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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Wednesday, August 21, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Special Meeting  
6 Ryans Hill Road, Leverett, MA 01054;  
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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BOARD BYLAW 9131 - FACILITIES COMMITTEE CHARGE OR RESPONSIBILITIES  
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 August 21, 2024, Facilities  
Committee Special Meeting to order at 6:05 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Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,  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.  
Facilities Planning and Management Staff withdrew F.-4 from tonight's  
Agenda.  
D. Unfinished Business  
D.-1  
23-2846  
Facilities Deferred Maintenance Program - Facilities Planning and  
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 the Boiler Replacement Plan.  
23-2846 Presentation - Facilities Deferred Maintenance  
Program - Facilities Planning and Management (9/19/2024)  
Attachments:  
Preston Thomas, Chief Systems and Services, gave a presentation on  
Deferred Maintenance Program, with respect to the Boiler Replacement Plan,  
and responded to comments and questions from the Committee.  
Discussion - Directors Lerma, Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Ben Tapscott, 2. Assata Olugbala  
Discussed  
F.  
New Business  
F.-1  
24-1884  
Agreement Between Owner and Alternative Design-Builder - C.  
Overra & Co. - Coliseum College Preparatory Academy Site  
Expansion Project - Division of Facilities Planning and  
Management  
Approval by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the  
Facilities Committee, of Award of Bid to, rejection of all other Bids, if any,  
and of Agreement Between Owner and Alternative Design-Builder by and  
between the District and C. Overra & Co., Richmond, CA, for the latter  
to design and construct the new gymnasium and classroom building,  
including fourteen (14) standard classrooms and two (2) laboratory  
classrooms, on the southwest portion of the campus for the Coliseum  
College Preparatory Academy Site Expansion Project, in the lump sum  
amount of $2,882,578.00, with the work scheduled to commence on  
August 29, 2024, and scheduled to last until September 30, 2027.  
Vendor No.: 009061  
Requisition No.: VR25-01148  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9655 232  
Funding Source: Fund 21 Building Funds Measure Y  
24-1884 Memorandum - Agreement Between Owner and  
Alternative Design-Builder - C. Overra & Co. - Coliseum  
College Preparatory Academy Site Expansion Project -  
Division of Facilities Planning and Management  
Attachments:  
Ty Taylor, Consultant, Facilities Planning and Management, gave a  
presentation on the Award of Bid to, rejection of all other Bids, if any, and of  
Agreement Between Owner and Alternative Design-Builder by and between  
the District and C. Overra & Co., Richmond, CA, for the latter to design and  
construct the new gymnasium and classroom building, including fourteen (14)  
standard classrooms and two (2) laboratory classrooms, on the southwest  
portion of the campus for the Coliseum College Preparatory Academy Site  
Expansion Project, in the lump sum amount of $2,882,578.00, with the work  
scheduled to commence on August 29, 2024, and scheduled to last until  
September 30, 2027. Ty Taylor responded to Committee Members'  
comments and questions.  
Discussion - Directors Thompson, Lerma, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Ben Tapscott  
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Chairperson  
Bachelor, that this Agreement or Contract be Recommended  
Favorably to the Board of Education, be Adopted. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Director Jorge Lerma  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
Enactment No: 24-1549  
F.-2  
24-1938  
Agreement Between the Owner and Design Builder – Syserco  
Energy Solutions, Inc., – CAL Shape Design-Build Ventilation and  
Plumbing Project – Division of Facilities Planning and Management  
Approval by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the  
Facilities Committee, of an Agreement Between the Owner and Design  
Builder by and between the District and Syserco Energy Solutions, Inc.,  
Fremont, CA, for the latter provide design and construction services for  
the CAL Shape Design-Build Ventilation and Plumbing Project, as  
describe in Exhibit A - Scope of Work, incorporated herein by reference  
as though fully set forth, in the not-to-exceed amount of $12,040,995.00,  
with work scheduled to commence on August 29, 2024, and scheduled to  
last until October 31, 2026.  
Vendor No.: 004166  
Requisition No.: VR25-00682  
Resource Code-Site No.: 9028 918  
Funding Source: Fund 40 Special Reserve Capital Measure Y  
24-1938 Memorandum - Agreement Between the Owner and  
Design Builder – Syserco Energy Solutions, Inc., – CAL  
Shape Design-Build Ventilation and Plumbing Project –  
Division of Facilities Planning and Management  
Attachments:  
Preston Thomas, Chief Systems and Service (CSS), gave a presentation on  
the Agreement Between the Owner and Design Builder by and between the  
District and Syserco Energy Solutions, Inc., Fremont, CA, for the latter  
provide design and construction services for the CAL Shape Design-Build  
Ventilation and Plumbing Project, as describe in Exhibit A - Scope of Work,  
incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth, in the not-to-exceed  
amount of $12,040,995.00, with work scheduled to commence on August 29,  
2024, and scheduled to last until October 31, 2026. CSS Thomas responded  
to Committee Members' comments and questions.  
Discussion - Directors Lerma, Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Director Lerma, responding to public comments on lead in the water at some  
OUSD schools made during this agenda item, requested that the  
Superintendent's Report, during the Regular Board Meetings provide updates  
on clean water support at District schools.  
Public Comment - 1. Judy Greenspan, 2. Nate Landry, 3. Assata Olugbala,  
4. Ben Tapscott, 5. Stuart Loebl, 6. Jonah Lounds  
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Director  
Lerma, that this Agreement or Contract be Recommended Favorably  
to the Board of Education, be Adopted. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Director Jorge Lerma  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
Enactment No: 24-1550  
F.-3  
24-1941  
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) Purchase and Sales  
Agreement - Anew EC, LLC - Division of Facilities Planning and  
Management  
Approval by Board of Education, upon recommendation from by the  
Facilities Committee, of the Renewal Energy Certificates (RECs) Purchase  
and Sale Agreement by and between the District and Anew EC, LLC,  
Houston, TX, for the latter’s Sale of to sell Renewable Energy  
Certificates (SREC) generated from OUSD at $11.50 per SREC for a  
two-year term for the Sale of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC)  
Project, in the amount of approximately $80,000.00, with sales scheduled  
to commence on July 1, 2024August 29, 2024, covering the period from  
June 2024 through, and scheduled to last until June 30, 2027, pursuant to  
the Agreement.  
Resource Code-Site No.: 940/918  
24-1941 Memorandum - Purchase Sale Agreement - Anew  
EC, LLC – Sale of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) –  
Division of Facilities Planning and Management  
Attachments:  
Preston Thomas, Chief Systems and Service (CSS), gave a presentation on  
the Purchase Sale Agreement by and between the District and Anew EC,  
LLC, Houston, TX, for the latter to sell Renewable Energy Certificates (REC)  
generated from OUSD at $11.50 per SREC for a two-year term for the Sale of  
Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) Project, in the amount of  
approximately $80,000.00, with sales scheduled to commence on July 1,  
2024, and scheduled to last until June 30, 2027, pursuant to the Agreement.  
CSS Thomas responded to Committee Members' comments and questions.  
Discussion - Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Assata Olugbala, 4. Ben Tapscott  
A motion was made by Director Lerma, seconded by Chairperson  
Bachelor, that this Agreement or Contract be Recommended  
Favorably to the Board of Education, be Adopted. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
Aye:  
3 - Director Jorge Lerma  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
Enactment No: 24-1551  
F.-4  
24-1936  
Amendment No. 1 - Electricity Service Agreement – AVA  
Community Energy – Facilities Planning and Management –  
Division of Facilities Planning and Management  
Approval by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the  
Facilities Committee, of Amendment No. 1 to the Electricity Service  
Agreement by and between the District and AVA Community Energy,  
Oakland, CA, formerly known as East Bay Community Energy Authority  
for the latter to continue to provide favorable, fixed electricity rates  
discounted from EBCE's standard electricity rates for District's direct  
access-eligible electric energy services agreements, in an additional  
not-to-exceed amount of $5,500,000, increasing the Agreement’s total  
not-to-exceed amount from $2,500,000 to $8,000,000, and extending the  
term of the Agreement from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2024, through  
April 30, 2026, (an additional 729 days). All other terms and conditions of  
the Agreement remain in full force and effect.  
Resource Code-Site No.: 0000/999  
Attachments:  
24-1936 Presentation - Amendment No. 1 - Electricity  
Service Agreement – AVA Community Energy – Facilities  
Planning and Management – Division of Facilities Planning  
and Management  
24-1936 Memorandum - Amendment No. 1 - Electricity  
Service Agreement – AVA Community Energy – Facilities  
Planning and Management – Division of Facilities Planning  
and Management  
Public Comment - 1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Ben Tapscott  
Withdrawn  
G. Adjournment  
Chairperson Bachelor adjourned the Meeting at 8:12 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: