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January 2015
CCFC
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Community College Facility Coalition
Message from the Chair
Community College Facility Coalition
1130 K Street, Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95814
Voice: 916.446.3042 • Fax: 916.441.3893
Officers
Willard Lewallen, Chair
Hartnell CCD
wlewallen@hartnell.edu
Praful Kulkarni, Treasurer
gkkworks
pmkulkarni@gkkworks.com
Directors
Mansour Aliabadi
Global Construction Consulting LLC
maliabadi@gccllc.net
William H. Duncan, IV
Sierra CCD
wduncan@sierracollege.edu
Felix Hernandez
Allan Hancock Jt. CCD
fhernandez@hancockcollege.edu
Pablo Manzo
Los Rios CCD
manzop@losrios.edu
Jerry Marchbank
Coast CCD
jmarchbank@mail.cccd.edu
Dave Umstot
Umstot Project &
Facilities Solutions, Inc.
david.umstot@umstotsolutions.com
Sherman Wong
Public Agency Law Group
swong@palg.net
Legislative Advocate
Rebekah Cearley
rcearley@m-w-h.com
Staff
Shannon Mahoney
sfife@m-w-h.com
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would like to take this opportunity to introduce
myself. I am Willard Lewallen, Superintendent/
President of the Hartnell Community College
District in Salinas, and I am honored to serve as
the new elected Chair of the Community College
Facility Coalition (CCFC). I would also like to thank
Frank Gornick, Chancellor of West Hills Community
College District, for his dedicated years of service
as the Chair of CCFC, which ended June 30, 2014. I
was fortunate to work with Chancellor Gornick for
five years at West Hills CCD and consider him a dear
friend and colleague.
The discussion about the future of facilities fund- Dr. Willard Lewallen, Chair
ing is ongoing in Sacramento. As we enter 2015,
I look forward to working with the 49 community college district and
142 associate members in this great organization as we continue our
leadership in advocating for a State community college facilities funding
program. See page 3 for more information about our predictions and
next steps. CCFC will also continue to work in close partnership with the
Chancellor’s Office, in support of the great work they do for the facilities
community. I am pleased to announce that the CCFC Board of Directors
has adopted a new mission and vision statement to help guide these
efforts now and in the years to come (see below).
In the recent November election, community college districts passed
9 local bonds worth $2.1 billion, demonstrating the ongoing commitment of communities to fund facilities projects. At Hartnell, we are
under construction on a new science building, which will be the centerpiece of our main campus and is expected to open in early 2016. The
building will feature a planetarium, along with teaching facilities for
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CCFC Mission and Vision Statements
The CCFC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the ­adoption
of the following mission and vision statements:
Mission: To provide leadership in legislative advocacy and to
deliver critical information, education, and training on facilities
issues for community college districts and their business partners
to enhance student learning outcomes.
Vision: To be the voice and resource for professionals engaged in
California’s community college facilities.
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In Remembrance of Paul Holmes
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It is with great sadness that we
inform you of the passing of
Paul Holmes. Paul founded the
Community College Facility Coalition and dedicated much of
his professional career in service
to the organization, tirelessly
pursuing State funding opportunities and advocating on
behalf of community colleges.
University in 1965. After serving
his country Paul moved to Sacramento, where he lived and worked
for more than 50 years. Serving
both the Executive and Legislative
branches of state government, he
became a valued authority and
adviser on educational policy and
spending for grades K-12 and the
community colleges.
Paul celebrated his retirement
from Murdoch, Walrath, and
Holmes and CCFC on June 30,
2014. We will miss Paul’s passion
for school finance and policy, his
honed political acumen, and,
most especially, his wry sense of
humor and adventurous spirit.
Paul was the man you went to see
when you had to get the numbers
right and know who was getting
what, where and when.
His obituary, which was published in the Sacramento Bee
on Friday, November 7, is below:
HOLMES, Paul Paul Holmes,
born in Arlington, MA, son of
Henry and Mary Holmes, passed
away at the age of 78 on October 25th. Paul graduated from
Mesa High School in 1954 and
enlisted in the Navy. He later
joined the Air Force, went to
OCS and became a navigator. He
graduated from San Diego State
Throughout his long career, he
worked at various times for the
State Department of Finance, the
Assembly Education Committee,
and the Senate Budget Committee
and as consultant and lobbyist for
Murdoch, Walrath & Holmes. Paul
was instrumental in forming the
California Community College Facilities Coalition, touching the lives
of thousands with his inspiration
and hard work.
An active and athletic man, Paul
ran numerous marathons, climbed
mountains, hiked, was an expert
windsurfer and a knowledgeable and proficient sea captain
and s­ailor. He charted courses
through dozens of ports in
the Pacific Northwest, Greece,
Croatia, the Caribbean, and
throughout the Pacific Ocean.
His greatest joy was crewing
on the Alaska Eagle, exploring Pitcairn, Easter Island, Fiji,
­Vanuatu, Sydney, Auckland,
Raivavae, Tahiti, Ushuaia, Cape
Horn, Antigua, Cabo San ­Lucas
and others. When not on the
water, Paul traveled to Italy,
Moscow, India, Seoul, Beijing,
Hong Kong, Singapore, ­Machu
Picchu, and Africa. Paul is
survived by his brother John
Holmes of Frankfort, KY and his
sisters Margaret Mitchell and
Diane Smith of Cottonwood, AZ.
He will be missed by many. A
Celebration of Life in honor of
Paul will be held on November
19th from 2 - 5 p.m. at Elks
Tower Room, Elks Lodge No.
6, 921 11th Street, Suite 300,
Sacramento, CA 95814. In memory of Paul, donations to either
D.E.L.T.A. Rescue (deltarescue.
org) or (Doctorswithoutborders.
org) would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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Message from the Chair
­ iology, microbiology, chemistry,
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astronomy, physics and anatomy.
We are f­ortunate to have the
support of our local community,
but due to the uncertainty of
­future funding for the State capital outlay program, we made the
difficult decision to proceed with
the project using all local funds.
The State program has been very
successful in helping colleges meet
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their facilities needs, and it would
have been a valuable resource to
help Hartnell leverage our local
resources.
In many ways, community colleges are in a time of transition.
In 2014, the Governor signed
SB 850 (Block), which will create
a pilot program to allow up to
15 ­community colleges to offer
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one baccalaureate degree program each. How this will affect
the landscape of higher education, and what pressures it will
create on facilities, is yet to be
seen. However, this reinforces the
­notion that community colleges
serve a critical role in educating
California’s students and preparing them to successfully enter the
workforce. ●
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State School Bond: Predictions and Next Steps
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014 was the year of the
bond that could have been.
Despite strong bipartisan
support in the Legislature and a
diverse and active coalition of supporters, the bond did not get the
one vote that mattered the most:
the Governor’s. Governor Brown
did not want a school bond on the
same ballot as the water bond and
Rainy Day Fund, and he continues
to have concerns about the use of
debt financing for facilities. As we
enter 2015, we believe that school
facilities will continue to be an
important issue for discussion and
engagement among key policymakers in Sacramento.
We anticipate that the Governor
will include a proposal related to
school facilities funding as part
of his January budget, which
must be released by the constitutional deadline of January 10. We
­expect that the proposal will not
include a new statewide school
bond. Instead, we anticipate the
Governor to propose some type
of pay-as-you-go or direct appropriation system not dependent
upon general obligation bond
financing, likely requiring greater
local participation and fewer State
funds. The Administration has
primarily focused on concerns with
the mechanics of the K-12 School
Facility Program, and it remains to
be seen to what degree his budget
proposal will also address community colleges. Another significant question is whether he will
propose funding school ­facilities
inside Proposition 98, which would
c­reate tension between facilities
and other educational expenditures and likely meet strong
resistance from the education
community and m
­ embers of the
Legislature.
