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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClosed/Surplus Schools 1992 - 1994 Via ' CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH COUNCIL - ADMINISTRATOR COMMUNICATION HUNi1NGTON BEACH 1` es C -L4-C1L4 To: Honorable Mayor& Members of City Council C,9 Via: Michael? 216eruaga, City Administra.to ;��+ e-� From: Ray Silver, .Assistant City .administrator MAJ Date: March 24, 1994 Subject: COUNCIL STUDYSESSION REGARDING OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT VACANT SCHOOL SITES USE OPTIONS On Monday, October 4, 1993 staff presented information to the City Council at the Study Session regarding the nine vacant school sites within the Ocean View School District. Attached is the memo submitted to the City Council for that discussion. The City Council approved the staff recommendation with the modification that all nine school sites be considered rather than just three sites. Since that time staff has held a number of meetings with Ocean View School District .representatives to explore the position and view of the District. Staff then reviewed this information to determine if the City's overall best interest was served by adopting the same position. Attached is a site by site summary of the recommended positions by staff for all nine school sites. This represents the views of the City Administrator's office and the Departments of Economic Development and Community Services. However, it should be stated that until each site is processed through the environmental and entitlement processes, the Department of Community Development can take no official position on alternative uses for these sites. Staff is recommending that the City Council approve in concept the proposed uses for the nine vacant school sites as follows: • CREST VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION - Create 13.8 acre development site. No park site proposed in order to facilitate acquisition of land at Park View School for a sports complex. • RANCHO VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION - Create a 13.7 acre development site leaving up to 4.0 acres for a maintenance facility. No park site proposed in order to facilitate acquisition of land at Park View School for a sports complex. a PARK VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION - Lease/acquire joint venture all 11.5 acres for community sports and activity complex. • PLEASANT VIEW RECOMMENDATION - Land c►ank the current 10.9 acre school site for future school and park use. If developed in the future, add 3.0 acres to existing 2.0 acre park and relocate groups based on evaluation made at that time. f` z�,v Ocean View School Sites 03/24/94 PAGE 2 • GLEN VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION - Create 11.8 acre residential development site and add 2.0 acres to existing 3.0 acre park site. • ROBINWOOD SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION - Create a 7.1 acre residential development site and add 3.0 acres to existing park site. • HAVEN VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION - Create a 12.5 acre residential development site and add 2.0 acres to existing 3.0 acre park site. • MEADOW VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION-Land bank the current 13.0 acre school site for future school and park use. If developed in the future, take 5.0 acres to develop neighborhood park and relocate sports groups based on evaluation at that time. • LARK VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION- Currently school district offices. If developed in future, add 2.0 acres to existing 3.0 acre park and relocate sports groups as noted below. If these proposed uses are agreeable to Council, staff would like to present the same information to the Ocean View School District Board of Trustees at their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 19, 1994. Once this is completed, the respective staffs will meet to review the feedback received from the City Council and the Board of Trustees and determine what the next step should be. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Memo dated 3/23/94 - "Ocean View School District Closed Schools Reviewed Recommendations." 2. Memo dated 11/4/94 - "Review of Proposed Ocean View School District Sites Development Options and the Alternative Approaches for City Consideration." 3. Color coded map of school sites. I March 23, 1994 OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT CLOSED SCHOOLS REVISED RECOMMENDATION Following is an analysis of the nine closed school sites within the Ocean View School District (OVSD). The neighborhood park needs as well as the utilization of the school sites by youth group organizations are taken into consideration on a site by site basis. The study divided the analysis into two sections. The first section is comprised of Rancho View, Crest View and Park View Schools and the second section includes the other six sites of Pleasant View, Glen View, Robinwood, Haven View, Meadow View and Lark View Schools. .The study is divided into two sections because OVSD would like to move forward with Crest View and Rancho View in the very near future. The majority of