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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Thursday, February 19, 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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MEETING PROCEDURES  
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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  
B. Roll Call  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor called the February 19, 2026, Facilities  
Committee Meeting at 6:11 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
2 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
1 - Director Patrice Berry  
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Agenda printed order, that consideration of an Item has been withdrawn,  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.-2, G.-1,  
F.-1. All other items were taken up in the Agenda printed order.  
D. Adoption of Committee Minutes  
D.-1  
Adoption by the Facilities Committee of its Meeting Minutes of  
January 15, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Discussion - None  
Public Comment - None  
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Chairperson  
Bachelor, that the January 15, 2026, Facilities Committee Meeting  
Minutes, be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
2 - Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
1 - Director Patrice Berry  
Aye:  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 26-0283  
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  
Facilities Planning and Management  
A discussion by the Facilities Committee, with the Chief Systems and  
Services or designee, of an update on proposed Phase 2 sites for  
initial valuation and assessment, consistent with the process outlined  
in Board Resolution No. 2526-0028, approved by the Board of  
Education on September 24, 2025.  
Attachments:  
Pranita Ranbhise, Director, Facilities Planning and Management, gave a  
presentation of an update on proposed Phase 2 sites for initial valuation and  
assessment, and responded to comments and questions from the  
Committee.  
Discussion - Director Berry, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Andrea Dawson, 2. Assata Olugbala  
Discussed  
F.-2  
Facilities Planning and Management  
A presentation to the Facilities Committee by Chief Systems and  
Services Officer, or designee, on Energy Management and  
Sustainability Update on Investment Grade Audit.  
Attachments:  
Pranita Ranbhise, Director, Facilities Planning and Management, Preston,  
Chief Systems and Services Officer, Mark Martinez, Stephen Gribble,  
Caroline Ciesner, Outside Consultants, gave a presentation on Energy  
Management and Sustainability Update on Investment Grade Audit, and  
responded to comments and questions by the Committee.  
Discussion - Directors Thompson, Berry, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Rachel Kirk-Cortez, 2. Assta Olugbala, 3. Flynn  
Rosenthal, 4. Andrea Dawson  
Discussed  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Director Berry is present at 6:45 P.M.  
Present  
3 - Director Patrice Berry  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Chairperson Valarie Bachelor  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
Management - First Reading  
Presentation to and discussion by Chief Systems and Services  
Officer, or designee, with the Facilites Committee, of the Draft 2026  
Facilities Master Plan.  
Attachments:  
Pranita Ranbhise, Director, Facilities Planning and Management, gave a  
summary of the Draft 2026 Facilities Master Plan, and responded to  
comments and questions from the Committee.  
Discussion - Directors Berry, Thompson, Chairperson Bacehlor  
Public Comment - 1. Rachel Kirk-Cortez, 2. Assata Olugbala  
First Reading  
G.-2  
Project to Rebuild Project - Division of Facilities Planning and  
Management  
Adoption by the Board of Education, upon recommendation by the  
Facilities Committee, of Resolution No. Resolution No. 2526-0102 -  
Revised Scope, Budget, and Funding Plan for the Garfield  
Elementary School Rebuild and Early Childhood Education  
Expansion Project.  
Attachments:  
Preston, Chief Systems and Services Officer, gave a presentation of  
Resolution No. 2526-0102 - Revised Scope, Budget, and Funding Plan for  
the Garfield Elementary School Rebuild and Early Childhood Education  
Expansion Project, and responded to comments and questions from the  
Committee.  
Discussion - Directors Berry, Thompson, Chairperson Bachelor  
Public Comment - 1. Andrea Dawson, 2. Assata Olugbala, 3. Dan Schmitz  
A motion was made by Director Thompson, seconded by Chairperson  
Bachelor, that Resolution No. 2526-0102 - Revised Scope, Budget, and  
Funding Plan for the Garfield Elementary School Rebuild and Early  
Childhood Education Expansion Project, 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: 26-0433  
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 – February 19, 2026  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes -  
February 19, 2026.  
1. Assata Olugbala  
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.  
None  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Bachelor adjourned the Meeting at 8:37 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: