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Meeting Minutes Long - Final

Thursday, April 16, 2026

6:00 PM

Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio, B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314

East 10th Street, Oakland, CA 94606-2291, Internet - Zoom & Granicus;

Broadcasted - KDOL-TV (Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Channel 99)

Facilities Committee

Valarie Bachelor, Chairperson

Clifford Thompson, Member

Patrice Berry, Member

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BOARD BYLAW 9131 - FACILITIES COMMITTEE CHARGE OR RESPONSIBILITIES

C. Facilities – This committee shall make recommendations to the Board

relating to Facilities matters as reflected in the Board’s calendar and

amended Board work plan including an updated Facilities Master Plan, an

updated bond spending plan, considerations for subsequent bond issuances,

asset management and potential revenue generation from real property,

leases, Civic Center policy, an updated joint use agreement with the City

relating to real property, and the Blueprint for Quality Schools. The committee

shall also be responsible for reviewing and proposing facilities related

policies. The committee also shall handle other facilities matters assigned.

A. Call to Order

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor called the Facilities Committee Meeting to order

at 6:04 P.M.

B. Roll Call

Present

3 - Director Patrice Berry

Director Clifford Thompson

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor

C. Speaker Request Cards/Modification(s) To Agenda

A request to speak at this Committee Meeting, may be made in-person or

virtually as stated in this Agenda.

Modification(s) to the Agenda, by the Facilities Committee, allows for any

change in the printed Order of Business including, but not limited to, an

announcement that an Item or Legislative File will be considered out of

Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,

postponed, rescheduled or "pulled" or taken off of the Committee General

Consent Report for separate discussion and/or possible action.

Chairperson Bachelor took items up in the following order:

F.-2, G.-6, G.-5, G.-1, G.-2, G.-3, G.-4, F.-1

D. Adoption of Committee Minutes

D.-1

26-0742

Minutes - Facilities Committee – March 19, 2026

Adoption by the Facilities Committee of its Meeting Minutes of March 19,

2026.

26-0742 Minutes - Facilities Committee – March 19, 2026

Attachments:

Discussion - None

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Chairperson

Bachelor, that the April 16, 2026, Facilities Committee Meeting

Minutes, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:

3 - Director Patrice Berry

Aye:

Director Clifford Thompson

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor

Enactment No: 26-0577

E. Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report

"Adoption of the Committee General Consent Report" "means that all items

appearing under this topic are approved in one motion unless a Member of

the Committee requests that an item be removed and voted on separately or

otherwise acted upon. Generally, these items are routine in nature, and are

acted upon in one motion to conserve time and permit focus on

other-than-routine legislative items on the agenda.

None

Unfinished Business

F.-1

26-0060

Initiating the Establishment of a 7 11 Advisory Committee to

Evaluate the Future Use of 1025 2nd Avenue, Lakeview, and

Former Ralph J. Bunche Academy - Facilities Committee

Discussion and possible Adoption by the Board of Education, upon

recommendation by the Facilities Committee, of Resolution No.

2526-0192 - Initiating the Establishment of a 7-11 Advisory Committee to

Evaluate the Future Use of 1025 2nd Avenue, Lakeview, and Former

Ralph J. Bunche Academy.

Sponsors:

Berry and Brouhard

26-0060 Initiating the Establishment of a 7 11 Advisory

Committee to Evaluate the Future Use of 1025 2nd Avenue,

Lakeview, and Former Ralph J. Bunche Academy -

Facilities Committee (4/22/2026)

Attachments:

Director Berry gave a summary of Resolution No. 2526-0192 - Initiating the

Establishment of a 7-11 Advisory Committee to Evaluate the Future Use of

1025 2nd Avenue. The Committee discussed this Matter. Jame Traber,

Counsel, Facilities Planning and Management, Preston Thomas, Chief

Systems and Services Officer, and Edgar Rakestraw, Parliamentarian,

provided additional comments.

Discussion - Directors Thompson, Berry

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Director Berry, seconded by Chairperson

Bachelor, that Resolution No. 2526-0192 - Initiating the Establishment

of a 7-11 Advisory Committee to Evaluate the Future Use of 1025 2nd

Avenue be Recommended Favorably, as Amended, to the Board of

Education. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye:

3 - Director Patrice Berry

Director Clifford Thompson

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor

Enactment No: 26-0687

F.-2

26-0305

2026 Facilities Master Plan - Facilities Planning and Management

(2nd Reading)

Adoption by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the

Facilities Committee, of Resolution No. 2526-0215 2026 Oakland

Unified School District Facilities Master Plan.

26-0305 Memorandum - 2026 Facilities Master Plan -

Facilities Planning and Management (4/22/2026)

26-0305 2026 Facilities Master Plan - Pamphlet - Facilities

Planning and Management (4/22/2026)

Attachments:

Pranita Ranbhise, Director, Facilities Planning and Management, and Preston

Thomas, Chief Systems and Services Officer, gave a summary of Resolution

No. 2526-0215 2026 Oakland Unified School District Facilities Master Plan,

for Second Reading, and responded to comments and questions from the

Committee.

Discussion - Directors Thompson, Berry

Public Comment - 1. Rachel Kirk-Cortez, 2. Andrew Nelsen

A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director

Berry, that Resolution No. 2526-0215 2026 Oakland Unified School

District Facilities Master Plan, for Second Reading, be Recommended

Favorably, to the Board of Education. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye:

3 - Director Patrice Berry

Director Clifford Thompson

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor

Enactment No: 26-0691

G. New Business

G.-1

26-0793

Declaring the Futility of Public Bidding for Electricity Service and

Approving an Electricity Service Agreement by and between Ava

Community Energy and Oakland Unified School District - Facilities

Planning and Management

Approval by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the

Facilities Committee, of Resolution No. 2526-0104 Declaring the Futility

of Public Bidding for Electricity Service and Approving an Electricity

Service Agreement by and between Ava Community Energy and Oakland

Unified School District, Oakland, CA, for the latter to provide favorable,

fixed electricity rates discounted from Ava’s standard electricity rates for

the District’s direct access-eligible electric energy services agreements as

consideration for the District’s long-term commitment as an electricity

customer of Ava’s with a new term beginning May 1, 2026 and ending on

April 30, 2028, in a not to exceed amount of $3,000,000.00 for the term.

Vendor No.: 009209

Resource Code-Site No.: 0000/9999

Funding Source: General Fund 1

26-0793 Memorandum - Declaring the Futility of Public

Bidding for Electricity Service and Approving an Electricity

Service Agreement by and between Ava Community Energy

and Oakland Unified School District - Facilities Planning

and Management (4/22/2026)

Attachments:

Chairperson Bachelor, without objection, took up items G.-1 26-0793, G.-2

26-0796, G.-3 26-0903 and G.-4 26-0902, together as one motion with the

action on each file recorded separately.

Discussion - None

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Chairperson Bachelor, seconded by Director

Berry, that Resolution No. 2526-0104 Declaring the Futility of Public

Bidding for Electricity Service and Approving a Contract for Purchase,

be Recommended Favorably, to the Board of Education. The motion

carried by the following vote:

Aye:

3 - Director Patrice Berry

Director Clifford Thompson

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor

Enactment No: 26-0667

G.-2

26-0796

Amendment No. 1, Lease-Leaseback Contract – Cahill Contractors

LLC– Melrose Leadership Academy at Maxwell Park Campus

New Classroom Building and Modernization Project– Division of

Facilities Planning and Management

Approval by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the

Facilities Committee, of Amendment No. 1, Lease-Leaseback Contract

by and between the District and Cahill Contractors LLC, Oakland, CA,

providing to the latter, the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), for

construction of new building and modernization of the existing building at

Maxwell Park, which establishes the upper limit on construction costs that

the contractor is contractually obligated not to exceed, as outlined in the

schedule, which is attached to this Amendment as Exhibit A and

incorporated herein by reference, for the Melrose Leadership

Academy at Maxwell Park Campus New Classroom Building and

Modernization Project, in an additional amount of $34,947,788.00,

increasing the Agreement’ not-to-exceed amount from $100,000.00 to

$35,047,788.00, and extending the term of the Agreement from

December 12, 2024 through December 31, 2025 to August 31,

2028, an additional 974 days. All other terms and conditions of the

Agreement remain in full force and effect.

Vendor No.: 009054

Resource Code-Site No.: 9657 210

Funding Source: Fund 21 Building Fund Measure Y

26-0796 Amendment No. 1, Lease-Leaseback Contract –

Cahill Contractors LLC– Melrose Leadership Academy at

Maxwell Park Campus New Classroom Building and

Modernization Project– Division of Facilities Planning and

Management (4/22/2026)

Attachments:

Chairperson Bachelor, without objection, took up items G.-1 26-0793, G.-2

26-0796, G.-3 26-0903 and G.-4 26-0902, together as one motion with the

action on each file recorded separately.

Discussion - None

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Chairperson Bachelor, seconded by Director

Berry, that Amendment No. 1, Lease-Leaseback Contract by and

between the District and Cahill Contractors LLC, be Recommended

Favorably, to the Board of Education. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye:

3 - Director Patrice Berry

Director Clifford Thompson

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor

Enactment No: 26-0684

G.-3

26-0903

Support of AB 1822 (Muratsuchi) – Climate-Resilient School

Facilities - Facilities Committee

Adoption by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the

Facilities Committee, of Resolution No. 2526-0213 Support of AB 1822

(Muratsuchi) - Climate-Resilient School Facilities.

26-0903 Support of AB 1822 (Muratsuchi) –

Climate-Resilient School Facilities - Facilities Committee

(4/22/2026)

Attachments:

Chairperson Bachelor, without objection, took up items G.-1 26-0793, G.-2

26-0796, G.-3 26-0903 and G.-4 26-0902, together as one motion with the

action on each file recorded separately.

Discussion - None

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Chairperson Bachelor, seconded by Director

Berry, that Resolution No. 2526-0213 Support of AB 1822 (Muratsuchi) -

Climate-Resilient School Facilities, be Recommended Favorably, to

the Board of Education. The motion carried by the following vote:

3 - Director Patrice Berry

Aye:

Director Clifford Thompson

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor

Enactment No: 26-0668

G.-4

26-0907

Supporting Measure E To Promote Stable City Partnerships That

Benefit Oakland Students and Families - Facilities Committee

Adoption by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the

Facilities Committee of Resolution No. 2526-2014 Supporting Measure E

to Promote Stable City Partnerships that Benefit Oakland Students and

Families.

26-0907 Supporting Measure E To Promote Stable City

Partnerships That Benefit Oakland Students and Families -

Facilities Committee (4/22/2026)

Attachments:

Chairperson Bachelor, without objection, took up items G.-1 26-0793, G.-2

26-0796, G.-3 26-0903 and G.-4 26-0902, together as one motion with the

action on each file recorded separately.

Discussion - None

Public Comment - None

A motion was made by Chairperson Bachelor, seconded by Director

Berry, that Resolution No. 2526-2014 Supporting Measure E to Promote

Stable City Partnerships that Benefit Oakland Students and Families,

be Recommended Favorably, to the Board of Education. The motion

carried by the following vote:

Aye:

3 - Director Patrice Berry

Director Clifford Thompson

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor

Enactment No: 26-0669

G.-5

26-0920

Protecting Student Health and Educational Equity Through Urgent

Districtwide Heat Mitigation - Facilities Committee

Adoption by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the

Facilities Committee, of Resolution No. 2526-0226 Protecting Student

Health and Educational Equity Through Urgent Districtwide Heat

Mitigation.

26-0920 Protecting Student Health and Educational Equity

Through Urgent Districtwide Heat Mitigation - Facilities

Committee (4/22/2026)

Attachments:

Director Berry gave a summary of Resolution No. 2526-0226 Protecting

Student Health and Educational Equity Through Urgent Districtwide Heat

Mitigation. The Committee discussed this Matter. Preston Thomas, Chief

Systems and Services Officer, provided additional comments.

Discussion - Directors Berry, Chairperson Bachelor

Public Comment - 1. Rachel Kirk-Cortez, 2. Jasper La Fortune, 3. Megan

Parker, 4. Jack Nelson, 5. Andrea Dawson, 6. Leigh Hanson

A motion was made by Director Berry, seconded by Director

Thompson, that Resolution No. 2526-0226 Protecting Student Health

and Educational Equity Through Urgent Districtwide Heat Mitigation,

be Recommended Favorably, as Amended, to the Board of Education.

The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye:

3 - Director Patrice Berry

Director Clifford Thompson

Chairperson Valarie Bachelor

Enactment No: 26-0688

G.-6

26-0914

Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Plan, 2025-2026 - Facilities

Planning and Management

A presentation to the Facilities Committee by Chief Systems and Services

Officer, or Designee, on Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Plan for

2025-2026 for the following Matters:

Background and Research,

Actions Taken to Date,

Planning Process to Implement Mitigation Strategies,

Proposed Future Scope of Work, and

Next Steps.

26-0914 Presentation - Air Quality and Thermal Comfort

Plan, 2025-2026 - Facilities Planning and Management

(5/11/2026)

Attachments:

26-0914 Memorandum - Air Quality and Thermal Comfort

Plan, 2025-2026 - Facilities Planning and Management

(5/11/2026)

Preston Thomas, Chief Systems and Services Officer, along with Pranita

Ranbhise, Director, Facilities Planning and Management, JaQuan Cornish,

Project Analyst, Facilities Planning and Management, and Olivia Boitano,

Analyst, Sustainability and Energy, Facilities Planning and Management,

gave a presentation on Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Plan for 2025-2026,

and responded to comments and questions from the Committee.

Discussion - Directors Berry, Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor

Public Comment - 1. Rachel Kirk-Cortez, 2. Leigh Hanson, 3. David Blum, 4.

Andrea Dawson

Discussed

H. Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter

Jurisdiction of the Committee

This section of the agenda provides an opportunity for a member of the

Public, for three minutes per person, or less, depending on the number of

speakers, to directly address the Committee on any item of interest to a

member of the Public that is not on the current agenda, but is within the

subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. Minutes are not transferrable

from speaker to speaker. This item is limited to a total of thirty (30) minutes.

The Committee may not discuss or take any action on a non-agenda item not

appearing on the posted agenda for this meeting, except the Committee or

staff may briefly respond to a statement made or questions posed by a

member of the public, as authorized by law. In addition, on their own initiative

or in response to questions posed by the public, a member of the Committee

or its staff may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement,

or make a brief report of his or her own activities.

H.-1

26-0743

Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject

Matter Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes

– April 16, 2026

Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter

Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes - April 16,

2026.

1. Jack Nelson

Presentation/Acknowledgment Made

Introduction of New Legislative Matter

This section of the Agenda is devoted to the introduction of new legislative

matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the committee by a Committee

member or Members of the Public.

None

Adjournment

Chairperson Bachelor adjourned the Meeting at 8:22 P.M.

Prepared By:

Approved By: