Hartnell College
Measure H Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee
2013 / 14 Annual Report
April 24, 2015
Science Building Under Construction
THIS ISSUE
Projects Completed
Message from the Chair
Measure H Projects
Measure H Future
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HARTNELL AND LEED
MAJOR MEASURE H PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2013
There were no Measure H projects completed within 2014. Prior to that, all the projects on the list
shown on page two of this report were completed with the exception of the Science Building.
Progress on that is moving forward at a good pace and it is scheduled for completion in 2016.
All completed projects are now in full use, and the campus and its community of students, faculty,
and staff are enjoying the intended benefits from them.
Among the most recently completed are the PE Fieldhouse (building P on the campus map), the new
Technical Training Building on the Alisal Campus (building AC-D) and the renovation of the ground
floor of the north wing of the Classroom Administration Building (building D). Also, new building
signage has been installed throughout both campuses.
LEED, or Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design, is an
internationally recognized green
building certification system. It
provides guidelines to identify
and implement green building
design, construction, operations,
and maintenance solutions. A
LEED certified building is
designed to lower operating
costs, reduce landfill waste,
conserve energy and water, be
healthier for occupants, and
reduce greenhouse emissions.
Building AC-D will be the first
LEED silver certified building for
Hartnell College.
In keeping with sustainable/green
design, the Alisal campus has
installed solar-covered parking
canopies expected to save $6
million over 25 years or $240,000
per year that will go into
educational programs.
Campus Signage Upgrade
BONDS ISSUES
Series A - Bonds were issued in April
2003 in the amount of $35 million
Series B - Bonds were issued in June
2006 in the amount of $35 million
Series C - Bonds were issued in May
2009 in the amount of $12.6 million
Bond Issuance
Series D - Bonds were issued in June
2009 in the amount of $48.4 million
District voters approved the issuance of $131 million of general obligation bonds on November 5, 2002.
Adjusting for interest earned and refinancing revenues, the total Measure H funds available is $137,850,709.
Measure H Expenditures as of April 15, 2015
Project
Campus Infrastructure Phase I
Parking Structure
Learning Resource Center (LRC)
Performing Arts ADA Project
Main Data Facility Data Center
Equipment Modernization
Main Campus EIR
Animal Health Technology Relocation
CAB Refresh #1
CAB Refresh #2
CAB Refresh #3
CAB Refresh #4
NE Landscape Project
CALL Building
PE Renovation Project
Pool Renovation
Campus Lighting Phase I
Campus Lighting Phase II
Student Center
Alisal Campus Center for Adv. Tech.
King City Energy Efficiency Roof
Pay Off King City Building & Land Loan
Alisal Landscape Project
Alisal Entrance Sign
City Sidewalk Phase I
City Sidewalk Phase II
Alisal Bus Turnaround
Infrastructure Phase II
CAB Boiler/Chiller Project
CAB Energy Efficiency Roof
Campus Signage
PE Field House#
Tech. Training Bldg., Alisal Campus
Science Center*
CAB North Renovation
Miscellaneous (details available on
request)
TOTALS
# $603,000 raised by PE fundraising
Group for Field House
* Not completed.
Total budgeted: $29,135,000
State & Other Funds
$21,700,000
$10,910,000
$14,850,000
$603,000
$48,063,000
From Measure H
$3,473,184
$26,340,343
$6,099,839
$1,139,644
$1,343,786
$594,457
$154,535
$473,015
$233,702
$113,653
$529,223
$243,511
$1,634,701
$8,812,960
$6,577,596
$860,344
$529,914
$91,835
$7,539,360
$21,296,619
$63,140
$3,063,767
$604,205
$73,331
$322,038
$100,624
$93,610
$488,496
$505,311
$205,682
$192,926
$1,476,265
$6,297,936
$8,455,665
$1,711,313
Total Expenditures
$3,473,184
$26,340,343
$27,799,839
$1,139,644
$1,343,786
$594,467
$154,535
$473,015
$233,702
$113,653
$529,223
$243,511
$1,634,701
$19,722,960
$6,577,596
$860,344
$529,914
$91,835
$7,539,360
$36,146,619
$63,140
$3,063,767
$604,205
$73,331
$322,038
$100,624
$93,610
$488,496
$505,311
$205,682
$192,926
$2,079,265
$6,297,936
$8,455,665
$1,711,313
$3,207.292
$114,943,822
$3,207,292
$163,006,822
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STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
This Annual Report is submitted to
the public and to the Board of
Trustees by the Hartnell College
Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee
in partial fulfillment of the
Committee’s responsibilities as set
forth within Article XIII.A, Section 1
of the State of California Constitution
and Sections 15278 through 15282 of
the State of California Education
Code.
CONCLUSIONS
The Measure H Citizens’ Bond
Oversight Committee finds that
Hartnell Community College District
has complied with the spirit and
requirements of state law, and the
commitment made to the voters in
accounting for and expending public
bond funds.
Alisal Campus Building D – Completed in August 2013
Dear Community Members,
The Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee is a legal entity charged with the responsibility of ensuring that Measure H funds are being used according to
the law. The committee is presenting the annual report for 2013-2014 to the Hartnell Governing Board and the public.
The public has shown confidence in Hartnell College by approving bond funds for additional campus development and modernization. It is important
that their generosity be rewarded with the improvements to Hartnell College that they desire and deserve. The investment not only will benefit the
students, but also the community through civic pride and the ability to attract quality personnel and students. The ultimate result will be a better trained
labor force and educated citizenry.
We have provided oversight of this bond-financed effort. Measure H funding has already constructed a new Technical Center at the Alisal campus,
upgraded our athletic facilities, renovated the CAB building, and provided various other campus improvements. The last sizeable project is presently
under construction. It is a state-of-the-art Science Building to replace building N. There is ample bond money remaining to see it to completion with
enough surplus to complete some other facility projects based on the Facilities Master Plan.
I would like to commend the College President, Dr. Willard Lewallen, district staff, and involved citizens, including the Governing Board and my fellow
members on the Bond Oversight Committee for their dedication and effort in seeing that this community investment results in an educational facility
that we can all be proud of.
It is also worth mentioning that the Commission for Community and Junior Colleges has acted to remove Hartnell College from warning and reaffirm
accreditation. This is the result of very intentional planning and implementation of numerous processes, systems, and procedures that complement
the campus improvements being made with Measure H funds.
Respectfully,
Vearl Gish, Chair
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Science Building – Scheduled for Completion in February 2016
BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
PROJECTS REMAINING TO BE COMPLETED
Vearl Gish, Chair
Member at Large
There is only one major Measure H project still to be completed: Construction has started on
a new Science Center located near the center of the main campus. The budgeted cost is
$29,135,000. The building will provide 54,000 square feet to contain six lecture spaces, 10
laboratories, and the planetarium. Among the subjects to be taught here will be biology,
inorganic and organic chemistry, physics, geology, microbiology, field science, anatomy,
engineering, and astronomy. The building, like all the other Measure H projects, will be
instrumental in providing the necessary facilities and environment for teaching and learning
excellence. Student success is the ultimate outcome.
After Measure H funds are set aside for the completion of the Science Center, there is
approximately $1,300,000 in surplus. The present plan is to use some of these funds to
renovate building N (the old science building) so it can accommodate the Nursing Program.
Nursing is presently in cramped quarters and badly needs more specialized training facilities
and dedicated storage spaces. The remaining funds may also be used to relocate or
repurpose some of Hartnell’s other facilities. These final decisions will occur as Measure H
projects are completed and the amounts of these remaining funds become known.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
As of April 15, 2013, a total of $114,943,822 had been spent of the Measure H funds and there
is a total of $22,906,887 remaining. Note that the two amounts add up to more than the
approved $131,000,000. The total includes interest earned and the refunding (*) of the bonds
($7,007,592). In addition, it should be noted that $47,460,000 in State Capital Bond Funds were
provided as matching funds on three of the projects and $603,000 in private funding has been
raised to date for the PE Field House.
(*) Refunding occurs when an entity that has issued callable bonds calls those debt securities
from the debt holders with the express purpose of reissuing new debt at a lower coupon rate.
In essence, the issue of new, lower-interest debt allows the District to prematurely refund the
older, higher-interest debt.
Note: Any remaining funds from a project go back into Measure H for future projects.
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John Buttgereit, College Support Operations
Dennis Donohue, Business
Anthony Ben Castillo, Student Representative
George “Ted” Richardson, Jr., Taxpayers
Organization
Deneen Guss, Member at Large
Michael Payne, Senior Citizens’ Organization
Responsibilities of Citizens’
Bond Oversight Committee
 To monitor expenditure of bond funds
 Assure the expenditures are for the purpose
approved by the voters
 Inform the public of bond expenditures and
revenues
 Report to the public district compliance with
California’s Constitution Article XIII A. Section
1(b)(3) as provided for by the Attorney
General’s opinions
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL AND
PERFORMANCE AUDITS AS OF JUNE 30, 2014
The accounting firm Crowe Horwath, LLP,
presented the Annual Independent Financial
and Performance Audits to the Board of
Trustees on December 9, 2014. In addition to
issuing an unqualified opinion, the audit found
the financial statements to fairly present the
financial position and changes in Measure H
fund balance in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United
States.
These audits are available at
www.hartnell.edu/h.