the district's recreation land use problems at these two sites can be addressed with the Park View School. Addressing the other six school sites is much more complicated for a variety of reasons including the sheer number of schools, number of youth groups involved, and the possible neighborhood reaction to lights and/or increased use of a site by a sports organization. SECTION I CREST VIEW, RANCHO VIEW AND PARK VIEW SCHOOLS CREST VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION- Create 13.8 acre development site. No park site proposed in order to facilitate acquisition of land at Park View School for a sports com- plex. In order to maximize the economic benefits to the city, basically the entire site needs to be devel- oped as commercial. With this site fully zoned as commercial, a "big box" type, discount retailer- would be able to develop a store in the 120,000 to 160,000 square foot range. Such store could generate between $250,000 to $350,000 annually in new city sales tax, and create nearly 225 new full and part-time jobs for the area. Youth Sports Organizations Usage: Relocate Fountain Valley Youth Baseball to Lake View. Ocean View Little League(OVLL)will lose "primary" use of Lake View based on overall field to participant ratio. OVLL can still get "secondary" allocation. Current Site Anal -Entire school site: 13.8 acres. Existing Park: No neighborhood park in quarter section; there is 3.5 acre Lambert Park northwest of Newland Street and Ellis Avenue. It is not a traditional neighborhood park in that it has limited accessibility through a private condo- minium complex and consists only of open grass area and a small eucalyptus grove on the side of a bluff. March 23, 1994 Page two Parks in Adjacent Quarter Sections: North- none East- Courreges Park(10.0 acres in Fountain Valley) South-Helme Park(2.0 acres) West-Terry Park(2.5 acres) G.P.A.C.: Half low density residential; half mixed highway and pedestrian oriented commercial; automobile related commercial; entertainment and restaurant. General Plan: Low Density Residential Zoning: CF-E(R1) RANCHO VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION-Create a 13.7 acre development site, leaving up to 4.0 acres for maintenance facility. No park site proposed in order to facilitate ac- quisition of land at Park View School for a sports complex. Due to the current high levels of traffic experienced at the Beach and Warner intersection, any major, new commercial development at this site would be difficult. Furthermore, a number of the city's auto dealers located on Beach Boulevard have indicated an interest in forming an auto mall in the city. Accordingly, Rancho View seems to be an ideal location on which to relocate three to four new car dealerships. Youth Sports Organization Usage: OVLL(home field)to relocate to Park View School. Current Site Analysis- School site: 14.6 acres(17.7 acres with existing maintenance facility). Existing Park: No park in quarter section. Parks in Adjacent Quarter Sections: North-none(Fountain Valley) East-Pleasant View Park(2.0 acres) South-Lake View Park(3.0 acres) West - Sun View Park(2.5 acres) G.P.A.C.: Mixed highway and pedestrian oriented retail commercial; entertainment and restau- rant; Automobile Dealer District. General Plan: Mixed Development ` Zoning: CF-E(RI) March 23, 1994 Page three PARK VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION-Lease/acquire or joint venture all 11.5 acres for community sports and activity complex. The proposed project should be a cooperative venture between the city and school district. Both agencies could share time utilizing the recreation facilities developed. For example, the school district could offer sports leagues and activities in the proposed gymnasium, as well as swimming lessons in the pool to make the district's students "water safe." Due to lack of current funding, it is anticipated that the sports complex would have to be built in phases. The proposed order of construction would be Phase I: sports fields for baseball, soccer and football; Phase II: multipurpose gymnasium; and Phase III: swim complex and tennis courts. Other activities, such as roller hockey, would also be considered in this last phase. In order for the school district to move forward with development of the Rancho View site, it will be necessary to relocate OVLL home field complex. Park View School's existing turf area could provide an interim location. The site would accommodate all of the Little League's six fields based on the field measurements at Rancho View. When Park View sports complex fields are developed on the entire school site, the Little League would continue using the site as its home field. Staff anticipates that the Little League would want a long term commitment on Park View. Youth Sports Organization Usage: Ocean View Pony Colt(OVPC), Jr. All American Football, and AYSO Region 55 (practice sites). Use school for youth sports complex for baseball, football and soccer. This would relocate OVLL home field from Rancho View School. OVPC (practice basis), AYSO #55, and Jr. All American Football would still utilize Park View School. Field de- velopment would be first phase; gym, pool, tennis, and other amenities on Murdy Park to be de- veloped in a second phase. This will require OVLL to share site with OVPC (can happen in sports complex, but not usual for a "home field" site). Note: If Park View Sports Complex can- not be shared, OVPC will be relocated to Pleasant View, replacing OVLL based on the overall field to participant ratio of OVLL. Current Site Analysis- School site: 11.5 acres. Existing Park: Murdy Community Park(15 acres). Parks in Adjacent Quarter Sections: Not applicable due to the existence of Murdy Community Park G.P.A.C.: Public uses including public schools, park land, and open space. General Plan: Medium Density Residential. Zoning: CF-E-FP2 (R1) March 23, 1994 Page four SECTION H PLEASANT VIEW, GLEN VIEW, ROBINWOOD, HAVEN VIEW, MEADOW VIEW, AND LARK VIEW SCHOOLS PLEASANT VIEW RECOMMENDATION-Land bank the current 10.9 acre school site for future school and park use. If developed in the future, add 3.0 acres to existing 2.0 acre park and relocate groups based on evaluation made at that time. Youth Sports Organization Usage: OVLL(practice field). Current Site Anal, - School site: 10.9 acres(excluding park acreage). Existing Park: 2.0 acre neighborhood park; property owned by school district. School task force recommended keeping this site for future school usage. Parks in Adjacent Quarter Sections: North-none East-none(Fountain Valley) South-Westmont Park(11.4 acres in Fountain Valley) West- none(Fountain Valley) G.P.A:C.: Public uses indluding public schools, park land, and open space. General Plan: Low Density Residential Zonin : CF-E(R1) GLEN VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION- Create 11.8 acre residential development site and add 2.0 acres to existing 3.0 acre park site. Youth Sports Organization Usage: Robinwood Little League and AYSO Region 55 (practice sites)to relocate to Schroeder School. Current Site Analysis- School site: 13.8 acres(excluding park acreage). Existing Park: 3.0 acre neighborhood park; property owned by school district. Parks in Adjacent Quarter Sections: North-Greer Park(11.0 acres) East- Golden West College South-College View Park(3.0 acres) West-Circle View Park(2.0 acres) March 23, 1994 Page five G.P.A.C.: Public uses including public schools, park land, and open space. General Plan: Low Density Residential Zoning: CF-E(RI) ROBINWOOD SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION -Create a 7.1 acre residential development site and add 3.0 acres to existing park site. Youth Sports Organization Usage: None. Current Site Analysis- School site: 10.1 acres(excluding park acreage). Existing Park: 2.0 acre park; property owned by school district. Parks in Adjacent Quarter Sections: North- none South-no park, but Village View school East-Marina Park(11.0 acres) West-none G.P.A.C.: Public uses including public schools, park land, and open space. General Plan: Low Density Residential Zoning: CF-E(RI) HAVEN VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATIONS - Create a 12.5 acre residential develop- ment site and add 2.0 acres to existing 3.0 acre park site. Youth Snorts Organization Usage: Robinwood Little League to increase usage at Harbour View and share usage at Meadow View with O.V. Pony Colt. AYSO Region#143 (lights and home field for soccer)to relocate to Meadow View and Harbour View and add lights at one or both sites. Current Site Analysis- School site: 14.5 acres(excluding park acreage). Existing Park: 3.0 acre neighborhood park; property owned by school district. Parks in Adjacent Quarter Sections: North-none East-none;but Village View School exists as open space South-Harbour View Park(3.5 acres) West-none March 23, 1994 Page six G.P.A.C.: Public uses including public schools, park land, and open space. General Plan: Low Density Residential Zoning: CF-E (R1) MEADOW VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION-Land bank the current 13.0 acre school site for future school and park use. If developed in future, take S.Oacres to develop neigh- borhood park and relocate sports groups based on evaluation at that time. Youth Sports Organization Usage: AYSO Region#143 and Ocean View Pony Colt. Add lights for AYSO. Current Site Analysis- School site: 13.0 acres. Existing Park: None. Parks in Adjacent Quarter Sections: North-Marina Community Park(11.0 acres) East-none South-none West-none;but Village View school exists as open space G.P.A.C.: Public uses including public schools, park land, and open space. General Plan: Low Density Residential Zoning: CF-E-FP2 LARK VIEW SCHOOL RECOMMENDATION-Currently school district offices; if devel- oped in future, add 2.0 acres to existing 3.0 acre park and relocate sports groups as noted below. Youth Sports Organizations Usage: OVLL usage to be eliminated due to overall field to partici- pant ratio of OVLL and close proximity of Spring View, Golden View, Mesa View and Hope View Schools. AYSO Region#55 to be relocated to Golden View School. Current Site Analysis- School site: 13.9 acres(excluding park acreage). Existing Park: 3.0 acre neighborhood park; property owned by school district. Site is current school district administra- tive offices. Parks in Adjacent Quarter Sections: North- Carr Park(11.0 acres) East- Golden View(2.5 acres) South-Hope View Park(3.0 acres) West-Marine View Park(3.0 acres) March 23, 1994 Page seven G.P.A.C.: Public uses including public schools, park land, and open space. General Plan: Low Density Residential Zoniniz: CF-E-FP2 CONCLUSION: .The Community Services and Economic Development staff feel that the recommendations for Section I(Crest View, Rancho View and Park View Schools) can be implemented at this time. As noted above, the Section II analysis on the other six school sites is preliminary. There are factors that will have to be addressed and can affect the recommendations on these six sites. These factors include the following: 1. One site's recommendation may change based on the final decision by the city or school district on another site(domino effect). 2. The input received by the residents of a specific quarter section to a proposal relative to the neighborhood issues, i.e., impacts of youth groups or lights on neighborhood may necessitate a change to another site. 3. Input from the various youth sports organizations that are involved and affected could change a recommendation. 4. The financial ability of the city to purchase land involved or to make the necessary park or sports facility improvements. RH:JBE:am M�FADDE 4 Qj • 000 QgL1E W. , ��fir vrbsrap- (qutElE ED11�ro6� VIE1K YIEM/ �gd 66E �' SUN ss �f YIEW �U Cfir(�oTo� PSI L1 L S YIEYr �' LJ ; V6 o Y�fAR1C Q upvV5Q «aFwc,E.D x �/ • pg7 vT.rSE Nor � o DfST. Ks,yr YIEKE LA E LAKE 2. - - -- - --- - - - - — Yi a � AOK co�oo►4 � 5(—ATl✓R� YIE VIE W .� • �G�ooL ��ST- ( E -L CLOSED SCHOOL SITES I. ! CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH COUNCIL - ADMINISTRATOR COMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Michael T. Uberuaga, City Administrator VIA: Ray Silver, Assistant City Administrator DATE: October 4, 1993 SUBJECT: Review of Proposed Oceanview School District Sites Development Options and the Alternative Approaches for City Consideration The city of Huntington Beach is currently served by five school districts. The school districts are: 1)Huntington Beach Union High School District; 2)Huntington Beach City School District; 3) Ocean View School District; 4)Fountain Valley School District; and 5)the Westminster School P District.. There are presently 50 public school facilities located within the city of Huntington Beach, 19 of which are currently closed for public school purposes. The closed schools account for about 40% of the city's school system. Of the 19 closed schools, 13 are being used for private purposes such as adult education, private schools, school district offices and day care facilities. Apart from the closed school sites, three previously closed/surplus school facilities have already been developed within the past decade. They are the Guardian Center site (at the corner of Beach Boulevard and Warner Avenue), the Faire Marin site(located southwest of Edinger Avenue and Saybrook), and a tract of 33 single family homes (southwest of Slater Avenue and Springdale Street). In addition, entitlements were approved.for the Bushard School site located on Education Lane. In the city of Huntington Beach, the five school districts have seen a decline in school enrollment since the early to mid 1980s. This decline has been associated with the aging of the city and shrinking household size as children have grown up and left home. The continued decline in enrollment along with the state budget cuts has forced the school districts to begin to close public school facilities and lease them to private users or sell them for private development. These development proposals can generate additional funds which the districts may use to maintain existing facilities, or pay off debt incurred. Staff is concerned with the potential land use impacts the development of the remaining closed/surplus school sites may have upon the city. In attempting to look at the larger issues associated with the current trend toward development of these closed/surplus sites. The following issues need to be discussed: 1. What should the city's role be in closed/surplused school site development? 2. Should the city develop specific criteria on policies and standards for development of closed school sites? 3. Should the city explore joint development agreements with the school districts in order to pursue economic and recreational objectives? 4. What will the true impacts of the development of these sites be on the following: • The loss of public school facilities for future educational uses. • The loss of recreational open space. • The increase in traffic and other environmental concerns, as a result of new development, be on the surrounding neighborhood. • The potential increase in residential density and related concerns. • The design compatibility of new development with existing neighborhoods. • The displacement of current uses(adult education, day care, etc.) • The additional demand on public services related to new development. As part of the General Plan Update process, the Planning Division of the Community Development Department initiated analysis of closed/surplused public school facilities within the city. To better understand the issues staff