Measure N Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee


May 22, 2003


 

I         Meeting called to order at 3:00 p.m. Tardy: Dorothy Jackson joined at 3:15 p.m. David Shelton left at 3:45 p.m.

 

II        None

 

III       Phone conference call connected at 3:05 p.m. with David G. Casnocha Esq., Bond Counsel, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth. Review of the Education Code that establishes the Citizens’ Oversight Committee as a result of Proposition 39 Bond election. The bylaws reviewed were established by the Board of Education and approved December 17, 2002. Each section of the bylaws were discussed with particular emphasis on:

 

Section 3 - Duties

Section 3.2 - Review of expenditure reports - not preapproval of expenditures

Section 3.3 - Annual report to the Board of Education

Section 4 - Authorized activities. Question, “What is after the fact?” Response by David G. Casnocha, “After the money has been spent.” The legislature did not give the Citizens’ Oversight Committee the power to determine how the money was to be spent. The District has the power and authority to spend the funds. Public records, bid specifications, etc. are available to the Citizens’ Oversight Committee.

Section 5 - Membership

Section 5.3 - Ethics, Conflict of Interest. Reviewed - there shall be no personal gain from serving on this Citizens’ Oversight Committee.

Section 5.4 - Term. Committee service - overlapping terms. The May 22, 2003 meeting will satisfy the July 1 meeting obligation.

Section 6 - Meetings of the committee.

Section 7 - District Support. Web site access must be initiated to allow community link to the efforts of the Citizens’ Oversight Committee and Measure N projects.

 

Phone conference concluded at 3:52 p.m.

 

IV                 Section 9 - Officers

Mr. Marno Goetsch, Village Oaks Investments, was appointed Chairperson.

Mr. Ed Schuler was nominated as Vice Chairperson by Ms. Dorothy Jackson, seconded by Ms. Julie McAninch and carried 4-0, Mr. Schuler abstained.

 

V                   Section 5.4 - Establishment of Terms. By random draw, the two one year term committee members are: Mr. David Shelton and Ms. Cheryl Vineyard.

 

VI                  Section 6 - Meetings of the Committee. The next regular meeting was set for Thursday, September 4 at 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room 1 of the Lompoc Unified School District Education Center at 1301 North “A” Street, Lompoc, CA.

 

VII                 Mr. Jim Moranville, Assistant Superintendent, Business, Facilities and Administrative Support Services, joined the meeting and spoke of two Phases of Projects.

Phase I - Needs assessment - currently being conducted by Kruger Bensen Ziemer Architects, Inc. (KBZ) of Santa Barbara, CA. Technology sub contractor is Information Technology Design (ITD) of Westlake Village, CA.

 

Phase II - Immediate projects to meet immediate facility needs - i.e., roofing.

 

A KBZ representative will attend future meetings.

 

VIII                The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m.



NEXT MEETING


3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 4, 2003


Conference Room 1, Education Center