The document provides information about facilities needs in the Hermosa Beach City School District and proposes Measure Q to address these needs. It summarizes that the district has two aging school sites that are severely overcrowded. It proposes renovating and reopening a third school site, upgrading infrastructure that is 50-70 years old, and improving safety, technology, and learning spaces. Measure Q would issue $54 million in bonds to fund the projects, with an estimated tax rate of $29.50 per $100,000 of assessed property value. The district has a history of passing prior bond measures in 1954 and 2002 to support its schools.

1. Hermosa Beach City School District
Facilities Needs Presentation
Measure Q

2. Hermosa Beach City SD
District Overview
Over 100 years of educating Hermosa Beach Children
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 Hermosa Beach City School District has a 104 long history
 Approximately 1,470 students, K – 8, using two of the
three District school sites (Hermosa Valley and Hermosa
View)
 72 dedicated teachers and 40 staff
 Both schools have been recognized as a
California Distinguished Schools in 2014 and
Hermosa View School was a National Blue
Ribbon School in 2005.
 Hermosa Beach schools have served the
community well, but today are severely
overcrowded and showing their age.

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While Our
Academic
Performance
Shows a Quality
Education…

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…Our Schools are
Severely
Overcrowded
Without
Classroom Space
to Place Students

5. Hermosa Beach City SDSix schools down to two schools
The school’s stage at Valley has been
converted into a makeshift classroom
In the 1950s, the District had annual
enrollment of 1,430 students at six school
sites. Today, the District educates 1,470
students but only at two schools
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Overcrowding
The multipurpose room at View has been divided in
half; one side into two classrooms with no wall to
separate classes, the other side a computer lab

6. Hermosa Beach City SDOvercrowding is at a critical point in the District
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Single classrooms are split in two to
accommodate overcrowding
Portable trailer classrooms
have taken over parking lots
Overcrowding

7. Hermosa Beach City SD
Overcrowding
Students and staff have nowhere else to go
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Temporary portable classrooms
need to be replaced
District Office staff are
currently in the
maintenance yard building
A closet is the new
therapy room, which
had to make way for
instructional space

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And While Our
Schools Look
Good on the
Outside…

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…the Average
Age of our
Schools is over 70
Years Old.

10. Hermosa Beach City SD
Antiques Road Show
Antique fixtures show just how old the site is.
Fire alarms show the
age of the facilitiesAntiquated
electrical systems
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Outdated lighting while
neat, is not energy efficient

11. Hermosa Beach City SD
Antiques Road Show
Antique fixtures show just how old the site is.
Plumbing systems from
another era
Antiquated facilities
and fixtures
Outdated electrical
systems
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Like our
fixtures and
equipment, our
infrastructure is
also old and
outdated.

13. Hermosa Beach City SD50-70 year old infrastructure needs to be renovated
Deteriorating plumbing
systems must be renovatedOld HVAC units need to
be replaced with energy
efficient models
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Site Facility Needs

14. Hermosa Beach City SD50-70 year old infrastructure needs to be renovated
Dry rot and wood damage
needs replacing
Energy inefficient
lighting should be
upgraded
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Site Facility Needs
Roofing needs to be
replaced or repaired

15. Hermosa Beach City SD
Site Facility Needs
Health and safety improvements must be made
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Inadequate electrical systems don’t
meet today’s technological needsElectrical systems must
be upgraded

16. Hermosa Beach City SD
Site Facility Needs
Aging facilities need to modernized
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Restrooms need to
be modernized
Inadequate electrical
systems need to be
upgraded
Old and energy
inefficient windows
need to be replaced

17. Hermosa Beach City SD
Site Facility Needs
Health and safety improvements must be made
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Student security/safety
must be improved Deteriorating surfaces and
floors at North School need
to be repaired or replaced

18. Hermosa Beach City SD
Site Facility Needs
New, renovated facilities to benefit the school and community
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Improve student access to
computers and modern
technology
Construct/Renovate the
library for school and
community use
Upgrade science and technology
labs for 21st century learning

19. Hermosa Beach City SD
Process to Measure Q
District can generate $54 million in G.O. bond proceeds
 Over the last two years and with over 40 public meetings, with input from staff,
teachers, parents, community leaders, an education facilities architect, and City
Planner and Community Development Director, the District has prepared a 118-
page Long Range Facilities Master Plan that memorializes the process, and
contains a needs and cost analysis.
 A Facilities Planning Advisory Committee was created to review the issue of
overcrowding and where to place the overflow of students.
 Specific projects from the Needs Analysis include:
• Reopen North School as an elementary school (current use lease by preschool)
• Repairing/replacing aging roofs
• Upgrading inadequate electrical systems
• Renovating deteriorating plumbing and sewer systems
• Improving student access to modern technology
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20. Hermosa Beach City SD
Needs Assessment Summary - Valley
Reopen North School and Upgrade View and Valley Schools
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$11,231,971 2014 average

21. Hermosa Beach City SD
Needs Assessment Summary - View
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Reopen North School and Upgrade View and Valley Schools
$ 18,612,935 - $23,037,500 2014

22. Hermosa Beach City SD
Needs Assessment Summary - North
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Reopen North School and Upgrade View and Valley Schools
$ 25,600,099 – $30,271,237 2014

23. Hermosa Beach City SD
Measure Q
District can generate $54 million in G.O. bond proceeds
 G.O. bonds fund projects such as the renovation of existing classrooms
and school facilities, as well as construction of new schools and
classrooms. Similar to a home loan, G.O. bonds are typically repaid over
30 years.
 The loan repayment comes from a tax on all taxable property -
residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial - located within the
District’s boundaries.
 The tax rate per property owner is estimated to be $29.50 per $100,000
of assessed valuation per year. (Do not confuse assessed valuation with
market value. Assessed valuations are the value placed on property by
the County and are typically lower than market values). You can check
your property tax statement for your current assessed valuation.
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24. Hermosa Beach City SD
Hermosa Beach School Measure History
A History of Supporting Hermosa Beach Schools
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Has the District ever passed a school improvement measure?
 Yes. In 1954, 60 years ago, District voters approved a measure to address
outdated classrooms and overcrowded schools. The tax rate from that
measure was projected to be $380.00 per $100,000 of assessed value. It has
long been paid off.
 In 2002, District voters passed Measure J with 64.7% voter support. The tax
rate for those bonds is much lower at $17.97 per $100,000 of assessed value
(only 5% of the 1954 rate). Funds from that measure were used to make the
most critical upgrades and renovations as well as construct a new
gymnasium and science specialty lab classrooms.
 Today’s Measure Q would finish the work started by upgrading our two
existing schools and relieving overcrowding by reopening North School
after much-needed renovation and/or new construction. It is expected that
the majority of the improvements will last for the next 40-60 years.

25. Hermosa Beach City SD
Neighboring District’s Passing Measures
South Bay districts have been supportive of schools
 Hermosa Beach City
School District has passed
one bond measure while
our neighboring districts
have each passed at least
three over the last 20 years
 The average tax rate
among South Bay districts
is $75.06 per $100,000 of
assessed value
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in 2005

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Questions on
Measure Q?