The Santa Monica College Board of Trustees placed Bond Measure U on the March 5, 2002, ballot that authorized the College to issue up to $160 million in bonds for capital improvement projects at the College.
Funds from Measure U must be used to:
- Increase educational opportunities and raise student achievement;
- Replace or repair deteriorating buildings and related facilities;
- Construct, furnish, and equip classrooms, laboratories, learning resources, and related facilities;
- Upgrade computer technology and energy saving equipment;
- Improve campus safety, fire security, parking and lighting;
- Improve or acquire real property; and
- Complete earthquake retrofitting.
The list of projects to be financed under Measure U includes:
- Replacement of the earthquake-damaged Liberal Arts building
- A new Student Services Center to relocate programs out of temporary buildings and to restore campus open space
- Construction of a new addition to the Science Complex for Nursing, Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Math and related programs
- Acquisition of property to provide off-campus parking
- A new home for the highly popular Emeritus College for older adults
- Construction of underground parking garages
- Construction of a new Literacy Center building
- Renovation of campus Main Stage Theater to meet modern teaching standards
- Modernization and renovation of Student Activities Building
- Central utility plant and distribution system to reduce energy costs and improve the environment
For more details and facts, please the Measure U Oversight web page.
DOCUMENTS FOR VIEWING OR DOWNLOAD:
Measure U Reports 06/30/11
Measure U Reports 03-31-11
