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Oakland, CA 94607  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Thursday, February 8, 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.  
A. Call to Order  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor called the February 8, 2024, Facilities  
Committee Meeting to order at 6:04 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
3 - Director Jorge Lerma  
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Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,  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.  
None  
D. Adoption of Committee Minutes  
D.-1  
Adoption by the Facilities Committee of its Meeting Minutes of December  
21, 2023.  
Attachments:  
Chairperson Bachelor, with motion pending, opened the floor for discussion  
and possible adoption of the December 21, 2023, Facilities Committee  
Meeting Minutes.  
Discussion - Direction Thompson  
Director Thompson noted a correction need for Chairperson Bachelor's name  
on the roll call, to have her read: Director Bachelor instead of Member  
Bachelor.  
Public Comment: None  
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director  
Lerma, that the December 21, 2023, Facilities Committee Meeting  
Minutes, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Director Jorge Lerma  
Aye:  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
Enactment No: 24-0426  
D.-2  
Adoption by the Facilities Committee of its Meeting Minutes of January  
25, 2024.  
Attachments:  
Chairperson Bachelor, with motion pending, opened the floor for discussion  
and possible adoption of the January 25, 2024, Facilities Committee Meeting  
Minutes.  
Discussion - Direction Thompson  
Director Thompson noted a correction need for Chairperson Bachelor's name  
on the roll call, to have her read: Chairperson Bachelor instead of Member  
Bachelor.  
Public Comment: None  
Adopted  
Aye:  
3 - Director Jorge Lerma  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
Enactment No: 24-0427  
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  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Lerma is absent at 6:32 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
2 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
1 - Director Jorge Lerma  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Lerma is present at 6:36 P.M.  
Present  
3 - Director Jorge Lerma  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
F.-1  
Funding Projects - Facilities Planning and Management  
Presentation by the Chief of Systems and Services, or Designee, of a  
Report (Update) to the Facilities Committee on the Planning and Spending  
of Measure B, J, and Y Funded Projects named below as of January  
2024:  
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Central Administrative Center at Cole Campus New Construction  
and Site Improvements  
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Claremont Middle School New Multi-Purpose Building & Kitchen  
Coliseum College Prep Academy Site Expansion  
Laurel Child Development Center (“CDC”) New Construction  
Garfield Elementary School Modernization  
Kaiser Early Childhood Learning Center Site Improvements  
McClymonds High School Modernization  
Melrose Leadership Academy Modernization, and  
Roosevelt Middle School Modernization.  
Attachments:  
Ty Taylor, Director, Brailsford & Dunlavey, Inc., made the Report on the  
Planning and Spending of Measure B, J, and Y Funded Projects for January  
2024, and responded to comments and questions from the Committee.  
Preston Thomas, Chief of Systems and Services, and Sonia Punjabi, Senior  
Manager, Sustainability and Energy Efficiency, provided additional  
comments.  
Discussion - Director Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Chairperson Bachelor requested a future presentation on the Design Methods  
for Facilities Projects.  
Public Comment - Assata Olugbala, Ginale Harris, Ben Tapscott  
Discussed  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
Melrose Leadership Academy (MLA) - Maxwell Project - Facilities  
Planning and Management  
A Progress Report by the Chief of Systems and Services, or designee, on  
the HKIT Schematic Design and Planning for MLA-Maxwell Project,  
including but not limited to Student Engagement with Youth vs.  
Apocalypse Student Body Club on November 15, 2023, regarding  
Heating Systems and the Club’s advocacy for Replacement of Gas Boiler  
with Heat Pumps.  
Attachments:  
David Foecke and Leana Zang Rosetti, Parent Advisors to Youth vs.  
Apocalypse, Melrose Leadership Academy (MLA) along with MLA Students  
Lyra Modersbach, Augie Bacquist, Juliette Sanchez, and Yuji Hong,  
presented the Report on the HKIT Schematic Design and Planning for  
MLA-Maxwell Project, including but not limited to Student Engagement with  
Youth vs. Apocalypse Student Body Club on November 15, 2023, regarding  
Heating Systems and the Club’s advocacy for Replacement of Gas Boiler  
with Heat Pumps. David Foecke, Leana, Zang Rosetti, and MLA students  
responded to Committee Members questions and comments.  
Discussion - Directors Thompson, Lerma, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - Assata Olugbala, Ginale Harris, Ben Tapscott  
Discussed  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Lerma is absent at 7:02 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
2 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
1 - Director Jorge Lerma  
G.-2  
Facilities Planning and Management  
Presentation to the Facilities Committee by Chief of Systems and Service,  
or designee, on Phase 2 of the Development of the Proposed Climate  
Emergency Action Policy.  
Attachments:  
Pranita Ranbhise, Director, Facilities Planning and Mangement, Hannah  
Press, Assistant Project Manager, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Sonia  
Punjabi, Senior Manager, Sustainability & Energy Efficiency, Preston  
Thomas, Chief of Systems and Services, and Trish Belenson, Library  
Technician, OUSD, made the presentation on Phase 2 of the Development of  
the Proposed Climate Emergency Action Policy, and responded to questions  
and comments from Committee Members.  
Discussion - Director Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - Assata Olugbala, Ginale Harris, Ben Tapscott, David  
Foecke  
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.  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Lerma is present at 7:44 P.M.  
Present  
3 - Director Jorge Lerma  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
H.-1  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes  
– February 8, 2024  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes - February 8,  
2024.  
Assata Olugbala, Ginale Harris, Ben Tapscott  
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.  
Public Comment:  
Assata Olugbala - requested a presentation on what is the Design Build  
Method use for Facilities Projects.  
Ginale Harris - requested a presentation on what is the Design Build Method  
use for Facilities Projects.  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Bachelor adjourned the Meeting at 7:50 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: