CABRILLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CITIZENS’
MEASURE D
BOND OVERSIGNT
COMMITTEE
Annual Report
Letter from the Committee Chair
I
am pleased to share with you the Cabrillo College Citizens’
Measure D Bond Oversight Committee’s first report to the
community. In March 2004, a $118.5 million general obligation
bond request was approved by more than 62% of the voters.
Shortly after the bond measure was approved, the Cabrillo
College Governing Board appointed a seven member bond
oversight committee.
Measure D funds are specifically earmarked for repairing, upgrading, and/or replacing obsolete classrooms, science and computer
labs, instructional facilities, sites, and utilities; expanding classrooms
capacity for academic classes and job training including nursing,
emergency medical, math, science labs, English, arts, reading, digital
professional, fine and performing arts classes and labs; adding classrooms in Watsonville
and north county; and increasing safety, security and access with improved restrooms,
sidewalks, over crossings, parking, electrical systems and lighting, and upgrading heating
and plumbing for modern building standards and energy efficiency.
The Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee performs the following duties:
First Report to
the Community
Measure D
March 2004
through
June 2005
INSIDE
Committee members 2
About Prop 39
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Expenditures
3-4
Projects
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Issues & conclusions 6
1. Review bond expenditures to ensure that proceeds have been expended
for the purposes set forth in Measure D and ensure that no bond proceeds
are used for any teacher or administrative salaries or other operating expenses;
2. Inform the public concerning the District’s expenditures of bond proceeds;
3. Present to the Governing Board an annual report of the Committee’s
proceedings and activities of the previous year; and
4. Provide a statement indicating whether the District is in compliance with
bond requirements.
With this report, the bond oversight committee members assure voters that
Measure D bond expenditures have been properly made, and only for projects
identified in the bond measure, as delineated in California Education Code 15278.
The first annual independent financial and performance audit will be for the year
ended June 30, 2005. Comments on this audit will be summarized in the Second
Report to the Community, which will be distributed in September 2006.
This report includes information on expenditures, Committee activities, and the
result of the Committee’s reviews. The Committee looks forward to working with the
District on the ongoing execution of the facilities master plan.
Kris Reyes, Chair
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About a Proposition
39 Bond Measure
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upporters approved Cabrillo College Measure D under the provisions of Proposition 39, which require
a minimum 55 percent approval by the
electorate. Proposition 39 bonds also call
for the appointment of an independent
citizens’ oversight committee within 60
days of election results certification. By
statute, the committee must include:
● A member of the business community;
● An active member of a senior citizens
organization;
From left: Tila Guerrero, Rodney Brooks, Kris Reyes, Luis Tuosto and Harriet Duzet
● An enrolled student active in a com-
Members of the Bond Oversight Committe
Jack Baskin
Harriet Duzet
Rodney Brooks
Tila Guerrero
Kris Reyes
Chloe La Fortune
Luis Tuosto
Member at Large
Senior Citizen
Member at Large
College Support Organization
Business Community
Student
Tax Payers Association
(2 years)
(1 year)
(2 years)
(1 year)
(2 year)
(1 year)
(2 year)
munity college group;
● A member of a college support
organization;
● Two members representing the community at large.
Committee members serve in an uncompensated capacity for terms of one or
two years and may not exceed two consecutive terms. No District employee or
vendor, contractor, or consultant to the
District may serve on the committee.
Committee Meetings
T
he bond oversight committee met four times in the 2004-05 fiscal year: August 24, 2004, December
14, 2004, March 8, 2005, and June 14, 2005. Meeting dates and minutes of prior meetings are
available at the Bond Oversight web page at: http://www.cabrillo.edu/internal/facilities/measured/index.
html. For questions or comments about the bond oversight committee and its activities, please call
831-479-6406. All bond oversight meetings are open to the public.
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Bond Issuance and Expenditures
through June 2005
T
he District’s initial bond series received a AA- rating and the initial offering,
Series A in the amount of $60 million, was issued in May of 2004. The District
will issue bonds in subsequent phases as projects progress.
Facilities projects are publicly bid as required by contract code and the District has
endeavored to make qualified local contractors aware of the projects and assist them
with the public bidding process to facilitate work for local residents.
Measure D funded projects that have been completed or were in progress as of
June 30, 2005 are listed below.
New stairs allow easier access to parking area.
