FACILITIES COMMITTEE
Ad-Hoc Meeting On Bond Measure B Budget
April 20, 2006
In attendance: Mike Absher (MA), Robert Curry (RC), Darrell Dolin (DD), Steve DaPrato (SD),
Craig Fernandez (CF), Gene Groppetti (GG), Daborah Loritt (Spectator, ), Marge Maloney (MaM),
Melinda Matsuda (MeM) Kari McAllister (KM), Bruce Mayer (BM), Wayne Phillips (WP), Melinda
Matsuda, Tim Steele (TS), Dale Wagoner (DW), Gordon Watt MacGreagor R. Wright (MW)
The meeting began at 12:05 pm
Documents Distributed:
Meeting Agenda, minutes from 30Mar06 meeting, DMJM budget spreadsheet "Bond Dollar
Distribution Analysis Proposal" dated 20apr06 with revisions from the last version
Revisions to the Budget:
A small ad-hoc committee (CF, R.LePell, TS, MaM, DW, RC) had met on 4/7 and 4/18 to review
the budget. CF made adjustments to reflect those changes Craig Fernandez (CF) commented
about the spreadsheet. He noted that it had been revised since the last version, including:
Line13, Bldg 1100 - Faculty Offices
reduce scope, but still remodel all faculty offices to at least 100SF
Line 14, Bldg 1200 – Drama/Music:
the Little Theater will be updated for about $700k. This will pay for making the facility
ADA compliant and will provide for upgrading interior finishes
Line17, New Performing Arts Center Expansion:
Performing arts center expansion does not have any additional dollars; CF noted that
Remodeling lobby will cost about $600/SF (vs. about $200/SF for classrooms); he also
noted that Dr. Carlson would like to replace the "Roach Coach" with a more permanent
food concession facility
Line 30, Bldg. 2200- Health Science/DH:
Need to upgrade the Dental Assisting facility to remove the early-60's feel of the facility.
$ 1.8 mil. Was added to modernize this area.
Line31, Bldg 2300, Central Services & Site Work:
Reduced scope to the point where only minor work would be done on the cafeteria
eating area. CF noted that these changes bring the project back into budget. MeM
noted that the previous plan had the ASCC moving to ground floor of 2300, but this
could not happen with a minor remodel. MeM noted that this would be examined in
more detail at the 1pm meeting (for the Community and Student Service Center).
General Comments and Questions:
MW asked about consistent signage. CF said the Landscape architect would integrate signage into
the landscape design
TTS asked about the status of state funding for the bldg 1700 & 1800 remodels. CF did not have
any detailed information.
TTS asked about possibilities for improving the Performing Arts Center Lobby. He noted that this
would probably take $2-3M to properly upgrade the lobby. GG also noted that 100k people per
year use the PAC. MA Perhaps we could cut from the instructional office bldg and apply those
funds to the PAC. DW noted that contracts had already been signed for design of the Instructional
office bldg as this is a phase-1 project. CF said any unused fund from other projects will likely be
applied to the PAC, but this is Dr. Carlson's priority call.
TTS inquired about the $17.5M cost of the central plant. CF noted that by having a central plant we
avoid the expense of have HVAC in each individual bldg. He further commented that a detailed
economic analysis of the Central Plant Costs & Savings would be complete next week.
A long discussion ensued about how to communicate budgetary priority decisions to the campus at
large. Comments included the following:
• KM noted that that the stark quantitation of the spreadsheet obscures the broader and
positive goals of the entire Bond Program
• TS inquired how we might prioritize the $0 projects
• MA noted that there are 21 $0 projects
• MA noted that we should ask for campus-wide input on the prioritization for these $0
projects
• TTS suggestion for the form of the communication
• Cover Letter with a positive message
• Prioritization Criteria
• Spreadsheet document
TTS noted future meetings. The group reached consensus to not meet on April 27, but would meet
on 11May06 meet to finalize recommendations
TTS closing comment: DMJM's contract has been terminated. This means that CF will phase out in
the next few months. RC said the district will hire 2 project mgrs to take the place of DMJM
TTS Adjourned meeting at 1pm
Respectfully Submitted B. Mayer and T. Steele