RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 01-24/25
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT ORDERING AN ELECTION, AND ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS OF THE
ELECTION ORDER
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of the Riverside Community College District (the "District) has determined that certain educational facilities need to be constructed, renovated, acquired and equipped, in a fiscally prudent manner, to enable the District to maintain each of Moreno Valley College, Norco College, and Riverside City College (together, the "Colleges") as valuable community resources that provide an affordable high-quality education to local students who desire to learn job skills and transfer to four-year universities; and WHEREAS, the cost to attend California's public universities is now six times more than our local community colleges, and the District seeks to address urgent basic and future repair needs so current and future generations of students have access to modern, safe learning environments; and classrooms, science labs, and job training equipment il he District are deteriorating and nutdated and require urgent, basic and future repair needs to maintain compliance with earthquake safety, disability access and safety regulations by removing asbestos, mold and lead paint, upgrading outdated electrical wiring and gas and sewer lines, and fixing leaky roofs; and
WHEREAS, coupled with the repair of old buildings is the need to provide safe drinking water to students and staff at the Colleges and to ensure that our campuses are safe; and WHEREAS, since the Colleges train a large number of the nurses, firefighters, police officers and paramedics in our area this proposed measure will help improve and repair training facilities, classrooms and labs to address the local shortage of nurses and public safety personnel and ensure they are trained on the latest life-saving technology and techniques, and for future public health and natural disaster emergencies; and
WHEREAS, since affordable higher education focused on high-demand, good-paying careers is one of the best ways for people to lift themselves up out of poverty, this proposed measure will help provide cleaner, safer, healthier and more up-to-date community colleges, retain and attract quality educators and provide 21" century learning so the people of our community have access to the tools they need to be successful in life; and
rades and therefors, the Board recognize the in the anand also preparin studends Con the skillir students for the skilled trades; and
WHEREAS, the State does not provide the District with enough money for it to adequately maintain each of the Colleges' educational facilities and academic programs nor allow the Colleges to meet the commitments described above; and
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WHEREAS, the Board has received information regarding the feasibility of a local bond measure and the District's bonding capacity; and
WHEREAS, a local measure will provide funds that cannot be taken away by the State to support local job training and facilitate transfer to four-year universities; and WHEREAS, a local measure will help make Moreno Valley College, Norco College and Riverside City College safer for students, faculty, staff and community members who use the campuses by improving security cameras and lighting, upgrading campus safety for emergencies such as an active shooter, installing emergency communication systems, and ensuring all college buildings meet current standards for earthquake and fire safety; and WHEREAS, this measure will upgrade IT systems, equipment, classrooms and career training facilities to keep pace with current industry standards and technology to ensure that Moreno Valley College, Norco College, and Riverside City College classrooms and training facilities have the up-to-date learning technology that students need to be prepared for careers in science, technology, engineering, math and computer science; and WHEREAS, such a local measure will include mandatory taxpayer protections, including independent citizens' oversight of all funds, and mandatory annual financial audits to ensure funds are spent only as authorized, and public disclosure of how funds are actually spent; and WHEREAS, the Board and District have solicited stakeholder and community input on priorities from students, faculty, staff, business and civic leaders, and the community; and WHEREAS, the Board has approved the Moreno Valley College Comprehensive Master Plans, the Norco College Facilities Master Plan and the Riverside City College Facilities Master Plan each of which evaluated the educational and facility objectives and needs of each college and which have informed recommendations for how to best serve the students and communities of our local colleges; and
WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board, it is advisable to provide additional funding for job training and workforce preparation for local students and veterans of all ages and local residents and to improve facilities for course opportunities in technical vocational careers and for transfer to four-year universities, by means of a general obligation bond issued in a financially prudent manner; and
WHEREAS, over the years the District has been financially prudent and a good steward of taxpayer dollars securing over $58,000,000 in property owner savings through several bond refinancings and by maintaining a strong credit rating; and WHEREAS, these savings have lowered property tax bills for District residents; and WHEREAS, on November 7, 2000, the voters of California approved the Smaller Classes, Safer Schools and Financial Accountability Act ("Proposition 39) which reduced the voter threshold for ad valorem property tax levies used to pay for debt service on bonded indebtedness to 55% of the votes cast on a community college district general obligation bond; and 2 4863-9401-4670v10/022743-0019
WHEREAS, concurrent with the passage of Proposition 39, Chapter 1.5, Part 10, Division 1, Title 1 (commencing with Section 15264) of the Education Code (the "Act") became operative and established requirements associated with the implementation of Proposition 39; and WHEREAS, the Board desires to make certain findings herein to be applicable to this election order and to establish certain performance audits, standards of financial accountability and citizen oversight which are contained in Proposition 39 and the Act; and WHEREAS, the Board determines that, in accordance with Opinion No. 04-110 of the Attorney General of the State of California, the restrictions in Proposition 39, which prohibit any bond money to be used for administrator salaries and other operating expenses of the District shall be strictly monitored by the District's Citizens' Oversight Committee; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Education Code Section 15270, based upon a projection of assessed property valuation, the Board has determined that, it approved by voters, the tax rate levied to meet the debt service requirements of the bonds proposed to be issued will not exceed the Proposition 39 limits per year per $100,000 of assessed valuation of taxable property; and WHEREAS, Elections Code (the "Elections Code") Section 9400 et seq. requires that a tax rate statement be contained in all official materials, including any ballot pamphlet prepared, sponsored or distributed by the District, relating to the election; and WHEREAS, the Board now desires to authorize the filing of a tax rate statement and ballot argument in favor of the proposition to be submitted to the voters at the election; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Elections Code, it is appropriate for the Board to request consolidation of the election with any and all other elections to be held on November 5, 2024, and to request the Riverside County Registrar of Voters to perform certain election services for the District; and
WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board, it is advisable to request the Riverside County Registrar of Voters to call an election pursuant to Proposition 39 on the question of whether general obligation bonds shall be issued and sold on behalf of the District for purposes set forth below.
NOW THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Board, pursuant to Education Code Sections 15100 et seq., Sections 15264 et seq. and Government Code Section 53506, hereby requests the Riverside County Registrar of Voters to call an election under the provisions of Proposition 39 and the Act and submit to the electors of the District the question of whether bonds of the District in the aggregate principal amount of $954,000,000 (the "Bonds") shall be issued and sold to raise money for the purposes described in Exhibits "A" and "B" hereto. Both exhibits are directed to be printed in the voter sample ballot pamphlet. The District's Chancellor, or the Chancellor's designee, is hereby authorized and directed to make any changes to the text of the measure, or to the abbreviated form of the measure, as may be convenient or necessary to comply with the intent of this Resolution, the requirements of election officials, and requirements of law. 3 4863-9401-4670v10/022743-0019
Section 2. That the date of the election shall be November 5, 2024.
Section 3. That the purpose of the election shall be for the voters in the District to vote on a proposition, a copy of which is attached hereto and marked Exhibit "A" and incorporated by reference herein, containing the question of whether the District shall issue the Bonds to pay for improvements to the extent permitted by such proposition. In compliance with Proposition 39 and the Act, the ballot proposition in Exhibit "A" is subject to the following requirements and determinations:
that the proceeds of the sale of the Bonds shall only be used for the purposes set forth in the ballot measure and not for any other purpose, including faculty and administrator salaries and other college operating expenses;
that the Board, in compliance with Proposition 39, and in establishing the projects set forth in Exhibit "B", evaluated student safety, university transfer, enrollment trends, class size reduction, class availability, information technology and the career technical job training facilities of the District;
that the Board Will cause to be conducted an annual, independent performance audit to ensure that the Bond moneys get expended for the types of projects identified in Exhibits "A" and "B" hereto;
(d) that the Board will cause an annual, independent financial audit of the proceeds from the sale of Bonds to be conducted until all of the Bond proceeds have been expended and accounted for;
that the Board will cause the appointment of a Citizens Oversight Committee in compliance with Education Code Section 15278 no later than 60 days after the Board enters the election results in its minutes pursuant to Education Code Section 15274. The Citizens' Oversight Committee shall initially consist of at least seven (7) members and at no time consist of less than seven (7) members, with the possible exception of any brief periods to fill unexpected vacancies.
