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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04171984 - T.3 T3 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA. COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on A2ril 17, 1984 , by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, McPeak, Torlakson NOES: None ABSENT: Supervisor Schroder ABSTAIN: None SUBJECT: Workshop and Status Report from the Director of Planning and the Public Works Director on the proposed Master Plan for school facilities in the Oakley and East County area. This being the time fixed for a workshop and Status report from the Director of Planning and the Public Works Director on the proposed Master Plan for school facilities in the Oakley and East County area; and Anthony A. Dehaesus, Director of Planning, advised that there would be a public hearing before the Board on May 15, 1984, regarding the East County Educational Facilities Component of the Community Facilities Element of the County General Plan, and having commented that fees were now being collected under Senate Bill 201, producing approximately $1, 200. 00 per dwelling unit for school faci- lities, and also having commented that last year a bill was intro- duced to eliminate the word interim from the State Statute, which would then presumably mean that a fee could be established for per- manent facilities and that this bill has essentially died in Committee; and Supervisor Powers requested that the issue of charging permanent fees for school facilities be referred to County Counsel for a definitive opinion as to the legality of charging such fees; and Daniel Vanderpriem, Senior Planner, advised that the Oakley, Bryon, Brentwood and Liberty School Districts are in need of additional classrooms and advised that within the next 5 to 10 years a total of approximately $85, 000,000. 00 would be needed for school construction in the East County area; and having also briefly sum- marized some of the alternative methods of financing for school facilities; and Supervisor Torlakson having commented on Assembly Bill 311, which has ballot consideration by the Governor of $850, 000, 000. 00 for school facilities and advised that he had writ- ten a letter in support of Assembly Bill 311; and Ron Stewart, County Superintendent of Schools, appeared and advised the Board that Assembly Bill 311 was initially targeted as $850,000, 000. 00, and when it went to Committee was cut to $500,000, 000. 00, and subsequently did not pass, the reason being that there were too many bond issues, and also stated that, to his knowledge, the latest figure for school facilities under Assembly Bill 311 was some where in the neighborhood of $350, 000, 000. 00, which would not impact the needs for school facilities in the East County area; and Mr. Stewart also commented that, in his opinion, he felt the Board was working old ground and that they needed to put their heads together and start working new ground in order to resolve any of the issues with respect to school facilities in the East County area; and 00 164 Supervisor McPeak commented that, in her opinion, some kind of an approach was needed to come up with an alternative financing method that would require the participation of everyone actually benefitting from the facilities, and stated that an alter- native of this nature may require new legislation, and further com- mented that she thought the Board might have the vehicles to initiate new legislation; and Anthony A. Dehaesus, Director of Planning, suggested that an inventory be taken of the available portable classrooms that pre- sently exist in the County and also suggested that the School Districts work together with the developers in the area so that they could perhaps provide portable classrooms in lieu of fees; and Joyce Mandesian, Superintendent of Oakley Union School District, appeared and advised that the Oakley School District can no longer wait for long term solutions to the problem of school facilities, that there are specific costs that are incurred by the school districts with respect to the installation of portable classrooms, and suggested that some sort of package be developed whereby the rates for the portable classrooms would be kept at a reasonable cost to the School Districts, and also advised the Board that she was anticipating anywhere from 60 to 150 new students in September 1984, commenting that she needed resorces immediately; and Dean J. Bettker, Superintendent, Liberty Union High School District, appeared and suggested that the entire Board send a letter in support of Assembly Bill 311, which he felt would be more favorable than having each Supervisor send a letter individually, and suggested that the Board, the developers in the area, the school districts, and the community, all work together in order to find some alternative solutions to the school facilities problem in East County; and Eric Hasseltine, . representing The Hofmann Company, and the Building Industry Association, appeared and requested that the Board look at the whole infrastructure need that the County is presently facing, and also having commented on the growth structure in the East County area, and stated that now is an excellent time to define what is going to be needed in terms of infrastructure for the East County area; and Mr. Hasseltine also suggested that some program be ini- tiated whreby the community, the schools, and the developers in the area would all participate and pay a share for community facilities, and commented that the Building Industry Association was ready to make a commitment to a permanent facility, but not to in interim facility; and Anthony A. Dehaesus thereupon recommended that in the short term (during this school year) that: 1. The County Superintendent of Schools is requested to establish a county-wide inventory of portable class- rooms and provide a clearinghouse to aid impacted districts in purchasing portables no longer needed by other school districts; and that 2. The County Superintendent of .Schools, together with affected school districts, is requested to begin formal negotiations with development interests to arrive at voluntary agreements regarding direct provi- sion of portable classrooms to the school districts; and that 3. The County Planning Department is directed to explore amending the school fee impaction ordinance to allow developers to provide portable classroom space directly to school districts in lieu of impaction . fee payment. This may result in providing more class- room space per dollar than under the current system whereby a school district would lease classrooms with impact fee monies; and that in the long term (during 1984) ; 00 165 4. The Board of Supervisors should request the county redevelopment attorney to prepare a report on how the redevelopment agency could be used as a vehicle to provide temporary or permanent educational facilities; and that 5. The County Superintendent of Schools be requested to organize and chair a task force to pursue long term solutions to the school facilities financing issues in the East County area; and Supervisor Torlakson having requested 'that an additional component be added to ask the Xounty Planning and Public Works Department to report back to the Board on May 15, 1984, with an outline of the potential utilization. Board members having considered the matter, IT IS ORDERED that the recommendations of the Director of Planning and Supervisor Torlakson are APPROVED. I hereby certfly that th/s Is a true endcorrectcopy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shcwn. ATTES T 0: .end ex ofilrio Clerk of oiu, Doard By Deputy P Y Orig Dept: Clerk of the Board cc: Director of Planning County Administrator Public Works Director County Counsel County Superintendent of Schools Oakley Union School District Liberty Union School District Knightsen Union School Disrict Liberty Union High School District Brentwood Union School District - City of Brentwood Building Industry Association EDPAC OMAC Eric Hasseltine 00 X66 �?