conducted a number of meetings with representatives of the school districts. In May of last year, The City Council held a joint meeting with representatives of the five school districts. One of the main topics was whether the city should try to master plan all vacant school sites in conjunction with the school districts. Following the meeting, Council directed staff to review each vacant school site as an application for development was received from the respective school district. However, recently, the Oceanview School District requested the city's assistance in identifying and pursuing alternative uses for three of the vacant school sites. The sites are Rancho View (near Beach and Warner), Crest View(near Beach and Talbert), and Park View(near Golden West and H). Staff has reviewed a number of alternative approaches for these sites. In order to properly evaluate each site, a number of issues need to be discussed with the Council. The Council must balance the communities potential for economic and recreational benefit with the associated 2 impacts of development. These impacts must then be analyzed in relation to the city's adopted goals and policies. ALTERNATIVES The following four approaches should be discussed: 1. The city reviews development options submitted by the school districts on a site by site basis. Development evaluation is then reviewed in relation to the city's General Plan and development standards. The applicant (school District)would be responsible for preparing all related development documentation including site plans and environmental review. Advantage: This option allows the applicant to determine its course of action entirely independent of the city, while the city of Huntington Beach evaluates the application from an objective arms length position. Disadvantage: May lead to conflicting goals and objectives between the Ocean View School District and the city based upon their differing interests and motivations. 2. The city determines what is appropriate for the school district sites, outlining the city's interest and needs for the three sites and the district proceeds through the entitlement process based upon those objectives. These desires may or may not be consistent with the city's adopted General Plan. Advantage -Provides the applicant with a better understanding of the constraints and opportunities of the sites as viewed by the city. If they are followed by the applicant, ultimate agreement may be easier to achieve. Disadvantage - Gives the impression that entitlement approvals are all but granted by the city prior to any public hearing. 3. The city becomes a partner with the Ocean view School District on development of these three sites and is a co-applicant on the development proposals for the properties in question. Advantage- Assuming that agreement on how the sites should be developed is possible, then development of the three sites may be more feasible. Disadvantage - The city's ability to maintain its objectivity is jeopardized in determining if the development proposals are consistent with city goals and objectives. 4. The city and the Ocean View School District review all nine vacant school sites and determine the best use for them based upon the interests of both agencies. If the progress made through this approach, both agencies arrive at an overall master plan for development. 3 Advantage- A more comprehensive review of all nine vacant school sites may result in the city being able to be more receptive to the school district's interests. Disadvantage- The discussions and negotiations could become so entangled that arriving at a mutually agreeable position may become difficult. CONCLUSION The Council should continue to facilitate discussion regarding general city policies for the future use of closed/surplus public school facilities within the city of Huntington Beach. The policies should recognize both long-term needs of the city as well as the short-term financial needs of the school districts. The city needs to resolve the potentially conflicting land use issues and the overall impact the potential development of closed/surplused public school facilities will have on the school system will ultimately effect the quality of life for the residents of the city of Huntington Beach. RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to continue discussion with the Ocean View School District to explore alternative development options as outlined in Alterenative 2 on the three sites described in this report. Attachments 1. Memorandum dated 9/23/93 from Community Services. 2. Memorandum dated 9/24/93 from Economic Development. 3. Memorandum dated 9/28/93 from Community Development. 