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DATE:
December 18, 2003
TO:
City Council
FROM:
City Manager
SUBJECT:
DUBLIN/DUSD LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING, DECEMBER 3, 2003
On December 3, 2003, representatives from the City of Dublin met with the Dublin Unified School District representatives in a Liaison Committee capacity. Those members representing
the City included Mayor Lockhart, Cm. McCormick, Parks & Community Development Director Diane Lowart, Community Development Director Eddie Peabody and myself. Members representing
the School District included Randy Shumway, John Sugiyama and Kim McNeeley.
Attached is a copy of the agenda for that meeting. This memo will review those items discussed.
Coordination of Land Use & School Facilities Planning: The School Superintendent indicated that the bids for Fallon Middle School had come in higher than anticipated, and they were
renegotiating with the Lin Family regarding the building of Fallon Middle School and Green Elementary School which is located next to Ted Fairfield Park. He also indicated that they
were looking at swapping the proposed elementary school site on the Wallis property for a piece of property located within Area F which is currently being proposed by the Lins for public/semi-public
use. The purpose of the swap would be to eliminate one elementary school site and exchange it for School District offices.
Dr. Sugiyama also indicated that the District was not in a hurry to complete the negotiations with Braddock & Logan until more information was known with respect to the other facilities,
as well as their parcel tax.
Dr. Sugiyama also discussed the possibility that Nielsen Elementary School might be closed. City Staff indicated that it is possible that Schaefer Ranch could be once again developing
homes in the area to the west of Nielsen School. Dr. Sugiyama indicated that the students from that development might keep the elementary school from closing.
It was agreed that the two Staffs would schedule a workshop to reevaluate the school sites identified in the City’s General Plan. The District also indicated that it would set up regular
meetings with the City to check with the City before completing its negotiations with the development community to make certain that the best possible school sites are located.
Homework Club/Tutoring Program Update: Dr. Sugiyama indicated that the Homework Club Coordinator would begin in January 2004 at the Dublin library. This program would serve grades
3-8. He also indicated that the School District was interested in evaluating whether or not it would be possible to link the City library to the high school library. He said that,
at the present time, the School District does not have the capability or staffing to provide tutoring opportunity for high school students and to maintain the high school library after
hours.
District Parcel Tax in March 2004: Dr. Sugiyama indicated that the Board had authorized a $180/year parcel tax issue to be placed on the March 2004 ballot. He indicated that this money
would generate approximately $1.8 million/year to the School District and would require a 2/3 vote. He indicated that the money would be used to avoid future School District cuts and
to support a world class educational system in Dublin.
Complaints re: Condition of District Park Next to Montessori School on York Drive: Mayor Lockhart indicated that she had been calling since October regarding graffiti problems at this
location. Superintendent Sugiyama indicated that they would attempt to improve their response time and to make certain the graffiti was removed.
Other Business: The School District indicated that their API scores for all elementary schools was over 800 this past year, and Dublin High School’s API score increased by 44 points.
If you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Mayor Lockhart, Cm. McCormick or myself.
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Attachment
cc: Diane Lowart, P&CS Director
Eddie Peabody, Community Dev. Director
G:\Special Meetings\DUSD\2003\12-3-03 minutes.doc