Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
1011 Union Street, #940  
Oakland, CA 94607  
(510) 879-1944  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Thursday, November 14, 2024  
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  
Jorge Lerma, Member  
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MEETING PROCEDURES  
All Committee meetings shall begin on time and shall be guided by an  
Agenda prepared in accordance with Board Bylaws and posted and  
distributed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (open meeting  
requirements) and other applicable laws.  
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 November 14, 2024, Facilities  
Committee Meeting to order at 6:01 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
Absent  
2 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
1 - Director Jorge Lerma  
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Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,  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.  
None  
D. Adoption of Committee Minutes  
None  
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  
F.  
Unfinished Business  
F.-1  
Management  
Presentation by the Chief of Systems and Services, or Designee, of a  
Report (Update) to the Facilities Committee on the Deferred Maintenance  
Program, with respect to Drinking Water Systems and Plumbing.  
Attachments:  
Preston Thomas, Chief Systems and Services Officer, along with Sailaja  
Suresh, Project Manager, gave a presentation on Deferred Maintenance  
Program, with respect to Drinking Water Systems and Plumbing. The  
Committee discussed this Matter.  
Discussion - Director Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - Alex Bledsoe  
Discussed  
F.-2  
Facilities Planning and Management (First Read)  
Presentation to the Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens’ School  
Facilities Bond Oversight Committee, by Chief Systems and Services, or  
Designee, of the perspective revisions to the Measure Y Spending Plan  
(First Read) as of October 2024.  
Attachments:  
Preston Thomas, Chief Systems and Services, along with Ty Taylor, Project  
Manager, gave a presentation of the perspective revisions to the Measure Y  
Spending Plan (First Read) as of October 2024. The Committee discussed  
this Matter.  
Discussion - Director Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - None  
Discussed  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
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 from the  
Facilities Committee, of a Lease-Leaseback Contract by and between the  
District and Cahill Contractors LLC, Oakland, California, for the latter to  
provide preconstruction services for the Melrose Leadership Academy at  
Maxwell Park Campus New Classroom Building and Modernization  
Project, with work scheduled to commence on October 24, 2024, and  
anticipated to last until December 31, 2025. The estimated total contract  
price is $100,000.00.  
Vendor No.: 009054  
Requisition No.: VR2503823  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9655/235  
Funding Source: Fund 21 Building Measure Y  
Attachments:  
Victor Manansala, Project Manager, along with Preston Thomas, Chief  
Systems and Services, and Ty Taylor, Project Manager, gave a presentation  
of a Lease-Leaseback Contract by and between the District and Cahill  
Contractors LLC, Oakland, California, for the latter to provide preconstruction  
services for the Melrose Leadership Academy at Maxwell Park Campus New  
Classroom Building and Modernization Project, with work scheduled to  
commence on October 24, 2024, and anticipated to last until December 31,  
2025. The estimated total contract price is $100,000.00. The Committee  
discussed this Matter.  
Discussion - Director Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - None  
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Chairperson  
Bachelor, that this Agreement or Contract be Recommended  
Favorably to the Board of Education. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Absent:  
2 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
1 - Director Jorge Lerma  
Enactment No: 24-2256  
G.-2  
A Report to the Facilities Committee, by Andrew Butler, Chairperson,  
Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens' School Facilities Bond  
Oversight (BJY) Committee, on the BJY Committee Meeting held on  
October 29, 2024.  
Andrew Butler, Chairperson, Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens’  
School Facilities Bond Oversight Committee, gave the liaison report and  
responded to comments and questions from the Committee.  
Discussion - Director Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - None  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
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  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes  
– November 14, 2024  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes - November 14,  
2024.  
No Public Comments  
I.  
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  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Bachelor adjourned the Meeting at 7:52 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: