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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05151984 - T.4 THE -BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on May 15, 1984 by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson NOES: None ABSENT: Supervisor Fanden ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Addition of East County Educational Facilities Plan Component to the Community Facilities Element of the County General Plan in East Conra Costa County. This being the time for hearing on the recommendation of the County Planning Commission on the proposed addition of the East County Educational Facilities Plan Component to the Community (Public) Facilities Element of the County General Plan for East Contra Costa County; and Mr. Anthony Dehaesus, Director of Planning, having appeared and recommended that the Board adopt the plan and instruct staff to proceed with implementation methods; and Dr . Joyce Mandesian, Superintendent of Oaklev Union School District, having appeared and introduced the presentation to be made to the Board by the School Districts in East County; and Dean Bettker , Superintendent of Liberty Union High Scbogl District, having, presented a series of slides illustrating the:' Planning Department' s projection of growth for the various schools in East County, and the projected number of students for the various schools through the year 2000, as well as, projected construction costs, and having urged the Board to develop a financing plan for the projected growth; and The following persons having appeared in favor of the pro- posed Plan with various modifications: Charles Spears, County .Board of Education; Julie Foreman, Oakley Parents' Club Oakley Middle School; Leonard Gerry, Liberty Union High School District, School Board member; Timmothy Moffett, Oakley Union School District Board member; Louis T. Lozano, Attorney representing Oakley School District and Liberty Union High School District; and Eric Hasseltine, representing the Building Industries Association, the Hofmann Company,. and other developers in the East County area, having urged the Board to adopt the plan as recommended by the County Planning staff; and Supervisor Torlakson having advised that he had written comments from Lorraine R. Morin, 4870 Burgundy Drive, Oakley 94561, Issac R. Montanez, Principal of Garin Elementary School, Brentwood, and Lisa A. Casentini, 4880 Burgundy Drive, Oakley 94561, urging a solution to the school overcrowding problem; The Chairman having declared the hearing closed; Mr. Dehaesus having explained that the recommendations of the County Planning Commission differed slightly from the recommen- dations of the County Planning staff; and Board members having discussed the various components of the Plan in great detail, including the differences in the recommen- dations of the Planning Commission and the Planning staff, whether the funds currently collected under SB 201 are sufficient, the ade- quacy of provisions for portable classrooms for immediate use, the provision for an annual report from the school districts with respect to mitigation actions such as boundary changes, open enrollment and unification, possible use of a joint powers agreement for formation of a community facilities district, and the concept of a redevelopment agency; and Supervisor Torlakson having moved to adopt the recommen- dations of the County Planning Commission on the East County Educational Facilities Plan, and Supervisor Schroder having seconded the motion for the sake of discussion, and having recommended, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, that if recommendations for the implementation include utilization of any county general funds, that those recommendations be directed through the Finance Committee for review; and Supervisor McPeak having requested the Director of Planning to outline the reasons why the Planning Department Staff has some different recommendations from the Planning Commission; and Mr. Dehaesus having commented on the two changes that the staff recommended to the Planning Commission' s resolution for the plan component, as well as, changes to the second resolution dealing with facility financing; and Supervisor Torlakson having commented that he favored the Commission' s recommendations with certain exceptions, and therefore would like to modify the motion; and Board members having further discussed the matter , and all parties having agreed on the need for further clarification, the motion and second were withdrawn; and Supervisor Powers having requested that the Director of Planning develop a resolution for the Board' s consideration on May 22, 1984, to include the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the Planning staff which the Board has indicated it favors; GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE, the Board hereby DECLARES its intent to adopt on May 22, 1984, at 2: 30 p.m. a resolution approving the proposed East County Educational Facilities Plan Component of the Community Facilities Element of the County General Plan in East Contra Costa County with modifications of the recommen- dations of the County Planning Commission and the County Planning staff. IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that May 29, 1984, at 7: 00 p.m. is FIXED to consider recommendations of the Director of Planning on implementation of the infrastructure plan for the Oakley area. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the question of financing said Plan is REFERRED to the Finance Committee (Supervisors Schroder and McPeak) . IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the concept of a task force to pursue both the question of implementation of the infrastructure plan and the question of necessary legislative efforts is REFERRED to the Director of Planning for recommendation to either the Internal Operations Committee (Supervisors Powers and Fanden) or to the Board, whichever he deems appropriate. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Director of Planning is REQUESTED to review the adequacy of the amount of SB 201 funds currently collected and to furnish the Board with a report on same by June 19, 1984. I hmby certify that this is a nue and corroot Wyof an action taken and entered on the minutes of 90 Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK and ex officio Clerk of the Board 6y Deputy Orig Dept: Clerk of the Board cc: Director of Planning Finance Committee County Administrator East County School Districts County Superintendent of Schools