Oakland Unified School District  
Board of Education  
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Oakland, CA 94607  
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Meeting Minutes Long - Final  
Thursday, May 18, 2023  
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  
Benjamin "Sam" Davis, Chairperson  
Clifford Thompson, Member  
Valarie Bachelor, Member  
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AND PARTICIPATE IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY  
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Committee meeting in-person in the Committee Room, KDOL TV Studio,  
B-237, Met West High School Entrance, 314 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA  
94606-2291 or virtually as described herein.  
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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.  
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 Benjamin "Sam" Davis called the May 18, 2023, Facilities  
Committee Meeting to order at 6:03 P.M.  
B. Roll Call  
Present  
3 - Director Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Director 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  
23-1291  
Minutes - Facilities Committee – April 20, 2023  
Adoption by the Facilities Committee of its Meeting Minutes of April 20,  
2023.  
23-1291 Minutes - Facilities Committee – April 20, 2023  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Director Bachelor, seconded by Chairperson  
Davis, that the April 20, 2023, Facilities Committee Meeting be  
Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Director Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
Aye:  
Director Clifford Thompson  
Director Valarie Bachelor  
Enactment No: 23-0816  
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  
22-2416  
Report - Districtwide Security Systems - Division of Facilities  
Planning and Management  
A continued discussion on a progress update to the Facilities Committee  
by Deputy Chief, Facilities Planning and Management or designee, on  
Districtwide Security Systems and Door Entry System improvements at  
school sites.  
David Colbert, Director, Facilities Planning and Management, presented the  
Districtwide Security Systems report and responded to comments and  
questions from the Committee.  
Discussion: Director Bachelor, Chairperson Davis  
Chairperson Davis request a report on all District Schools receiving security  
upgrades, and the cost of said upgrades for each school site.  
Public Comment:  
On Zoom - 1. Ms. Chairty  
In Person - 1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Ginale Harris, 3. Ben Tapscott, 4. Andrea  
Dawson  
Discussed  
F.-2  
23-0668  
Amendment No. 2, Measure Y Spending Plan - May 2023 -  
Facilities Planning and Management  
Adoption by the Board of Education, upon recommendation of the  
Facilities Committee, of Resolution No. 2223-0211 District's Capital  
(Facilities) Program - Amendment No. 2, Measure Y Spending Plan -  
May 2023.  
23-0668 Presentation - Amendment No. 2, Measure Y  
Spending Plan - May 2023 - Facilities Planning and  
Management (5/18/2023)  
Attachments:  
23-0668 Presentation - Amendment No. 2, Measure Y  
Spending Plan - May 2023 - Facilities Planning and  
Management (5/18/2023)  
23-0668 Amendment No. 2, Measure Y Spending Plan -  
May 2023 - Facilities Planning and Management  
(5/18/2023)  
Kenya Chatman, Executive Director, Facilities Planning and Management,  
presented Resolution No. 2223-0211 District's Capital (Facilities) Program -  
Amendment No. 2, Measure Y Spending Plan presentation and responded to  
comment and questions from the Committee. David Colbert, Director,  
Facilities Planning and Management, and Lisa Grant-Dawson, Chief Business  
Officer, provided additional comments.  
Discussion: Director Bachelor, Vice President Thompson, Chairperson Davis  
Director Bachelor, after the Committee discussed the item, made a motion to  
Amend the recommendation of the Facilities Committee, of Resolution No.  
2223-0211 District's Capital (Facilities) Program - Amendment No. 2,  
Measure Y Spending Plan, to grant Melrose Leadership Academy  
$13,000,000.00 out of the $39,000,000.00 in Districtwide Initiatives with  
contingencies and allow the Melrose Leadership Academy community to  
decide how those funds are spent between the Maxwell and Sherman campus  
at Melrose Leadership Academy. The motion failed due to lack of a  
seconder (see File No. 23-1371 for results).  