Projects Completed
(projects closed)
Measure D
Funding Category
Amount Expended
Exterior Stair Replacement (Lots E, F & G)
ADA Access & Safety
$198,908
Exterior Painting (5 Buildings)
Building Upgrades
Classroom Improvements (Building 400)
Classroom & Lab Renovation
Accessibility Project
ADA Access & Safety
Restroom Renovation (Building 900)
Building Upgrades
28,078
Misc. Small Projects
Various
14,966
206,965
40,037
983,941
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Projects Completed
(projects in closing status)
Measure D
Funding Category
Amount Expended
to date
Heating & Ventilation, Buildings 450,
500 & 700
Building Upgrades
Power & Communications Upgrade
(Southwest quadrant of campus)
Road & Utilities
Exterior Painting (3 Buildings)
Building Upgrades
Equipment for Building 1200
Equipment
Projects In Progress
Measure D
Funding Category
Arts Education Classrooms
AEC Project
615,407
Health and Wellness Classrooms
Health & Wellness
940,660
Student Activities Complex
Student Services
149,744
West Soquel Pedestrian Over-Crossing
ADA Access & Safety
Heating & Ventilation Replacement
Building 400
Building Upgrades
196,917
Building Improvements Associated with
Student Services Project
Building Upgrades
48,976
Equipment Associated with the
Student Services Project
Equipment
1,073,865
520,925
98,748
165,292
Amount Expended
to date
68,449
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Student
Activities Center
Arts Education
Classrooms
Health and
Wellness Classrooms
Construction is underway on the Student
Activities Center, a 50,000-square foot,
two-level building located in the very
center of campus on Soquel Drive. It will
house a significantly expanded bookstore,
student assessment and orientation
services, space for student government
and student activities, and community
education and related programs.
The Cabrillo College Governing
Board and college officials took part in a
special ceremony on June 6, 2005 marking the beginning of construction of the
Student Activities Center. Dr. Robert
Swenson, the college’s founding president,
broke ground on the project with the
same shovel used in 1960 to break
ground on the new college campus.
The Arts Education Classrooms project
consists of five buildings totaling 122,300
square feet. The project includes a 540seat theater, a 385-seat music classroom
and recital hall, an instructional forum
building, a building dedicated to twodimensional art and one for three-dimensional art. This project will provide,
for the first time, adequate dedicated
instructional space for music, theater, and
the arts. The Cabrillo College staff is
currently evaluating bids for the project.
Planning is well underway for the construction of a 55,000+ square foot Health
and Wellness classroom facility to bring
together all health-related disciplines. This
will include: Nursing, Dental Hygiene,
Medical Assisting, Radiologic Technology,
the Stroke Center, Health Science, and a
new Wellness Center. While the schematic
design for the project has been completed,
the actual construction schedule for the classroom buildings remains to be determined.
Plans for the Health and Wellness
Facility parking structure are nearing
approval with California Division of State
Architecture (DSA), and the college staff
expects to obtain final approval by early
July. Construction of the parking structure
requires that the current Sheriff’s Office be
relocated. The relocation will be completed
in July prior to construction of the parking structure.
Building 400 Heating
and Ventilation
Currently, work is underway to replace
the heating and ventilation system in
Building 400 as part of the Measure Dfunded building upgrades. This project
will be completed prior to the start of fall
classes.
Accessibility Project
“Land Bridge”
This completed ADA project has dramatically improved access to Student Services
and classroom facilities.
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Examination of Expenditures
Conclusions
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abrillo College provides the Citizens’ Oversight Committee with comprehensive financial and project updates at committee meetings. Monthly Facilities
Master Plan status reports are submitted to the Cabrillo College Governing Board for
review and revisions to the plan are approved by the Governing Board as necessary or
at the February and August board meetings. The Citizens’ Oversight Committee also
receives copies of the monthly reports to the Governing Board.
Issues
O
ne of the greatest challenges facing Cabrillo College is the increasing cost of construction. This is a nationwide trend affecting both
the public and private sectors. Cabrillo College staff members have been effective in
employing measures helping to mitigate increasing costs, but these costs are expected to
continue to increase.
The California Division of State Architecture (DSA) must approve community
college construction projects. Another concern is that the DSA’s approval process is
now six months or more causing significant delays in construction.
Future Cabrillo College graduates will enjoy even greater benefits from facilities improvements.
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he bond oversight committee
finds that Cabrillo College has
complied with the spirit and requirements
of state law in accounting for and expending public bond funds. It has exercised
proficient fiscal discretion in selecting best
practices designed to facilitate projects
through planning and contract management.