Planning and Construction

Proposition O Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee
Agenda January 18, 2012
TIME: 5:45 p.m.
PLACE: Sweetwater Union High School District
Board Room
1130 Fifth Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 91911

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING

Phone: (619) 691-5553
Fax: (619) 420-0339

Paul D. Woods
Director of Planning and Construction
Email: Paul.Woods@sweetwaterschools.org

The Planning Department is responsible for:

The planning and construction of:
- New Middle and High Schools
- Construction of East Hills Academy (at OLH)
- Completion of Olympian HS
- Construction of MS12/HS14
Modernization of older schools
- Closing out the Prop BB Projects
- Prop O Bond Program
Additions or modifications at school sites
- Eastlake HS Learning Center
- Replace stadium light poles at ORH and SYH
- Supporting ASB funded projects such as shade structures
- Supporting the YMCA Community Center project at MOM
Preparing annual and long term enrollment projections
Maintaining a facilities database for use in staffing allocations
Processing annual leases for buildings and facilities
Managing joint use agreements
Processing Facilities Use requests
Managing security resident contracts
Assisting in the formation of new Mello-Roos districts
Recommending school attendance boundaries changes based on demographic data
Coordinating applications for state and federal funding to assist in financing of new school construction & modernization
Obtaining state and local approval for all construction projects on school facilities (including cell towers)
Assisting Maintenance with warranty service requests
Assisting with the Asset Management Plan for the District
Evaluating energy savings proposals and technology
- Power Purchase Agreement under Prop O (Solar power)
- Personal Computer power management
- SDG&E metering programs

Payment of School Fees:

Payment for new residential and commercial construction is now handled by the Fiscal Services Department. Payment must be made in the form of a check.

Rental of School Facilities:

When not in use for school programs, or undergoing construction/maintenance, school facilities and athletic fields may be reserved for outside use. Each school is responsible for scheduling the use of its facilities. You may contact the school site for the two-page Application form.

Payment of fees must be made prior to issuance of the approved permit. The current fee schedule is listed on the link at the top of this page. All applications must be submitted two weeks before the event for approval. Any requests for waivers require approval by the district Superintendent / his designee.

A Certificate of Insurance is required for each event, in the amount of One Million Dollars, and show SUHSD as an additional insured. The approved permit must be carried at all times by the user and presented upon demand.