4, Outline of 3 school sites. RRS:MA:lp (school) 4 OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT SITE: Rancho View LOCATION: East side of Beach Blvld. and North of Warner Ave SIZE: 13.52 acres(plus 4.23 acres of bus yard which the district may or may not surplus) GENERAL PLAN: Mixed -Development ZONING: CF-E (R1) HISTORY: In 19 a mixed development project was proposed includng acres o9f multi-family medium high density residentigl, acres of high density senior residential and . acres of retail commercial. RECOMMENDATION: G.P.A.C. Pedestrian oriented retail commercial/office/entertainment COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: Commercial Retail (4 to 5 auto dealerships) COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT: 5 acre neighborhood park SCHOOL DISTRICT: PLANNING COMMISSION: CITY COUNCIL: 5 OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT SITE: Crest View LOCATION: South of Talbert Ave. and East of Beach Blvd. SIZE: 13.59 Acres GENERAL PLAN: Low Density Residential ZONING: CF-E (R1) HISTORY: RECOMMENDATIONS: G.P.A.C.I acred low density residential/1 acre commercial highway and pedistrian oriented commercial/automobile related commercial/entertainment COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Commercial Retail (Wal-Mart or Smith's center) COMMUNITY SERVICES: 5 acre neighborhood park SCHOOL DISTRICT: PLANNING COMMISSION: CITY COUNCIL: 6 OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT SITE: Park View LOCATION: East of Goldenwest Street and South of Heil Ave.adjacent to Murdy Park SIZE: 11.99 Acres GENERAL PLAN: Meduim Density Residential ZONING: CF-E -FP2 (RI) HISTORY: The existing school facilities are accomodating numerous private service type uses. RECOMMENDATIONS: G.P.A.C. Public uses including public schools, park land, and open space. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: No interest COMMUNITY SERVICES: Entire site for recreational openspace including a sports complex. SCHOOL DISTRICT: PLANNING COMMISSION: CITY COUNCIL: 7 a ^3� •f a \cy d \/� LEGEND fOJa - yJ�•'i, ,` !C. tPoo o .ao Cm BOUNDARY '�*OJ '• ..�'•a �tiC `ter ^�`t`' .. .' *''•':�; ®CLOSED SCHOOLS PARK SITES •� '�c-` `i. 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VIEW Y J ;. �� _ �. 4 _,'�y'/,,:.• . !'� L` F %� { 1,1 n•• t J . . � � � I ' • _ J�'�.. r' / _ '- _ - ... a r1 t{..�.�,c!'�"`. :�-. . , . — . •. r� .��'- � � ' ' III ;. c.L;�,.I:.i , , I 1 I * — _�-�'-••.- REQULST FOR CITY COUNIC ACTION Date November 15, 1993 Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Submitted by: Michael T. Uberuaga, City Administr for , L C^--- Prepared by: Howard Zelefsky, Planning Director ;APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL Subject: CREST VIEW SCHOOL -NOTICE OF SALE ��' �S 19IV C CLERK Consistent with Council Policy? ba Yes [ ] New Policy or Exception Statement of Issue, Recommendation, Analysis, Funding Source,Alternative Actions,Attachments: a� STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Transmitted for your consideration is a notice of sale submitted by the Ocean View School District for the closed Crest View Elementary School pursuant to Government Code Sections 65402(c), and 54220 et. seq. (see attachment#1). The notice of disposition explains that the district intends to sell the school site for development and the City has first right of refusal to purchase the property. RECOMMENDATION: Motion to: "Forward to the Ocean View School District a formal written notice that the City of Huntington Beach has no intent to pursue acquisition of the Crest View Elementary School." ANALYSIS: Background The City of Huntington Beach, and the five (5) school districts have mutually agreed upon a formal process of notifying the City of the sale of closed sites, and requiring action by the City Council on whether or not the City will pursue acquisition of the site. The Ocean View School District has forwarded a notice pursuant to Government Code Sections 65402(c), and 54220 et. seq. (see attachment#2) that the School District intends to dispose of the property located at 18052 Lisa Lane (southeast of Beach Blvd. and Talbert Avenue). The site is the location of the closed Crest View Elementary School which has recently been approved by the Planning Commission(August 3, 1993)to permit the establishment of a daycare/preschool. The site is approximately 13.89 acres and has an overlay zoning designation of CF-E (Community Facilities-Education- see attachment#3). The underlying zoning and General Plan ` V1 V P10 5185 designation are Low Density Residential. The zoning would yield approximately 90-100 single family dwellings if development were to take place. The General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC)has recommended that the Crest View School site have a split land use designation. The GPAC has designated the west half of the site for commercial land use and the east half for residential (single family) land use. The Government Code requires that the Local Agency report on the matter within sixty days after the matter has been submitted to the Local Agency. The sixty days expired on October 21, 1993. Analysis As part of the notice of sale and the referenced Government and Education Code Sections, any local agency may pursue acquisition of the school site based upon a calculated sales price. The formula for devising a sales price is based upon; 1)the original cost of acquisition by the district, 2) a pro rata cost of acquiring the entire parcel adjusted by a factor equivalent to the percentage to the year in which the offer is made, and 3)plus the cost of any improvement to the recreational and open space portion of the land which the school district has made since the acquisition