Public Comment:  
On Zoom - 1. Ms. Charity, 2. David Foecke, 3. Rachel Korschun, 4. Carina  
Ibarra, 5. Amy Boyle, 6. Leana Zang-Rosetti, 7. C. Rodriguez, 8. Madison  
Maguire, 9. Jerica Coffey  
In Person - 1. Jeffrey Taylor, 2. Azlinah Tambu, 3. Assata Olugbala, 4.  
Ginale Harris, 5. Ben Tapscott, 6. Andy Nelsen, 7. Dr. Denise Sadler, 8.  
Andrea Dawson, 9. David Kakishiba  
A motion was made by Director Bachelor, seconded by Director  
Thompson, that Resolution No. 2223-0211 District's Capital (Facilities)  
Program - Amendment No. 2, Measure Y Spending Plan - May 2023, be  
Recommended Favorably to the Board of Education. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Nay:  
2 - Director Benjamin "Sam" Davis  
Director Clifford Thompson  
1 - Director Valarie Bachelor  
23-1371  
Amendment No. 2, Measure Y Spending Plan - May 2023 -  
Facilities Planning and Management  
Adoption by the Facilities Committee of an Amendment to the  
recommendation of the Facilities Committee, of Resolution No.  
2223-0211 District's Capital (Facilities) Program - Amendment No. 2,  
Measure Y Spending Plan - May 2023, to grant Melrose Leadership  
Academy $13,000,000.00 out of the $39,000,000.00 in Districtwide  
Initiatives with contingencies and allow the Melrose Leadership Academy  
community to decide how those funds are spent between the Maxwell and  
Sherman campus at Melrose Leadership Academy.  
The motion failed due to lack of a seconder.  
G. New Business  
G.-1  
23-1292  
Report (Update) - Planning and Spending Measure B, J, and Y  
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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Castlemont High School  
Central Administrative Center at Cole Campus  
Claremont Middle School: Multi-Purpose Building  
Laurel Child Development Center  
McClymonds High School  
Melrose Leadership Academy  
Melrose Leadership Academy Living Schoolyards Project  
Roosevelt Middle School  
23-1292 Report (Update) - Planning and Spending Measure  
B, J, and Y Funding Projects - Facilities Planning and  
Management (5/18/2023)  
Attachments:  
David Colbert, Director, Facilities Planning and Management, gave a report  
on the Planning and Spending of Measure B, J, and Y Funded Projects for  
the Schools listed herein and responded to comments and questions from  
the Committee.  
Discussion: Chairperson Davis  
Public Comment:  
In Person - 1. Ginale Harris, 2. Assata Olugbala, 3. Ben Tapscott  
Discussed and Closed  
G.-2  
23-1293  
Report - Facilities Committee Liaison – Andrea Dawson  
A Report to the Facilities Committee, by Andrea Dawson, Chairperson,  
Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens' School Facilities Bond  
Oversight Committee, on the following matters:  
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Measures B, J, and Y General Obligation Bonds Performance and  
Financial Audit Reports - Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2022  
Measure Y Spending Plan - April 2023 Revisions - Facilities  
Planning and Management as proposed by staff  
Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens' School Facilities  
Bond Oversight Committee - perspective 2022-2023 Annual  
Report  
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Committee Vacancies and Meeting Teleconference Requirements  
Under the Brown Act  
Andrea Dawson, Chairperson, Measures B, J, and Y Independent Citizens'  
School Facilities Bond Oversight (BJY) Committee, gave a brief report on the  
subject matter herein to the Facilities Committee.  
The BJY Committee will hold a Special Meeting on May 31, 2023, at 6:30  
P.M.  
Public Comment:  
In Person - Ginale Harris  
Discussed and Closed  
Enactment No:  
H. Public Comments on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Committee  
H.-1  
23-1290  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject  
Matter Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes  
– May 18, 2023  
Public Comment on All Non-Agenda Items Within the Subject Matter  
Jurisdiction of the Facilities Committee - Up To 30 Minutes - May 18,  
2023.  
On Zoom - 1. Josh Cline  
In Person - 1. Assata Olugbala, 2. Ben Tapscott, 3. 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.  
None  
J.  
Adjournment  
Chairperson Davis adjourned the Meeting at 8:07 P.M.  
Prepared By:  
Approved By: