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AUSD is the se c o nd la rg e st sc ho o l distric t in the na tio n.
We a re c urre ntly fina lizing the la rg e st sc ho o l c o nstruc tio n pro g ra m in the
na tio ns histo ry, ha ving b uilt a nd o pe ne d 132 b ra nd ne w sc ho o ls.
During the c o urse o f the ne w c o nstruc tio n pro g ra m, we c le a ne d up o ve r
600 a c re s o f b ro wnfie lds.
We c urre ntly o pe ra te 79 millio n sq ua re fe e t o f b uilding spa c e o n 6657 a c re s
We a re in the b e g inning sta g e s o f a $9 b illio n c o mpre he nsive
mo de rniza tio n pro g ra m o f e xisting c a mpuse s.
Histo ric E xpe nditure s
e e s to DT SC during the Ne w Sc ho o l Co nstruc tio n Pro g ra m e xc e e de d $17 millio n.
DT SC b illing pra c tic e s inc lude “indire c t c o sts”. DT SC utilize s He a lth a nd Sa fe ty Co de 25269.4 a s justific a tio n, a nd b ills L AUSD e xa c tly 154 % indire c t ra te fo r a ll invo ic e s, o r 61% o f e ve ry invo ic e g o e s to indire c t.
Ba se d o n the e xpe nditure s during the Ne w Sc ho o l Co nstruc tio n Pro g ra m, (c urre nt indire c t ra te s), $10,370,000 we nt to o ve rhe a d. Ro ug hly 61%
I ndire c t c o sts a re fo r suppo rt func tio ns, typic a lly a s de sc rib e d in the Ca lifo rnia Sc ho o l Ac c o unting Ma nua l:
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ndire c t c o sts are ag e nc y-wide , g e ne ral manag e me nt c o sts (i.e ., ac tivitie s fo r the dire c tio n and c o ntro l o f the ag e nc y as a who le ). Ge ne ral manag e me nt c o sts c o nsist o f administrative ac tivitie s ne c e ssary fo r the g e ne ral o pe ratio n o f the ag e nc y, suc h as ac c o unting , b udg e ting , payro ll pre paratio n, pe rso nne l se rvic e s, purc hasing , and c e ntralize d data pro c e ssing
T he USDE and CDE update s the rate a sc ho o l distric t c an use annually in the a wa rd a nd ma na g e me nt o f fe de ra l (a nd sta te ) c o ntra c ts, g ra nts, a nd o the r a ssista nc e a rra ng e me nts g o ve rne d b y Offic e o f Ma na g e me nt a nd Budg e t. Altho ug h this isn’ t dire c tly re la te d, it do e s g ive a n e xa mple o f a ppro pria te indire c t fe e s, a nd the struc ture tha t is in pla c e so tha t ina ppro pria te c ha rg e s a re no t le vie d. Spe c ific g uida nc e is pro vide d a nnua lly to e a c h L E A fo r the a ppro pria te indire c t ra te fo r the ye a r. T he a mo unt ra ng e fro m 0% to 23.61%, with L AUSD b e ing a t 3.47% fo r fisc a l ye a r 16/ 17
In the o ry, He a lth a nd Sa fe ty Co de 25269.4 so unds like g o o d pra c tic e . E
ng a g e DT SC a nd ne g o tia te up fro nt the ne c e ssa ry fe e s. Ho we ve r, this is o fte n ina c c ura te o r no t do ne in a time ly fa shio n.
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urthe r, this is no t tie d to a n a c c ura te le ve l o f e ffo rt. Ho w muc h inspe c tio n is invo lve d a ppe a rs to b e up to e a c h DT SC e mplo ye e , a nd do e s no t a ppe a r to b e tie d to a ny spe c ific mile sto ne s.
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SC fie ld pe rso nne l sho uld b e limite d to inspe c tio n/ c o nfirma tio n, no t pro je c t ma na g e me nt.
A ne w mo de l sho uld b e imple me nte d, tha t tie s inspe c tio n to c o difie d
mile sto ne s, a nd a n upfro nt pe rc e nta g e b a se d fe e .
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he fe e mo de l c urre ntly e mb e dde d in T itle 24, a dministe re d b y the Sta te Arc hite c t wo uld g re a tly stre a mline this pro c e ss, a nd c re a te c la rity fo r the pro pe rty de ve lo pe rs in the sta te , whe the r the y a re o the r g o ve rnme nta l a g e nc ie s, o r priva te de ve lo pe rs.
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mb e dde d in T itle 24 is the fe e struc ture , a nd a dministra tive g uide line s a n a g e nc y/ de ve lo pe r pa ys in o rde r to sub mit a nd g e t DSA a ppro va l o f a pro je c t.
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Ac c e ss Co mplia nc e Re vie w F
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nspe c tio n is c o nduc te d b y DSA c e rtifie d inspe c to r, a nd c urre ntly a t L AUSD runs b e twe e n 3%-5% o f c o nstruc tio n c o st.
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mple me nting this type o f syste m fo r DT SC wo uld e limina te b illing a lmo st e ntire ly, pro vide c la rity a nd c o nsiste nc y to the de ve lo pme nt c o mmunity, a nd re q uire DT SC to live within the ir b udg e t.
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n o rde r to e ng a g e DT SC fo r a pro po se d c le a n up a c tivity a n a g e nc y/ de ve lo pe r is re q uire d to e nte r into a VCA (Vo lunta ry Cle a n-up Ag re e me nt).
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his ha s se t up a c o nflic t if the “pa ying pa rty’ s” c o nta mina tio n e xte nds b e yo nd the pro pe rty line . T he DT SC a ppe a rs to g ra nt c o nside ra tio n to the e ntity tha t is pa rty to the VCA.
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his is a lso c o mpo unde d if the pro pe rtie s in q ue stio n a re g o ve rne d b y two diffe re nt DT SC o ffic e s, e .g ., Bro wnfie lds a nd Sc ho o ls tha t ha ve diffe re nt c le a ra nc e le ve ls a nd diffe ring c ulture s.
No c le a r de finitio n o f e mplo ye e s tha t a re dire c t a nd tho se tha t a re indire c t.
I t a ppe a rs to c ha ng e during the c o urse o f pro je c ts.
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AUSD ha s ha d multiple insta nc e s o f b e ing dire c t b ille d fo r e mplo ye e s tha t a re o ffic e b a se d, a nd sho uld b e indire c t.
No c le a r dispo sitio n o f indire c t fe e struc ture . Unc le a r a s to wha t ro le DT
SC fie ld pe rso nne l sho uld ho ld (Pro je c t Ma na g e r/ Re g ula to r/ I nspe c to r).
Be g inning in 2004, a se rie s o f inve stig a tio ns we re c o nduc te d a t 28th Stre e t E le me nta ry Sc ho o l to e va lua te impa c ts fro m a n o ff-site so urc e , Pa la c e Pla ting , whic h wa s a me ta l finishing pla nt tha t o pe ra te d fro m 1962 to 2011.
T e tra c hlo ro e thyle ne (PCE ), o rig ina ting fro m Pa la c e Pla ting , wa s ide ntifie d in 7 b ung a lo ws (12 c la ssro o ms) a t le ve ls e xc e e ding DT SC a c tio n le ve ls.
T he Distric t imple me nte d mitig a tio n me a sure s a t the b ung a lo ws a s a re sult o f the PCE .
T he Distric t c o nduc ts q ua rte rly syste m c he c ks o f the HVAC, CSV, a nd a ir purific a tio n units to c o nfirm tha t mitig a tio n me a sure s a re func tio ning pro pe rly. I n a dditio n, indo o r a ir sa mpling fo r PCE is c o nduc te d o n a n a nnua l b a sis.
I n 2008, DT SC issue d a n I mmine nt a nd Sub sta ntia l E nda ng e rme nt Orde r to inve stig a te a nd re me dia te re le a se s a t Pa la c e Pla ting . I n 2011, the L
nviro nme nta l Justic e a nd Pro te c tio n Unit a ppro ve d a se ttle me nt with Pa la c e Pla ting . Pursua nt to the se ttle me nt a g re e me nt a nd a mo ng o the r re q uire me nts, Pa la c e Pla ting wa s to re me dia te a ll c o nta mina tio n.
I n the nine ye a rs sinc e the I mmine nt a nd Sub sta ntia l E nda ng e rme nt Orde r wa s issue d to Pa la c e Pla ting , no re me dia tio n ha s o c c urre d.
I n the mo st re c e nt DT SC re vie ws o f Pa la c e Pla ting ha ve indic a te d tha t the sc ho o l is a so urc e de spite the Distric t e xpe nding sig nific a nt funds to inve stig a te a nd dispro ve this the o ry.
12 ye a rs a fte r disc o ve ry o f the issue , a nd 6 ye a rs a fte r a n a ppro ve d se ttle me nt, c le a n up ha s still no t o c c urre d, a nd the distric t c o ntinue s to e xpe nd the se ttle me nt do lla rs.
