINIMIZE THE RISK THAT BOND FUNDS WILL BE EXPENDED ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT FACILITIES WHICH MIGHT LATER NEED TO BE CONSOLIDATED OR CLOSED.
AND WHETHER THE DISTRICT CONSISTENTLY AND SYSTEMATICALLY CONSIDERS ENROLLMENT AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT WILL BENEFIT WHEN MAKING CAPITAL PROJECT PLANNING DECISIONS AND HOW IT FORMALLY DOCUMENTS THAT CONSIDERATION IN THE PROJECT PLANNING PROCESS.
OVERALL, UH, I THINK YOU'VE PROPOSED A SOLID WORK PLAN THAT ADDRESSES A LOT OF RISKS.
I WISH THAT YOU HAD THE RESOURCES TO ALIGN IT MORE CLOSELY WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT OF RISKS, UH, RATHER THAN THE AVAILABILITY OF DOLLARS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S A REALITY.
UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR YOU TO HAVE MORE LATITUDE IN THAT REGARD.
BUT I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU CONSIDER THIS, UH, AUDIT RECOMMENDATION.
I THINK IT'S A VERY HIGH PRIORITY MATTER FOR THE DISTRICT AND, AND I HOPE YOU'RE ABLE TO GET TO IT IN THIS PLAN.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM OTHER MEMBERS? I DON'T KNOW.
MS. DINGLE, IF YOU HAVE A QUICK RESPONSE TO MR. CAMPBELL'S THOUGHTS.
AND SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EXPRESSION OF SUPPORT FOR OUR OFFICE AND THE NEED FOR MORE GENERAL FUNDED RESOURCES FOR US.
AND THAT ALSO, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY THOUGHTFUL, UM, AND, UM, AND CONSIDERED WORDS ABOUT, UM, THE NEED FOR AN AUDIT IN, IN THAT REGARD.
UM, AND WE ARE AND WILL TAKE THAT UNDER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
UH, WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO, UM, ACCEPT THE PLAN? SO MOVED.
CAN I GET A FIRST BY, UH, CAMPBELL, CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY DR.
CAN WE HAVE A VOTE? THANK YOU.
MR. HAMNER MEMBERS, THIS IS THE VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THE RESOLUTION TO RECOMMEND THE FY 26 INSPECTOR GENERAL WORK PLAN.
SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR VOTE.
MR. ROSS WHO'S WITH US ONLINE? HE MAY HAVE STEPPED AWAY.
MR. CAMPBELL AND MR. HAM? THANK YOU.
UH, MR. ROSS, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE ON THE LINE TO VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
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MR. ROSS? YEAH.I MUST HAVE LOST CONNECTION THERE.
THIS IS RECORDING YOUR VOTE FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR AS A YES.
IS THAT EVIDENTLY, EVIDENTLY IT WAS THREE YESES.
RIGHT
[5. Three Campus Reconstruction Projects and Amend the Facilities Services Division Strategic Execution Plan to Incorporate Therein (Palisades)]
THIS IS OUR THREE PALISADES CAMPUS RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.I'D LIKE TO WELCOME BOTH, UH, CHRISTINA TOS AND ISAM DUL, UM, TO THE, UH, TO PRESENT THE ITEM.
WELL, GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE BOC CHAIRMAN, UM, EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR PROPOSAL FOR THE THREE CAMPUS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
AND I'LL BE TOUCHING ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS AND CONCERNS THAT YOU HEARD THIS MORNING FROM YOUR SPEAKERS, UM, AS WELL AS ISSUES ON ENROLLMENT AS WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION FOR ALL OF OUR PROJECTS.
SO LET ME JUST START WITH A VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW.
I HAD PRESENTED, I THINK IT WAS BACK IN MARCH, AN UPDATE ON, UM, THE DISASTER IMPACTS TO L-A-U-S-D.
ESSENTIALLY, WE HAD UNPRECEDENTED DESTRUCTION AT THREE OF OUR CAMPUSES.
MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.
MARQUEZ AND PALISADES ARE AFFILIATED CHARTERS, WHICH ARE UNDER THE DISTRICT PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IS AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER ON DISTRICT PROPERTY.
IT HAS A SOLE USE AGREEMENT AND A BOARD AUTHORIZED CHARTER TO OPERATE THEIR SCHOOL AT THAT CAMPUS.
SO EACH CAMPUS RECONSTRUCTION PLAN HAS BEEN TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC EXTENT OF DAMAGE AT EACH CAMPUS, PRIORITIZING THE SAFE RETURN OF STUDENTS AND OPTIMIZING THE ENROLLMENT NEEDS.
SO I'M GONNA BE WALKING THROUGH EXACTLY WHAT THAT MEANS.
SO IN TERMS OF THE DISASTER IMPACT, JUST VERY QUICKLY YOU CAN CONSIDER MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AS A TOTAL LOSS.
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A SIGN SIGNIFICANT LOSS AT ABOUT 75% OF THE FACILITIES WERE DESTROYED.
IN PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, ABOUT 25% OF THE FACILITIES WERE DESTROYED.
MARQUEZ HAD 37 CLASSROOMS AND ALL OF THE CORE SPACES, UM, WHICH WERE ALL FIRE DAMAGED.
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS A HISTORICAL CAMPUS, THE MAIN BUILDING WITH EIGHT CLASSROOMS, ADMIN AND LIBRARY, UM, WAS NOT DAMAGED IN THE FIRE.
IT DOES HAVE A HISTORICAL BELL TOWER.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE THE FOOD SERVICE BUILDING AND LUNCH SHELTER, WHICH WAS ALSO NOT DESTROYED, BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE CLASSROOMS AND CORE FACILITIES WERE.
AND THEN PALISADES HIGH SCHOOL, IT REALLY HAD, UM, ABOUT 22 OF ITS CLASSROOMS DESTROYED AS WELL AS SOME OTHER SUPPORT FACILITIES.
THE MAIN ACADEMIC BUILDINGS AND THE MAIN CORE FACILITIES WERE NOT DESTROYED BY THE FIRE.
AND WHEN I SAY THAT THERE ARE BUILDINGS STILL INTACT, THOSE NEED TO BE CLEANED, REMEDIATED TO BRING STUDENTS BACK.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT A MAP GEOGRAPHICALLY OF THE AREA THAT WE'RE TALKING IN, THE YELLOW AREA CONNOTES THE FIRE PERIMETER.
UM, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE AREAS IN WHITE, THOSE ARE AREAS, UM, WHERE THE HOMES WERE NOT BURNED.
SO YOU'LL SEE KIND OF A HIGH CIRCLE UP AT THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER.
THAT AREA IS CALLED THE HIGHLANDS.
UM, THE HIGHLANDS, UM, IS IN THE MARQUEZ CAN CHARTER AREA.
UM, THAT AREA DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY DAMAGE THAT THE PACIFIC PALISADE CHARTER AREA IN A COMMUNITY KNOWN AS ALPHABET CITY, UM, WAS THE MAJORITY OF WHICH WAS DESTROYED.
UM, WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE DISASTER, THE DISTRICT MOVED BOTH MARQUEZ AND PALISADES TO TEMPORARY CAMPUSES.
UM, QUICKLY RESHUFFLING THOSE CAMPUSES TO JUST PROVIDE THEM WITH THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF SPACE THAT THEY NEEDED.
SO YOU HAD MARQUEZ WHO MOVED OVER TO NORA STARRY, WHICH IS BY THE 4 0 5 PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MOVING TO BRENTWOOD SCIENCE MAGNET.
AND THEN JUST RECENTLY, PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL, UM, INDEPENDENTLY ENTERED INTO A LEASE AT THE FORMER SEARS BUILDING TO OCCUPY THEIR SPACE TILL THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AND UNTIL SUCH TIME, WE'RE ABLE TO REOPEN THEIR SCHOOL.
SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ENROLLMENT.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOKED VERY CLOSELY AT, UM, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND WEEKS AS WE BOTH ADJUSTED FROM THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THE FIRE TO
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PLANNING WHAT WE SHOULD REBUILD.SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PALISADES AREA, ABOUT 80% OF THE STUDENTS ATTENDING MARQUEZ AND PALISADES COME FROM THE PALISADES AREA.
PALISADES CHARTER IS A DIFFERENT, AGAIN, THERE AS AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER.
UM, THEY HAVE A BOARD APPROVED CHARTER RENEWAL PETITION AND A SOLE OCCUPANT AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ENROLL UP TO 3000 STUDENTS.
THEY HAVE TO TAKE STUDENTS FROM THE RESIDENT AREA FIRST AND THEN REMAINING STUDENTS APPLY THROUGH A LOTTERY.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT ENROLLMENT, MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAS PROBABLY HAD THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DECLINE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
UH, PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MODERATE DECLINE OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, THEY'VE ACTUALLY GROWN BY ABOUT 2%.
AND PALISADES CHARTER HAS STAYED STEADY AT AN ENROLLMENT AT AROUND 3000.
WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT MARQUEZ AND PALISADES HAD PROBABLY MORE CLASSROOMS THAT THEY NEEDED THAN WHAT THEIR ENROLLMENT IS WE'RE PROPOSING.
AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE CHART, UM, WHERE MARQUEZ HAD 37 CLASSROOMS WE'RE PROPOSING TO BUILD BACK 22, THAT'S A REDUCTION OF 41%.
PALISADES ES HAD 26 CLASSROOMS WE'RE PROPOSING TO BUILD BACK TOTAL OF 24.
THAT'S A REDUCTION OF 8% PALISADES BECAUSE THEIR ENROLLMENT HAS STAYED STEADY.
WE'LL BE BUILDING BACK THE 97 CLASSROOMS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT ENROLLMENT, IT'S VERY HARD, UM, GIVEN THE KIND OF FLUIDITY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THAT AREA, UM, TO PREDICT WHERE THE ENROLLMENT OF THESE SCHOOLS WILL BE.
BUT WE DO KNOW SEVERAL THINGS.
ONE, NONE OF THE PARCELS ARE BEING EMINENT DOMAIN OR DECLARED BY THE COUNTY AND CITY AS NO LONGER BEING ABLE TO BUILD BACK ON.
SO EVERY RESIDENT UNIT THAT IS THERE WILL EITHER CONTI BE BUILT BACK BY THE OWNER THAT IS THERE OR SOME OTHER OWNER, BUT WE EXPECT THAT ALL RESIDENTIAL UNITS WILL BE BACK.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME WHO OCCUPIES THAT UNIT.
SO WE'VE DONE SURVEYS WITH OUR FAMILIES.
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE MARQUEZ AREA, AND I'LL SHOW YOU A SLIDE THAT ARE RETURNING BACK TO THE AREAS TO THEIR HOMES.
UM, PALISADES SUFFERED MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGES, BUT WE HAVE HEARD IS, UM, SENIOR UNIT HOUSEHOLDS ARE MAYBE THE ONES THAT ARE NOT CONSIDERING THAT THEY WOULD RETURN.
AND INSTEAD OF MAYBE OPT TO SELL THEIR LOTS, THOSE LOTS WILL PROBABLY BE DEVELOPED AND TURNED AROUND FOR SALE.
UM, AND THEN MOSTLY FAMILIES ARE LOOKING TO REBUILD AND GO BACK TO THE UNITS THAT THEY OCCUPY.
WE EXPECT THERE MIGHT BE A SLIGHT UPTICK IN ENROLLMENT.
AGAIN, WE'VE PUT IN THESE NUMBERS AS AN UP TO AMOUNT.
UM, WE BELIEVE IT ALLOW ALLOWS FOR SOME CUSHION FOR BOTH TO HOLD THE ENROLLMENT THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE AND FOR A SLIGHT INCREASE IF NEEDED OR A DECREASE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL SPACE FOR ESSENTIAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS. SO BE THAT SPECIAL ED, UM, PARENT CENTERS, THAT'S THAT KIND OF FLOAT NUMBER OF CLASSROOMS WHEN WE GIVE YOU THAT UP TO AMOUNT.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE, UH, FACTORS INFLUENCING OUR DECISION ABOUT WHEN STUDENTS WOULD RETURN.
WANTED TO JUST DESCRIBE THAT WE HAD AN EXTREMELY ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS SINCE THE FIRES NOT ONLY TO TALK TO THOSE SCHOOLS ABOUT WHERE THEY WOULD BE RETURNING TEMPORARILY, BUT THEN ALSO TO DISCUSS WHAT THE PLANS WERE TO BRING BACK.
WE HELD APPROXIMATELY 15 COMMUNITY AND TOWN HALLS WITHIN THREE MONTHS.
THAT WAS FOR THE THREE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS BROADER PALISADES TOWN HALLS BECAUSE WE KNEW THAT THERE WERE FAMILIES WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE STUDENTS ENROLLED, BUT WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT WOULD BE HAPPENING FOR FUTURE ENROLLMENT.
UM, WE ALSO HAD VERY SPECIFIC TARGETED STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS WITH FAMILIES AND STAFF, ESPECIALLY AROUND CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, CLEANUP, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND WHAT THEIR TEMPORARY CONDITIONS WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND ALSO TO FACTOR IN WHAT, WHERE WERE THESE FAMILIES NOW? WERE THEY GONNA CONTINUE AT THESE SCHOOLS? WHERE WERE THEY LIVING? SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE KEY INFLUENCING DECISIONS ABOUT WHEN WE BRING STUDENTS BACK, WE ESSENTIALLY LOOKED AT MARQUEZ ES AND PALISADES ES AT MARQUEZ ES.
WE HAVE A MUCH LARGER SITE AT 7.7 ACRES.
THAT AREA EXPERIENCED LESS DAMAGE THAN PALISADES.
WE HAD ABOUT 60% OF THE HOMES ARE INTACT IN THAT AREA.
THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL.
AND, UM, THEIR TEMPORARY CAMPUS, AS I SHOWED YOU IN THAT MAP, THEY'RE TRAVELING FARTHER TO GET TO THEIR TEMPORARY CLASSES.
SO AS MANY FAMILIES RETURN, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE EAGER TO HAVE, UM, THEIR SCHOOL BACK IN ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION.
PALISADES ES A MUCH TIGHTER SITE AT 4.2 ACRES.
UM, THIS SITE, ABOUT 75% OF THE HOMES
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IN THAT AREA, UM, WERE DAMAGED BY THE FIRES.THEY'RE SURROUNDED BY MIXED COMMERCIAL.
AND THE REASON WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE THAT MIXED COMMERCIAL OFTEN TAKES LONGER TO BOTH CLEAR THE FIRE DECREE AND TO DO THE CLEANUP.
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOCUSED ON RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND THEIR TEMPORARY CAMPUS IS CLOSER TO UM, PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO ALSO WHEN WE SURVEYED PARENTS, WE HAD A MAJORITY OF MARQUEZ PARENTS WHO WANTED TO RETURN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THEIR SCHOOL.
PALISADES WANTED TO STAY AT PAL AT BRENTWOOD SCIENCE MAGNET, UM, UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT THE SCHOOL WAS BEING DESIGNED AND REBUILT.
SO YOU'LL SEE WHEN ASSAM WALKS YOU THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THESE PROJECTS.
UM, MARQUEZ, WE ARE INSTALLING AN INTERIM CAMPUS.
UM, WE PLAN FOR THEM THAT TO BE READY IN 2025.
UM, WE HAVE ENOUGH ROOM ON THAT CAMPUS TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PERMANENT CAMPUS WHILE THE STUDENTS WOULD BE IN AN INTERIM CAMPUS.
THAT PERMANENT CAMPUS IS PROBABLY A THREE AND A HALF TO FOUR YEAR CONSTRUCTION.
