The oversight committee includes residents from every district community as well as representatives for the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, the local development industry and postsecondary education. Sweetwater's bond oversight committee will act in an advisory capacity to assist in reviewing progress and verifying that project plans align with the budget. We put this committee in place to help ensure Prop. Members have met twice and selected a chairperson, Fernando Poveda, and vice-chair, Ed Bagaporo. The committee is currently finalizing its operating procedures and meeting schedule.
Public comment is invited at all sessions.
1130 Fifth Avenue, Chula Vista. To promote continuity and maximum participation, term lengths vary from one to three years. Poveda is a lifelong South Bay resident, living in Chula Vista for the last ten years. He is the Director of Outreach for Southwestern College and previously served on the Otay Water Authority Board of Directors. A Mission Federal Credit Union investment advisor, Mr. Bagaporo lives in Bonita and is the president of the Filipino-American Political Action Committee.