After the budget proposal is released, the Legislature will ­begin
in-depth consideration of all
policy shifts, including the school
facilities proposal. It is possible
that one or more legislators may
sponsor a bond bill intended for
the ballot in June or November
2016. CCFC will continue to
­engage in this process, advocating
for continuation of the State-local
partnership and working with our
partners in the education community and beyond. ●
Community Colleges Pass $2.1 Billion in Local Bonds
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ommunity colleges were
generally quite successful at the ballot box on
November 4. 11 local bond
measures worth $2.6 billion
were placed on the ballot; of
those, 9 were adopted, worth
$2.1 billion. This represents an
82% passage rate, and CCFC
congratulates those districts and
communities who were successful in passing a local bond. A
list of all the bonds that passed
is located below.
Despite this showing of local
support, we know that all facilities needs cannot be met with
local funds alone. As such, CCFC
is advocating for a state bond
to continue the successful State
Capital Outlay Program. At the
pre-conference workshop at the
CCFC Annual Conference, Susan
Yeager (Chancellor’s Office) identified $38.7 billion in community
college facilities needs over the
next 10 years to build new facilities
and modernize existing ones. 64%
of buildings are over 25 years old,
and 48% of buildings are over
40 years old. The Chancellor’s
Office estimates that community
colleges will need almost $20
billion in State bond funds over
the next ten years to meet these
needs. ●
District
MeasureAmount
Compton CCD
C
$100 million
Lake Tahoe CCD
F
$55 million
Mt. San Jacinto CCD
AA
$295 million
North Orange CCD
J
$574 million
Palo Verde CCD
P
$12.5 million
San Luis Obispo County CCD
L
$275 million
San Mateo CCD
H
$388 million
Sonoma County JCD
H
$410 million
West Hills CCD
T
$20 million
TOTAL
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$2,129.5 million
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News
21st Annual Conference a Success
After Moving to September
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T
he 21st CCFC Annual Conference was a great success,
thanks to all of our attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors!
Anticipating the possibility of a
2014 statewide school bond on the
November ballot, the CCFC 21st
Annual Conference was moved
up from its historical November
date to September 8-10, 2014.
The conference boasted a sold-out
trade show, active sponsors, and a
modest increase in full-conference
attendees. For a complete list of
sponsors and exhibitors see pages
6 and 7 respectively.
We continued the popular PreConference Workshop for a second year, featuring a workshop
on Monday, September 8 titled
Preserving the State-Local Partnership for Community College
­F acilities: The Need for a New
State Bond. Assembly Member
Joan Buchanan, author of bond
bill AB 2235, provided her perspective on the 2014 bond efforts,
and Susan Yeager (Administrator,
­Facilities Planning Unit, Chancellor’s Office) gave a detailed review
of how we characterize “need”
for community college facilities.
The panel also featured Jennifer
Kuhn with the Legislative Analyst’s
Office, Pablo Manzo from Los Rios
CCD, and Karen Powell from San
Mateo CCD. It was an important
session aimed at demonstrating
and reinforcing the ongoing need
for State participation in the provision of school facilities.
The conference kicked off with
a general session the following
morning, with new CCFC Chair
­W illard Lewallen of Hartnell
CCD presiding. We were very
honored to welcome Chancellor Brice ­Harris, Board President
Manuel Baca and Board Vice
President Geoff Baum to present
the Board of Governors Sustainability Awards, a new ­feature at
the conference. Also on hand
during the presentation was Vice
Chancellor Dan Troy. Economist
Mark Schniepp provided some
positive news, identifying that we
are now in a period of economic
expansion, despite a lagging new
home market. At the lunch general session, Susan Yeager ­discussed
the 2015-16 capital spending
plan and provided updates on
­various programs including the
new Department of Industrial
Relations prevailing wage monitoring program, Proposition 39,
and the 2014-15 physical plant
and instructional support funds.
The session concluded with a
presentation of the Annual CCFC
Design Awards. See page 6 for a
complete list of winners. On the
morning of Wednesday, September 10, State Architect Chester A.
Widom discussed the Division of
the State Architect’s “process of
continuous improvement,” highlighting close-out and certification
efforts, the new inspection card,
DSA Box, and more. Throughout
the course of the conference,
attendees e
­ njoyed workshops
on topics including a
­ lternative
delivery methods, total cost of
ownership, the state ­capital outlay
program, 21st Century learning
environments, and more.
We thank everyone for their
­participation and contribution to
a successful 21st Annual Conference! ●
– Save the Date –
2015 CCFC Annual Conference
Announcing the CCFC 22nd Annual Conference
September 14-16, 2015
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Convention Center & Sheraton Grand Hotel
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LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE 2015-16 Legislative Session Commences,
AB 1906 Revises Civic Center Act Formula
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he 2013-14 Legislative
­Session ended on November
30, and the new 2015-16
­Session commenced on December
1 and immediately adjourned for
recess. They will reconvene on
January 5, 2015, when the flurry
of bill intro­ductions will begin in
earnest. After the November 4
General Election, Democrats continue to hold the majority of seats
in both houses of the State Legislature, but Republicans managed
to capture a number of contested
seats, thereby preventing Democratic two-thirds supermajorities
in either house. We can expect
2015 to be a busy year for education issues, including the discussion about an ongoing State-Local
partnership for the provision of
facilities.
At the end of 2014, the Legislature passed and the Governor
signed AB 1906 (Wilk), related
to the Civic Center Act. The bill
authorizes a community college
district to charge an entity for use
of community college f­acilities
or grounds an amount for maintenance, repair, restoration, or
refurbishment. The cost will be
calculated proportional to the
entity’s use of the facilities, and
the Chancellor and Board of
­Governors will develop and adopt
regulations to implement the
bill, which sunsets on January 1,
2022.
Classroom-based after-school programs and organizations providing instruction to students during
school hours are exempted from
paying the maintenance and repair fee. The bill applies only to
non-classroom space and grounds,
including but not limited to playing fields, athletic fields, track and
field venues, tennis courts, and
outdoor basketball courts.
The bill is intended to require
community members to share in
the costs of upkeep and repair
for facilities. It achieves parity
between community colleges and
K-12 school districts, who received
this authority in 2013 with the
chaptering of SB 1404 (Hancock). ●
CCFC Hosts Regional Workshops on
New DIR Prevailing Wage Monitoring Program
T
he 2014 Budget Act included a new program
with significant implications for community college construction and maintenance
­projects. SB 854 created the new Department of
Industrial Relations (DIR) contractor registration and
prevailing wage monitoring program, which applies
to all public works projects, not just state-funded
projects. CCFC hosted a regional workshop series
to explore the requirements of the new program,
with workshops on November 17 at Mission College
in Santa Clara and December 2 at Citrus College in
Glendora. The workshops were attended by both
facilities and purchasing professionals, as the new
program will affect everything from large bondfunded construction projects to service contracts,
purchase orders, and maintenance.
The workshop featured key representatives from
the DIR: Eric Rood (Assistant Chief, Division of
Labor Standards Enforcement) at Citrus College
and John Cumming (Special Counsel, Office of
the Director of Industrial Relations) at Mission
College. Sherman Wong, CCFC Board of Directors,
with ­Public Agency Law Group provided a legal
perspective regarding district compliance issues,
and the workshops explored major issues including the nuances of what projects are subject to the
new requirements. It is important to remember
that all public works projects over $1,000 with one
or more associated prevailing wage classifications
must follow the new law, including additional
noticing and reporting requirements for owners.
By April 1, 2015, the new program will be in full
swing, with all contractors performing work on
public works projects required to be registered
with DIR. CCFC staff will continue to engage as
program implementation unfolds. ●
For more information, please consult the presentation materials available on the CCFC website:
http://www.caccfc.org/Events/MissionCollege111714Handouts.htm
http://www.caccfc.org/Events/CitrusCollege120214Handouts.htm
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Congratulations
CCFC DESIGN
AWARD WINNERS
The following districts and architects were the winners of the 2014 CCFC Design Awards:
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PROJECT IN DESIGN
Award of Honor
Award of Excellence
Downtown Renaissance Block of the Arts
Riverside Community College District
LPA, Inc.
Award of Honor
Heavy Duty Advanced Transportation Technology Building
San Diego Community College District
Marlene Imirzian & Associates Architects
MASTER PLANNING
Award of Excellence
Laney College Facilities Master Plan
Peralta Community College District
STV/vbn
Award of Merit
College of the Desert, Eastern Valley Education
Center
Desert Community College District
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GROWTH
Award of Excellence
Physical Sciences & Engineering Center (PSEC)
Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Ratcliff
Thank You
Los Angeles Harbor College, Science Complex
Los Angeles Community College District
HGA Architects & Engineers
Award of Merit
American River College Student Center
Los Rios Community College District
LPAS Architecture + Design
CCFC 21st ANNUAL
­CONFERENCE SPONSORS
We extend a big thank you to the following sponsors of various components
of the 21st Annual CCFC conference:
Early Bird Reception
gkkworks
Trade Show Dessert Service
WLC Architects Inc.
Breakfast
Gilbane
STV, Inc.
Westberg + White Architects Inc.
Conference Tote Bags
Maas Companies
Orbach Huff Suarez & Henderson LLP
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Lunch
ARCADIS
Dannis Woliver Kelley
Degenkolb Engineers
Gilbane
gkkworks
Keenan & Associates
SmartWatt Energy Inc.
STV, Inc.
SVA Architects Inc.
Conference Break Service
Dougherty + Dougherty Architects, LLP
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Thank You
21st Annual Conference
Exhibitors
The Exhibitors at the Conference also help to lower the costs for other participants.
CCFC thanks the following exhibitors at the 21st Annual Conference.
3QC
Mobile Modular Management Corp.
Aircon Energy, Inc.
Norwood Construction Services
American Modular Systems / Gen7
NRG eVgo
Balfour Beatty Construction
RGA Environmental, A Terracon
Beals Alliance, Inc.
Roebbelen Contracting, Inc.
Bernards
SchoolDude.com
California Track & Engineering
Silver Creek Industries Inc.
CalRecycle
Siplast
CCC / IOU
SmartWatt Energy Inc.
Class Leasing, LLC
Southland Industries
CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering
Stafford King Wiese Architects
Echoflex
STV, Inc.
Grainger
Swift Space by Olpin Group
IntelliLum
Swinerton Management & Consulting
Keenan & Associates
T.L. Shield & Associates Inc.
Kitchell
Tilden-Coil Constructors Inc.
Landmark Construction
Trinity EMCS Inc.
LPA Inc.
Vanir Construction Management Inc.
Lundgren Management Corp.
Williams Scotsman
Luxul Technology
XL Construction Corp.
Meehleis Modular Buildings Inc.
ZFA Structural Engineers
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Community College Facility Coalition
Community College Facility Coalition
1130 K Street, Suite 210
Sacramento, CA 95814
Voice: 916.446.3042 • Fax: 916.441.3893
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
For more info visit our website www.caccfc.org
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Membership
CFC is a statewide coalition
composed of community college district facility planners,
architects, developers, financial
­institutions, attorneys and consultants.
Our major purpose is to advocate for adequate State and local
­revenues for facility construction
and to provide comprehensive
information regarding community
college construction and funding
issues. Our highest priorities are:
• Increasing the funding level provided for community college
­capital outlay.
• Modifying the approval process
to permit quicker approval and
construction of needed facilities.
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• Providing information to districts
regarding changes and new
­requirements in the approval
process.
• Identifying alternative funding
sources for community college
facilities.
It is our aim to include as many
­colleges as possible as members
of the coalition, as well as those
­business entities that are involved
in the community college facility
process. With the membership of
college presidents, facilities specialists and business entities, we believe
a ­formidable alliance can be forged.
We believe membership in this
­coalition is important to your f­ acility
program.
For more information about j­oining
CCFC, please visit our website at
www.caccfc.org or call the CCFC
­office at (916) 446-3042. ●
Fee Schedule
Community College Districts
(based on your Full Time Enrollment)Fee
0-4,999
5,000-14,999
15,000 +
$ 550
$ 825
$1,100
Organizations
Corporations, including private companies
and consultants
Affiliated Organizations
(other government agencies)
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$ 600
$ 550