DEL MAR COLLEGE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 2003
Del Mar College does not receive any state funds for construction, physical plant maintenance, and operations. Campus construction and maintenance are the responsibility of the community college district residents. The bond sales and the debt service rate increase will be phased over the life of the bond program. Tax increase approved for Fiscal Year 2004 increased only 1.5 cents per $100 valuation, and less than the 2.5 cents originally proposed. The total projected tax increase of 6.04 cents (.0604) per $100 valuation will cost the owner of an average home valued at $77,294 no more than an additional $43.67 per year. Currently, 68% of senior citizens pay no taxes to Del Mar College due to homestead and age exemptions.
West Campus	Size Square Ft. (Approx)	Budget $Million (Approx)
Health Sciences Facilities	160,000	$27.1
Accommodates existing and proposed health sciences programs. Includes specialized library space and large equipment for 15 current disciplines and several proposed additions.
Public Safety Training Complex	71,000	$10.6
Incorporates instructional programs to serve public safety first responders throughout South Texas. Includes police, OSHA, and fire training structures and emergency vehicle operations course.
Industrial Education Facilities	88,500	$8.8
Replaces six obsolete shop-training buildings. Provides specialized classrooms and laboratories for technologies evolving in the workplace, as well as possible emerging technologies such as Avionics, Biotechnology, and Laser and Fiber Optics.
General West Campus Improvements		$6.2
Improves infrastructure, including central plant and information technologies systems. Renovates Coleman Center and other existing buildings. Provides central pedestrian corridor and improves perimeter parking.
East Campus
Richardson Auditorium		$3.0
Provides general renovation and improves safety standards.
Garcia Sciences Building		$4.8
Relocates health sciences programs to West Campus before renovating this building to accommodate some natural sciences programs.
Kinesiology Complex		$2.8
Accommodates racquetball, dance, and weight training. Renovates existing facilities to address ADA requirements.
General East Campus Improvements		$15.2
Upgrades infrastructure and information technology capabilities. Increases central plant capacity. Improves traffic flow and parking congestion. Repairs and renovates existing facilities such as St. Clair Science Bldg., and Kinesiology, Gymnasium, and Aquatics Center facilities.
South Campus	51,000	$3.4
Center for Economic, Workforce, and Community Education
Remodels former grocery store to house programs in this Division of Economic, Workforce, and Community Education.
Other Cost Components
Capital equipment for three campuses		$2.1
Design, administration, oversight of projects		$10.1
Contingency and inflation projections		$13.9
TOTAL:		$108.
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