SO THIS WOULD BE THE INTERIM CAMPUS UNTIL THAT TIME, PALISADES ES WE'RE LOOKING FOR THEM TO REMAIN AT BRENT WITH SCIENCE.
IT WOULD BE A VERY, UM, CHALLENGING SITE TO HAVE STUDENTS ON WHILE WE DO THE REPAIRS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION ON.
UM, THANKFULLY ALSO PARENTS WERE ALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT'S RECOMMENDATION TO KEEP THEM AT BRENTWOOD SCIENCE MAGNET.
WANTED TO ALSO TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING.
UM, AS YOU HAD HEARD BEFORE, AND I THINK I MENTIONED AT MY PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, WE ARE LOOKING TO FUND THIS PROJECT WITH BOND FUNDS AS THE FRONT FUND SOURCE.
UM, AND WE WILL PURSUE THE MAXIMUM ELIGIBLE REIMBURSEMENTS FROM INSURANCE AND FROM FEMA.
UM, WE WON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE PROBABLY UNTIL WE RECEIVE THEM, BUT THE GOAL IS TO MAXIMIZE THOSE.
AND I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE TOTAL COST FOR THE TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THAT'S 337.5 MILLION.
THAT WILL BE FUNDED OUT OF THE LARGEST CATEGORY FOR MODERNIZATIONS UPGRADES, RECONFIGURATIONS.
UM, WE HAD AN INTENDED, WHEN WE PASSED THIS BOND IN NOVEMBER, WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD BE DEALING WITH THESE PROJECTS.
HOWEVER, THIS CATEGORY IS FOR ESSENTIALLY MODERNIZING CAMPUSES.
SO IT ALIGNS WITH THE GOAL OF THIS.
AND THEN WE HAVE 266 BECAUSE, UM, PALISADES HIGH SCHOOLS AND INDEPENDENT CHARTER THAT WOULD BE FUNDED FROM THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES UPGRADES.
SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXTERNAL FUNDING THAT WE HAVE.
THE DISTRICT HAS AN INSURANCE POLICY THAT ALLOWS $500 MILLION PER INCIDENT.
THIS DISASTER IS CONSIDERED ONE INCIDENT, SO WE'LL BE LOOKING TO MAXIMIZE THAT AMOUNT.
IT HAS A DEDUCTIBLE OF AROUND 17 MILLION.
SO THAT'S WHAT KIND OF THE INSURANCE COVERAGE IS FOR THIS DISASTER.
WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH FEMA AND CAL OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES ON THE FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, A PROGRAM WE'VE ALREADY PUT IN OUR APPLICATION.
WE'RE READY TO SUBMIT KIND OF OUR FIRST REIMBURSEMENT, UM, VERY SHORTLY.
FEMA HAS A VERY, UH, NUANCED AND KIND OF STEPPED APPLICATION PROCESS FOR WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO REIMBURSE.
SOME THINGS ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT REIMBURSABLE, LIKE ANYTHING DOING WITH THE EMERGENCY CLEANUP, WORK PROTECTION, MITIGATION ON THOSE SITES.
AND THEN 75% IF WHEN IT COMES TO REBUILDING THE PERMANENT, UM, STRUCTURES.
SO AGAIN, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAKING THESE APPLICATIONS.
THEY'LL BE OVER FOR A SERIES OF TIME AND THEN WHEN THOSE FUNDS ARE, UH, REIMBURSED TO THE DISTRICT, THEY WILL BE BACK IN THE CATEGORIES THAT THE FUNDING CAME FROM.
SO THEY WILL REPLENISH THE BOND PROGRAM.
THERE'S ALSO FUNDING THAT THE STATE HAS IDENTIFIED FROM THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAM THAT WE'RE ALSO EARMARKING AS WELL.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO ASAM DUL, WHO'S GONNA GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT EACH OF THESE PROJECTS.
UM, I'M GONNA BE WALKING THROUGH THE PROJECTS IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL.
UM, AND SO I'M GONNA START WITH MARQUEZ.
SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE IS, UM, AS CHRISTINA DESCRIBED, THIS IS, WE'RE CONSIDERING THIS A TOTAL LOSS IN REGARDS TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES.
SO IN ESSENCE, WHAT WE WOULD BE BUILDING BACK IS A FULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH ALL CORE FACILITIES AND CLASSROOMS, UM, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
SO THE PROJECT SCOPE, UM, INCLUDES 22 CLASSROOMS. THIS WILL INCLUDE BOTH, UM, TK AND KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS, SPECIALTY CLASSROOMS, UM, FOR FLEXIBLE SCIENCE CLASSROOMS,
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FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, STUDENTS, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES, UH, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, UH, LIBRARY, FOOD SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.UM, ADDITIONALLY WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH AND PUTTING IN A NEW PLAYGROUND.
THIS INCLUDES BOTH, BOTH HARDSCAPE AND LANDSCAPE.
THE DISTRICT WILL BE, UM, WORKING TO MEET, UH, OR EXCEED THE 30%, UH, GREENING, UH, FOR, UM, THE GREEN SCHOOLYARD FOR ALL PLAN, AS WELL AS 20% SHADING, UM, THROUGHOUT THE, THE SITE.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'D BE PUTTING IN, UH, PARKING FACILITIES AS WELL.
UM, AND AS CHRISTINA MENTIONED, WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING INTERIM FACILITIES SO THAT THE SCHOOL CAN OPEN UP.
AND SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS ON THE, UH, LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN IS WHERE THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND, UM, WAS, UH, PRIOR TO THE FIRE IS WHERE WE'D BE PUTTING IN THE INTERIM CLASSROOM VILLAGE, WHICH I'LL SHOW YOU THAT IN A SECOND.
THIS SITE, BECAUSE IT'S SEVEN ACRES, ALLOWS US ENOUGH SPACE TO BOTH BUILD THE INTERIM FACILITIES, HAVE THE SCHOOL UP AND RUNNING, UM, HOPEFULLY SOMETIME IN 2025.
AND THEN BUILDING THE PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION.
UM, WHAT WE ARE BUILDING BACK IS PERMANENT FACILITIES.
I KNOW THE SCHOOL, UM, WAS A COMBINATION INITIALLY OF PERMANENT CLASSROOMS AS WELL AS PORTABLES.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PORTABLES ON THE CLASSROOM.
OUR INTENT IS TO BUILD BACK PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION BACK ONTO THE SITE.
IN TERMS OF THE PERMANENT FACILITIES, THE PORTABLES, UH, WOULD BE USED ONLY IN THE INTERIM AND THEN EVENTUALLY REMOVED.
TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET IS 202.6 MILLION, AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN, UM, IN REGARDS TO OUR, UM, DIFFERENT BUCKETS, UH, FOR THE PROJECT.
SO I WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE, UM, TEMPORARY PLAN.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, WHAT WE'VE, UM, SHOWN AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WITH THE PARENTS, UM, TRYING TO FIND THAT BALANCE BETWEEN BRINGING IN ENOUGH CLASSROOMS SO THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS AS WELL AS LEAVING ENOUGH SPACE FOR THEM TO HAVE, UM, ENOUGH PLAYGROUND SPACE.
AND SO, UM, WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY, WE LANDED ON BRINGING IN 19 CLASSROOMS. UM, AGAIN, ALL IN PORTABLES, A PORTABLE ADMINISTRATIVE SPACE, A PORTABLE KITCHEN.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING IN SOME SHADE AS WELL.
AND OBVIOUSLY RESTROOMS TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL.
UM, IF YOU GO OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S ARE PORTABLES BEING DELIVERED AT THE SCHOOL AS WE SPEAK.
AND SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SUMMER, YOU'LL SEE PORTABLES COMING IN WITH THE INTENT FOR US TO, UM, GET THE SCHOOL BACK UP AND RUNNING IN THE FALL, UH, OF 2025.
WE HAVE NOT, UM, COMMITTED TO AN AUGUST OPENING AS IT YET.
UM, BUT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT IN TERMS OF, UH, WORKING TOWARDS SOMETIME IN THE FALL, THEM RETURNING BACK TO THE CAMPUS IN PORTABLES WHEN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS READY TO RETURN AND THE SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE READY.
THE PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION, WE ANTICIPATE STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2027, UM, WITH THE COMPLETION IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2028.
UM, AT THAT TIME, ONCE THE BUILDINGS ARE COMPLETED, WE WOULD THEN REMOVE THE PORTABLES AND REESTABLISH THE PLAY YARD AND BUILD BACK THE, UM, PLAY WHICH WE ANTICIPATE FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2029.
MOVING ON TO PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAIN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, UM, AS WELL AS THE CAFETERIA BUILDING REMAIN INTACT.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, UM, EVALUATING THE WEST EXTENT OF THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THOSE BUILDINGS.
UM, IN ADDITION TO BUILDING BACK, UM, THE PERMANENT FACILITIES.
SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE IS $135 MILLION.
WE'VE GOT THE AREAS WHERE WE'RE PLANNING TO BUILD BACK PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION.
UM, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE TWO BUILDINGS THAT I JUST MENTIONED IN TERMS OF RESTORING AND REPAIRING THOSE FACILITIES.
WE'RE BUILDING BACK 16 CLASSROOMS, UM, ADMINISTRATIVE SPACE, A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM AND MAINTENANCE FACILITIES, THIS SITE AS WELL.
UM, WE WOULD BE PUTTING IN A NEW PLAYGROUND, WHICH WOULD WE, WE WOULD BE, UH, MEETING THE 30%, UH, GREEN AND 20% SHADE.
UH, PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE HERE MOST THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WAS OVER BY THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDING JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE TENNIS COURTS AS WELL AS PORTABLE CLASSROOMS. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE DONE TO THE ATHLETIC FIELDS AS WELL, THE, UH, FOOTBALL FIELDS.
SO THE PROJECT INCLUDES BUILDING BACK 22 NEW CLASSROOMS. WE ANTICIPATE BUILDING IT BACK IN THE SAME LOCATION OF WHERE THE FIRE OCCURRED.
UM, YOU, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE ARE PORTABLES THAT DID REMAIN INTACT THAT ARE WITHIN THAT, UH, GREEN ZONE.
OUR INTENT IS THAT DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE PERMANENT BUILDINGS, WE WOULD RELOCATE, UM, THE STUDENTS FROM THAT SPACE TO THE TEMPORARY FACILITIES IN THE BASEBALL FIELD, BUT THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO REUSE, UH, LONG TERM THE PORTABLES THAT WERE NOT DAMAGED IN THE FIRE.
SO THOSE PORTABLES WILL, SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S 22 NEW, NEW CLASSROOMS THAT WERE CONSTRUCTING AS PART OF THE PERMANENT, BUT WE'RE PLANNING TO BRING IN AT LEAST 29 CLASSROOMS, UH, TEMPORARILY WITH THE ANTICIPATION THAT THOSE CLASSROOMS ARE TOO CLOSE TO THE, WHERE, WHERE THE PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION MAY OCCUR AS IT RELATES TO THE, UM, TRACK, UH, AND
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UH, FOOTBALL FIELD.UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH EVALUATION OF THAT FOOTBALL FIELD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EXTENT OF THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT WILL BE.
AND SO AS WE UNDERSTAND THAT MORE, THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROCEED WITH WHAT THAT REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR WILL LOOK LIKE.
UM, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET IS 266 MILLION AND THE BREAKDOWN, UM, BELOW.
AND THEN IN TERMS OF THE, AS I MENTIONED, WE'VE, UH, AGAIN, AT THIS SCHOOL, WE ARE CURRENTLY DELIVERING PORTABLES, AND THOSE, THE INFRASTRUCTURE'S BEING SET UP FOR THE PORT PORTABLE INSTALLATION SO THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THIS SCHOOL AT WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY'RE READY TO RETURN.
THE EXISTING BUILDINGS ARE UNDER EVALUATION FOR ANY REPAIRS TO THOSE BUILDINGS AS WELL, SO THAT WE'RE READY.
UM, BUT IN TERMS OF THE PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2027, STARTING CONSTRUCTION WITH A COMPLETION OF THE FOURTH QUARTER, 2028.
AND ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, WE WOULD THEN REMOVE THE PORTABLES OFF OF THE BASEBALL FIELD AND BUILD BACK THE BASEBALL FIELD, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE WOULD HAPPEN, UH, BY THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2029.
SO THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
AND I'M SURE, UM, THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE RIGHT.
SO, AND APPRECIATE HAVING THE ADDITIONAL STAFF HERE TO, TO GET INTO THE WEEDS WHEN WE NEED.
BUT YOU, YOU CAN, UH, ISAM, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
AND THEN CHRISTINA, REAL QUICK, I'LL START OFF REAL QUICK BECAUSE I WANTED TO RESPOND TO OUR SPEAKERS.
UM, YOU'VE TOUCHED UPON A COUPLE THINGS THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN STATED.
UM, FIRST THING, UH, WE HEARD A QUESTION ABOUT THE USE OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE ACTUALLY BURNED AT, UH, THE HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, THE QUESTION ON HOW THEY WERE USED, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT MIGHT BE A DIFFICULT, UH, POSITION FOR YOU TO TAKE BEING THAT'S AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER.
I DON'T THINK YOU REALLY HAVE CONTROL OVER THE CURRICULAR, UH, ESTABLISHMENT.
WE KNOW THOSE ARE INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDINGS, AND IT WAS QUESTIONED ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE REALLY USED OR NECESSARY.
AND SO, UM, MAYBE YOU CAN JUST RESPOND TO YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BRING THAT HOLE.
OR DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY LEEWAY TO WREATH CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, DO, DO YOU NEED THOSE FACILITIES? YOU KNOW, WERE THEY USED? THAT WAS A QUESTION BROUGHT UP BY THE PUBLIC.
SO IN TERMS OF WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO BUILD BACK THOSE SPECIFIC TYPES OF CLASSROOMS OR WHETHER WE NEED TO BUILD BACK CLASSROOMS AT ALL, IS THAT IT COULD BE A TWO, IT COULD BE TWO-PRONGED APPROACH.
SO, SO AS CHRISTINA MENTIONED, THE CHARTER PETITION THAT'S APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ALLOWS THEM TO HAVE 3000 STUDENT ENROLLMENT.
AND SO ULTIMATELY, OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A DISTRICT AND BEING THE PROPERTY OWNER IS TO BUILD BACK SO THAT THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT 3000 THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
I GUESS THE QUESTION COULD STILL BE, WERE THOSE FACILITIES A PART OF THE NECESSARY SERVING OF 3000 STUDENTS? IT, I, I'M ADDRESSING IT AS I'M ADDRESS.
I'M ADDRESSING IT AS THE PUBLIC ADDRESSED IT ONLY TO, AND I THINK IT COULD BE A QUICK ANSWER.
I I DIDN'T WANNA TRY TO MAKE IT COMPLICATED.
SO, UM, WE ARE NOT BUILDING BACK EXACTLY THE, UH, FUNCTIONS OF THE CLASSROOMS THAT THEY HAD BACK.
SO THAT WAS AN OLD INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDING.
WE DON'T, UH, WE AND EDUCATIONAL FOLKS DON'T TEACH INDUSTRIAL ARTS THE WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS DONE WHEN THIS, UH, BUILDING WAS BUILT.
SO, UH, WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH PALISADES CHARTER TO IDENTIFY WHAT ARE THE INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS OF THOSE CLASSROOM SPACES, AND WE'LL BE BUILDING AND DESIGNING THOSE CLASSROOMS TO MEET THEIR CURRENT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM.
THAT'S, THAT'S A, SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO TRY.
