LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Educational Services Center
Board Room – First Floor
770 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90017
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Committee: Nancy Pearlman, Chair; Mona Field; Georgia Mercer Participants: Adriana Barrera, ESC; Daphne Congdon, ESC; Larry Eisenberg, ESC; Fred Gans, DMJM/JGM; Doris Pichon Givens, ESC; Camille Goulet, ESC; Leige Henderson, LASC; Magdalen Yen Hron, DMJM/JGM; Shirley Komoto, Moss Adams; Fran Leonard, WLAC; Nancy Levy, AECOM; Priscilla Meckley, ESC; Mark Rocha, WLAC; Nicole Sibilio, AECOM Consulting; John Snell, Moss Adams; Linda Spink, LAHC; Dorothy Tyus­Rowe, ESC; Pooja Verma, AECOM Consulting; Michael Waxman, Trustee; Lynn Winter Gross, ESC Trustee Pearlman called the meeting to order at 10:31 a.m. PUBLIC SPEAKERS None. REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS Bond­related LEED™ Project Presentations None Bond­related Non­LEED™ Building or Infrastructure Projects – Checklists None Campus Master Plan/EIR Presentations None Miscellaneous Presentation – Cost Reduction Program Initiatives Report Copies of a document entitled “2006 Cost Reduction Program Initiatives DRAFT” were distributed. Mr. Larry Eisenberg indicated that the purpose of this report is to look at the actual savings that the District has achieved as a result of the cost reduction program initiatives. Ms. Nancy Levy indicated that the task of AECOM was to review the seven cost reduction program initiatives that Mr. Eisenberg and the DMJM/JGM team introduced in order to measure the value and savings to the program. The seven initiatives are as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Professional Services Contract Negotiation Value Engineering Furniture Procurement Owner Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP) Design Build Procurement Utility Rebate Credits Equipment Donation
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Ms. Levy summarized the total estimated cost reduction for redistribution by program year and by program initiative. There was discussion regarding the issue of utilizing recycled materials in order to save money for the District. Ms. Nicole Sibilio indicated that the report will be reviewed and reevaluated on an annual basis in order to make sure that the methods of calculation are appropriate to accommodate for any changes such as furniture procurement. There was discussion regarding the process for reporting the cost reductions on a per college basis. Trustee Mercer requested that a report regarding the Cost Reduction Program Initiatives Summary be presented to the full Board. Mr. Eisenberg indicated that he would arrange to present this report at a future Board meeting. There was discussion regarding the value engineering program initiative, the furniture procurement program initiative, the utility rebate program initiative, and the equipment donation initiative. Trustee Pearlman requested that a list of future initiatives be included in the final report. Presentation – College Project Manager Billing Rates Mr. Eisenberg gave a PowerPoint presentation regarding College Project Manager (CPM) billing rates and discussed the typical CPM charges including the direct salary for various positions, central office overhead, business costs, and profit margin. Trustee Field requested that the College Presidents provide background regarding the CPM billing rates to any employees, media, or members of the public who raise issues regarding the funds being used to pay the CPMs. New Business None. ADJOURNMENT There being no objection, the meeting was adjourned at 11:35 a.m.
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