Citizens' Bond Committee Releases Annual Report
The Measure C Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee has released its annual report for 2011-12 to inform the community about how taxpayer-supported bond funds were spent over the past year by the °ÄÃÅÒ¡Ç®Ê÷×ÊÁÏ´óÈ«. Instead of printing the report, the committee has made it available on the web at . It includes pictures and highlights of projects funded by Measure C, a $490.8 million general obligation measure that district voters approved in 2006.
In presenting the report, committee Chairman Dudley G. Andersen told the °ÄÃÅÒ¡Ç®Ê÷×ÊÁÏ´óÈ«- De Anza Board of Trustees that after reviewing all bond-related documents and activities over the past year, the oversight committee has determined that the bond proceeds have been spent as promised. He said the district's annual Measure C financial and performance audits found that the district is in full compliance, and he called Measure C "a boon to this district."
Completed projects funded by Measure C range from classroom renovations and upgraded infrastructure for utilities and technology to roof repairs and installation of photovoltaic arrays for electricity generation. The new Physical Sciences and Engineering Center at °ÄÃÅÒ¡Ç®Ê÷×ÊÁÏ´óÈ« and the Media and Learning Center at De Anza were constructed using Measure C funds.
The Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee meets six times a year to review the use of Measure C funds and monitor progress. The committee is made up of community representatives appointed by the district's Board of Trustees.
Members of the oversight committee are Andersen of Palo Alto, at-large representative; David Berman of Los Altos, business organization representative; William A. Dietz of Los Altos, senior citizens' organization representative; Anita Manwani Bhagat of Los Altos, auxiliary organization representative; Stephanie A. McGee of °ÄÃÅÒ¡Ç®Ê÷×ÊÁÏ´óÈ« College, student representative; Robert K. Lancefield of Palo Alto, taxpayers' organization representative; and Susan Silver of Sunnyvale, at-large representative.
--Posted Feb. 28, 2012