UM, YOU KNOW, A, A GOOD, A GOOD QUESTION WAS ASKED, UH, TO STAYING WITH THE IDEA OF PALI HIGH AND, BUT EVEN WITH THE CHARTER, WE HAVE THE TWO AFFILIATED, WHICH YOU CLEARLY IDENTIFIED.
I THINK WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY REGARDLESS, AND THAT'S COMING OUT OF, WE UNDERSTAND OUR, UH, BOND FUNDS.
BUT THE INDEPENDENT IS COMING OUT OF THE CHARTER FUNDS.
UM, AND AGAIN, BOTH OF THESE CAN BE MOSTLY BROUGHT BACK IN OUR FUNDS.
WE BROUGHT BACK WHOLE TO BASE BASED ON INSURANCE AND, AND, UH, FEMA RE, YOU KNOW, REIMBURSEMENTS, UH, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT FOR OUR SPEAKER, YOU KNOW, MY FORMER COLLEAGUE AND AND CHAIR, UH, YOU KNOW, TO, TO WHETHER OR NOT I'M, AND MS. BILL, I THINK YOU ALSO REPRESENT A LITTLE BIT OF THE CHARTER PERSPECTIVE ON THIS.
IF, IF THE COMFORT LEVEL OF, OF MAYBE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, SO I SHOULDN'T ASK FOR YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT, UH, JUST ADDRESS THAT THAT MONEY IS, IS BEING USED CORRECTLY AND OR WE'RE NOT TAKING ANOTHER BOND MONEY FROM THE NON-CHARTER SCHOOLS TO PAY FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.
I THINK YOU, YOU KIND OF CLARIFIED THAT.
SO THIS ONE'S A TRICKIER QUICK QUESTION.
UM, WE DON'T TALK ABOUT, WE DON'T TALK ABOUT REVERE AT ALL, WHICH IS YOUR MIDDLE SCHOOL THAT SERVES THAT AREA.
AND WE DID MENTION, AND YOU MENTIONED THIS SPARKED A QUESTION IN THOUGHT, AND MAYBE IT'S CONSPIRACY, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING ELSE.
MAYBE THERE'S A TRUE METHOD TO THIS PURPOSE.
PALISADES TAKES UP TO 3000 AS IDENTIFIED BY YOUR CHARTER.
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THE CAPACITY FOR MORE, BUT WHATEVER THE CASE IS, IT'S ONLY PUB.IT'S ONLY, UH, UH, DEMOGRAPHICS LOCALLY, ABOUT HALF OF THAT POPULATION.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, YOU SAY, THIS IS A TRICKY PART OF THE QUESTION, IS THAT BY DESIGN, IN OTHER WORDS, ARE WE LOOKING TO TRY TO BRING A LARGER, UH, DEMOGRAPHIC INTO THE PALISADES AREA AND THAT THEREFORE DO WE ONLY HAVE ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHICH HAS THE CAPACITY TO SERVICE THAT AREA, UH, UP TO X NUMBER OF STUDENTS? UH, OR IF I HAD ANOTHER MIDDLE SCHOOL, UH, OR SAY, I'M GOING TO THIS AREA OF LIKE, ARE WE RETHINKING, I THINK THIS BECAME A PRIORITY FOR YOU GUYS BY THE EVENTS OF THE FIRE, AND MAYBE IT NEVER WAS, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF ALL THE OTHER PRIORITIES YOUR DISTRICT HAS.
BUT IF YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT HOW PALISADES HIGH SCHOOL IS FED, TAKE AWAY THE CHARTER STUFF, IF I'M LOOKING AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND KEEPING THE, THE, THE, THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IF THAT WERE THE CASE, DOES THAT, UM, CHANGE THE WAY THAT YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT I HAVE ENOUGH, UM, SPACE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT? YES.
SO THE QUESTION CAME UP IN VARIOUS WAYS, UM, TO CHECK THAT I THINK ENCOMPASSES YOUR QUESTION.
UM, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT, UH, WAS BROUGHT UP FROM THE COMMUNITY, BOTH, UM, THE LARGER, BROADER TOWN HALLS AND ALSO FROM THE MEETINGS AT PALISADES AND MARQUEZ, WAS WAS THERE'S AN, WAS THERE, OR WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO CONVERT EITHER OF THOSE SCHOOLS TO A K EIGHT? UM, THEREBY ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE THE CHOICE OF BOTH REVERE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, AS WELL AS, UM, A K EIGHT IN THEIR AREA.
WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH, UM, THE REGION WEST TO LOOK AT PAUL REVERE.
PAUL REVERE IS ONE OF THE, UM, HIGHEST PERFORMING MIDDLE SCHOOLS AT L-A-U-S-D.
IT HAS, UM, OVER 1000 STUDENTS.
IT DOES HAVE, UM, CAPACITY FOR ABOUT A HUNDRED TO 200 STUDENTS MORE.
UM, IT ATTRACTS A LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENT SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT ALSO A LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THEIR ATTENDANCE BOUNDARY.
SO THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF MIDDLE SCHOOL SEATS THAT ARE SERVING THE PALISADES.
SO THEREFORE, THERE IS NO NEED FOR US TO CONSTRUCT A MIDDLE SCHOOL SEATS IN THIS AREA BECAUSE REVERE HAS CAPACITY.
IT ALSO HAS A, AS I WAS SAYING, IT'S A VERY HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL WITH ITS SIZE.
IT OFFERS A LOT OF OPTIONS OF BOTH INSTRUCTIONAL AND, UM, ANCILLARY PROGRAMS THAT PROBABLY A SMALL K EIGHT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE.
K EIGHTS ARE, UM, REALLY HARDER TO, UH, ECONOMICALLY JUSTIFY WHEN YOU START TO GET INTO SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADES.
YOU'RE NOT JUST SITTING WITH YOUR THIRD GRADE TEACHER.
YOU NEED A SCIENCE TEACHER, YOU NEED AN ALGEBRA TEACHER, YOU NEED A, A LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER.
THAT BECOMES MUCH HARDER TO DO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SMALL K EIGHT.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS, WE DIDN'T THINK THAT IT WAS EFFECTIVE TO NECESSARILY INVEST IN A K EIGHT.
UM, ALSO TO SPEND THE BOND FUNDS TO BUILD A K EIGHT FACILITY WHERE YOU START TO NEED SCIENCE PROGRAMS, GYMS, ET CETERA.
WHEN WE HAVE THE AVAILABLE SEATS AT REVERE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, THAT'S ALSO AN AFFILIATED CHARTER.
I GUESS THE LAST FOLLOW UP WOULD BE CONSIDERING THE COMMENT ABOUT PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT ARE YES, WERE LOST AND NOT BEING BROUGHT BACK.
DOES THAT IMPACT ANY OF YOUR ENROLLMENT DEMOGRAPHICS OR DATA? YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WE'VE, THE LATEST INFORMATION THAT WE'VE HEARD IS THAT ALL OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA ARE REBUILDING NOW THAT, YOU KNOW, MAY CHANGE ON A WEEKLY BASIS, KIND OF DEPENDING ON, UM, KIND OF WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS PROGRAMS. UM, AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S A VERY DYNAMIC SITUATION, WE ARE LOOKING AT WHAT HAVE THE ENROLLMENT TRENDS BEEN OVER THE YEARS, WHAT'S THE PARTICIPATION THAT WE'RE EXPECTING TO BRING IN FROM THAT AREA? AND THEN WE'RE, YOU KNOW, SLIGHTLY SURMISING THAT WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE MAYBE MORE FAMILIES THAN SENIORS, AND THAT THERE MAY BE A HIGHER LEVEL OF INTEREST GIVEN THAT THESE ARE GONNA BE NEW FACILITIES WITH ALMOST AN ALL NEW HOUSING STOCK IN SOME OF THESE AREAS.
AND I APOLOGIZE TO MY, MY BOARD MEMBERS.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS, UH, COMMENTS WHEN WE COULD, WE'RE SURE.
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UH, TO STAFF? I'M LOOKING AT ANYBODY.I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT ANY OF THE STATE CHARTER SCHOOL BOND FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR, UM, THE CHARTER SCHOOL AS WELL, SO THAT IT WOULDN'T TAKE AS MUCH AWAY FROM THE LOCAL POT.
AND HAVE YOU GUYS CONSIDERED THAT? UM, THE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OPPORTUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE STATE FUNDING.
THE CHA, THE STATE CHARTER SCHOOL BONDS PROGRAM THAT THE DISTRICT HAS PARTICIPATED WITH, UM, PARTNERSHIP WITH INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOLS HAS BEEN AROUND, UM, GROWING ENROLLMENT OR, UM, BUILDING NEW CAPACITY.
IN THIS CASE, THIS IS, UH, REALLY ADDRESSING A REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION.
UM, SO WE DON'T SEE THIS AS FITTING IN WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAM.
BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THE STATE IS ALSO LOOKING AT HOW THEY CAN RESPOND AND HELP.
SO ANY OPPORTUNITY, AND IF WE LEARN MORE, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THEY WERE LOOKING AT ADAPTING THEIR PROGRAM, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
MR. CAMPBELL, I, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE, UM, THOUGHTFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION.
IT'S VERY OBVIOUS TO ME THAT YOU'VE CONSIDERED THE QUESTIONS THE BOC HAS ASKED IN THE PAST IN, IN PUTTING THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER.
UM, AND IT, IT WOULD BE WRONG OF ME NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
UM, IT'S VERY RESPONSIVE TO A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ASKED.
SO I'M GRATEFUL, UM, FOR THE THOUGHTFUL, UH, EFFORT THAT WENT INTO, UM, TRYING TO PREEMPT OUR QUESTIONS.
AND, AND YOU HAVE PREEMPTED MOST OF MIND.
UM, A COUPLE THINGS VERY QUICKLY.
IT LOOKS LIKE FROM ALL OF THESE PROJECTS, EARLIEST CONSTRUCTION IS, IS INDICATED FOR 2027.
IS THAT, IS THAT JUST DRIVEN BY, THAT'S SORT OF THE SHORTEST PATH POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF SECURING THE NEEDED APPROVALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? THAT'S AS QUICK AS WE CAN GO.
AND, UM, WELL, I WILL SPARE YOU THE DETAILS OF WHAT OUR ORIGINAL SCHEDULE STARTED WITH.
WHEN WE JUST LOOKED AT THE TIME TO PROCURE, UM, AGENCY REVIEWS, THERE'S MULTIPLE AGENCY REVIEWS ON ALL OF THESE SITES.
UM, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY COMPRESSED THAT SCHEDULE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR FELLOW PUBLIC AGENCIES, DEPARTMENT OF STATE OF ARCHITECTS, DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL, UH, THE COASTAL COMMISSION, UM, ALL, YOU KNOW, HOW WE RUN CQA, THAT THERE WILL BE SOME LEEWAY IN THE REGULATORY TIMELINES OF THEIR REVIEW PROCESSES AS WELL.
UM, WE HAVE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO KEEP FIRM IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T, UM, JEOPARDIZE OUR ABILITY FOR FEMA FUNDING.
THEY HAVE VERY STRICT GUIDELINES AROUND PROCUREMENT, UH, REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS, OBVIOUSLY, TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS DONE ABOVE TABLE, AND THAT IN EMERGENCIES, YOU KNOW, CONTRACTS ARE NOT, UM, BEING LET OUT WITHOUT PROPER KIND OF PROCEDURES.
SO WE DID MAKE SOME OF OUR DECISIONS, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, ON THESE, BOTH OF THESE SCHOOLS WE'RE LOOKING TO USE DESIGN BID BUILDS, TRADITIONAL DESIGN, BID BUILD.
UM, WE WOULD'VE PROBABLY PREFERRED TO USE SOMETHING CALLED OUR ALTERNATIVE PROGRESSIVE, UM, PROCUREMENT STRATEGY THAT WOULD PROBABLY NOT GO OVER, UM, WITH FEMA.
AND SO WE DECIDED TO OPT FOR A TRADITIONAL DESIGN BUILD ON KIND OF AN EXPEDITED TIMELINE SO THAT WE CAN GUARANTEE AND MAXIMIZE OUR FEMA REIMBURSEMENT.
THAT SAID, WE ARE LOOKING TO TAKE KIND OF A LESSONS LEARNED FROM THIS EXPEDITED SCHEDULE AND SEE HOW WE CAN APPLY IT TO OUR FURTHER PROJECTS.
IF, IF ALONG THE WAY, I'M SURE WE'LL GET, UH, UPDATES AND, AND ONE THING I'D BE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HEARING IS IF, UM, THERE ARE, UH, IMPACTS TO THE DISTRICT'S ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS IT COULD BECAUSE OF PARTICULARLY DEPENDENCIES PLACED ON IT BY ENTITIES LIKE THE COASTAL COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY BODIES, WHICH I, I HOPE ARE ADAPTING THEIR PROCESSES IN, IN LIGHT OF THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THAT COMMUNITY IS FACING IN REBUILDING.
UM, THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS ON THE, UM, THE REUSED PORTABLES AT, UH, PALI.
ARE THOSE THE ONES THAT WE ARE REUSING? ARE THEY DSA CERTIFIED? THEY ARE.
REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.
AND I WANNA ECHO, UH, MR. CAMPBELL'S REMARKS ABOUT THE THOUGHTFUL PRESENTATION AND PROACTIVE INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED.
UM, I WAS PLEASED TO HEAR THE EXTENT OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FAMILIES, AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PARENTS THAT ATTENDED? DON'T HAVE.
YEAH, I DON'T, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I WOULD
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SAY, UM, IN, IN EACH MEETING THERE WERE PROBABLY HUNDREDS.SO, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER THOSE MEETINGS BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY.
UM, I ATTENDED THOSE MEETINGS IN PERSON.
I WOULD SAY THE AUDITORIUM HAD ABOUT AT LEAST A HUNDRED PEOPLE IN IT, AND THEN THERE WERE MANY MORE ATTENDANCE ONLINE.
AND THEN I'M JUST CURIOUS FOR THE MARQUEZ ELEMENTARY, WHERE THE STUDENTS WILL BE ON CAMPUS DURING CONSTRUCTION IN TERMS OF AIR QUALITY CONCERNS OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE SCHOOL, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THERE'LL ALSO BE CONSTRUCTION SURROUNDING THE SCHOOL WITH HUNDREDS OF HOMES BEING IN CONSTRUCTION.
SO CONSIDERING THE AIR QUALITY AND THE NOISE, UM, WAS, THAT WASN'T EXPRESS, THAT WASN'T A CONCERN EXPRESSED BY PARENTS, JUST THINKING ABOUT ARE THEY REALLY GONNA SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL IN THAT TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION? SURE.
UM, IT, IT WAS A CONCERN, UM, AND CONTINUES TO BE A CONCERN BY PARENTS, UM, IS MAKING SURE THAT THE CONDITIONS WHEN THE SCHOOL REOPENS ARE SAFE FOR STUDENTS.
I DID JUST WANT, BECAUSE SHE'S HERE, JENNIFER FLORES FROM OUR OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, UM, HAS WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNITIES TO DESCRIBE WHAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING PROACTIVELY, UM, TO BOTH MONITOR AIR QUALITY.
SO I'M GONNA LET HER TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
UM, FOR ALL OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE PALISADES AREA, WHAT WE ARE DOING, WE HAD AN INDOOR, OR WE HAD AN OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY NETWORK THAT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE.
WE ARE AUGMENTING THAT SYSTEM, ADDING MORE MONITORS AND MONITORING FOR MORE CONTAMINANTS, BOTH IN THE OUTDOORS AND THE INDOORS.
SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW OF BRINGING THOSE MONITORS IN AND SETTING THEM UP, AND THEY WILL BE IN PLACE BEFORE ANY STUDENTS ARE ON CAMPUS SO THAT WE CAN MONITOR BOTH THE IMPACTS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION ON SITE AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS FOR MANY CONSTRUCTION OR ACTIVITIES OFFSITE ONTO OUR CAMPUSES.
SO IS THERE A THRESHOLD AT WHICH IF THE AIR IS REACHES A LEVEL THAT IS UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN, THEN THE STUDENTS WOULD NOT ATTEND SCHOOL IN? SO BEFORE WE GET TO ANY TYPE OF THRESHOLD LIKE THAT, WE USE WHAT'S CALLED THE AIR QUALITY INDEX.
UM, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IN DETERMINING WHAT THOSE LEVELS ARE.
WE DO HAVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE WITHIN OUR INTEGRATED SAFE SCHOOL PLAN AND WITHIN, UM, DISTRICT POLICIES AS IT RELATES TO AIR QUALITY IN AND AROUND THE PALISADES.
BUT THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE, WHEN WE WOULD BRING STUDENTS INDOORS AND HAVE MODIFIED ACTIVITIES, UM, AND THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR NOT HAVING STUDENTS AT CAMPUS, UM, THERE'S PROTOCOLS IN PLACE FOR THAT AS WELL.
AND I IMAGINE THE PORTABLES ARE, HAVE SOME HIGH QUALITY FILTRATION SYSTEMS IN THEM AS WELL? IS THAT THE, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF CHRISTINA WANTS TO, BUT THEY WILL HAVE AIR CONDITIONING OR THEY'LL HAVE VENTILATION WITH FILTRATION IN THEM, BUT ON A HIGHER LEVEL THAN AN AVERAGE PORTABLE WOULD HAVE CONSIDERING THEIR LOCATION.
SO WE'RE INSTALLING M RPH 13, UM, FILTERS.
THE DISTRICT BEFORE WE HAD COVID WAS USING M RPH 38 AFTER COVID, WE PUT IN MERV THIRTEENS.
THAT'S KIND OF, UH, AN INDUSTRY GOLD STANDARD.
UM, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THE PORTABLES THAT WE'RE HAVING IN, UH, BOTH OF THESE SITES WILL HAVE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR THOUGHTFUL, UM, QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS.
YOU KNOW, IT, IT BRINGS UP, I SERVE ON A, A TASK FORCE WITH THE A I A LA CHAPTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PASADENA CHAPTER.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, HOW OUR INDUSTRY, ARCHITECTURE INDUSTRY ASSISTS BOTH THE EATON CANYON AREA AND OF COURSE THE PALISADES AREA.
WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING IS THERE'S SUCH A MYRIAD OF QUESTIONS THAT WE, AND, AND CONDITIONS THAT THERE'S JUST ABSOLUTELY NO WAY I THINK WE CAN CONTROL.
BUT I THINK ASKING THE QUESTIONS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S SOMETHING BEYOND THAT THAT MONITORS THE AIR, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE OLD DAYS WHEN YOU HAD SMOG ALERT DAYS, IF ANYBODY'S OLD ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, YOU WEREN'T ALLOWED TO GO AND, AND RUN OUTSIDE, YOU HAVE TO SIT UNDER A TREE.
UM, BUT MAYBE THERE ARE THINGS, BUT HERE'S THE OTHER ASPECT OF THIS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
THOSE EARLY ADOPTERS, OR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE RUSHING TO GET OUR PERMITS, TO GET OUR HOMES REBUILT, ARE GONNA BE SITTING IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES FOR 5, 6, 7 YEARS.
WHETHER IT'S THE AIR QUALITY ON TOP OF THE NOISE POLLUTION THAT OCCURS FROM CONSTRUCTION.
I MEAN, I WORK IN AN ENTITY WHERE, UH, CONSTRUCTION CAN OCCUR PRIMARILY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
IT HAS TO BE DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE DURING THE SUMMERS, OR, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO HAVE LIMITED TYPES OF ACTIVITIES DURING CLASS TIME.
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YOU KNOW, KIDS NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE AND, AND EVEN IN OUR OWN HOMES.SO THERE'S, THIS IS SUCH A DIFFICULT TASK, AND I'M JUST SAYING THAT I'M, I UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU GUYS CAN, CAN, CAN CONSIDER ALL THIS, BUT THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A PERFECT SOLUTION.
BUT IT, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP ASKING THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON, WE DON'T KNOW.
I WANTED TO ALSO ADD, UH, TO ISAM, YOU KNOW, WE MET TWO WEEKS AGO.
YOU MADE THIS PRELIMINARY PRESENTATION TO THE, YOU KNOW, TO THE EXEC COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF THE AGENDA.
A LOT OF QUESTIONS WERE ASKED, UH, THE UPDATES THAT YOU GET, WHICH 11TH HOUR EVEN.
YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ON THIS TO GET IT TO US BEFORE THE MEETING, SO WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE IT BEFORE.
UM, AND I THINK, UH, I DIDN'T BRING IT UP FIRST.
UM, AND WITH THAT, UH, IS THERE A MOTION? OH, I'M SORRY.
I, I, I THOUGHT I WENT AROUND THE ROOM.
I, WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST? PATRICK ARM WRESTLE WITH BEVIN.
PATRICK, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
UM, SO MY FIRST QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT THE, UM, THE INTERIM CONSTRUCTION.
WHAT OF THE, OF THE FUNDING, WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS FOR THE INTERIM CONSTRUCTION? AND IS, IS THAT BOND FUNDABLE BECAUSE IT WOULD LIKELY BE REMOVED WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS? YES.
SO YOUR QUESTION IS ONE, IS IT BOND FUNDABLE FOR THE INTERIM? THE ANSWER IS YES.
SO BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE PROJECT IN ORDER TO BUILD THE PERMANENT FACILITIES, THE INTERIM IS, UM, IS DEFINITELY BOND FUNDABLE.
THE SECOND QUESTION IS, IS, CAN YOU REPEAT THE SECOND QUESTION? THAT, THAT WAS, THAT WAS, OH, YOU JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF IT WAS BOND FUNDABLE? YES.
UM, AND IS THE INTERIM CONSTRUCTION, UM, IS THAT GOING TO BE, UH, REIMBURSED FROM THE INSURANCE OR FROM FE? SO, WE'LL, YEAH, SO WE'LL SEEK BOTH INSURANCE FUNDING AND FEMA FUNDING, UH, FOR THE INTERIM AS WELL AS THE PERMANENT.
AND THEN THE BONDS WOULD, WOULD BE THE BACK WOULD BACK IT UP.
WHAT'S THE PROJECTED ENROLLMENT FOR THE INTERIM HOUSING AT MARQUEZ? GOOD QUESTION.
SO THEY STARTED OUT WITH 312 STUDENTS, UH, PRE-FIRE.
I THINK THAT NUMBER WENT DOWN BY ABOUT 60 STUDENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AT, UH, NORRIS AREA NOW.
SO WE ANTICIPATE SOMEWHERE AROUND, UH, 200 TO 250 STUDENTS.
AND, UM, ANOTHER QUESTION IS THE, THE BIRTH DECLINE THAT'S LISTED IS, IS QUITE DRAMATIC.
DO YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO ATTRIBUTE THAT TO? I'M NOT SURE WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING IN TERMS OF THE BIRTH DECLINE TO WHAT, IN THE REPORT? THERE WAS A, A BIRTH, UH, IT WAS LIKE 2.8% ANNUALLY FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS OR SO.
AND I'M, I'M JUST WONDERING IF, IF YOU ALL IN YOUR, IN YOUR PLANNING PROCESS, ATTRIBUTE THAT TO ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR, AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU DO TO ADDRESS THAT.
YEAH, SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF THE PALISADES IS WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT BOTH THE MARQUEZ AND PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UM, ATTENDANCE IN TERMS OF THE ENROLLMENT OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE SEEN BETWEEN THE TWO SCHOOLS, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A DECLINE, UM, IN ENROLLMENT BETWEEN THE TWO, THERE IS ENOUGH, YOU KNOW, 80% OF THE STUDENTS ARE ATTENDING ONE OF THOSE TWO SCHOOLS.
AND SO AS, AS EVERYBODY IS AWARE, THERE'S DECLINING ENROLLMENT KIND OF THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT, UM, L-A-U-S-D.
AND I DON'T THINK MARQUE OR PALISADES IS ANYTHING UNIQUE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL KIND OF, UM, ENROLLMENT TRENDS THAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE DISTRICT.
AND THE REASON I'M ASKING ABOUT THE, THE BIRTH, UH, RATE IS BECAUSE THAT'S A, OBVIOUSLY A, A VERY EXPENSIVE AREA TO LIVE, AND I'M WONDERING IF THE COST OF LIVING IN THE AREA IS RELATED TO THE BIRTH DECLINE AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ABOUT REBUILDING THESE SCHOOLS THAT WOULD EITHER ENCOURAGE AN INCREASE OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING RELATED TO THAT, UM, THAT THE DISTRICT MAYBE COULD BUILD HOUSING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UM, ON, ON A PORTION OF THE ACREAGE.
UM, BUT THAT RELATES ME ON THE NEXT QUESTION.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE STAFF THAT ARE SERVING THESE CAMPUSES WHERE THEY'RE TYPICALLY LIVING? I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION, UNFORTUNATELY.
YEAH, THAT WOULD, I MEAN, I, I WANT TO ECHO MR. CAMPBELL'S COMMENTS ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE NATURE OF THAT, THE, OF THIS PRESENTATION.
BUT THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO KNOW.
THE LAST THING I HAVE IS AROUND LA 28.
I KNOW THAT GOLF IS SLATED FOR RIVIERA COUNTRY CLUB.
UM, AS A GOLFER WHO PARTICIPATES IN PUBLIC GOLF COURSES, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN A MEMBER OF A COUNTRY CLUB, I WOULD PREFER THAT GOLF BE AT A DIFFERENT, AT A PUBLIC COURSE, BUT THAT'S NOT, I'M NOT LA 28, BUT I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW AS THIS LOOKS LIKE 2027 AND THAT COMES RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, IF THERE IS ANY ENGAGEMENT WITH LA 28 TO SUPPORT EITHER ANY OF THE CONSTRUCTION OR PROGRAMMING AROUND THIS REBUILDING OR, OR OTHER PROJECTS.
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THANKS.UH, THE, UH, DISTRICT IS, UM, HAVING PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH LA 28 ABOUT NOT ONLY HOW I THINK OUR STUDENTS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING THE OLYMPICS HERE, UM, BUT WHERE COULD THERE BE PARTNERSHIPS WITH POTENTIAL USE OF DISTRICT FACILITIES, UM, AND HOW DO WE OVERALL BENEFIT FROM THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I, I JUST HAD A, A, A COMMENT OR MAYBE FOR THE OEHS, SO I REALLY APPRECIATED THIS.
UM, IT WAS, UH, REALLY COMPREHENSIVE.
UM, I'VE NOT HEARD PEOPLE TALK ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION IN BOC MEETINGS VERY MUCH IN THE PAST.
UM, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT I'M INVOLVED WITH HAVE TALKED ABOUT ON THE, IN ALL THE SCHOOLS, NOT JUST IN THIS AREA.
SO I'M WONDERING IF YOU ARE A, GONNA HAVE, UM, TRANSPARENCY AROUND SORT OF THE WAYS THAT YOU'RE MEASURING THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIR QUALITY AND NOISE POLLUTION, BUT ALSO IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE COULD EXPAND BEYOND THIS AREA.
BECAUSE I THINK L-A-U-S-D HAS MANY, UM, SCHOOLS IN AREAS WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS ABOUT POLLUTION THAT MAY NOT BE FIRE RELATED, BUT THEY COULD BENEFIT FROM THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON HERE.
SO TO ADDRESS THE, UH, TRANSPARENCY OF THE AIR QUALITY, THE MONITORING SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IS GOING TO BE, IT IS, AND IT'S, AND IT WILL REMAIN PUBLIC SO THAT IT IS ONLINE AND AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY AT ALL TIMES.
IT'S REAL LIVE DATA THAT'S, UM, BROUGHT IN.
EVERY SIX MINUTES, THERE'S NEW DATA THAT COMES IN AND IT'S UPDATED.
SO IT'S NOT LAST, IT'S NOT HOURLY AVERAGES, IT'S NOT YESTERDAY'S DATA.
IT'S LIVE DATA THAT SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON AT THAT PERIOD OF TIME AS FAR AS NOISE IS CONCERNED.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR THIRD PARTY REVIEWS OF ANY CONSTRUCTION OR ANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE IN PROXIMITY OR COULD BE IMPACTING OUR SCHOOLS WITH THEIR TRUCK ROUTES OR DIRECT CONSTRUCTION.
AND WORKING WITH THOSE BUILDERS THROUGH THE SQL PROCESS TO ACTUALLY, UM, ASK THAT NOISY OPERATIONS ARE NOT DONE DURING MAIN SCHOOL HOURS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE DO IN ALL STANDARD PROJECTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT OUR SCHOOLS.
SO ARE, ARE THE AIR QUALITY SYSTEMS THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN PLACE IN THE PALISADES AREA, UM, GONNA GO INTO ALL SCHOOLS? OR IS THIS JUST SPECIFICALLY TO THE SCHOOLS IN THIS PROJECT? WE ARE UPGRADING THE AIR QUALITY SYSTEMS AT THE 21 SCHOOLS IN THE PALISADES AREAS, INCLUDING THE THREE SCHOOLS THAT WERE, UM, DISCUSSED TODAY.
I JUST WANNA PUT A PUSH IN THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD CONSIDER DOING THAT AT ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, OR, UM, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION.
WE'RE DOING THIS AS A PILOT MM-HMM
TO POSSIBLY LOOK AT EXPANDING IT DISTRICTWIDE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SOMETIMES THINGS POP UP WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ASK QUESTIONS.
WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED BY MS. BELL.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR MEMBERS, THIS IS THE ITEM, UH, THE VOTE ON A ITEM NUMBER AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, RECOMMENDING THREE CAMPUS RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
OH, COULD YOU REPEAT THAT PLEASE? MR. ROSS, COULD YOU REPEAT YOUR VOTE WHILE I'M HAVING A BAD CONNECTION HERE? I, YES.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED WITH NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.
[6. Five Accessibility Enhancement Projects and Two Barrier Removal Projects and Amend the Facilities Services Division Strategic Execution Plan to Incorporate Therein]
UH, SIX.WE HAVE FIVE, UH, ENHAN ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS AND TWO BARRIER REMOVAL PROJECTS.
AND I THINK WE HAVE, UH, IT'S, IT'S ALMOST LIKE, YOU KNOW, COCKTAIL HOUR.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TURNED OFF BEFORE YOU CAME IN, AND NOW WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON, UH, WE HAVE MR. HASSAM DUL TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION.
ASAM DUL, UH, DIRECTOR FOR FACILITIES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
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UM, GOOD MORNING.UH, BOC MEMBERS AND BOC CHAIR.
UM, TODAY I WILL BE GOING THROUGH FIVE ACCESSIBILITY, UH, ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS AND TWO BARRIER REMOVAL PROJECTS.
UM, YOU HAVE SEEN THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS BEFORE, UM, AS PART OF OUR, UM, ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT OUR CAMPUSES.
UM, AS A WAY OF BACKGROUND, UM, ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2017, THE BOARD APPROVED A SELF-EVALUATION AND TRANSITION PLAN, WHAT WE CALL AS THE TRANSITION PLAN, UM, UNDER THE A DA, UH, TO FURTHER, UH, LA UNIFIED'S EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH A DA TITLE TWO PROGRAM AND ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
UM, SO THIS TRANSITION PLAN ULTIMATELY LOOKS AT, UM, SCHOOLS AND IDENTIFIES ONE OF THREE LEVELS OF ACCESSIBILITY.
UM, AND SO THE SCHOOLS REQUIRING ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS ARE PRIORITIZED, UM, FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
SO ULTIMATELY THEY'RE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ACCESSIBILITY AND THE WAY THAT THEY ARE, UM, KIND OF ASSESSED.
IT LOOKS AT TWO DOZEN DIFFERENT CRITERIA, WHICH INCLUDES THE SCHOOL PROGRAM ITSELF, MATRICULATION OPTIONS, FEEDER PATTERNS, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, UM, ET CETERA.
SO THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ACCESSIBILITY AT EACH OF OUR CAMPUSES, UM, IN THE WAY WE DEFINE IT.
SO A CATEGORY ONE WOULD BE A SCHOOL WITH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ACCESS.
THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION WHERE EVERYTHING IS BUILT TO NEW CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
UM, AND THEN YOU HAVE WHAT ONE B, WHICH IS HIGH ACCESSIBILITY SCHOOLS, BUT IN SOME CASES THEY MIGHT HAVE SOME LIMITED, UM, EXCEPTIONS THAT ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE.
CATEGORY TWO IS WHAT WE WOULD CALL PROGRAM ACCESSIBLE SCHOOLS.
UM, THESE ARE WHERE YOU HAVE ALL OF THE CORE FACILITIES, YOUR KITCHEN, UH, FOOD SERVICES, UM, ADMINISTRATION, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, ET CETERA.
ALL OF THOSE CORE FACILITIES ARE ACCESSIBLE.
AND THERE IS, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S ALSO ACCESSIBILITY TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND ACTIVITIES AT THE SCHOOL.
SO THERE IS A PATH OF TRAVEL, UM, AND ACCESSIBLE, UM, PROGRAM, UH, FOR ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS FOR THOSE SCHOOL.
AND THEN THE THIRD CATEGORY WOULD BE JUST CORE ACCESS ONLY, WHERE THERE IS A BASIC LEVEL OF ACCESS PROVIDED FOR CORE BUILDINGS.
AND SO OUR ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS ARE DEVELOPED, UM, ONLY FOR SCHOOLS THAT DON'T YET MEET THEIR ASSIGNED CATEGORY.
SO EVERY SCHOOL IS ASSIGNED A CATEGORY, UM, AND LEVEL OF ACCESSIBILITY THAT'S DETERMINED BY OUR ACCESSIBILITY UNIT THAT DETERMINES WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO, OR WHAT THEIR CATEGORY SHOULD BE.
AND THEN THEREFORE THE PROJECTS WOULD GET THEM TO THAT SPECIFIC CATEGORY AS DEFINED.
SO TODAY WE HAVE SEVEN PROJECTS.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'VE GOT, UH, REMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, BEETHOVEN ELEMENTARY, GAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, MILES, RITTER, DOMINGUEZ, AND LELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
SO THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET FOR ALL SEVEN OF THESE PROJECTS IS $43 MILLION.
UM, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE'S TWO OF THESE PROJECTS ARE CONSIDERED BARRIER REMOVALS, WHICH MEANS THAT THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED AT THOSE TWO SCHOOLS.
SO THERE'S BEEN A, UH, STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBER THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT REQUIRE ACCESSIBILITY.
SO IT MEAN, IT MIGHT MEAN THAT THE, UM, IN THE CASE OF CHER MOYA, THAT THERE'S NOT AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ENTRANCE AND THEREFORE THERE'S AN IMMEDIATE NEED TO GET A PROJECT THERE GOING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UM, AND SO IT REALLY IDENTIFIES WHAT THAT SPECIFIC BARRIER IS.
AND THEN THE PRO, THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO REMOVE THAT BARRIER.
THE OTHER FIVE PROJECTS, UM, ARE, UH, BROADER, UH, PROJECTS TO ADDRESS ACCESSIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS TO GET THEM TO THE CATEGORY THAT THEY'VE BEEN DEFINED.
SO IN THE CASE, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE CATEGORY FOR EACH OF THE SCHOOL SCHOOLS ARE, AND THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE TO GET THEM TO THAT CATEGORY OF ACCESSIBILITY.
SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE HERE WHAT THE OVERALL ACREAGE OF THE SCHOOL IS AND THE BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE.
UM, AS IT RELATES TO, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH SPACE WE'RE LOOKING AT IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, WE DO HAVE STUDENT ENROLLMENT INFORMATION, UM, PROVIDED AS WELL.
I WILL NOTE THAT, UH, YOU DO HAVE CHER MOYA.
UM, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE SEE THAT IT'S ABOUT 162 STUDENTS.
UM, AGAIN, THAT IS A BARRIER REMOVAL PROJECT.
UM, SO WE DO NOT, IN TERMS OF THE BARRIER REMOVALS HAVE A MINIMUM CRITERIA IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT WHEN THERE IS A SPECIFIC NEED TO REMOVE A BARRIER BECAUSE THERE'S A KNOWN, UM, ISSUE, UH, AND A STUDENT THAT DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS.
THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO GO OUT THERE AND THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS THAT NEED IMMEDIATELY.
UM, THIS PROVIDES JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
I WON'T GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL IN TERMS OF THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF STUDENTS AND, AND, UM, THAT ARE ELIGIBLE IN TERMS OF REQUIRING, UH, ACCESSIBILITY.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE DIFF DIFFERENT DISABILITY CATEGORIES THAT THOSE STUDENTS HAVE.
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SO I'LL GO INTO, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL ON EACH PROJECT THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH SEEING IN TERMS OF THE SCOPE.UM, AGAIN, UH, FOR BEETHOVEN, ITS ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENTS IN SIX BUILDINGS.
THE SCOPE INCLUDES 38 PATHS OF TRAVEL RESTROOMS, DRINKING FOUNTAINS, CONCRETE RAMPS, UM, NEW STAGE LIFT FOR THE AUDITORIUM.
UM, AND THEN ANY PARKING ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES.
THE TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET IS $8.3 MILLION.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN THERE IN TERMS OF THE DIFFERENT, UH, PROJECT BUCKETS, UM, OF FUNDING PROJECT SCHEDULE, WE ANTICIPATE STARTING IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2028 WITH A COMPLETION IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2029.
AGAIN, THIS IS A BURIAL REMOVAL, SO IT'S VERY SPECIFIC, UH, SCOPE, WHICH IS THREE PATHS OF TRAVEL, CONCRETE WRAP, RAMP, ACCESSIBLE GATE, AND TWO INTERCOMS WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE.
DO YOU MIND IF I INTERRUPT YOU REAL QUICK? NO, NO, GO AHEAD.
BECAUSE THIS IS A, A PERFECT, WE TALK ABOUT TIMING AND, AND DSA, FOR EXAMPLE, AND YOUR IMPROVING AGENCIES AND YOUR PROCESS.
YOU HAVE A KID WHO'S AT A CERTAIN AGE GROUP STARTING 2027, WE'RE TALKING TWO YEARS FROM NOW.
IS THAT CHILD STILL EVEN AT THAT SCHOOL OR DO WE KNOW? SO I KNOW ON REMO THE KID THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS IN KINDERGARTEN.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THIS DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO GET, AND, AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
SO THE, IN TERMS OF THE TIMELINE, BECAUSE OF THE DSA PROCESS, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DSA TO TRY TO GO FASTER, ESPECIALLY ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS, WHERE SOMETIMES YOU CAN DO IT OVER THE COUNTER AND DO IT A LITTLE MORE QUICK, UH, QUICKER.
AND SO IF WE CAN EX EXPEDITE THESE PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO, UM, BUT YEAH.
SO PROJECT BUDGET, UH, IS A MILLION DOLLARS.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN HERE, AND AS WE JUST MENTIONED THIS, THE CONSTRUCTION START IS THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2027.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DESIGN, GET AN ARCHITECT ON BOARD DESIGN, GO TO DSA FOR APPROVAL, AND THEN GET A CONTRACTOR ON BOARD.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS TAKE TIME IN TERMS OF THE PROCUREMENT OF THOSE SERVICES.
UM, BUT WE WILL BE EXPEDITING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
DOMINGUEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, UM, ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENTS IN 12 BUILDINGS.
I WON'T READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S PATH OF TRAVEL, RESTROOMS, DRINKING FOUNTAINS, ET CETERA, THAT ARE PART OF THE ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES.
AND THIS PROJECT IS $7.8 MILLION, UM, STARTING IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2028, WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2029.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THESE PROJECTS, BECAUSE THEY'RE LARGER, WILL TAKE MORE TIME, UM, THAN THE BARRIER, JUST THE BARRIER REMOVAL PROJECTS, WHICH WE CAN, WE THINK WE CAN DESIGN AND GET THROUGH DSA MUCH QUICKER GAUGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENTS IN FIVE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS.
UM, PATHS OF TRAVEL, RESTROOMS, DRINKING FOUNTAINS, ET CETERA.
THIS PROJECT IS $6.8 MILLION, SAME SCHEDULE FIRST QUARTER OF 2028, AND THIRD QUARTER OF 2029.
LELAND STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENTS IN 10 BUILDINGS.
UM, I, I WON'T READ THROUGH ALL OF THESE 'CAUSE IT'S A LOT, BUT WE'VE GOT, UM, YOU KNOW, ASSISTED LIVING, LISTING DEVICE, PATHS OF TRAVEL, RESTROOMS, DRINKING FOUNTAINS, UM, STAGE, UM, ET CETERA.
AND THIS IS A $10.4 MILLION PROJECT WITH A FIRST QUARTER 2028 AND THIRD QUARTER, 2029, UH, COMPLETION MILES, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENTS IN NINE BUILDINGS, UH, PATHS OF TRAVEL RESTROOMS, CONCRETE RAMPS, ET CETERA.
AND SIMILAR SCHEDULE TO THE ONE THAT YOU JUST SAW, RITER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BURIAL REMOVAL PROJECTS.
THIS, UH, INCLUDES A PATH OF TRAVEL, RESTROOM UPGRADES, UM, CONCRETE RAMP, UM, AND A FEW OTHER MISCELLANEOUS UPGRADES.
THIS IS AN $880,000, UH, PROJECT BUDGET.
AND SECOND QUARTER, 2027 IS WHEN WE ANTICIPATE STARTING CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? YES, MS. I SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW THIS, BUT I DON'T.
UM, I, I NOTICED THAT, UM, UH, I'VE NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO THIS BEFORE.
SO THE MANAGEMENT COSTS FOR EACH OF THESE PROJECTS RANGES BETWEEN 8.5 AND 9% OF THE BUDGET.
COULD YOU JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT PAYS FOR? UM, AND YEAH, I JUST DON'T KNOW.
YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO, ON ANY PROJECT, WE HAVE PROJECT MANAGEMENT COSTS, UM, THAT ARE FOR PRE-CONSTRUCTION.
SO HIRING A, UH, PROJECT MANAGER, DESIGN MANAGER THAT WE'RE UTILIZING.
AND SO THEY HAVE TO, UM, UTILIZE THEIR TIME, OBVIOUSLY FOR THE SPECIFIC PROJECT.
WE ALSO HAVE IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, SO ANY MANAGEMENT, SO THAT INCLUDES WHAT WE CALL AN OAR, OWNER AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.
SO DURING CONSTRUCTION, THEY'D BE OUT AT THE SITE, UM, AS WELL.
AND SO THOSE THREE, AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, THEN WE HAVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY.
THAT'S ANOTHER LAYER OF MANAGEMENT THAT ALSO GOES INTO THOSE COSTS.
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ARE HOW THE BOND FUND IS, UM, UH, PAYING FOR DISTRICT STAFF TO MANAGE THE PROJECT.SO FOR EVERY PROJECT, IF YOU'RE BILLING YOUR TIME, YOU'RE BILLING YOUR TIME TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS BECAUSE YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
THAT'S HOW WE KEEP TRACK OF WHERE STAFF TIME IS GOING ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS.
AND WOULD THERE BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE OVERSIGHT IS PROVIDED FOR THAT PORTION OF THE PROJECTS AT SOME POINT? I'M JUST GONNA PUT THAT OUT THERE.
UM, IT'S COME UP IN SOME OTHER AREAS AND, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE OIG IS PROVIDING IN TERMS OF THEIR OVERSIGHT.
UM, BUT DID YOU WANT TO, THAT'S, NO, THAT'S IT.
I JUST, I JUST, UM, I, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD SOME FOLKS MAKE COMMENTS TO ME ABOUT HOW, HOW, HOW MUCH STAFF TIME WE'RE PAYING FOR AND HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, IT'S AN EFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE AMOUNT, SO THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I, I'LL I'LL SAY FOR, FOR WHATEVER IT IS.
OH, YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION? GO AHEAD.
OH, I WAS JUST GONNA TO ANSWER YOUR, IN MY INDUSTRY, WHICH IS PRI PRIMARILY ON THE, ON THE PRIVATE SIDE, UH, THAT 8% NUMBER IS NOT OFF, UH, NORM.
UH, SO, YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S THEIR, THEIR FEES FOR CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, SIZE PROJECTS OF THIS NATURE, AND THEY HAVE A LOT MORE REGULATORY ENTITIES TO DEAL WITH SOMETIMES AS WELL.
BUT ANYWAY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO, THAT'S NOT A CONCLUSIVE ANSWER.
UM, I JUST, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS VERY HELPFUL LIST OF THE, THE, UM, DISABILITIES THAT ARE AT EACH SCHOOL.
IT SEEMS LIKE FOR THE MOST PART, PHYSICAL MOBILITY IS ON THE LOW END AND IT'S MORE INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
WOULD THAT BE ACCURATE? SO I AM, SO YOU'RE ASKING, UH, WELL, LET ME GET KEN ARRINGTON, WHO IS WITH OUR ACCESSIBILITY UNIT, AND HA CAN PROBABLY SPEAK TO THIS A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN I CAN TO ADDRESS THAT QUESTION.
SO THE, THE LIST THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS SPECIFICALLY, UH, THE ELIGIBILITIES THAT ARE BROKEN DOWN, UM, BASED UPON THE IDEA.
SO THERE CAN BE SECTION 5 0 4 STUDENTS THAT AREN'T, UH, ACCOUNTED FOR, UM, BASED UPON THAT LIST.
SO THAT IS BASICALLY 13 SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITIES, UM, THAT ARE INCLUDED IN STUDENT IEPS.
SO WHEN YOU HAVE IEPS AND THEN YOU HAVE SECTION FIVE OH FOURS.
SO WHAT YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT IS SECTION FIVE OH FOURS.
YOU ARE, YOU ARE LOOKING AT SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITIES.
SO YOU, YOU'RE LOOKING AT PART OF IT AND NOT ALL OF IT.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE PHYSICAL MOBILITY CHALLENGES MM-HMM
THAT WOULD BE IN THE MULTIPLE DISABILITIES CATEGORY AND ALSO IN HEALTH IMPAIRMENT.
I GUESS WHERE I'M GOING IS THAT MOST OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE FOR PHYSICAL MOBILITY ENHANCEMENTS.
BUT WE'RE SEEING VERY FEW STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL MOBILITY CHALLENGES.
SO AS IT RE AS IT RELATES TO, UH, I'M NOT SURE WHICH SPECIFIC SCHOOLS YOU'RE REFERRING TO, BUT JUST TO EXPLAIN.
SO AT, AT THIS POINT IN TIME WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE A DA PROGRAM, THE MAJORITY OF THE SCHOOLS THAT YOU'RE SEEING THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD ARE ACTUALLY MORE SCHOOLS THAT ARE, ARE BASICALLY, UH, BACK FILLING OUR FEEDER, UH, ARE FEEDER SCHOOLS, RIGHT? SO OUR, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PRIORITIES THAT THE, THAT THE DISTRICT HAS MOVED FORWARD WITH, UM, WE HAVE OUR DIVISION OF SPECIAL ED SCHOOLS WHERE WE HAVE THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR KNOWN STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, OUR PROGRAMS AND THAT KIND OF THING, THAT THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, RIGHT? SO, UM, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CLUSTERS THAT WE HAVE SET UP DISTRICT WIDE IN, WE HAVE A, A MAP THAT CAN KIND OF SHOW YOU WHERE WE'RE AT WITH PROBABLY OVER 150 SCHOOLS OR SO THAT WE'VE BROUGHT THUS FAR TO YOU GUYS AND THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
SO THESE SCHOOLS THAT WE'RE BRINGING ARE NOW BACK BACKFILLING, THOSE CLUSTERS.
SO WHETHER IT'S HIGH SCHOOLS, MIDDLE SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SO WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE THREE OR FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ONE OR TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS INTO A HIGH SCHOOL, ONE OR TWO HIGH SCHOOLS, UM, MAKING UP A CLUSTER, LET'S SAY.
RIGHT? THAT CLUSTER IS GOING TO, UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT A, A REGION, LET'S SAY, UM, ON, ON THE MAP OF L-A-U-S-D, JUST JUST SAYING, LET'S SAY WEST REGION, WE'RE TRYING TO SAY THERE'S TWO OR THREE CLUSTERS OF ACCESSIBLE SCHOOLS THAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MATRICULATE THROUGH KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH THEIR
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SENIOR YEAR.SO THAT'S HOW WE HAVE SET THE PROGRAM UP.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU'RE SEEING WITH THE SCHOOLS AT THIS POINT IN TIME THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD.
SO THESE SCHOOLS, YOU MAY NOT SEE SUPER HIGH NUMBERS AS FAR AS STUDENTS WITH, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC, UH, PHYSICAL, YOU KNOW, DISABILITIES.
UM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, BACKFILL THOSE NUMBERS.
SO WE HAVE THOSE MATRICULATION PATTERNS.
SO THEY'RE NOT AT THESE SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY ARE INACCESSIBLE, BUT THEY'LL BE MORE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ONCE THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE AROUND THE SCHOOL.
AND THEN I JUST HAVE, UH, ONE MORE QUESTION SLASH SLASH COMMENT.
UM, I KNOW FOR THE PACE UP PROJECTS, UM, THERE'S THE CASE BEING MADE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHILE YOU'RE AT THE SCHOOL, YOU'RE GONNA DO THE ROOF, YOU'RE GONNA DO THE HVAC, THE EXTERIOR PAINTING, THE FENCING.
MAYBE I'M ADDING TOO MANY THINGS, BUT
FOR PESA PROJECTS, WE'RE NOT DOING, UH, ROOFING OR HVAC.
BUT YOU'RE DOING THE PAINTING AND THE FENCING AND THE WE ARE PAINTING, CORRECT? YES.
AND YOU'RE RE ASPHALTING AND STUFF.
SO THE, YOU KNOW, THE KIND OF THE SELLING POINT OF THOSE PROJECTS IS WHILE WE'RE THERE, WE'RE GONNA DO THESE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
SO I THINK YOU MIGHT KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS WHILE YOU'RE THERE DOING A DA, ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU SEE SUCH A HIGH NEED IN THESE INTELLECTUAL AREAS FOR STUDENTS, AND GREENING IS PROVEN TO HAVE AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON STUDENTS SUFFERING FROM INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.
AND SOMETIMES, AND I, I SHOULD NOT NECESSARILY USE THE WORD SUFFERING 'CAUSE SOMETIMES IT IS A GIFT AND IT MAKES THEM WHO THEY ARE AND IT'S, THEY'RE BETTER FOR IT.
BUT JUST THAT GREENING PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN, YOU KNOW, OFFSETTING A LOT OF THESE CHALLENGES THAT KIDS ARE FACING.
SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY THERE ISN'T, WHILE WE'RE HERE, WE'RE ALSO GONNA ADD SOME GREENING.
I, I THINK IN ALL OF OUR PROJECTS, INCLUDING THESE, IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TREES AND ADD GREENING, THEN WE DO EVEN ON ACCESSIBILITY PROJECTS.
HOWEVER, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT TO ADD GREENING NECESSARILY, OR SHADE.
UM, THE DOLLARS FOR ACCESSIBILITY ARE VERY SPECIFIC AND VERY SPECIFIC TO TRYING TO MEET THE A DA REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE SET BY THE BOARD, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE TRANSITION PLAN.
SO WE TRY TO FOCUS ON MAXIMIZING THOSE DOLLARS THROUGHOUT AS MANY CAMPUSES AS POSSIBLE.
BUT ABSOLUTELY WHEN THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE GREENING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE CHANGING A, A PATHWAY AND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD SHADE OR TO ADD GREENING, WE ABSOLUTELY WILL.
YEAH, JUST KIND OF GOING WITH ALLIE.
IT'S NICE TO HEAR THE BENEFITS FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ARE INTELLECTUALLY, UH, DISABLED.
UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SENSORY VISUAL THINGS AND HOW THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, ASSISTING THAT HIGH NUMBER OF THE INTELLECTUAL DISABLED.
SO, SO WITH THAT, UM, IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE.
BATES, CAN WE VOTE? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR.
UH, MEMBERS, THIS IS THE VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING FIVE ACCESSIBILITY ENHANCEMENT AND TWO BARRIER REMOVAL PROJECTS.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED WITH NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.
SO, UH, VERY QUICKLY I JUST WANT TO, UH, REMIND EVERYBODY HERE, INCLUDING THE PRESENTERS.
UM, IT, WE GETTING CLOSE TO THE ONE O'CLOCK HOUR, WE STILL HAVE, UH, THREE VOTING ITEMS, ITEM SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE, AND THEN TWO PRESENTATIONS.
SO I JUST MIND, UH, US TO, UH, BE DILIGENT WITH OUR TIME AND WITH THAT BEING STATED,
[7. The Birmingham Community Charter High School Aquatic Facility Replacement Project and Amend the Facilities Services Division Strategic Execution Plan to Incorporate Therein]
UH, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS THE BIRMINGHAM, UH, COMMUNITY CHARTER, HIGH SCHOOL AQUATIC FACILITY.THIS IS THE LAST OF MY ITEMS. SO BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY CHARTER, HIGH SCHOOL AQUATIC FACILITY REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
UM, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DIVE RIGHT IN, GIVEN THAT WE ARE SHORT ON TIME AND I WILL TRY TO TALK FAST, BUT NOT TOO FAST.
UM, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PRIORITIZATION IN GENERAL OF, UM, IN THIS CASE, THE BIRMINGHAM, UH, COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS A INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL.
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FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WHICH I'M GOING TO GET INTO THE CHARTER BOND, UH, FUNDS.SO IT'S THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES UPGRADE AND EXPANSION, UH, BUCKET, IF YOU WILL, UM, AS PART OF THE, UH, STRATEGIC, UM, UPGRADE PLAN.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM.
THE PRIORITIZATION FOR A PROJECT OF THIS IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINE BASED ON CRITICAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERN, CONCERNS, URGENCY, CAPITAL, PRESERVATIONS, AND, UM, DISCUSSIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS.
AND SO OUR CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES UPGRADE PROJECTS, UM, ARE SUBJECT TO THE ASSESSMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE NEEDS OF THE BUILDINGS, THE SYSTEMS, ET CETERA, UM, AS DETERMINED BY STAFF AND IMPLEMENTED BY STAFF TO DETERMINE WHAT THOSE PRIORITIZED NEEDS, UM, SHALL BE.
SO WITH THAT SAID, UM, AT BIRMINGHAM, UH, THE BIRMINGHAM COMPLEX IN BIRMINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL, THERE IS AN EXISTING SWIMMING POOL THAT IS OVER 80 YEARS OLD.
IT WAS ACTUALLY ORIGINALLY, UM, A, UH, GENERAL HOSPITAL THAT, UH, IT WAS BUILT BACK IN THE 1940S IS, UH, WHEN THE SWIMMING POOL WAS BUILT.
IT HAD BEEN RENOVATED A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN.
IT WAS IN 1956, A FULL RENOVATION, NEW DECKING AND LIGHTING ADDED IN 19 70, 75.
AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE POOL.
IT'S, I WOULD CONSIDER IT IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THAT PERSISTENT LEAKS WE SEE, AND WE'VE HAD IT CHECKED THAT THE WATER LEVELS ARE CONTINUING TO DROP BECAUSE THERE ARE LEAKS THROUGHOUT THE POOL AND WE CAN TRY TO REPAIR THEM.
BUT IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING REPAIR FOR MULTIPLE YEARS NOW, AND IT IS BEYOND ITS USEFUL LIFE.
UM, ULTIMATELY WHAT WAS DETERMINED IS TO TRY TO REPAIR THE, THE, UH, POOL IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION WOULD BE ONE VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT NECESSARILY, UM, COST EFFECTIVE AS WELL AS NOT A HIGH RATE OF SUCCESS IN TERMS OF, UH, OR NOT, NOT A GUARANTEED RATE OF SUCCESS, I SHOULD SAY, IN TERMS OF THE REPAIR IN ITS EXISTING LOCATION BECAUSE THAT WATER HAS BEEN SOAKING INTO THE GROUND.
AND SO THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE GROUND IMPROVEMENTS DONE.
UM, SO GIVEN THE THE FACT THAT THE POOL'S BEEN LEAKING, YOU'VE GOT GROUND IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY FOR THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION.
UM, WE, UH, ARE PROPOSING TO BUILD A NEW AQUATIC CENTER, UM, WHICH WOULD MEET ALL OF THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT STANDARDS, UM, FOR CIF REGULATION.
UM, ONE KIND OF NOTE IS THAT THE POOL IS USED REGIONALLY FOR, UM, DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF SWIMMING POOLS IN THE WEST VALLEY.
YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF SCHOOLS THAT DO UTILIZE THIS, UM, FOR DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SWIMMING POOLS IN THE AREA.
YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY CHARTER IS LOCATED IN BOARD DISTRICT THREE.
UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER SCHOOL, UM, IN THE WEST VALLEY AREA.
SO THE PROJECT SCOPE, UM, IS A NEW OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL AND ASSOCIATED SUPPORT BUILDINGS.
UM, AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS ALL OF THE BUILDINGS NECESSARY RESTROOMS, LOCKER ROOMS, UH, POOL BUILDING, ET CETERA.
SO, UM, IT'S A FULL AQUATIC CENTER.
IT ALSO INCLUDES SHADE, BLEACHERS, UH, FOR SPECTATORS.
THE, UH, I'LL GET INTO THE POOL ITSELF AND A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICS, UM, ABOUT THE, UM, POOL SIZE AND USE, THE PROJECT BUDGET IS $41 MILLION.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN THERE.
WE ANTICIPATE STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2027 AND COMPLETION TWO YEARS LATER, THE END OF 2029.
THE ENROLLMENT AT BIRMINGHAM, UM, IS OVER 3000 STUDENTS.
THE EXISTING CONDITION, THAT'S JUST FOR SOME REFERENCE, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE EXISTING POOL, UM, LOOKS LIKE.
AND SO IN TERMS OF POTENTIAL LOCATIONS, SO WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING WHAT THE BEST LOCATION IS, BUT PRELIMINARILY, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT, UM, BUILDING THE NEW POOL, UM, EITHER IN ONE OF THOSE TWO AREAS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL TO IDENTIFY THE AREA THAT WOULD HAVE THE LEAST IMPACT.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT WHAT UTILITIES AND WHAT POTENTIAL ISSUES MAY ARISE AT ANY ONE OF THESE TWO SCHOOLS, UH, OR SORRY, WHEN ANY ONE OF THESE TWO SITES, UH, BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION.
BUT THAT'LL BE PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS IS TO, UH, PLANT THE FLAG IN ONE OF THESE TWO LOCATIONS.
AND I SHOULD NOTE, WE PLAN ON LETTING THE, UH, THE EXISTING POOL WOULD BE AN OPERATION DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE PERMANENT POOL, UM, THE SWIMMING POOL.
UM, IN TERMS OF THE STANDARDS, IT DOES MEET CIF STANDARDS, WHICH IS 25 YARDS WIDE FOR A SWIMMING LANE.
UM, AND 33 METERS LONG FOR, UM, WATER POLO GAMES.
UM, IT WILL HAVE, UH, RACING PLATFORMS THERE, UH, IS ONE DIVING BOARD, YOU CAN SEE KIND OF OFF OF THE RIGHT THERE.
UM, WATER POLO GOALS, ACCESSIBLE LIFTS, SCOREBOARD, ET CETERA.
UM, WE WOULD BE PUTTING IN SHAPE CANOPIES FOR THE, UM, FOR THE SPECTATORS, UM, TICKET BOOTH.
AND I MENTIONED SOME OF THESE OTHER BUILDINGS THAT ARE ALSO PART OF THE AQUATIC CENTER ITSELF.
SO JUST KIND OF A CLOSER VIEW OF WHAT OUR DISTRICT STANDARDS LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF THE 33 METERS, UM, AND 25 YARDS.
THIS SWIMMING POOL WOULD ALLOW ENOUGH
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SPACE FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, AN EIGHT LANE COMPETITION AND A WARMUP, UM, AREA, A WARMUP LANE.UM, AND SO THIS IS THE STANDARD GOING FORWARD, UH, FOR OUR, UM, NEW CONSTRUCTION.
I KNOW I WENT REALLY FAST, BUT TRYING TO MAKE UP SOME TIME AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, VERY GOOD.
ARE ANY QUESTIONS OF, FOR THIS PROJECT? YES, MS. BETS.
UM, SO, UM, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY THESE TWO LO POTENTIAL LOCATIONS WERE CHOSEN? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
SO WE WERE LOOKING AT AN AREA THAT WOULD HAVE THE LEAST IMPACT ON THE SCHOOL, UM, AND THE SCHOOL FUNCTIONALITY.
AND SO ULTIMATELY WE LOOKED AT, UM, BOTH OF THESE LOCATIONS AND WORKING WITH THE BIRMINGHAM COMPLEX, UH, PRINCIPAL AND STAFF, UM, TO DETERMINE WHERE IT MADE SENSE AND WHERE WE WEREN'T GOING TO BE TAKING AWAY.
UM, IN THIS CASE, OH, AND I SHOULD NOTE, AND I, AND I'M, AS YOU BRING THIS UP, THE AREA WHERE WE ARE REMOVING THE EXISTING POOL, WE WOULD BE PUTTING BACK GREEN SPACE TO MAKE UP FOR ANY SPACE THAT WE'RE TAKING AWAY.
UM, UH, IN TERMS OF GREENERY, IN TERMS OF PARKING SPACES, WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED TO THE SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL HAS ADEQUATE PARKING THAT EVEN IF THEY WERE, UM, NOMINALLY AFFECTED BY HAVING THE REDUCTION IN PARKING SPACES, THEY'D BE OKAY.
SO THE TWO POTENTIAL LOCATIONS, WHAT, HOW ARE THEY CURRENTLY USED? THE, UH, THE AREA BELOW? I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S HEAVY USE OF THAT AT ALL.
I KNOW THERE'S A SHOT PUT, UM, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THERE, BUT OTHERWISE IT'S JUST KIND OF AN OPEN GREEN SPACE.
UM, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE AREA TO THE, AT THE TOP.
I'VE GOT MARIE, I DON'T KNOW IF MARIA KNOWS.
YEAH, I'M NOT, NOT SURE HOW THE AREA, UM, BUT I CAN TELL YOU OUR STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL TO IDENTIFY LOCATIONS, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT EXACTLY IS, UM, GOING ON IN THAT SPACE OTHER THAN JUST OPEN GREEN SPACE.
AND THAT WAS MY OTHER QUESTION IS WHAT'S GOING TO GO IN, YOU KNOW, WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE POOL, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO THAT SPACE? SO, UM, SO THAT'S GREAT TO KNOW THAT IT'LL BE YEAH, AND I, AND ACTUALLY I WAS GOING, UH, QUICKLY THROUGH THIS, BUT YEAH, SITE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE FORMER POOL AREA WILL INCLUDE NEW NATURAL GRASS LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WITH THAT? IS THERE A MOTION? MEMBER? BETS? MOTION MOVE.
SECOND BY CAMPBELL PLEASE VOTE.
MR. CHAIR MEMBERS, THIS IS THE VOTE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE BIRMINGHAM AQUATIC CENTER PROJECT.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED WITH NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.
UM, WITH THAT ITEM NUMBER EIGHT,
[8. 27 Board District Priority and Region Priority Projects and Amend the Facilities Services Division Strategic Execution Plan to Incorporate Therein]
OUR 27 BOARD, UH, DISTRICT AND REGIONAL, UH, PRIORITY PROJECTS.MR. CHO? MORNING, MR. NER MEMBERS OF THE PC? NO, NO, NO.
SO THIS TIME WE HAVE 27 PROJECTS.
TOTAL PROJECT VALUE IS LITTLE OVER $1.6 MILLION.
27 ARE IN EIGHT DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, PROJECT CATEGORIES.
I'LL JUST QUICKLY GO OVER WHAT THOSE ARE.
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER AUDITORIUM UPGRADE, WE HAVE THREE OF THEM.
ONE BOTTLE FILLER STATION PROJECT, THAT'S A HIGH SCHOOL.
THEN WE HAVE FIVE FENCING RELATED PROJECTS.
THEN WE HAVE A BUNCH OF FURNITURE SUPPORT PROJECTS, NINE PROJECTS.
THEN WE HAVE ONE INTERACTIVE DISPLAY THAT'S LINE NUMBER SIX.
WE'RE INSTALLING 13 PROMETHEAN BOARDS, PROMETHEAN BOARDS.
THEN WE HAVE ONE LIBRARY UPGRADE THAT'S LINE NUMBER FOUR.
THEN WE HAVE FIVE MARQUEE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, THEN ONE SHADE STRUCTURE PROJECTS.
THE SMALLEST PROJECT IS, UH, IN TERMS OF COST IS JOHNSON AT JOHNSON COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL.
WE'RE SUPPORTING FURNITURE AT THE LIBRARY.
THE LARGEST PROJECT COST IS AT BRAVO MEDICAL MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL LINE NUMBER FOUR.
THAT'S 140,000, LITTLE OVER $140,000.
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THEN WE HAVE THREE SEPARATE SLIDES WE PICKED TOP THREE IN TERMS OF PROJECT COST.ONE IS AT MARVIN, THEN BRAVO MEDICAL MAGNET FOR UPGRADING LIBRARY.
BANCROFT MIDDLE SCHOOL IS UPGRADING AUDITORIUM.
HOPE YOU REMEMBER THIS PROJECT.
SO AT MARVIN, WE'RE INSTALLING TWO SHADE STRUCTURES OVER THE EXISTING PLAY STRUCTURES.
INDICATED THERE ON THE SLIDE, THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS 191,000 $146.
YOU MAY THINK THAT THIS COST FOR TWO STRUCTURES IS TOO LOW COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE BROUGHT IN BEFORE.
AND I'LL EXPLAIN WE HAVE A GOOD UH, REASON.
IF YOU RECALL BY THE WAY, THIS PAVING HAS ONE OF THE WORST CONDITION AND CRACKS AT THE SCHOOL SITE.
IF YOU RECALL, YOU HAVE APPROVED THE GREENING PROJECT AND PAVING PROJECT SEPARATELY, UH, IN THE PAST.
AND BOTH DESIGNS ARE COMPLETE.
AND WE ARE AS WE SPEAK IN THE AWARD, UH, STATUS AWARD PROCESS.
IF IT'S NOT AWARDED TODAY OR THIS WEEK, WE'LL BE AWARDED NEXT WEEK.
WE MET WITH PARENTS THREE TIMES ALREADY.
THEY'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE FINAL RENDERING OF THIS PROJECT.
SO THIS WAS TAKEN, UH, AT THE SAME ANGLE RIGHT HERE AND THERE.
AND PROJECT IS NOT JUST RIPPING OUT THE OLD PAVING, WE ARE DOING THAT, BUT WE ARE ALSO REPLACING ALL THE DETERIORATED UNDERGROUND PLUMBING SYSTEM.
WE'LL BE ADDING GREENING AND THE ONE PLAYGROUND PLAY STRUCTURE IS SHOWN THERE.
SO WE ARE PROVIDING OUR PROJECT, UH, RDP PROJECT IS PROVIDING TWO SHA STRUCTURES.
SO THE REASON I MENTIONED THAT IS THAT WE ARE USING THEIR MAIN GC FOR PAVING TO TACKLE ON THIS SHA STRUCTURE.
SO WE ARE SAVING THEIR GCS, WE'RE SAVING THE A DA COST AND ALL OTHER PROJECT MANAGEMENT COST.
USUALLY THE SHARE STRUCTURE COMES AROUND $500,000 OR IT COULD GO MORE THAN $500,000.
SO THIS ONE WE WERE ABLE TO COME PRESENT IT FOR UNDER $20,000 FOR BOTH STRUCTURES.
NEXT SLIDE IS AT BRAVO MEDICAL MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD SIZE OF LIBRARY.
UH, WE ARE REPLACING THE OLD DETERIORATED RUG CARPET 6,000 SQUARE FEET AND REPLACING THOSE WITH TILE.
AND WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING A SELF SEATING, UH, FURNITURE FOR THIS LIBRARY.
TOTAL PROJECT COST IS 140,000.
THE LAST ONE WE HAVE IS AT BANCROFT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE CREATING THE AUDITORIUM AUDIO SYSTEM AND VISUAL SYSTEM.
VISUAL SYSTEM IS UH, INSTALLING THE PROJECTOR AND AUTOMATED, UH, PROJECTION SCREEN.
THIS IS IT FOR B-D-P-R-P PROJECTS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. CHO? NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? A MOTION BY MEMBER LEWIS? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.
SANDRA, DID I SAY 'EM BOTH TIMES THAT WAY? BETS.
UM, MEMBERS, THIS IS, THIS IS THE VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING 27 BOARD, DISTRICT AND REGION PRIORITY PROJECTS.
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HAMNER? AYE.THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED WITH NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.
[9. Five Sustainable Environment Enhancement Developments for Schools (SEEDS) Projects and Amend the Facilities Services Division Strategic Execution Plan to Incorporate Therein]
NUMBER NINE, YOUR LAST, UM, ITEM FOR, UH, VOTES OR, THANK YOU.UM, WE HAVE MR. CHO THANK YOU.
I THINK I SHOULD GO AFTER SOME
TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THAT, THAT'S BENEFICIAL.
SO WE HAVE FIVE C PROJECTS THIS TIME.
WE PROVIDE SMALL OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACES TO OUR STUDENTS WITH A LIMITED, UH, INVESTMENT.
THE PROJECT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS SMALL COMPARED TO, UH, CRITICAL REPLACEMENT, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE SMALL.
OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TEAM DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB IN COMING UP WITH THE BEST LOCATION, WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL AND BEST LAYOUT AND DESIGN FOR THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK.
THE SLIDE SHOWS TWO PICTURES COMPLETED A SITE, LANKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THAT WAS DONE IN 2024 LAST YEAR.
VICTORIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS ALSO DONE IN 2024.
THIS SLIDE TALKS ABOUT THE FUNDING AND HOW WE CHOOSE THE SCHOOLS.
AND I HAVE PRESENTED THIS LAST TIME.
YOU KNOW, THE STAFF PREPARES ALL THESE SLIDES.
THEY DO A GREAT JOB, BUT I HAVE TO DO ONE MORE STEP.
SO, MAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAS BUILT IN 2024.
LAND FELLS, HOWEVER, WAS BUILT IN 2019.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I PRESENT THIS.
THEN AFTER SIX YEARS LATER, I WANTED TO SAY THEY ARE MAINTAINED REALLY WELL.
SO I WENT TO GLEN FELLS A FEW DAYS AGO.
I WENT TO THE SCHOOL, I SAID, I'M HERE TO VISIT YOUR, UH, CS PROJECT SITE.
THEN THE PRINCIPAL HEARD MY VOICE FROM HER OFFICE, BRUSH IT OUT.
SHE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS, THANKING ME, HEY, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PROJECT WE EVER HAD.
OUR KIDS GET ALL THE BENEFITS.
SO WE WENT OUT AND IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED.
I WISH I HAD A PICTURE THAT I COULD SHOW YOU.
WELL MAINTAINED THOSE SMALL TREES IN THE BACKGROUND AT FER, IT'S HUGE NOW, PROVIDING AMAZING SHADES.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW TALL THESE TREES ARE AFTER SIX YEARS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
AND I WAS SO EXCITED THAT THESE SEED PROJECTS IS GOING OUT THERE REALLY WELL.
SO WE HAVE FIVE PROJECTS, ELIAN, MULHOLLAND, STONER, TOLAND WAY, AND WARNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND AGAIN, UH, SCOPES ARE PRETTY MUCH ALL SAME EXCEPT THAT SOME SCHOOL WANTS A, UH, EDIBLE GARDEN RAISED, UH, PLANTER BOXES.
SO THOSE ARE THE PRO, PRETTY MUCH ONLY DIFFERENCE BESIDES THE LAYOUT.
I WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION WHEN I PRESENTED THIS AT THE, UH, AGENDA SETTING.
AND MR. HAMNER POINTED OUT, HEY, THIS IS HAND-DRAWN SKETCH.
SO AL, SO CHRISTINA, ALEX AND I WERE LIKE, NERDING OUT ON THIS ONE 'CAUSE IT WAS HAND DRAWN.
UM, THAT'S ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE US EXCITED.
BY THE WAY, I DON'T, I I'M WAY OUT OF TONE ON THIS, BUT I, ALLIE, YOU SHOULD HAVE MADE A LIMP MEMBER AT LARGE AND PUT MR. CHO ON YOUR, UH, TASK FORCE
BUT I FOUND OUT, I FOUND OUT THIS SKETCH WAS DRAWN BY ONE OF THE PARENTS.
OH, WHO? DENNY JONES, WHO HAPPENED TO BE THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AT TERRAMOTO.
SO SH THE, THE, THEY CAME UP WITH A DESIGN.
WE LOOKED AT IT, WE LOVED IT, AND THIS IS HOW IT'S GONNA BE.
AND AGAIN, THE FINAL DESIGN MAY BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT HOWEVER, IT'S AMAZING PROJECTS WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH A PARENT CAME OUT REALLY NICE.
UH, NEXT ONE IS AT MODEL HOLLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
IT'S A MIDDLE SCHOOL, SO WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE MIDDLE SCHOOLS FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
SO WE HAVE EXECUTED EIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE PAST, COMPLETED IN HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL.
WE HAVE COMPLETED THREE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECTS.
ENROLLMENT IS AT OVER 1100 STUDENTS AT THIS SCHOOL SITE.
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UH, PROJECT $200,000.AND THIS IS ONE OF THE SITE YOU ALSO APPROVED FOR THE GREENING SCHOOLYARD, UH, IN DECEMBER, 2023.
SO I WENT OUT THERE LAST WEEK, MIGUEL AND I WENT OUT THERE.
THIS TOTAL SIZE OF THIS GREENING SPACE IS ABOUT 200 BY 40 COMPLETED SHADES, DGS PLANTS AND BUNCH OF KIDS.
I NOTICED BUNCH OF KIDS WERE PLAYING ON THAT AT THE TIME.
AND THE SEA PROJECT IS SUPPOSED TO COMPLEMENT THAT PART AS WELL.
UH, 215 ENROLLMENT AND TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS 2,380.
LAST ONE I HAVE IS WARNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
YOU CAN TELL IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
WE ARE TAKING OUT THE BIG PORTION OF ASPHALT, CONVERTING THOSE TO THE GRASS.
AND THERE IS A, UH, EXISTING BACKSTOP.
THEY'RE, THEY WERE PLAYING BALLS ON THIS HARD SURFACE.
SO WE ARE PRO PROVIDING THE GRASS SO THAT THEY CAN PLAY SAFELY.
AND THE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE, UH, LAYOUT, WE ARE PROVIDING THE SEAS GARDEN.
TOTAL CURRENT ENROLLMENT IS 545 FOR THE SCHOOL SITE.
ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. CHO? MS. MS. BES? HELLO? HI.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR, UM, THE KIND OF REVISITING OF MAY ALL AND STONER AND THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAD.
UM, AND IT WAS A THOUGHT JUST WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE UPDATES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
UM, HOW THE KIDS ARE ENGAGING IN THESE SPACES.
UM, SOME PICTURES BECAUSE THEY'RE THE KIDS ARE THE ONES THAT BRING LIFE TO THESE SPACES.
UM, SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR EXPERIENCE IN GOING BACK TO REVISIT AND YEAH.
HEARING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE AFTER WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO, I WON'T NEED TO SHARE AT THIS POINT, BUT I WAS TOO LATE TO UPDATE THE SLIDES.
BUT NEXT TIME WE'LL SHOW YOU THE SLIDES FOR UPDATE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, MS. LEWIS? UM, YEAH, I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT THAT I WISH ALL THESE PROJECTS WERE FIVE TIMES BIGGER, BUT I UNDERSTAND THE LIMITATIONS.
I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT THAT THEY'RE SO PLAYFUL AND FUN.
AND YOU CAN TELL THAT WHOEVER'S COMING UP WITH THESE DESIGNS IS HAVING FUN WITH THEM.
AND I THINK THAT WILL EXTEND TO WHEN THE KIDS ACTUALLY GET TO ENJOY THEM.
SO JUST, I LOVE SEEING DESIGNS THAT BRING OUT THE BEST IN CHILDREN AND HOPE TO CONTINUE SEEING THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH MORE GREENING AND MORE, MORE, MORE.
I DON'T THINK HE'S MAKING A MOTION THAT HE SECONDS THE COMMENTARY THAT HE'S THE NEXT TIME I'LL, THE, THE COMMENT.
THE NEXT TIME I'LL BRING OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WHO IS IN THE BEHIND MAKING ALL THIS HAPPEN.
YOU KNOW, I, I, I INTERCHANGED, FORMALIZATION MR. CHO, MARK, YOU KNOW, BUT, UM, AND I HOPE YOU DON'T TAKE THAT AS A, AS A NEGATIVE THING, BUT I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION TO WHAT YOU DO.
'CAUSE IT BRINGS A DIFFERENT ENERGY HOW WE RECEIVE.
YOU'RE VERY, VERY GOOD AT THIS.
UM, AND IT'S CLEARLY, I THINK IT'S REALLY SINCERELY TAKEN ON YOUR BEHALF WHEN YOU SAY, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
YOU'RE NOT JUST SAYING THAT TO KIND OF GET US TO DIFFUSE US.
YOU REALLY ARE EXCITED ABOUT IT.
