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Citizens Bond Oversight Committee reports progress on Measure X but flags higher costs from DSA decisions
Summary
The Measure X Citizens Bond Oversight Committee reported projects completed and in progress, cited DSA-driven scope changes that increased construction costs and noted FY24–25 audits had no findings; the committee recommended continued oversight as remaining projects await funding.
Rebecca Hopkins, chair of the Measure X Citizens Bond Oversight Committee, presented the committee’s FY24–25 annual report to the Simi Valley Unified Board, outlining completed projects, funding series and the program’s remaining needs.
Measure X background: Measure X is a voter-approved general obligation bond for $239,000,000 (approved 11/08/2016). The district has issued Series A, B, C and D bonds totaling $189,800,000 and has used Measure X funds for design, construction and modernization across campuses.
Key points: Hopkins said the Measure X program completed multiple projects during the fiscal year, including flooring abatement at Garden Grove, classroom renovations at Parkview and Royal High School phases, locker rooms at Simi High and districtwide technology upgrades such as emergency notification clocks. She noted the Simi High multi-purpose room (MPR/NPR) was converted from renovation to new construction after a Division of State Architect (DSA) determination, which required reallocation of funds and reduced the number of other projects the bond could finance.
The report also cited external challenges that affected delivery: tariffs, supply-chain disruptions, inflation and DSA-mandated scope changes. The committee said those factors amounted to roughly a high-single-digit to low-double-digit percentage impact in some project budgets and stressed that state matching funds take months or years to be realized.
Audits and oversight: An independent financial and performance audit by Eide Bailly, LLP covered the Measure X building fund for the FY24–25 period and identified no findings; the CBOC concluded the district properly accounted for Measure X expenditures.
What’s next: The CBOC will post the annual report to its page and continue outreach; the committee recommended the board consider timing and funding of any future bond measure because delays increase construction costs. Rebecca Hopkins, ending her third term as chair, urged trustees to consider proposing a future bond measure before cost escalation widens project shortfalls.
