ADVISORY/Los Angeles Community Colleges Showcase Environmentally Friendly Design Measures Slated for New Bond-Funded Buildings.

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ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Nov. 14)

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     Board of Trustees Will Hold "Committee of the Whole" Meeting
      to Hear From Master Planners and the Public in Advance of
         Board Consideration of Sustainable Design Standards


WHAT:             The Los Angeles Community College District Board of
                  Trustees will hold a "Committee of the Whole"
                  meeting to hear public input on proposed
                  sustainability (green) building design standards for
                  new facilities funded by Proposition A.

                  The board meeting will conclude a series of four
                  public forums sponsored by the LACCD and will
                  provide members of the public an additional
                  opportunity to comment on the bond program's master
                  outline specifications, currently in development for
                  sustainability and greening. The District will hear
                  a presentation from program manager, DMJM/JGM,
                  followed by input from the community. Current
                  measurement criteria relative to sustainability as
                  well as systems in use today will be presented to
                  the Board. Solar panels, light pollution reduction,
                  water efficient landscaping and energy efficient
                  heat storage are just a few of the "green" measures
                  that will be incorporated into the new Proposition A
                  funded facilities.

                  Proposition A is a $1.2 billion construction bond
                  measure overwhelmingly approved in April by Los
                  Angeles voters to repair and rehabilitate facilities
                  at all nine of the LACCD campuses. The LACCD
                  colleges include: Pierce, Mission, Valley, City,
                  Trade-Tech, West Los Angeles, Southwest, East Los
                  Angeles and Harbor.

WHO:              LACCD Board of Trustees
                  LACCD Chancellor
                  LACCD Facilities Planning and Development Department
                  Program Manager Consultants

WHEN:             Wednesday, November 14, 2001
                  4:00 p.m.

WHERE:            Valley College
                  Monarch Hall
                  5800 Fulton Avenue
                  Van Nuys, CA 91401