Aza le a Ac a de mie s wa s pa rt o f the ne w sc ho o l c o nstruc tio n pro g ra m b a c k in 2005. As suc h,
e nviro nme nta l inve stig a tio ns we re c o mple te d unde r the o ve rsig ht o f the DT
a c tio n (RA) fo r a ppro xima te ly 300 c ub ic ya rds o f so il c o nta ining le a d, pe stic ide s, pe tro le um hydro c a rb o ns wa s c o nduc te d in e a rly 2008 a nd a ppro ve d b y the DT SC in mid-2008.
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furthe r ide ntify a so urc e . F ro m 2005-2008 the Distric t c o nduc te d e xte nsive e nviro nme nta l inve stig a tio ns a t the re q ue st o f DT SC to pro vide e vide nc e tha t a n o ff-site re le a se wa s the so urc e o f the VOC’ s. Ba se d o n the inve stig a tio ns, the so urc e wa s de te rmine d a s Gre e n’ s Cle a ne rs.
In 2009, DT
SC sta te d tha t the y wo uld pursue the do c ume nte d (po ste d o n DT SC E nviro sto r) o ff- site so urc e . Ho we ve r, DT SC fa ile d to ta ke a ny a c tio n. F ina lly in 2015, the Distric t wa s fo rc e d to file a la wsuit a g a inst the o ff-site re spo nsib le pa rty (RP).
Gre e n’ s Cle a ne r’ s se ttle d with the Distric t in la te 2016 due to the c o nside ra b le a mo unt o f
e vide nc e indic a ting tha t a sub sta ntia l undo c ume nte d re le a se o f PCEha d o c c urre d fro m the fa c ility.
De spite this se ttle me nt a nd a c kno wle dg me nt o f re spo nsib ility, DT
SC c o ntinue s to re fuse to ha ve the RP ta ke o ve r the re q uire me nts o f the o pe ra tio ns a nd ma inte na nc e pla n a nd re mo ve the L UC tha t wa s pla c e d o n the Distric t pro pe rty.
T he Distric t ha s 22 c a mpuse s within the e xpa nde d E xide zo ne tha t re q uire d sa mpling .
While wo rking thro ug h the a c c e ss a g re e me nt, the Distric t wa s pro mise d tha t if a ny impa c te d so il wa s fo und, DT SC wo uld pro vide the funding ne c e ssa ry fo r the c le a n up.
T hre e sc ho o ls we re fo und to ha ve so il tha t e xc e e de d the DT SC’ s sc re e ning le ve ls.
DT SC sa id due to the le ve l fo und, the sc ho o ls wo uld no t prio ritize d fo r c le a n up, b ut the a re a s o f c o nc e rn sho uld ha ve re stric te d a c c e ss.
T he Distric t wa s to ld tha t it wo uld b e se ve ra l ye a rs b e fo re o ur site s wo uld b e prio ritize d, a ltho ug h the y a re the prima ry pla y a re a fo r tho usa nds o f c hildre n in the se c o mmunitie s.
T he Distric t mo ve d a he a d a nd pe rfo rme d the c le a nup o f a ll thre e site s o n o ur o wn a c c o rd a nd funding (g e ne ra l fund) fo r a n a ppro xima te c o st o f $200,000.00.
I f a simila r le ve l o f indire c t is c ha rg e d fo r ma na g ing E xide tha t is use d fo r L AUSD wo rk, a ppro xima te ly $105 millio n o f the $177 millio n will g o to DT SC’ s indire c t. And tha t do e sn’ t inc lude dire c t c ha rg e s.
DT
SC ha s a n impo rta nt missio n, b ut it ne e ds to b e no te d tha t pub lic a nd priva te e ntitie s a c tua lly fund a nd pe rfo rm the c le a nup wo rk in this sta te , o n a mo stly vo lunta ry b a sis.
DT
SC a ppe a rs to spe nd a n ino rdina te a mo unt o f time o n a c c o unts re c e iva b le .
It a ppe a rs tha t DT
SC is po o rly dire c tly funde d, a nd c a n o nly func tio n if the y a re b illing c usto me rs.
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he mo re e ffic ie ntly DT SC c a n pe rfo rm o ve rsig ht wo rk, the mo re c a pita l tha t is le ft o ve r to do mo re c le a nup.
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SC b illing pra c tic e ne e ds to b e c o nve rte d to a n e a sy to unde rsta nd a nd c a lc ula te d a pplic a tio n fe e .
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he re sho uld b e o rg a niza tio na l c ha rt le ve l, po sitio n b y po sitio n de ta il o n who is indire c t, a nd who is dire c t.
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SC’ s ro le sho uld b e limite d to pe rfo rming de sig n re vie w a nd inspe c tio n o f the re me dia tio n. No t pro je c t ma na g e me nt, unle ss it is the ir pro je c t.