The Citizens' Oversight Committee may not include any employee or official of the District, any member of the Board, or any vendor, contractor or consultant of the District. The Citizens' Oversight Committee shall include all of the following:
One (1) member who is active in a business organization representing the business community located within the District;
(ii) One (1) member who is active in a senior citizens' organization; (iii) One (1) member who is active in a bona fide taxpayer association; (iv) One (1) member shall be a student who is both currently enrolled in the District and active in a community college group, such as student government. The community college student member may, at the discretion of the Board, serve up to six months after such person's graduation;
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In furtherance of its specifically enumerated purposes, the Citizens' Oversight Committee may engage in any of the following activities relating solely and exclusively to the expenditure of the Proposition 39 bond proceeds:
(i) Receive and review copies of the annual, independent financial and performance audits performed by independent consultants); (ii) Inspect District facilities and grounds to ensure that Proposition 39 bond revenues are expended in compliance with applicable law; (iii) Receive and review copies of all scheduled maintenance proposals or plans developed by the District;
(iv) Review efforts of the District to maximize Proposition 39 bond revenues by implementing cost-saving programs; and
Receive responses to any finding, recommendations and concerns addressed in the audits described in (i) above, within three months of receiving such audits. that the tax levy authorized to secure the bonds of this election shall not exceed the Proposition 39 limits per $100,000 of taxable property in the District when assessed valuation is projected by the District to increase in accordance with Article XIIIA of the California Constitution.
Section 4. That the authority for ordering the election is contained in Education Code Sections 15100 et seq., 15340 et seq., 15264 et seg. and Government Code Section 53506 and Elections Code 5322.
Section 5. That the authority for the specifications of this election order is contained in Education Code Section 5322. In connection with ordering the election pursuant to the provisions hereof, the District has obtained reasonable and informed projections of assessed property valuations that take into consideration projections of assessed property valuations made by the Riverside County assessor that are available to the District.
Section 6. That the Riverside County Registrar of Voters and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors are hereby requested to consolidate the election ordered hereby with any and all other elections to be held on November 5, 2024 within the District, and pursuant to Elections Code Section 10403, the District acknowledges that the consolidation election will be held and conducted in the manner described in Election Code Section 10418.
Section 7. That this Resolution shall stand as the "order of election" to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters to call an election within the boundaries of the District on November 5, 2024.
Section 8. That the Secretary of the Board is hereby directed to send a certified copy of this Resolution to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters no later than August 9, 2024.
Section 9. That the bonds shall be issued pursuant to Education Code Section 15264 et seq. or issued pursuant to Government Code Section 53506. The maximum rate of interest on any bond shall not exceed the maximum rate allowed by Education Code Sections 15140 to 15143, as modified by Government Code Section 53531.
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Section 10. That the Board requests the governing body of any such other political subdivision, or any officer otherwise authorized by law, to partially or completely consolidate such election and to further provide that the canvass be made by any body or official authorized by law to canvass the returns of the election, and that the Board consents to such consolidation. The Board further authorizes the submission of a tax rate statement and primary and rebuttal arguments, as appropriate, to be filed with the Riverside County Registrar of Voters by the established deadlines Section 11. Pursuant to Education Code Section 5303 and Elections Code Section 10002, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors is requested to permit the Registrar of Voters to render all services specified by Elections Code Section 10418, for which services the District agrees to reimburse Riverside County for such services to include the publication of a Formal Notice of School Bond Election and the mailing of the sample ballot and tax rate statement (described in Elections Code Section 9401) pursuant to the terms of Education Code Section 5363 and Elections Code Section 12112.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 6th day of August, 2024.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE RIVERSIDE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
By -
Attest:
Mary Figuersa
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)SS
RIVERSIDE COUNTY )
I, Mary Figueroa, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 01-24/25which was duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Riverside Community College District at meeting thereof held on the 6th day of August, 2024, and that it was so adopted by the following vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTENTIONS: O
a Mary Figuerra
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EXHIBIT A
"RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT CAREER PREPARATION, AFFORDABLE HIGHER EDUCATION MEASURE. To repair/upgrade local community colleges, improve access to affordable higher education for careers/skilled trades/ university transfer; provide safe drinking water; meet earthquake, disability access and safety regulations; upgrade security; acquire, construct, repair facilities, sites, equipment; shall Riverside Community College District's measure be adopted authorizing $954,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $19 per $100,000 of assessed valuation ($57,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding), with oversight, audits/ spending disclosure?"
Bonds - Yes Bonds - No
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EXHIBIT B
FULL TEXT BALLOT PROPOSITION
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAREER PREPARATION, AFFORDABLE HIGHER
EDUCATION MEASURE
ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 2024
AFFORDABLE
equipment; shall Riverside Community College District's measure be adopted, authorizing $954,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $19 per $100,000 of assessed valuation ($57,000,000 annually while bonds are outstanding), with oversight, audits/ spending disclosure?"
