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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Thursday, August 21, 2025  
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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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 Facilities Committee Regular Meeting  
to order at 6:00 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
Absent  
2 - Director Patrice Berry  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
1 - Director Clifford Thompson  
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Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,  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  
D.-1  
Adoption by the Facilities Committee of its Special Meeting Minutes of  
June 18, 2025.  
Attachments:  
D.-1 and D.-2 were taken up simultaneously but are recorded separately.  
Discussion - None  
Public Comment - None  
A motion was made by Director Berry, seconded by Chairperson  
Bachelor, that the June 18, 2025, Facilities Committee Meeting  
Minutes, Committee be Adopted. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Aye:  
Absent:  
2 - Director Patrice Berry  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
1 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Enactment No: 25-1684  
D.-2  
Adoption by the Facilities Committee of its Regular Meeting Minutes of  
May 15, 2025.  
Attachments:  
D.-1 and D.-2 were taken up simultaneously but are recorded separately.  
Discussion - None  
Public Comment - None  
A motion was made by Director Berry, seconded by Chairperson  
Bachelor, that the May 15, 2025 Facilities Committee Meeting Minutes,  
be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
2 - Director Patrice Berry  
Aye:  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
Absent:  
1 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Enactment No: 25-1685  
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, along with Nilufar Abdul,  
Assistant Manager, Systems and Services Department, gave a presentation  
on Deferred Maintenance Program, with respect to Drinking Water Systems  
and Plumbing, and responded to comments and questions from the  
Committee.  
Discussion - Directors Berry, Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Ginale Harris  
Discussed  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Thompson is present at 6:06 P.M.  
Present  
3 - Director Patrice Berry  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
F.-2  
Facilities Planning and Management  
A presentation to the Facilities Committee, by Chief of Systems and  
Services, or designee, of an Update on the 2025 Facilities Master Plan  
Initiative.  
Attachments:  
Preston Thomas, Chief Systems and Services, along with Pranita Ranbhise,  
Director, Facilities Planning and Management, and Dsouza Gavin,  
Consultant, gave a presentation of an Update on the 2025 Facilities Master  
Plan Initiative, and responded to comments and questions from the  
Committee.  
Discussion - Directors Berry, Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Rachael Kirk-Cortez, 3. Ginale  
Harris  
Presentation Made; Discussed  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
Enter Into Contracts for Emergency Construction Services for the  
Repair of Dangerous Conditions at Various Sites Via Demolition of  
Existing Structures  
A discussion by and between the Facilities Committee and Chief Systems  
and Services or Designee of Resolution No. 2425-0132.1A - Declaring  
That The Need For Emergency Construction Services For The Repair Of  
Dangerous Conditions At Various Sites Via Demolition Of Existing  
Structures Continues To Exist, as adopted by the Board of Education on  
August 13, 2025; Enactment No. 25-1377.  
Attachments:  
Preston Thomas, Chief Systems and Services gave an update on Resolution  
No. 2425-0132.1A - Declaring That The Need For Emergency Construction  
Services For The Repair Of Dangerous Conditions At Various Sites Via  
Demolition Of Existing Structures Continues To Exist, and responded to  
comments and questions from the Committee.  
Discussion - Director Berry, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Chairperson Bachelor  
Discussed  
G.-2  
Planning Framework - Facilities Planning and Management  
A presentation to the Facilities Committee by Chief Systems and Services  
of Early Childhood Education (ECE): Facilities Planning Framework on  
the following subject matters:  
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·
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Overview,  
Enrollment Patterns,  
Planning for the Future, and  
Facilities Upgrades.  
Attachments:  
Preston Thomas, Chief Systems and Services, gave a presentation of Early  
Childhood Education (ECE): Facilities Planning Framework, and responded to  
comments and questions from the Committee.  
Discussion - Director Berry, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Ginale Harris  
Presentation Made; Discussed  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Berry is absent at 8:17 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
2 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
1 - Director Patrice Berry  
G.-3  
Program Applications - Facilities Planning and Management  
A presentation to the Facilities Committee by Chief Systems and Services  
or Designee of Proposition 2: Charter School Facilities Program  
Applications on the following subject matters:  
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·
·
·
·
Overview of Proposition 2,  
Process,  
Timelines,  
Charter Interest, and  
Risk & Benefits.  
Attachments:  
Pranita Ranbhise, Director, Facilities Planning and Management, gave a  
presentation of Proposition 2: Charter School Facilities Program Applications.  
Discussion - None  
Public Comment - 1. Stacey Wang, 2. Jennifer Afdahl Ride, 3. Miranda  
Thorman, 4. Assata Olugbala 5. Ginale Harris  
Presentation Made; 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  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes  
– August 21, 2025  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes - August 21,  
2025.  
1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Ginale Harris  
Presentation/Acknowledgment Made  
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.  
Ginale Harris requested the Committee to consider the Black population,  
particularly in West Oakland, in Legislative Matters.  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Bachelor adjourned the Meeting at 8:44 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: