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SJUSD Measure F
Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee

MINUTES
(Approved)

October 17th, 2005
Gunderson High School
622 Gaundabert Lane, San Jose

1 Call to order

Chairman Rice called the meeting to order at 6:17 p.m.

2 Roll Call: The requirements for a quorum were met.
Committee Members Present: Allen Rice, Greg West, David Persselin, Stephen Bantillo, Dave Ferguson, David Ginsborg, Ed Ikeda, Wolde Loul Kassa, Paul Manley, Alan Williams.

Committee Members Absent: Paul Polk.

Board of Education Representatives to the Committee: Veronica Lewis.

SJUSD Staff Representatives Present: Steve Adamo, Rose Bedard, John Cimino, Florence Eng, Don Iglesias, Ann Jones, Ada Poon, Chuck Davis, and Ty Williams.

Program Management: Susan Davenport and Bob Fuselier of Kitchell CEM.

Lee Saylin of HMC and Tom Millman of Turner Construction were also present.

3. Adopt Agenda

To allow for Mr. Ginsborg's need to leave the meeting early, proposed item 9.3 was moved to the top of the agenda. It was moved (Ikeda) and seconded (West) to adopt the revised agenda. Motion passed unanimously.

4. Approval of Minutes

It was moved (Ikeda) and seconded (Kassa) to accept the Minutes of the July 11th meeting as presented and post them to the website. Motion passed unanimously.

5. Public Comment

Ms. Myers asked if football field lighting was included in Measure F funding for all six of the District’s high school football fields. Mr. Williams responded that lighting for only three of the football fields is included in the Measure F Implementation Plan.

Ms. Myers also asked if science lab upgrades will be funded from Measure F. Mr. Williams responded that science lab upgrades are in the Measure F Implementation Plan, but are currently under funded versus need and are in Priority III.

6 .Consent Calendar – Items marked (*) (Items 9.1 and 9.2)

It was moved (West) and seconded (Ikeda) to approve the consent calendar. Motion passed unanimously.

7. Special Business. No Items

8. New Business

A. Measure F Staff Report

Ty Williams summarized the report on the Family Early Learning Center (Exhibit 8.1), with particular emphasis on the status of the $500,000 City of San Jose contribution that has not yet been received. In response to questions from committee members, staff explained that savings exceed $500,000, so no additional Measure F contribution will be needed to complete the project in the event the City does not honor its commitment.

Mr. Williams also summarized the report on soil contaminants found in Watson Park and the implications for potential health risk to the adjacent Empire Gardens Elementary School (Exhibit 8.1a). Based on soil testing completed over the summer at Empire Gardens, as well as previous findings, the District believes the site to be safe for occupancy. The District continues to work with the City of San Jose to facilitate further assessment, and Ms. Lewis noted that the City is holding public meetings to collect more information. Mr. Manley proposed an ad hoc committee be formed to document and report District activities related to this issue. That motion was not seconded and did not progress to a vote.

It was moved (Ginsborg) and seconded (Bantillo) to accept the Measure F Staff Report. Motion passed unanimously.

B.Measure F Project Overview and Status

Susan Davenport of Kitchell presented this set of related reports that included the Reconciliation Report (Exhibit 8.2a), the Status Report (Exhibit 8.2b), the Contingency Report (Exhibit 8.2c), the Cash Flow Report (Exhibit 8.2d) and the Board of Education Report (Exhibits 8.2e). Ms. Davenport demonstrated how each of these reports reconciles with the others and provides a comprehensive overview of project status, expenditures and encumbrances and changes to the program contingency. She noted that no program contingency has yet been allocated to unfunded Priority IV projects, and would likely not be until more projects have been closed out. In response to a question from Mr. Alan Williams, Ms. Davenport indicated that trend graphs would be included in future reports.

Mr. Rice noted that Measure C funds appear as a key component of a number of projects, and asked for clarification as to how much of this funding is available. Mr. Williams explained that all of the original Measure C scope has been completed, and the remaining funds are being used for a variety of purposes, including Measure F projects. He indicated that the current amount of Measure C funds available is approximately $22 million. At the request of committee members, Ms. Davenport agreed to provide at the December meeting a presentation showing all sources of funding for each project, including Measure C and deferred maintenance. It was moved (Ginsborg) and seconded (Kassa) to accept the report. Motion passed unanimously.

C.Measure F Quarterly Financial Report

Ada Poon presented this report (Exhibit 8.3) that had been sent to the members prior to the meeting. It was moved (Bantillo) and seconded (West) to accept the report. Motion passed unanimously.


D.History and Actions to be Taken Re $2.6M Budget Shortfall on Central Kitchen

Ty Williams and a team consisting of District staff and consultants presented an overview of the Central Kitchen Project (Exhibits 8.4a and 8.4b). The presentation included a discussion of the project design benefits, site selection process, comparisons to similar facilities, and the budget, which is currently estimated at $2.8 million above the adopted Implementation Plan amount. Budget items not in the original budget include land acquisition ($650,000), automated pizza and food packaging equipment ($750,000), utility and fire prevention upgrades ($830,000), and cost escalation due to delay of the project ($250,000). Additionally, recent bids came in at approximately $300,000 over estimates, reflecting current post-Hurricane Katrina market conditions. The recovery plan includes $1,100,000 of Measure C funds, $500,000 of deferred maintenance funds, and $1,200,553 from Measure F Program Contingency. It was moved (Kassa) and seconded (Manley) to accept the report. Motion passed unanimously.

E. District’s Bid Process (re: “Single Bids”)

Mr. Rice summarized the report (Exhibit 8.5), which noted that single bids occasionally result from a competitive bidding process, and that District staff make a determination as to whether to re-bid or to recommend the single bidder. In general, the single bid will only be recommended in cases where schedule, cost, quality or safety could be compromised by a re-bid. Ms. Davenport agreed to note any single bid contract awards in future Board Reports. It was moved (Williams) and seconded (Ikeda) to accept the report. Motion passed with 8 in favor, 1 opposed.

F. CBOC Webpages Maintenance

Mr. Rice reported he had received comments from the public that items on the CBOC website were difficult to find. Mr. Manley noted that the History section of the website appeared not to have been recently updated. Mr. Manley volunteered to work with Ty Williams and Liliane Patel at the District to update the website and insure that items could be easily found.

9.CBOC Member & Sub-Committee Reports.

A. (*) Chair’s Report. This report was accepted on consent agenda.

B. (*) CBOC Web Liaison. This report was accepted on consent agenda.

C.Possible CBOC Committee Membership
(This item was handled prior to item 8.1 in the meeting business.) Mr. Ginsborg agreed to serve as chair of the sub-committee responsible for drafting the Annual Report, and Mr. Alan Williams, Mr. Manley and Mr. Kassa volunteered to assist. Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Manley volunteered to serve as the CBOC representatives to the Performance Audit Steering Committee.

D. Referrals to Independent Counsel.There were no referrals.

E. Other. No Items.

10.Items for Future Agendas

A.Draft CBOC Annual Report
B.Explanation of DSA Impact on District Planning

11. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Next meeting is December 12, 2005 at District Headquarters, 855 Lenzen Avenue, San Jose.