SPECIFIC PROJECT LIST
The Board of Trustees of the Riverside Community College District, to be responsive to the needs of its community, evaluated Moreno Valley College's, Norco College's, and Riverside City College's continuing urgent and critical facility needs, and its capacity to provide local students with an affordable education and prepare them for success in college and careers. Job training, college transfer and veterans' support facilities, campus safety issues, class size and offerings, and information and computer technology were each considered, in developing the type of projects to be In developing the types of projects described herein, job training facilities, facilities supporting college transfer and career training classrooms and labs, and the expansion of opportunities for local students and veterans to receive an affordable, high-quality education, were prioritized. If these facility needs are not addressed now, each of Moreno Valley, Norco and Riverside City Colleges would be unable to remain competitive in preparing students for jobs in high demand industries, the skilled trades and transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
The Board of Trustees determines that the Riverside Community College District must:
(i) Prepare students for good jobs and careers;
(ii) Improve access to affordable education;
(iii) Provide safe drinking water and upgrade safety and security; (iv) Upgrade classrooms and labs for science, technology, engineering, job training and training in the skilled trades;
(v) Make basic repairs to older buildings;
(vi) Ensure each local College campus receives their fair share of funding from this measure.
The types of projects which are authorized to be undertaken at Riverside Community College District include:
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PROVIDE AFFORDABLE JOB TRAINING AND COLLEGE TRANSFER:
Classroom, Technology, and Program Improvements To Help Local Students, and Veterans Transfer to Four-Year Universities;
Be Trained For Careers Including the Skilled Trades, Nursing and First Responders Goals and Purposes:
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This measure will allow for local community colleges to expand and improve classrooms and workspaces and develop the Inland Empire Technical Trade Center to prepare our students for careers in skilled trades such as welders; electricians; and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technicians. This will ensure our students are qualified for these in- demand, good-paying jobs and provide the workforce our area needs.
Our local community colleges train a large number of the nurses, firefighters, police officers and paramedics in our area. This measure will help improve and repair training facilities, classrooms and labs to address the local shortage of nurses and public safety personnel and ensure they are trained on the latest life-saving technology and techniques, and for future public health and natural disaster emergencies. • Upgrade emergency-response equipment used to train local first-responders. • Upgrade and equip classrooms and labs for training nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• Expand Riverside City College's nursing training program and partnerships with local universities and hospitals.
• Expand training in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math at Moreno Valley College and Norco College so local students do not have to travel to other colleges. • Expand training facilities for firefighters, paramedics, police officers and the skilled trades. • Upgrade classrooms and labs for science, technology, engineering, job training, vocational and skilled jobs training.
• Upgrade and expanding career technical education facilities. • Update learning technology.
• Improve educational resources, as well as career and academic counseling resource centers for veterans.
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PROVIDE LOCAL STUDENTS A HIGH-QUALITY AFFORDABLE EDUCATION IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT:
Basic Improvements Needed To Allow Moreno Valley College, Norco College, and Riverside City College
to Provide Job Training and Vocational
Programs That Are Needed To Prepare Students For Good-Paving Local Jobs Goals and Purposes: The cost to attend California's public universities has risen to at least Locat studenis to earn dilege credits any erlie. ions, ansari on skil a aruford le price, and then transfer to four-year colleges and universities without generating crushing Tens of thousands of local residents rely on Riverside Community College District's colleges each year to get the job training, technical knowledge and specialized skills they need to compete for good-paying, modern careers. This measure will allow our local community colleges to upgrade career programs and partnerships with local employers, so students are prepared for our region's changing economy and today's in-demand careers in nursing and healthcare, police, firefighting, skilled trades, social work, teaching, technology, engineering and more.
• Ensure college buildings continue to meet earthquake and fire safety regulations. • Repair leaky roofs and deteriorating gas and sewer lines. • Upgrade campus safety for emergencies such as active shooters. • Remove asbestos and lead paint.
• Provide safe drinking water.
• Increase safety lighting on campus and in parking lots. • Repair bathrooms, plumbing, and aging water pipes and drinking fountains. • Repair and upgrading deteriorating classrooms.
• Improve accessibility for disabled students.
