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Burbank Unified board reviews Measure ABC bond finances and facilities priorities 2:28

  • A district staff member said the meeting was for discussion only and that no action would be taken on any items. 2:13
  • The board heard presentations on the legal requirements for Measure ABC, the district's bond program and its capital facility funding and cash flow. 2:28
  • District staff and District Advocates Group presented a framework for prioritizing facilities projects and reviewed project delivery methods. 1:15:56
  • The board discussed a draft governance handbook, and a staff member said it would return for a first reading on October 29th, with November 17th as the target for approval. 3:37:23

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Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:50
    • The October 10th 2026 special meeting was called to order with the Pledge of Allegiance and a land acknowledgment. 0:50
    • No virtual speaker was present for requests to address the board. 1:35
    • The agenda was adopted 5⁠-⁠0. 2:05
  2. Measure ABC legal requirements 2:13
    • The district's bond counsel said Measure ABC is a $458 million bond measure and that Series A was issued in the principal amount of $80 million in May of 2025. 3:17
    • Bond counsel said the law requires the audits to be submitted to the board and the Citizens Oversight Committee no later than March 31st of each year. 14:19
    • Kelsey Olson asked whether the March 31st deadline applied to both the financial and performance audits, and a staff member said it did. 16:22
  3. District bond program overview 20:16
    • The district's bond underwriter said $378.2 million remains in Measure ABC authorization and $178.5 million of bonds are outstanding to be paid between now and 2054. 21:21
    • The underwriter said the district has done 4 refundings that cumulatively saved $9.9 million for taxpayers. 27:34
    • Laurette Cano asked about pursuing a Standard& Poor's rating, and Emily Weisberg asked how the district communicates to the community that refinancing savings go back to taxpayers. 33:03
  4. Capital facility funding and cash flow 49:34
    • A presenter said the district had $64.9 million in cash in its capital facility fund accounts and that the next bond issuance could be approximately $50 million. 52:55
    • Armond Aghakhanian asked how much flexibility the district has if supply costs rise, and a staff member said contracts include a contingency of typically around 10%. 58:22
    • The presenter summarized $126.3 million of revenue between now and June of 2030, $124.6 million of current projects and a remaining contingency of $1.74 million. 1:10:36
  5. Facilities project prioritization framework 1:15:49
    • A presenter said the facilities master plan identified over $1.5 billion in need, with Priorities 1A and 1B totaling $281 million and leaving $177 million. 1:18:26
    • Emily Weisberg raised emergency alerts for the deaf and hard of hearing community at Washington, Muir and Burbank High, and a presenter said fire alarm upgrades to code would address that population on all campuses. 1:48:26
    • Laurette Cano asked whether projects such as elevators could be moved from urgent to critical as conditions worsen. 2:00:13
  6. Project delivery methods 2:12:37
    • A presenter from District Advocates Group reviewed design-bid-build, CM multi-prime, design-build and lease-leaseback methods and said the board was not being asked to adopt a particular method. 2:14:33
    • Emily Weisberg asked whether delivery methods are kept somewhat consistent, and the presenter said similar types of work are typically kept within certain methods. 2:33:26
    • A staff member said the information could return at a special meeting in January or February after meetings with stakeholders at 17 schools. 2:37:48
  7. Board governance handbook 2:41:05
    • A staff member read the draft governance team norms and meeting norms and said the handbook would come back on the 29th. 2:42:41
    • One board member asked what the consequences would be for not following the agreements and said the discussion of breaks was getting too detailed. 2:51:03
    • One board member suggested adding language on serving all students and on being mindful about when breaks are taken, and raised questions about automatic rotation of board officers. 3:02:31
  8. Board reports and adjournment 3:40:25
    • Kelsey Olson thanked the board president for putting the handbook together, and Laurette Cano thanked a staff member for the information and consultants brought to the board. 3:40:45
    • The meeting was adjourned at 12:42. 3:42:18

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