D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOL 1997 REPAIR PROGRAM AND FACILITIES MASTER PLAN HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JANUARY 23, 1998 Serial No. 105-123 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight ae U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 48-873 CC WASHINGTON : 1998 For sale by the U.S. Goverment Printing Office ‘Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-057121-9 )COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, Cel J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois TOM LANTOS, Californi CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia CHRISTOPHER SHAYS, Connecticut MAJOR R. OWENS, New York STEVEN SCHIFF, New Mexico EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York CHRISTOPHER COX, California PAUL E. KANJORSKI, Pennsylvania ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida GARY A. CONDIT, California JOHN M. McHUGH, New York CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York STEPHEN HORN, California THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin JOHN L. MICA, Florida ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington, THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia DC DAVID M. MCINTOSH, Indiana CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland JOE SCARBOROUGH, Florida DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Ilinois STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio DANNY K. DAVIS, Iino MARSHALL “MARK” SANFORD, South JOHN F, TIERNEY, Massachusetts Carolina JIM TURNER, Texas JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine PETE SESSIONS, Texas HAROLD E. FORD, Jr., Tennessee MICHAEL PAPPAS, New Jersey — VINCE SNOWBARGER, Kansos BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont BOB BARR, Georgia (Independent) DAN MILLER, Florida Kevin BIncER, Staff Director Danie R. MOLL, Deputy Staff Director WILLIAM MoscHELLA, Deputy Counsel and Parliamentarian Juprrd McCoy, Chief Clerk Punt, ScHILIRO, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia, Chairman CONSTANCE A. MORELLA, Maryland ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, Florida Columbia STEPHEN HORN, California THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine Ex Orricio DAN BURTON, Indiana HENRY A. WAXMAN, California RON Ham, Staff Director Bow Dix, Professional Staff Member ANNE MACK, Professional Staff Member ELLEN Brown, Clerk (Cepric HeNpricKs, Minority Cousel apCONTENTS Hearing held on January 23, 1998 Statement of: Brimmer, Andrew, chairman, District of Columbia Financial Responsibil- ity and Management Assistance Authority; and David Cotton, Cotton ‘Co., accompanied by Ed Fait atts, senior mai and Marvin ‘Almond, managing partner, Filardo, Mary, director, 21st Gees Schoo] Func filliam R. Lawson, FALA, Assist oe nt Regional Administrator, Public Buildings Service, Gen- Administration; and Jonathan Miller, project manager, Baniel Man ‘Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall Architects Williams, Anthony, financial officer, officer, government of the Distri of Columbia; Ed Ed Stephenson, chief chief financial officer, District of Columbia Public Schools; Dr. Bruce MacLaury, chairman, District of Columbia Tastes Boards Com” Gen. Julius Becton (USA, Ret.), chief executive officer, District of Columbia Public Schools; and Gen. Charles E. Williams (USA, Ret.), chief operating officer, District of Columbia Public Schools _ Letters, statements, etc., submitted oy: Becton, Gen. Julius, (USA, Ret.), chief executive officer, District of Colum- bia Public: Shoo, an siatement of eH. thom ona ‘statem Filardo, —— 21st = ‘School Fund, prepared statem cy. ‘Trustee Board, Board, prepared statement of See PI , Daniel, Mann, J Pr Williams, Anthony, Williams, Gen. aa OSA. ey, chief officer, Dist et icer, Distric of Coltinbia Public Schocl, prepared satament of an