• Improve emergency communications systems.
• Replace outdated electrical wiring.
• Upgrade and equip classrooms and labs for training for the skilled trades and for technical careers like heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, carpentry and dental. • Develop the Inland Empire Technical Trade Center focused on skilled trades apprenticeships, internships, and on-the-job work based training.
• Develop the Corona Education Center for educational, technical and workforce training.
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The listed projects will be completed as needed. Each project is assumed to include its share of furniture, equipment, architectural. , engineering, and similar planning costs, program/project management, inspection services, staff training expenses, a customary contingency, and costs associated with the Total Cost of Ownership of facilities and equipment. In addition to the listed types of projects stated above, the types of authorized projects of the measure also include the acquisition of a variety of instructional, maintenance and operational equipment, including interim funding incurred to advance fund projects and the refinancing of outstanding lease obligations, payment of the costs of preparation of all facility planning, fiscal reporting, feasibility studies, due diligence, inspection and assessment reviews, facility master plan preparation and updates, environmental studies (including environmental investigation, remediation and monitoring), design and construction documentation, project management information systems, permit fees, inspection services, and temporary housing of dislocated college activities caused by construction projects. In addition to the projects listed above, repair, renovation and construction projects may include, but not be limited to, some or all of the following: renovate student and staff restrooms; replace aging electrical and plumbing systems; replace and upgrade stormwater and sewer systems; replace and upgrade underground chilled water lines for campus heating and cooling systems; repair and replace heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; install building management and energy management systems; upgrade of facilities for energy efficiencies and decarbonization programs, including, as an example, the installation of solar panels or arrays, electric charging stations, chiller replacements, heat pumps and furnaces; repair and replace worn-out and leaky roofs, windows, walls doors and drinking fountains and broken or cracked concrete or asphalt; replace or remove outdated buildings and classrooms and construct new classrooms and support buildings; upgrade wiring and electrical systems to safely accommodate computers, technology and other electrical devices and needs; upgrade facilities to meet current environmental sustainability, State compliance standards and earthquake safety; repair and replace fire alarms, fire safety equipment, emergency communications and security systems, closed circuit television and card access security doors systems; upgrade, resurface, replacing or relocate hard courts, fields, turf and irrigation systems; replace turf and running track systems on athletic fields; upgrade classrooms; build new or renovate existing facilities such as science buildings, advanced technology buildings, wellness/allied health facilities, early childhood education center, business and technical support facilities, cosmetology building, emergency operations center, career and technical education buildings, child development center, student services and welcome centers, bookstore, dining, food services, parking structures and lots; plan, acquire, construct, and/or contribute to the development of employee and student housing units; build new or upgrade sports fields, gymnasiums, athletics complex/stadium, pools, volleyball and tennis courts, and other athletic facilities; upgrade, resurface and recondition existing parking lots, roads and sidewalks; construct or upgrade on-site and off-site roads and roadways and related off-site improvements; improve vehicular access and circulation; improve drop-off zones; repair, upgrade and install interior and exterior lighting systems; upgrade and expand the Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, replace water lines and valves and sewer lines; construct, upgrade, acquire or expand, multi-use classrooms and labs, swing space, veterans and student/learning resources centers, student libraries, planetarium, outdoor classrooms/performance space, fine/ theater and visual arts, music and performing arts facilities, greenhouse, kinesiology buildings, police facilities, field lights, bleachers, grandstands, press box, track replacement, collaborative office suites and administrative offices, purchasing, warehouse and maintenance facilities, and public safety facilities; improve water conservation and energy efficiency; acquire land; replace existing window systems with energy- efficient systems to reduce costs; improve insulation, weatherproofing and roofs to reduce costs; improve access for the disabled; install and repair fire safety equipment, including alarms, smoke detectors, sprinklers, emergency lighting, and fire safety doors; replace broken concrete walks, deteriorated asphalt; replace/upgrade existing signage to reflect better wayfinding, bells and clocks; replace, modernize and upgrade existing elevator systems; demolition of unsafe or outdated facilities; 4863-9401-4670v11/022743-0019
install or upgrade new security systems, such as security (surveillance) cameras, burglar alarms, handrails, outdoor lighting, fencing, landscaping, gates, gateways and classroom key cards/door locks; replace sewer lines and improve drainage systems to prevent flooding; abate, remove, remediate existing above and below ground hazardous materials; replace, upgrade, construct, map and improve underground utilities infrastructure and above ground utilities structures; upgrade roadway and pedestrian paths and pathways and bridges for improved safety and access for emergency vehicles, site parking, utilities and grounds. Current priority projects at the three colleges include, at Moreno Valley College, the construction of a library and learning resource center, a bookstore and food services facility, a biological and physical sciences (STEM) facility, a kinesiology and athletics complex, a fine and performing arts complex, campus safety and operation center, and a parking structure, the reconstruction of a humanities building, and a science and technology facility; at Norco College, the construction of a center for human performance and kinesiology, a library and learning resource center and student services, STEM buildings, a student services welcome center and a parking structure, the reconstruction of the applied technology education center/information technology, student center, science and technology facility, library and humanities, and the Corona Education Center for educational, technical, and workforce training; and at Riverside City College the construction of a cosmetology building, an advanced technology building, visual and performing arts complex, a kinesiology facility, a stadium improvements and a facilities complex and the reconstruction of MLK and planetarium building and Bradshaw building; at Ben Clark Training Center, the construction of School of Public Safety Phase II; at Inland Empire Trade Technical Center, the construction of the new educational, work-based learning and technical training facilities. These priorities may change over the years and other similar projects of the types described my be funded along with or in lieu of those priority projects described.
The upgrading of technology infrastructure includes, but is not limited to, upgrading classroom technology, expanding wireless internet access throughout each college campus, acquire portable interface devices, servers, switches, routers, modules, sound projection systems, information systems, printers, digital white boards, upgrade voice-over-IP, communication systems, audio/visual and telecommunications systems, call manager and network security/firewall, Internet connectivity, wireless systems, technology infrastructure, and other miscellaneous IT and instructional equipment, DATA storage, fiber/copper infrastructure, phones, identity access cards and the construction and installation of a data center in the cloud for District's enterprise systems, such as resource planning, websites, domain name systems, cloud applications and information security, as well as the necessary software and licenses associated therewith.
The allocation of bond proceeds may be affected by the final costs of each project. Some projects may be undertaken as joint use or public/private partnership projects in cooperation with other local public, non-profit agencies or other entities. The budget for each project is an estimate and may be affected by factors beyond the District's control. The final cost of each project or decisions will be determined as plans and construction documents are finalized, construction bids are received, construction contracts are awarded and projects are completed. Based on the final budgets of projects or on the then current priorities of the District, certain of the projects described above may be delayed or may not be undertaken. Demolition of existing facilities and reconstruction of facilities scheduled for repair and upgrade may occur, if the Board determines that such an approach would be more cost-effective in creating more enhanced and operationally efficient campuses.
Necessary site preparation/restoration, including the acquisition and installation of temporary facilities (swing space) may occur in connection with new construction, renovation or remodeling, or installation or removal of relocatable classrooms, including ingress and egress, removing, replacing, or installing traffic signals, sewer, irrigation, utility lines, trees and landscaping, relocating fire access roads, widening roads, and acquiring any necessary easements, licenses, or rights of way to the B-5
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property. Proceeds of the bonds may be used to pay or reimburse the District for the cost of District staff when performing work on or necessary and incidental to bond projects. Bond proceeds shall only be expended for the types of projects and purposes identified herein. The District shall create an account into which proceeds of the bonds shall be deposited and comply with the reporting requirements of Government Code Section 53410.
NO ADMINISTRATOR SALARIES. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE BONDS
AUTHORIZED BY THIS PROPOSITION SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THE ACQUISITION,
CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OR REPLACEMENT OF
SCHOOL FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOL
FACILITIES, AND NOT FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE, INCLUDING TEACHER AND
COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR SALARIES, PENSIONS AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. THE EXPENDITURE OF BOND MONEY ON
THESE PROJECTS IS SUBJECT TO STRINGENT FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS. BY LAW, PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL AUDITS WILL BE
PERFORMED ANNUALLY, AND ALL BOND EXPENDITURES WILL BE MONITORED
BY AN INDEPENDENT CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT FUNDS ARE SPENT AS PROMISED AND SPECIFIED. THE CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE MUST INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, REPRESENTATION OF A BONA
FIDE TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION, A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND A SENIOR CITIZENS ORGANIZATION. NO DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR VENDORS ARE ALLOWED TO SERVE ON THE CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
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