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Santa Ana Unified board approves city partnership resolution on community access to school facilities 7:15
- The board approved a resolution on a partnership between the district and the City of Santa Ana for community access to school facilities after board members discussed park space, libraries and staff time. 7:15
- District staff then led a study session on facility needs and funding from Measure I 2024, a $355 million bond, against needs estimated at $3.5 billion as of 2024. 44:16
- Board members and student board members took part in a planning exercise that distributed play bond money among modernization, deferred maintenance and infrastructure, and alignment and equity categories. 2:48:15
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Item by item (11)
- Opening and closed session report 0:44
- Agenda order and facilities board policies 2:59
- The chair moved the action items ahead of the presentation to allow sufficient time for the presentation. 4:43
- The student board member vote on Board Policy 7110 was taken a second time for procedure. 5:40
- Board Policy 1330, Use of School Facilities, and Board Policy 7110, Facilities Master Plan, each carried with a 5 yes vote after a 2 yes vote from student board members. 2:59
- City partnership for community access 5:40
- One board member said Santa Ana is a park-poor community and urged colleagues to support and approve the resolution. 7:45
- One board member said they supported the item but that the district should be very cautious about starting new joint use agreements until existing ones are resolved. 10:59
- One board member said the main priority is teaching and learning and that staff should not be spread too thin, and the superintendent said the effort would require proof of concept first. 29:03
- The resolution carried with a 5 yes vote after a 2 yes vote from student board members. 36:36
- Emergency action for communication systems 37:10
- Facilities funding and past bond projects 39:22
- A district staff member said Moody's affirmed the district's AA3 rating during a bond issuance now under way. 43:03
- The presenter said the 2024 Facilities Master Plan estimated needs at $3.5 billion, and Series A represents the first $100 million of the $355 million bond. 45:56
- A presenter said previous local bonds totaled over half a billion dollars and state matching funds came to just shy of $529 million, for more than $1 billion invested. 47:08
- Board questions on gyms and facility needs 1:11:00
- Hector Bustos asked why gym air conditioning has been an ongoing issue, and a staff member said area buildings were not designed for air conditioning, the district rented 5 portable units during a recent heat wave and a district-wide gym assessment is under way. 1:15:55
- Valerie Magdaleno asked how the district reached $3.5 billion in facility needs, and a district staff member said it was not because the district mismanaged anything and noted enrollment had been around 60,000 students. 1:21:21
- A staff member said the state eliminated the deferred maintenance match during the last Great Recession, which in today's dollars would be $25 million a year. 1:26:38
- Types of facility projects 1:37:32
- A staff member said minor modernizations typically start around $200 per square foot, major modernizations cost between $700 and $1,000 per square foot and reconstruction costs at least $1,000 per square foot. 1:39:16
- A district staff member said the district does not want to recommend a significant investment in a site it believes will be repurposed in the next couple of years. 1:46:08
- Brenda Lebsack asked where gym air conditioning stands in the process, and a staff member said it may require DSA and the district is engaging contractors for district-wide assessments. 1:49:57
- Monroe reconstruction project 1:53:27
- A presenter said planning for the Monroe reconstruction started approximately 4 years ago and the project broke ground this summer. 1:53:27
- The presenter said funding includes $20 million from Measure I 2018 and $24 million from Measure I 2024, with at least $9 million estimated back from the state. 2:15:11
- Hector Bustos said the superintendent and they have discussed the Santa Ana Armory next to Monroe and whether that property could be relocated. 2:27:56
- Example bond projects 2:38:31
- A request was made to skip ahead to the activity based on timing, and a staff member suggested giving one example of minor work, one of major work and one of reconstruction. 2:38:31
- A staff member said the deferred maintenance proposal considers a $30 million initial allocation for a $100 million bond program. 2:44:34
- A staff member said 10 solar sites installed in 2013 to 2014 operate at a 40% capacity and an initial $3 million investment would fund assessment and repairs. 2:46:05
- Bond planning exercise 2:48:15
- A presenter said each participant had $265 million in future bond bucks and $60 million in Series A bond bucks, totaling $325 million after set-asides. 2:48:48
- A staff member reported average allocations of $151 million in bond bucks for modernization, $24 million in current and $89 million in future bond bucks for deferred maintenance and infrastructure, and $18 million and $43 million for alignment and equity. 3:28:59
- A staff member said the allocations took advantage of all available matching funds and left enough for deferred maintenance work over the next 2 summers. 3:30:54
- Adjournment 3:45:11
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