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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Monday, February 13, 2023  
6:30 PM  
Internet Streamed (Via Zoom and Granicus Live Manager) and Broadcasted -  
KDOL-TV (Comcast Channel 27 and AT&T Channel 99)  
Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens' School Facilities  
Bond Oversight Committee  
Andrea Dawson, Chairperson, Travis Ritchie, Vice Chair, Sarah Price, Secretary  
Members: Andrew Nelsen, Victor Valerio, Andrew Butler, Elsie Marie Eskandari,  
(Vacancy), (Vacancy)  
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BOARD BYLAW 9131 - MEASURES B, J, Y INDEPENDENT CITIZENS' SCHOOL  
FACILITIES BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE CHARGE OR RESPONSIBILITIES  
Purpose: With respect to Measure B (2006), Measure J (2012), and Measure  
Y (2020), to provide advice and recommendation to the District regarding the  
expenditure of funds for bond related projects, to actively review and report on  
the proper expenditure of taxpayers’ money for school construction and to  
take any necessary action in furtherance of its purpose including, but not  
limited to, receiving and reviewing copies of annual independent financial  
audits and deferred maintenance proposals, inspecting school facilities and  
grounds, receiving and reviewing cost-saving measures designed to reduce  
the costs of professional fees and site preparation. The Committee shall  
have the option to tour sites where Bond funds are being expended, with  
support from the Superintendent.  
The Superintendent or designee shall consult with the Committee Chair  
regarding the selection of the Finance and Performance Auditor and the  
Financial Advisor as well as the hiring of a Deputy Facilities Chief. This  
consultation shall include appointing the Committee Chair or designee to the  
selection panel, if there is one, for the Finance and Performance Auditor, the  
Financial Advisor, and the Deputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management  
to the extent permitted by law.  
A. Call to Order  
B. Roll Call  
Chairperson Andrea Dawson called the February 13, 2023, Measures B, J,  
and Y Independent Citizens' School Facilities Bond Oversight (BJY)  
Committee to order at 6:30 P.M.  
Present  
7 - Member Andrew Butler  
Member Elsie Eskandari  
Member Victor Valerio  
Member Andrew Nelsen  
Secretary Sarah Price  
Vice Chairperson Travis Ritchie  
Chairperson Andrea Dawson  
2 - 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Absent  
C. Speaker Request Cards/Modification(s) To Agenda  
Submission of Speaker Cards in the traditional manner is N/A, given this  
meeting is Virtual, during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. See the  
above NOTICE - EXCLUSIVELY VIRTUAL MEETING - for instructions on  
how to request to speak during this meeting.  
Modification(s) to the Agenda, by the Charter 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 General Consent  
Report for separate discussion and/or possible action.  
G.-1 was requested by Facilities Planning and Management Staff to be taken  
up as the first item in Unfinished Business. The presenter for G.-1, Josh  
Daniels, Chief Governance Officer, was not present at the time the item was  
taken up, therefore G.-1 was taken up in agenda printed order.  
H.-1 was taken up before G.-4. All other items were taken up in agenda  
printed order.  
D. Adoption of Committee Minutes  
D.-1  
Facilities Bond Oversight – January 5, 2023  
Minutes - Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens' School Facilities  
Bond Oversight - January 5, 2023.  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Member Nelsen, seconded by Vice  
Chairperson Ritchie, that the January 5, 2023, Committee Minutes be  
Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 - Member Andrew Butler  
Aye:  
Member Elsie Eskandari  
Member Victor Valerio  
Member Andrew Nelsen  
Secretary Sarah Price  
Vice Chairperson Travis Ritchie  
Chairperson Andrea Dawson  
2 - 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Absent:  
Enactment No: 23-0416  
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  
Division of Facilities Planning and Management  
A Presentation to the Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens’  
Facilities Bond Oversight Committee by Deputy Chief, Facilities Planning  
and Management or Designee, of the District’s 2020 Facilities Master  
Plan adopted by the Board of Education on May 13, 2020.  
Attachments:  
Kenya Chatman, Executive Director, Facilities Planning and management,  
gave of the District’s 2020 Facilities Master Plan adopted by the Board of  
Education on May 13, 2020 and responded to comments and questions from  
the Committee.  
Discussion: Members Nelsen, Butler, Secretary Price  
- Secretary Price requested a presentation referenced by Josh Daniels on  
prioritization spending list.  
- Member Nelson requested to have equity index on selection of  
projects/funding prioritization for future meetings.  
