Members present:                                                           Members Absent:

Daniel Aljoe                    - Community At-Large            Dick Rudlofff   - Senior Citizen Group

Judge Richard Bartalini - Business Organization   Basil Shiber    - Taxpayer Organization

David Kirwin                   - Parent Member

Michael Lane                   - Community At-Large

John McCormick             - Parent Member

 

Guest:  David Casnocha-Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth

District Staff present:  Lorenzo Legaspi, Bob Deluca

 

 

Call to Order/Roll Call

The meeting was called to order by Lorenzo Legaspi, Chief Financial Officer at 5:35 PM

at the Alameda Unified School District Office.  Roll Call indicated a quorum was present.

 

Oral Communications

Lorenzo stated that this was an organizational meeting and he introduced David Casnocha who has been working with the District regarding the various District resolutions and timelines as required in Education Code related to Prop 39 and the Measure C Bond.

 

Introduction of Committee Members

Members and District staff introduced themselves, members stating their background as it relates to their committee membership.

 

Distribution of Information

Lorenzo reviewed and discussed the handouts:  1) November 25, 2003 District resolution ordering the election of the issuance of bonds not to exceed $63,000,000; 2)  May 25, 2004 District resolution establishing a Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee and Approval of Bylaws; 3) District Facility Master Plan of Projects; and 4) California Government Code Section 54950-54963 Ralph M. Brown Act, commonly referred to as the Open Meetings Act.  In addition, he distributed an email/address/phone number list of members and stated that an updated/corrected member list will be emailed to members after they review this list.  Other handouts such as project schedules and budget printouts will be provided at future meetings.

 

Review of Bylaws

David Casnocha stated that the handout of the Committee Bylaws reflects the language in the Education Code regarding the District adhering to the accountability requirements of Prop 39.  He distributed a pamphlet of the Brown Public Meetings Act under which the committee is subject to conduct its meetings.  He provided a brief overview of various sections of the Bylaws: 

 

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Section 1:  the Committee does not have independent legal capacity from the District; Section 2:  that it must confine itself specifically to Measure C bond proceeds; Section 3:  that there are many ways the Committee can inform the public, e.g. the District’s website, letters to local newspaper editors, reports to the Board of Education, that the District is not obligated by Prop 39 to do every project listed in Measure C and, therefore, will prioritize projects; that while an annual report to the Board is required, the Committee should meet quarterly; Section 4:  that the District’s annual audit presented to the Board of Education in December of each year will also be presented by staff to the Committee ; that the Committee can schedule visits to various sites with Bob DeLuca to see where bond proceeds are being spent; and that while the Committee can review deferred maintenance plans and efforts of cost-savings measures by the District, they ultimately have no decision-making duties; Section 5:  that the Committee cannot direct District staff but are entitled to view every District document produced pertaining to Measure C funds.  Discussion followed to clarify various aspects of the bylaws.

 

Bob DeLuca stated that, of the total of $86-$88 million that the District has allocated for facilities projects, the Measure C Bond of $63 million will cover only a portion of those projects but that others will be funded through other sources of income for facilities.  There is a tentative five phases of scheduled construction.  Phase I of about $1 million has already begun which involves projects that do not require approval from the State Architect.  The Committee will be updated by District staff at their next meeting regarding Phase II.

 

After a brief discussion, it was decided that the Committee will meet on the third Wednesday at 5:30 PM in the months of November, February, June, and September in the Superintendent’s conference room at the AUSD District Office.

 

                        November 17, 2004

                        February 16, 2005

                        June 15, 2005

                        September 21, 2005

 

Selection of Officers

Lorenzo stated that the Superintendent will appoint the initial Chair of the committee before the next meeting as per Section 10 of the Bylaws.  The Committee will then elect a chair and vice-chair for two-year terms as per Section 9 of the Bylaws.

 

Term of Office

Three members to serve one-year term and four members to serve two-year term.  Members drew lots, with the result as follows:

 

                                    One-Year Term                                    Two-Year Term          

David Kirwin                                        Daniel Aljoe

John McCormick                                  Judge Richard Bartalini

Dick Rudloff                                         Michael Lane   

                                                            Basil Shiber

 

The meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM.

 

 

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