Facilities Interview EADM 732 Fiscal Planning and Facilities Management Dr. Nicolas D. Ferguson By Miguel Lopez and Cynthia J. Spence.

Facilities Interview

EADM 732 Fiscal Planning and Facilities Management

Dr. Nicolas D. Ferguson

By Miguel Lopez and Cynthia J. Spence

Dr. Edwin Deas

Dr. Deas earned his Ed.D. from the University of San Diego and his Master of Arts degree in Education from San Diego State University.

Current Position: Vice President, Business Affairs College of the Desert. Began service on April 21, 2008.

Previous Position: Vice President, Administration and BursarUniversity-College in Nanaimo British Columbia, Canada.  25 years of service.

How are school boundaries set?

“Their boundaries are our boundaries”•Desert Sands Unified School District

•Palm Springs Unified School District

•Coachella Valley Unified School District

How are enrollment projections Constructed?

“Because its underlying demographics are strong, overall growth is expected to double from 10,588 in 2006 to 21,505 in 2040. Actions to increase the penetration rate for Hispanic youth will increase enrollment to 25,112 by 2040.”

COD Education Master Plan

Has our district attempted a local bond?

Measure B Bond Program

Thanks to the voters of the College of the Desert Community College District, Measure B, a $346.5 million bond measure, successfully passed on March 2, 2004.

Citizen’s Oversight Committee

2008-2009: Al McCandless, Noel Ramos, Chair, Berit Reistad, Juan Gonzales, John Fort, Bob Spiegel, Kenneth Feenstra.

Do we have a Facilities Master Plan?

This Educational Master Plan for College of the Desert (COD) is the result of a year-long effort by COD trustees, staff and students, and members of the Coachella Valley community, COD’s service area.

A facilities simulation model, developed specifically for COD, estimates that capital outlay costs will approximate:

Palm Desert Campus $ 238 millionEastern Valley Center $ 105 millionWestern Valley Center $ 29 million

Total $ 372 million

Yes – See Handout

What school facilities funding alternatives do we use?

Community Donations – Indian Well and Palm Desert

Private Donations – The Craven family, the Baker family, and the Hilb Family

State Funds – The New Library

Do we use facilities consultants? Who?

HMC Architects

Engineers

Program Managers

Top ten recommendations/considerations on

school facility planning?

STRATEGIES FOR PHASING AND IMPLEMENTATION

• Build projects to support the Educational Master Plan

• Complete projects currently underway

• Limit disruption on campus

• Follow the logical sequence of moves

• Limit the number of moves required

• Address safety issues

• Control rising construction costs

• Leverage bond funds - refunding

• Position the College to maximize state funding

COLLEGE OF THE DESERTFacilities Master Planning Meeting

Construction Budget:$2,034,000

Project Square Footage:3,500 sq. ft.

ALUMNI CENTRE

BARKER NURSING COMPLEX

Construction Budget:10,980,372

Project Square Footage:14,000 sq. ft.

CRAVENS STUDENT SERVICES

Construction Budget:$15,850,348

Project Square Footage:48,132 sq. ft.

Science Building

The new Classroom Building will provide additional Science laboratories and six classrooms, as well as offices and the College's MESA program.

Construction Budget:$16,300,000Project Square Footage:40,353 sq. ft.

The Future West Valley Campus

COD’s new Palm Springs campus which would open as soon as 2014. A $40 million investment would create a 119-acre campus that generates its own energy supplies and serve as a model of sustainable design.