Public Comment: Assata Olugbala  
Discussed  
Enactment No: 20-0667  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
District Facilities  
Presentation to the Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens' School  
Facilities Bond Oversight Committee by the Superintendent of Schools, or  
designee, of a Report and Potential Remedies of Subsurface  
Contamination - District Facilities.  
Attachments:  
Josh Daniels, Chief Governance Officer, gave a report on Subsurface  
Contamination and Potential Remedies at Schools sites and had a  
discussion with the Committee.  
Discussion: Member Valerio, Vice Chairperson Ritchie, Chairperson Dawson  
Public Comment: Assata Olugbala, Ben Tapscott  
Discussed  
G.-2  
Funding Projects - Facilities Planning and Management  
Presentation by the Deputy Chief Facilities Planning and Management, or  
designee, to the Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens’ School  
Facilities Bond Oversight Committee on the Planning and Spending of  
Measure B, J, and Y Funded Projects (as of this meeting) named below:  
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Claremont Middle School: Multipurpose Building  
Melrose Leadership Academy: Living Schoolyards Project  
Roosevelt Middle School  
Melrose Leadership Academy  
Laurel Child Development Center  
Centro Infantil Child Development Center (CDC)  
Castlemont High School  
Burbank Preschool  
Central Administrative Center at Cole Campus  
McClymonds High School  
Attachments:  
Kenya Chatman gave a presentation on the Planning and Spending of  
Measure B, J, and Y Funded Projects and responded to comments and  
questions from the Committee.  
Discussion: Secretary Price, Vice Chairperson Ritchie  
Public Comment: Ben Tapscott, Assata Olugbala  
Discussed  
G.-3  
Facilities Bond Oversight Committee - Budget to Actual  
Expenditures and Cash Flow Projections Through January 2023  
A Presentation to the Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens’ School  
Facilities Bond Oversight Committee, of the Measures B, J and Y Budgets  
to Actual Expenditures and Cash Flow Projections through January 2023.  
(Expenditure Report)  
Attachments:  
Michael Ezeh, Accounting Manager, Facilities Planning and Management,  
gave a report on the Measures B, J and Y Budgets to Actual Expenditures  
and Cash Flow Projections through January 2023 and responded to  
comments and questions from the Committee.  
Secretary Price met with Facilities Planning and Management staff to discuss  
possible revisions to the format of the Measures B, J and Y Budgets to  
Actual Expenditures and Cash Flow Projections report.  
Discussion: Member Valerio  
Public Comment: Ben Tapscott, Assata Olugbala  
Discussed  
G.-4  
Facilities Bond Oversight Committee Liaison – Director Benjamin  
"Sam" Davis  
A Report to the Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens' School  
Facilities Bond Oversight Committee Liaison, Benjamin "Sam" Davis, of  
the following matters:  
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Facilities Committee Meeting held on January 26, 2023  
The Upcoming Facilities Committee Meeting on February 16,  
2023  
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In-person Committee and Commission Meetings starting March 1,  
2023  
Director Benjamin "Sam" Davis, gave a liaison report on the Facilities  
Committee Meeting held on January 26, 2023 and the Facilities Committee  
Meeting on February 16, 2023. Director Davis announced that in-person  
Committee and Commission Meetings will start on March 1, 2023. Director  
Davis responded to comments and questions from the Committee.  
Discussion: Chairperson Dawson  
Public Comment: Ben Tapscott, Assata Olugbala  
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 B, J, and Y Independent Citizens' School  
Facilities Bond Oversight Committee - Up To 30 Minutes –  
February 13, 2023  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the B, J, and Y Independent Citizens' School Facilities  
Bond Oversight Committee - Up To 30 Minutes - February 13, 2023.  
Ben Tapscott, 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.  
Secretary Price requested:  
- Board Bylaw 9131 Excerpt – Reporting Major Projects and Change Orders.  
- Progress update on Central Kitchen.  
- Progress update on Measures B and J General Obligation Bonds  
Performance and Financial Audit.  
Public Comment: Ben Tapscott, Assata Olugbala  
Roll Call (Secretary's Observation)  
Chairperson Andrea Dawson is absent from the Meeting at 8:18 P.M.  
Present  
Absent  
6 - Member Andrew Butler  
Member Elsie Eskandari  
Member Victor Valerio  
Member Andrew Nelsen  
Secretary Sarah Price  
Vice Chairperson Travis Ritchie  
3 - 2_(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
(Vacancy) (Vacancy)  
Chairperson Andrea Dawson  
Assumption of the Chair (Secretary's Observation)  
Vice Chairperson Ritchie assumed the Chair of the Meeting at 8:18 P.M.  
J.  
Adjournment  
Vice Chairperson Ritchie adjourned the Meeting at 8:22 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: