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Oversight committee: Measure I largely unspent; Measure GG funds exhausted after summer work
Summary
At a Citizen Bond Oversight Committee meeting, staff reported Measure GG funds are fully spent and Measure I has about $232 million unspent after roughly $16.3 million in expenditures to date, with $3.4 million spent since late March for construction, roofing and planning.
The Inglewood Unified School District’s Citizen Bond Oversight Committee on Tuesday received a progress report showing Measure GG funds have been fully expended and Measure I remains largely available for upcoming construction.
Jordan Miles, the district’s executive director of construction and facilities, told the committee Measure GG (approved by voters in November 2012) produced about $94.7 million in revenue after interest and that staff expended the last Measure GG dollars this summer for site improvements, painting, flooring and planning work across campuses. Miles said specific recent GG spending included nearly $500,000 at the Morningside campus (now operating as Inglewood High School United), about $81,000 at Oak Street, and roughly $170,000 at Warren Lane/Keelso.
On Measure I, Miles said voters approved $240 million in November 2020 and the district has issued the full amount; interest earned brings combined Measure I revenue to about $248 million. To date staff reported approximately $16.3 million in Measure I expenditures and told the committee about $3.4 million spent in the reporting period since the end of March. The recent Measure I spending included roughly $2.2 million toward the reconstruction work at Inglewood High School, about $300,000 at the United campus for roofing and demolition services, and smaller allocations for Oak Street renovations and district-wide planning and construction-management fees.
Committee members asked for clarity on several items: whether electronic marquees had been installed districtwide (Miles: yes, all open schools now have electronic marquees), whether bond money would be used for relocating the district office (Miles: the relocation is intended to be funded from non-bond sources such as developer fees or reimbursements from the Office of Public School Construction), and whether the district is pursuing state modernization grants (Miles: yes; local matches would likely come from Measure I if grants are awarded).
The committee asked staff to provide future reports earlier so members have time to review figures before meetings. Member Stephen (last name not specified in the meeting transcript) proposed a consolidated budget table for the next packet showing each project’s budget, amounts spent to date and remaining balance; Miles agreed to prepare that for the committee’s next meeting.
The meeting record shows the committee approved the April 24 draft minutes before the presentations.
What’s next: Staff said they will return with a revised project-budget summary showing original budgets, expenditures to date, and remaining balances at the committee’s next regular meeting, and will report back with the final funding plan for security at vacant sites.
