Minutes
Bond Oversight Committee
September 8, 2006
Present:
Committee Members: Coleman Campbell, Chris Eden, Stanley Gross, Marion McDowell,
Bill Nack, Ruth Nagler, Jim Wyatt
District: Kathy Blackwood, Barbara Christensen, Jeff Gee (Swinerton), José Nuñez, Leigh
Sata (Swinerton)
Guest: Mr. McDowell
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 12:50 p.m. by Chairman Jim Wyatt.
2. Approval of minutes from meeting of June 14, 2005
Marion McDowell moved to approve the minutes and Ruth Nagler seconded the motion.
The minutes were approved unanimously as presented.
3. Review of cumulative report on expenditures through June 30, 2006 for Measure A
and Measure C
Kathy Blackwood asked committee members to refer to handouts in the packet provided.
She noted that information on Measure A and Measure C appear on separate pages.
Regarding Measure C, Kathy explained that spending of the funds is on target. In the first
year (2003-04), 20% of Measure C funds were spent, in the second year 19% were spent
and in the third year 28% were spent. Adding the funds that are committed to projects,
85% of Measure C funds are spent or slated to be spent. Jim Wyatt asked what the
intention is for using the remaining budgeted funds in Measure C. José Nuñez said that his
team is going through documents to review allocations and redistributing resources. Kathy
added that there will be some overlap, and funds from Measures A and C will be combined
to finish some projects. (The portion that is used from Measure C will be reported on the
Measure C budget page and likewise for Measure A.) 37% of Measure A funds are
budgeted.
Marion McDowell asked if there are projects for which Measure C funds cannot be used.
José answered that there are but they are very few, e.g., athletic fields. There are no such
restrictions that apply to Measure A.
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Kathy said that the audit is in process and she will bring it to the committee at its next
meeting.
Bill Nack asked if Item 8 (CSM Bldg 21-29 Demo) on the “SMCCD BOND FUNDED
PROJECTS (Measure A)” handout is complete; $50,000 was budgeted and $37,611
committed. José said no and explained that this amount represents the amount needed for
planning for the demolition; the total cost to demolish these buildings will be approximately
$10 million, which we hope will be paid by the State.
Coleman Campbell inquired about augmentations. José said that because there have been
escalations in terms of prices, some projects needed to be augmented. This information is
included in the overall budget reports.
4. Discussion of 2006 Facilities Master Plan and re-cap of construction projects underway
José Nuñez told the committee that the Board of Trustees adopted the 2006 Facilities
Master Plan in July 2006. This plan was put together by a team consisting of Steinberg
Architects, Swinerton Management, District administration, faculty and staff.
José distributed a “Major Project Summary” and spoke about the following projects:
Cañada: Building 9 (Library Learning Resource Center) is 60% complete. The following
buildings are scheduled for remodeling: Building 5 (cafeteria), Building 6 (old library),
Building 1 (gymnasium), and Building 13 (academic building). Buildings 16, 17 and 18 are
scheduled for modernization and will be completed using Measure A funds.
Barbara Christensen said that the new Facilities Maintenance Center, currently planned to
be constructed in the athletic zone, may be moved because (1) if put where currently
planned, there will not be room to expand athletic facilities, (2) it would be preferable to
have the Center away from the entrance to the campus, (3) the area where the Center is
currently planned is directly opposite a site that may be used for faculty/staff housing in the
future. Construction of the new Facilities Maintenance Center will be paid for through
State funds ($5 million) and Measure A funds ($1 million). Therefore, the State will have
to be consulted if the Center is moved.
Ruth Nagler asked where the “conversation pit” is. José answered that it is gone. It is
being replaced with a large amphitheatre.
College of San Mateo: Building 36 (Science Building) is complete; ribbon cutting is today.
The Planetarium will be completed in November or December. The following buildings are
completed or substantially completed: Building 33 (child development center), Building 18
(academic building), Building 19 (engineering), Building 20 (horticulture and workforce
development), Building 9 (library/KCSM/multimedia), Building 3 (theater). All athletic
facilities are also completed, except for the women’s softball field.
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New projects at CSM include:
 Administrative/student services building, to include the bookstore, cafeteria,
counseling, admissions and records, and administrative offices.
 Faculty offices and division offices. These will be combined into one building with
approximately 120 offices. The new building will replace Buildings 15 and 17.
Offices in Building 17 will be moved into Buildings 10 and 11; Building 15 will be
demolished and the space used for a parking lot. Buildings 10 and 11 will be
demolished later.
 Wellness Center, to include cosmetology, nursing, and dental. This will be on the
site currently occupied by Buildings 5 and 6, which will be demolished.
 Swimming pools. The two pools are 40 years old and it is more cost effective to
build new pools than to renovate the existing pools. One of the pools will be 50
meters.
Modernization projects include Building 2 (music), Building 4 (arts/ceramics), Building 12
(physical science), and Buildings 14 and 16 (lecture/computer labs). These projects will
take an estimated 7 years to complete. Barbara Christensen noted that it is in the District’s
best interest to accelerate completion if possible because of rising costs.
Skyline College: Buildings 6 (student support) and 7A (science/math/technology) are 70%
complete and move-in will take place over the winter break. Building 8 (academic
building) is 80% complete and move-in will also take place over winter break. Building 3
(gymnasium) is substantially complete and move-in was last week. The District is
attempting to secure $6 million from the State to complete the remodel of Building 2
(student services/cafeteria). The Building 1 (fine and performing arts and administration)
project will be done in several phases.
New projects at Skyline College include:
 Child Development Center – this is now in portables. The intention is to expand
capacity from 40 children to 90 in the new facility.
 Facilities Maintenance Center – jointly State and Measure A funded.
 There will be one master project for new construction of (1) cosmetology/wellness
building, (2) administration/business building, and (3) automotive technology
transmission facility. This will be a design/build project and will cost $60-65
million. The construction will take place over a 5 year period and is targeted to
begin in approximately 12 months. The District is currently interviewing design
firms.
 Building 7 (science/math/technology) – will go out to bid and be under construction
in Fall 2007.
Jim Wyatt said the fence between the soccer and baseball fields at Skyline is not high
enough and baseballs are coming over the fence onto the soccer field. He noted that there is
a warning sign. Barbara Christensen said that rather than having a warning sign, it is
possible that the fence should be higher. José will look into this.
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Barbara Christensen reported that the District is looking at the possibility of accelerating
debt issuance of funds in Measure A and then reinvesting the funds. This would have the
benefit of (1) locking in very favorable interest rates and earning additional interest, and
(2) lowering the cost to property owners from $12.51 per $100,000 to approximately $12.19
per $100,000. Kathy Blackwood added that since there are costs associated with each
issuance, it costs the District less to issue fewer times and lock in the rate. If the
acceleration takes place, there would be two issuances instead of the planned 4 issuances.
5. Committee members’ comments/requests for future agenda items
Jim Wyatt reported on a contact from a member of the community. This individual
originally contacted Barbara Christensen via email, asking for the names of the Bond
Oversight Committee members and when they meet. He said he would like to talk to a
member of the committee and Barbara referred to Jim. She also made him aware of the
Bond Oversight Committee website and the facilities website.
During a series of telephone and email exchanges, the individual told Jim that he was a
consultant and was privy to financial wrongdoing at Skyline College. Jim invited him to
come to meetings and express his concerns, but the complainant insisted upon anonymity.
Jim then offered to have a small group of people, including himself, Marion McDowell and
Barbara Christensen, meet with him. He responded that he did not want Barbara there
because she is too close to the Chancellor. He requested that Jim bring to him all cost
overruns and change orders from Skyline. Jim told him that instead he should specify his
concerns and, if legitimate, they would be brought to the committee. The complainant was
not satisfied and said he would go to Plan B, without specifying what Plan B is. Jim has
not heard from the individual in 3-4 weeks.
Stanley Gross asked if the County Counsel’s office has been informed of the situation. This
has not been done and it was noted that the Brown Act has not been violated. Bill Nack felt
that it would be a good idea to notify the County Counsel’s office in order to avoid being
accused of having information and not acting on it. After some discussion among
committee members, it was decided that Barbara Christensen will report the exchanges with
the complainant to the County Counsel’s office.
6. Public comments – none.
7. Schedule for next meting
Barbara will coordinate the next meeting to coincide with the opening of Skyline’s new
Student Services building in January or February.
8. Adjourn to attend Science Building Dedication
The meeting was adjourned at 1:40 p.m.