AND THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
IS THERE A MOTION? I JUST ALSO WANTED TO SAY THAT MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, BENNETT KAISER, UH, WHO WAS A BOARD MEMBER, WOULD BE, HE WOULD BE REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THESE PROJECTS.
HE WAS THE FIRST BOARD MEMBER TO SUBSIDIZE A SEEDS GRANT THAT WAS A NON-FOOD GARDEN.
UM, AND I THINK THESE ARE REALLY WHAT WE HAD ENVISIONED SEEDS COULD BE, UM, OVER A DECADE AGO.
SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT THEY'RE MOVING, THAT THEY'VE MOVED HERE.
IS THERE A MOTION MR. ROSS? UH, YES.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
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MS. BES, WE HAVE A VOTE.MR. CHAIR MEMBERS, THIS IS THE VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
RECOMMENDING FIVE SEEDS PROJECTS.
THE RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED WITH NINE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.
[10. Chief Facilities Executive’s Report (Information Only)]
NUMBER 10, UM, THIS IS A CFE PRESENTATION BY MS. CHRISTINA TOS.I'LL TRY TO KEEP THE ENERGY UP AS WE, UM, HARD ACT TO FOLLOW WITH MARK.
I KNOW
UH, SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS, UM, UPDATE IS TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR SCHOOL YEAR.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS OUR LAST POC MEETING, UM, FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR.
WE'LL SEE YOU BACK IN, UH, AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER FOR THE START OF 25 AND 26.
BUT JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TOGETHER, UM, TO BRING THESE IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS OVER.
AND THEN A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME OF THE WORK WE'RE DOING AROUND SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES WORK THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING OVER THE NEXT YEAR IN TERMS OF BIDDING, AND THEN ALWAYS OUR FAVORITE RIBBON CUTTINGS.
SO JUST LOVE TO SHOW THIS SLIDE.
UM, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 868 PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, VALUED AT OVER 9 BILLION.
SO THAT'S 622 PROJECTS IN DESIGN PRE-CONSTRUCTION AT AROUND 4.5 BILLION.
AND THEN IN CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE 246 PROJECTS, UH, WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF 4.6 BILLION.
SO JUST AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.
UH, WE HAVE SOME KEY PROCUREMENTS COMING UP OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
SO A LOT OF WORK, UM, WITH L-A-U-S-D AND ALSO IN THE REGION.
SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH OUR CONTRACTORS TO MAKE SURE WE GET COMPETITIVE BIDS.
WE HAVE A SERIES OF CLASSROOM REPLACEMENT PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE BIDDING 20 CLASSROOM UPGRADE PROJECTS, WHICH ARE SIX TO 10 MILLION EACH.
13 OUTDOOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS AND OVER A HUNDRED MILLION IN 80 DA PRIOR YEAR REMOVAL PROJECTS.
SO THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE IN DESIGN THAT ARE GONNA BE MOVING OVER TO CONSTRUCTION.
IN THE CHART THAT I SHOWED YOU PREVIOUSLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT OUR 12 MONTH BID FORECAST IS, WE'RE GONNA BE BIDDING OUT A TOTAL OF $1.5 BILLION WORTH OF WORK TO HIT THE STREETS.
YOU'LL SEE THE LARGEST IS GONNA BE IN Q4 OF 2025.
UM, SO THAT'S ABOUT 60 PROJECTS.
OUR OUTDOOR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CLASSROOM PRO UPGRADE PROJECTS, A DA IMPROVEMENTS, ATHLETIC FACILITIES, UPGRADES.
BUT AGAIN, JUST HIGHLIGHTING THAT THERE IS A LOT OF WORK GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DID OVER THIS YEAR END REVIEW.
SO WE BROUGHT A TOTAL OF 403 PROJECTS VALUED AT 1.64 BILLION TO THE VOC AND THEN TO THE BOARD.
SO IF YOU WONDER HOW BUSY YOU WERE, YOU SAW 403 PROJECTS PRESENTED, UM, TO YOU OF THOSE CLASSROOM UPGRADES, WE HAD 36 CLASSROOM UPGRADE PROJECTS, PACE UP, 14 PROJECTS, PV PROJECTS, UH, CRITICAL REPLACEMENT IN UPGRADE PROJECTS, EEC, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM UPGRADE PROJECTS, GREEN SCHOOL YARD UPGRADE PROJECTS, A DA SECURE ENTRY, NEW PROGRAM AT, UH, SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
AND THEN SEEDS PROGRAMS. YOU'LL SEE THE NEW NEW TWO MEASURE US ARE THE SOLAR PV INSTALLATION PROGRAMS AND ALSO OUR GREEN SCHOOLYARD UPGRADE PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS COMPLETED.
SO WE COMPLETED 230 PROJECTS, UM, FROM AUGUST, 2024 TO MAY OF 2025 WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF 630 MILLION.
A LOT OF 'EM WERE OUR COMPREHENSIVE MODERNIZATION PROJECTS AND CLASSROOM REPLACEMENT PROJECTS.
I KNOW I'VE SEEN A LOT OF YOU AT THOSE RIBBON CUTTINGS.
REALLY IMPRESSIVE TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS.
UM, ALSO CRITICAL REPAIRS, UM, A DA IMPROVEMENTS.
AND THEN OUR EARLY EDUCATION CENTER PROJECTS.
WE COMPLETED NINE OF THOSE, UM, AS WELL AS A WELLNESS CENTER EXPANSION PROGRAM.
AND THEN WE HAVE OVER 200 PROJECTS, UM, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING FROM DESIGN TO STARTING CONSTRUCTION.
SO THAT'S PART OF THAT GOING OUT TO BID.
BUT WE'LL BE MOVING 203 PROJECTS VALUED AT 228 MILLION.
UM, WE'LL BE STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN 24 25.
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AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR SMALL BUSINESS BOOTCAMP.WE JUST COMPLETED, UM, OUR COMPLETION OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS BOOTCAMP.
WE HAVE, UM, TRAININGS AND A SERIES OF COURSES THAT THEY TAKE TO BECOME SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.
THESE ARE REALLY SMALL BUSINESSES WHO WANNA PARTICIPATE AND WORK WITH L-A-U-S-D.
THEY'RE NOT QUITE SURE HOW TO DO THAT.
AND SO WE LEAD THEM THROUGH A SERIES OF CLASSES, UM, ON ESTIMATING, BONDING, UH, GENERAL CONTRACTING CONDITIONS, PSA SO THAT THEY CAN, UM, NECESS THEY CAN GET WORK WITH THE DISTRICT.
AND WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN GROWING SOME OF SMALL BUSINESSES TO MEDIUM SIZED BUSINESSES, WHICH IS OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO HAVE MORE CONTRACTORS PARTICIPATING IN OUR WORK.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS TO CLOSE OUT IN MAY BEFORE SCHOOLS, UH, CLOSE DOWN FOR THE SUMMER.
WE HAVE, UH, ON FRIDAY AMORY CLASSROOM REPLACEMENT RIBBON CUTTING, AND MCKINLEY AVENUE, THE COMPREHENSIVE MODERNIZATION.
AND I HOPE THAT I'LL SEE, UM, SOME MEMBERS OF THE BOC AT THOSE.
[11. ITS BOC Quarterly Program Status Report Q1 2025 (January 1 – March 31, 2025) (Information Only)]
ITEM NUMBER 11.MY NAME IS MONICA NOLAN AND I AM THE DIRECTOR OF IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
AND TODAY I WILL PRESENT THE BOC QUARTERLY REPORT FOR Q1 2025, WHICH COVERS JANUARY 1ST THROUGH MARCH 31ST.
UM, I HAVE FIVE IMPORTANT PROJECT UPDATES.
UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE OTHER PROJECTS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN COVER THOSE AT THE END.
WE'RE GONNA START OFF ON SLIDE NUMBER SEVEN WITH OUR AUDIO VISUAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM MODERNIZATION AT MARLTON SCHOOL PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT WILL MODERNIZE THE AUDIO VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AT MARTON SCHOOL, INCLUDING INTEGRATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM WITH THE SCHOOL'S LOCAL AREA NETWORK, AND WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK.
IN Q1 2025, THE PROJECT TEAM SELECTED A VENDOR AND SOLUTION FOR THE AUDIO VISUAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
AND A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD WAS ISSUED.
THE VENDOR AND SOLUTION CONTRACT WAS ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED TO GO TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL IN Q1 2025.
HOWEVER, AN UPDATED PROCUREMENT PROCESS TIMELINE WAS RELEASED THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIVISION POLICY BULLETIN.
AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW TIMELINE AND NEW EXPECTATIONS, WE NOW ANTICIPATE THE CONTRACT TO GO TO THE BOARD IN Q2 2025.
THE SHIFT IN BOARD APPROVAL, UM, PUSHES OUT OUR TIMELINE AND IT ALSO IMPACTS SUBSEQUENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDING IMPLEMENTATION, INTEGRATION AND TRAINING.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE DASHBOARD.
OUR NEXT UPDATE IS ON SLIDE NUMBER EIGHT AND IS FOR THE INTELLIGENT SCHOOL NETWORK CONTROLS PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT ONCE IMPLEMENTED, WILL ENABLE SMART INTERNET ENABLED EDUCATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL DIGITAL DEVICES TO CONNECT TO THE DISTRICT'S K THROUGH 12 SCHOOL NETWORKS QUICKLY AND SECURELY.
IN Q1 2025, THE PROJECT TEAM CONTINUED CONFIGURATION OF THE SCHOOL NETWORKS AND BEGAN CONFIGURATION OF THE DEVICE REGISTRATION PORTAL.
THE PROJECT TIMELINE HAS BEEN EXPEN EXTENDED TO COMPLETE IN Q3 2026 INSTEAD OF Q4 2025.
DUE TO A DELAY IN HIRING PROJECT RESOURCES, THE PROJECT RESOURCES SHOULD BE ON BOARD BY THE END OF Q2 2025.
OUR NEXT UPDATE IS ON SLIDE NUMBER 10 AND IS FOR THE RADIO SYSTEM MODERNIZATION PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT MODERNIZES THE DISTRICT'S RADIO SYSTEM BY REPLACING OBSOLETE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CREATES A SINGLE UNIFIED SYSTEM THAT ENABLES IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS FOR SCHOOLS, SCHOOL, POLICE, TRANSPORTATION, AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.
IN Q2 2025, THE PROJECT TEAM COMPLETED THE CONFIGURATION AND TESTING OF THE SEVENTH AND FINAL RADIO TOWER.
ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM HAS COMPLETED MOBILE RADIO INSTALLATIONS ON 1,683 OF 1,751 BUSES, UH, BUSES AND POLICE CARS, AND DEPLOYED 324 OF
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1,472 PORTABLE HANDHELD RADIOS TO DEPARTMENTS.THE RADIO SYSTEM MODERNIZATION PROJECT TIMELINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO COMPLETE IN Q2 2026 INSTEAD OF Q2 2025 TO ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL TIME NEEDED TO PROCURE AND BUILD OUT THE DISTRICT'S RAPID DEPLOYMENT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
OUR NEXT HIGHLIGHT IS ON SLIDE NUMBER 11 AND IS FOR THE SCHOOL NETWORK SYSTEMS UPGRADE PROJECT PHASE ONE, GROUP ONE, WHICH IS 154 SCHOOL SITES.
THIS PROJECT REPLACES OBSOLETE END OF LIFE AND FAILING NETWORK TELEPHONE AND PUBLIC ADDRESS EQUIPMENT TO MODERNIZE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND OR REPLACE SECURITY SYSTEMS. THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE PROJECT, UH, THE CURRENT PHASE OF THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON INSTALLATION OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT TO ENABLE SHAKE ALERT AND A GATEWAY TO ENABLE MULTICAST BROADCASTING ON CAMPUSES.
FOR THIS QUARTER, WE ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE WITH ALL WORK COMPLETED AT 149 SITES EXCEEDING THE TARGET OF 90 SITES.
THESE SITES NOW HAVE SHAKE ALERT, UH, NETWORK UPGRADES AND GATEWAYS INSTALLED.
ON SLIDE NUMBER 12, WE HAVE THE SCHOOL NETWORK SYSTEMS UPGRADE PROJECT PHASE ONE, GROUP TWO, WHICH IS 108 SCHOOL SITES FOR THIS QUARTER.
WE ARE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE WITH ALL WORK COMPLETED AT 87 SITES EXCEEDING THE TARGET OF 86 SITES.
THESE SITES NOW HAVE UPGRADED VOICEOVER IP, PHONE, PUBLIC ADDRESS, LOCAL AREA NETWORK, WIRELESS, LOCAL AREA NETWORK, AND FIBER SYSTEMS. AND THAT CON CONCLUDES THE REPORT FOR Q1 2025.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF MONICA? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WELL.
[12. Discussion of Non-Agenda Matters Michael Hamner]
WE'RE ABOUT READY TO ADJOURN, BUT VERY QUICKLY, THERE'S JUST ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SHARE.I THINK TIM, I COULD SHARE MR. PANSKY, UH, MAYBE IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE, IF YOU HAVE A CONNECTION WITH SCOTT, SCOTT LOST HIS FATHER LAST NIGHT.
UH, THE REASON WHY HE IS NOT HERE TODAY, UH, HE'S BEEN TAKING CARE OF HIM.
AND SO WE JUST FOUND OUT, YOU KNOW, TIM JUST, UH, INFORMED ME THAT, UH, SO IF YOU WANT TO SEND ANY MESSAGES TO SCOTT, UH, FEEL FREE.
UH, WE'RE BACK TOGETHER IN THE SAME CONFIGURATION AND, AND WE WILL BE HAVING A NEW MEMBER COME JUNE, BUT WE, WE WON'T MEET HER UNTIL AUGUST RIGHT AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
UM, AND THEN MS. KAISER WILL BE BACK AS WELL WITH THE BABY
UM, SO ANYWAY, WITH THAT, UM, HAVE A GREAT, SO ROBERT, YEAH, JUST ONE THING TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON THE, THE SAME THOUGHTS.
I I THINK WE SHOULD ADJOURN A MEMORY OF, UH, OF MR. PENSKE'S FATHER, UM, IN, IN TERMS OF, UH, JUST OTHER DISCUSSION.
I I, YOU KNOW, SINCE WE ARE AT THE END OF OUR YEAR, I, I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE THOUGHTFUL CONTRIBUTIONS THAT YOU'VE MADE.
I'VE LEARNED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT, JUST HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AND LISTEN TO THE OTHER MEMBERS ON, ON THE COMMITTEE AND THE PERSPECTIVES YOU BRING.
UM, IT'S REALLY BEEN A, A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE.
I, I ALSO WANTED TO THANK, UM, OUR COUNCIL, UH, MR. BUCKMAN, UH, OUR CONSULTANTS, UH, MR. WEAVER AND MR. RANI AND, AND GIVE PARTICULAR THANKS TO, UM, THE STAFF THAT SUPPORT THE BOC UH, MS. DIETLE AND MR. POPE JOY.
UH, THEY ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
THEY MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UM, WELL PREPARED THAT THE MEETINGS RUN SMOOTHLY.
THEY HANDLE ALL OF THE MINISTERIAL TASKS THAT KEEP US IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.
UH, THEY'RE RESPONSIVE TO OUR QUESTIONS.
I GET EMAILS ON WEEKENDS AT NIGHT.
UM, I'VE, I'VE WORKED IN GOVERNMENT FOR 28 YEARS.
UM, THEY, THEY STAND OUT AS EXCEPTIONALLY CAPABLE AND DEDICATED EMPLOYEES AND I JUST WANT TO, AT THE END OF OUR YEAR, RECOGNIZE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR ALL THAT THEY DO TO SUPPORT, UH, THE BOC.