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Home My WebLink About4.02 ReorgSchlDistPtyLivrmorVlyJnt ;.. .. . 4!4 -- ~. AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: November 19,1996 SUBJECT: Support for Petition for Reorganization of School District Property from the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (Report Prepared by Carol R. Cirelli, Senior Planner)cJ0 EXHIBITS ATTACHED: Exhibit A: Draft Resolution Supporting Petition for Reorganization of School District :eroperties Exhibit B: School District Boundary Map for Eastern Dublin RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Draft Resolution (Exhibit A), supporting the petition for reorganization of school district property from the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District; or give Staff direction and continue the matter. ~\JV FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None. DESCRIPTION: The first Eastern Dublin annexation became effective October of 1995. This annexation encompassed approximately 1,538 acres ofland, mostly east of Tassajara Road. The same land was also annexed into the Dublin San Ramon Services District. The Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) boundaries do not coincide with the new Eastern Dublin city limits. Approximately 1,423 acres of the annexed property and 200 acres of the Alameda County Surplus Authority's Santa Rita property are within the jurisdiction of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (L VJUSD). The remaining properties are within the jurisdiction of the DUSD (see Exhibit B). The 1995 annexation approval included a plan for municipal services (police, fire, water and sewer, etc.). However, school district services and property reorganizations are not part of the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission's annexation review and approval process. School district property reorganizations are processed through the County Board of Education. ----------------------------- COPIES TO: In-House Distribution ITEMNO.~ g:\eastdubl\schools\ccsrpeti\crc Transferring school district property from the L VJUSD would be in the City of Dublin's best interest for a variety of reasons. The Dublin General Plan and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan clearly identify S(Hfle of... these reasons. First, Guiding Policy 4'-lF of the Dublin General Plan states that the DUSD should operate schools located within the City. Second, the adopted Eastern Dublin Specific Plan recognizes both the Dublin .~. community and the DUSD's desire to have their school district boundary coterminous with the Dublin city limits for purposes of facilitating the financing of future services and infrastructure and being more responsive to community needs and concerns. Additionally, an action program of the Specific Plan (Program 8A) directs the City Staff to "work with the DUSD and the L VJUSD to resolve the jurisdictional issue regarding which district(s) should serve the Eastern Dublin area; and determine the service district arrangement that best serves the needs of planning area students and minimizes the fiscal burden of the service providers." Furthermore, without the transfer ofterritory, school housing costs would significantly ipcrease and students would need to travel much farther to attend Livermore schools. The existing Dublin High School can accommodate all of the high school students that the Eastern Dublin development will generate. Without the transfer, the L VJUSD would need to construct a new high school facility that would significantly increase school housing costs. Additionally, the DUSD has an existing facility to accommodate the new junior high students on an interim basis. The Eastern Dublin Specific Plan shows a junior high school site within the L VJUSD territory, but outside the recently annexed area. No new schools will be constructed within the L VJUSD until enough students are generated to occupy about 50% of each facility. In the interim, students would have to attend existing L VJUSD schools. The nearest L VJUSD elementary school is 7 miles from the Eastern Dublin area on the opposite side of the 1- 580 freeway, the nearest L VJUSD junior high is 7.5 miles away, and the L VJUSD's Granada High School ..----... is 8 miles away. Transportation to these L VJUSD schools would require use of the 1-580 freeway. ." Dublin's nearest elementary school is slightly over 4 miles away and can be reached using surface streets. The DUSD junior high is 4 miles away, and Dublin's high school is 4.5 miles away. If the transfer of property is approved, students will ultimately attend new DUSD elementary andjunior high schools within the Eastern Dublin planning area. An elementary school facility is already being planned on the Alameda County Santa Rita property, west of Tassajara Road, and the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land use map shows a junior high school site west of Tassajara Road. In total, if the property is successfully transferred to the DUSD, the District would need 4 elementary schools and one junior high school. On May 28, 1996, the City Council met jointly with the DUSD Board and indicated a desire for a resolution supporting the reorganization of school district property from the L VJUSD for the reasons stated above. On October 15, 1996, the property owners of the recently annexed property and the Alameda County Surplus Authority filed a petition for school district reorganization requesting that the property be transferred from the L VJUSD to the DUSD. The attached draft resolution (Exhibit A) supports this petition. In conclusion, consistent with the policies and action programs of the Dublin General Plan and the Eastern . Dublin Specific Plan, and City Council's direction, Staff recommends that the City Council approve the .... . draft resolution, Exhibit A, supporting the petition for reorganization, or direct Staff and continue the matter. , 2 e e e. .. A .. '. RESOLUTION NO. - 96 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ********* SUPPORTING THE PETITION TO TRANSFER TERRITORY FROM THE LIVERMORE VALLEY JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEREAS, on May 10, 1993, the City of Dublin adopted the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, a Plan which provides a framework for the future growth and development on the eastern edge of the City of Dublin; and : WHEREAS, on October 1, 1995, the City of Dublin annexed 1,538 acres of property within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area, which property has now become part of the incorporated city limits of the City of Dublin; and WHEREAS, approximately 1,423 acres of annexed property and 200 acres of Alameda County Surplus Authority property (Santa Rita) within the incorporated city limits of Dublin, are within the jurisdiction of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (L VJUSD) whereas all other property in the incorporated city limits of the City of Dublin is under the jurisdiction of the Dublin Unified School District (DUSD); and WHEREAS, the Dublin General Plan Guiding Policy 4.1 F states that "Schools located within the city should be operated by the Dublin Unified School District"; and WHEREAS, the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan states in Section 8.1 that "There is a strong sentiment within Dublin, including the Superintendent of the Dublin Unified School District and its Board of Trustees, that the school district that serves the area should be coterminous with the community with which it is identified in order to facilitate the financing of future services and infrastructure and be more responsive to community concerns"; and WHEREAS, the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan program 8A identifies an action program for the City to work with the DUSD and the L VJUSD to resolve the jurisdictional issue regarding which District should serve the Eastern Dublin planning area and determine the service district arrangement that best serves the needs of planning area students and minimizes the fiscal burden of the service providers; and WHEREAS, the existing Dublin High School would be able to accommodate all of the high school students that the Eastern Dublin development will generate; and the L VJUSD would need to construct a new high school for accommodating all of the new high school students that the Eastern Dublin development will generate and, therefore, without the approval of this property transfer, there will be a significant increase in school housing costs; and WHEREAS, no new schools will be constructed in the L VJUSD until enough students are generated to occupy about 50% of each facility and, therefore, in the interim, students will have to attend existing L VJUSD schools, which are further away and which would require use of the 1-580 freeway; and EXHIBIT A ,. .. - ... WHEREAS, if the transfer of property is approved, students would be closer to the Eastern Dublin development area and would access schools using surface streets, and students will ultimately attend new elementary and junior high schools within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area as a result of residential e.. ,. development approval; and WHEREAS, the property owners of the recently annexed property and the Alameda County Surplus Authority with property within the L VJUSD have filed a Petition with the Alameda County Office of Education requesting that the property be transferred from the L VruSD to the DUSD. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council for the City of Dublin: 1. Supports the property transfer of recently annexed properties and the Alameda County Surplus Authority property (Santa Rita) in the L VJUSD to the DUSD; t: 2. Will support the Petition for Reorganization submitted by the property owners to the Alameda County Office of Education; and 3. 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