The Measure Y sequencing plan looks to overhaul and improve the college campus.
Citrus College Measure Y information webpage said the bond, which was approved by 58% of voters in November 2020 and allocates $298 million to the school, will be used for, but not limited to:
- Classroom and laboratory upgrades to job training, science and technology
- Meeting safety requirements for earthquake, fire and clean drinking water
- Resources for students/veterans to prepare for transfer
- Removing leaky roofs, mold and lead paint
Stakeholders, facility, administrative service and external consultants looked over the needs of the college in an 18-month process. The process is laid out through the 2020-2030 Educational and Learning Facilities Master Plan, the Citrus website said.
Measure Y is supposed to help the economy by creating jobs and expanding the college’s training partnerships, Citrus College said.
The bond will bring state-of-the-art facilities and update access to existing ones, EFMP Task Force member and SuperIntendent/President Greg Schulz said in an email.
“Measure Y will make Citrus College even stronger than it is today,” Schulz said in an email.
Citrus College is held accountable through a citizen oversight committee. The committee has to disclose all spending publicly and has annual financial and performance audits.
The Measure Y sequencing plan was approved in October 2021 by the Physical Resources Committee. This committee is responsible for maintaining a responsible and safe campus. The sequence plans lay out the buildings, improvements to the campus, and buildings scheduled to be built quarterly through the next five years and when more funding is received.
The order of these items are:
- Campus-wide improvements (Quarter 1, 2022)
- Ingress & egress, safety items, signage, landscape
- Offsite Conference center (Quarter 4, 2023)
- 40,000 square feet
- $24 million
- Student Union/dining hall (Quarter 4, 2023)
- 30,000 square feet
- $29 million
- Replacing BK and IS buildings
- Career Technical Education building (Quarter 3, 2025)
- 79,000 square feet
- $71 million
- Replacing PC, TC, AA, DT1 and DT2 buildings
- Classroom building and Veterans Success Center (Q IV 2025)
- 44,000 square feet
- $34 million
- Replacing LB and IC buildings
- STEM/science building (Quarter 3, 2027)
- 58,000 square feet
- $53 million
- Replacing LS, LH and PS buildings
- Library/Learning Resource Center (needs funding)
- 56,000 square feet
- $44 million
- Replacing LI building
- Kinesiology building (needs funding)
- 65,000 square feet
- $51 million
- Replacing AP, AQ and PE buildings
The EFMP task force said this sequencing plan might change due to economic conditions.
The sequencing plan is currently under review because of economic changes which include California not being able to match funds with Measure Y, Schulz said in an email.
The EFMP said the improvements provide 21st-century facilities, a welcoming and inviting campus, and address over/under-used spaces as reasoning for the new facilities.
The citizen committee that oversaw Measure G spending was reelected to ensure Measure Y has proper citizen oversight, Board of Trustees minutes from the February 2021 meeting show.
The Bond management team is responsible for everyday operations as well as finance, design, construction, and execution from beginning to end, Schulz said in an email.
The Citizen’s Oversight Committee appointed by the Board of Trustees, “oversees all of the project-relations work and budgets” relations to Measure Y, Schulz said in an email.
The committee is tasked with ensuring the bond is being appropriately used and serves the interest of the community.