of the land. This calculated sales price, however, shall not be less than 25% of the fair market value of the land. Based upon the aforementioned formula, staff estimates that the cost of acquisition of the Crest View Elementary School site would be between$2,500,000 - $3,000,000. Current market value would be approximately $10 million. These figures are preliminary and would require more precise analysis should the City desire to proceed with the acquisition. Conclusion Under State Law, the City could acquire the Crest View site for approximately 25% of market value. However, staff has circulated an Inter-Department Communication(see attachment#4)to all departments requesting comments on the School District's request and has received a consensus from all reporting departments that the City has no need for acquisition of the closed Crest View School site (see attachment#5). FUNDING SOURCE: Not Applicable ALTERNATIVE ACTION: The City Council may forward a formal written notice of intent to the Ocean View School District that the City of Huntington Beach would like to pursue acquisition of the closed Crest View Elementary School site. RCA -2- (Mew) ATTACHMENTS: 1. Notice of Sale 2. Government and Education Code Sections 3. Area Map 4. Inter-department Communication dated August 26, 1993 5. Department Response Memos MTU:HZ:H .lp RCA -3- (cview) OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT ''. Superintendent James R.Tarwater, Ed.D. Board of Trustees Lottie M. Hobbs,President Charles Osterlund.Clerk Carol Kanode,Member ` Tracy Pellman. Member Nancy Stuever,Member inrO EST 17200 PINEHURST LANE - HUNTINGTON BEACH - CALIFORNIA - 92647 • 714/847-2551 - FAX 714/847-1430 6XCELLENCE' We are An Equal Opportunity Employer.This District does not discriminate on the basis of age,gender or handicap. NOTICE TO GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES Y-C / Z Pursuant to Government Code 54220 et. seq., you are hereby notified that the Ocean View School District is intending to dispose of the following described property: The Crest View School-site located at 18052 Lisa-La-ne, off Talbert Avenue near Beach Boulevard, Huntington Beach, California, consisting of 13.89 acres. If you are interested- or wish additional information, please contact the Ocean View -School District, 17200 Pinehurst Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 or telephone (714) 847-2551 ."If you are interested in this property, you must notify the school district within sixty (60) days. If no response is received, the property may be disposed of as provided by the- Education Code of the State of California. T AUr, 2 4 a' A l n1n 11 leas\crstvgov.ntc Tke PlaAxing and Zoning Law manufactured homes and conventional single-family residential dwellings,a city,including a charter city,county,city and county,may impose a roof overhang on manufactured homes not to exceed 16 inches. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch.426 and amended by Scats. 1990,Ch. 1223.) 65852.6.(a)It is the policy of the state to permit breeding and the maintaining of homing pigeons Homing pigeons consistent with the preservation of public health and safety. (b)For purposes of this section a"homing pigeon,"sometimes referred to as a racing pigeon is a bird of the order Columbae. It does not fall in the category of'Yowr' which includes chickens,turkeys,ducks,geese and other domesticated birds other than pigeons. (Added by Stats. 1990,Ch.329.) 65852.7.A mobilehome park,as defined in Section 18214 of the Health and Safety Code,shall be Mobilehome parks deemed a permitted land use on all land planned and zoned for residential land use as designated by the applicable general plan;provided,however,that a city,county,or a city and county may require a use permit_ For purposes of this section, "mobilehome park" also means a mobilehomc development constructed according to the requirements of Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200)of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code,and intended for use and sale as a mobilehome condominium or cooperative park,or as a mobilehome planned unit development.The provisions of this section shall apply to a city,including a charter city,a county,or a city and county. (Added by Stats.1981, Ch.974.) Note:Stats. 1981,Ch.974,also reads; SEC. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that an intensifying shortage of mobilehome park UncodVled policy spaces in many areas of the state degrades the quality of life of many Californians now living in mobilehome parks,and narrows the housing options open to many other Californians who cannot afford conventional single-family homes.The Legislature further finds and declares that there is a need to eliminate the distinctions between mobilehome park developments and conventional forms of residential land use. 65852.8.Repealed by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1443,operative January 1,1987. 65852.9.(a)The Legislature recognizes that unused school sites represent a potentially major source Unused school sites: of revenue for school districts and that current law reserves a percentage of unused-school sites for zoning park and recreational purposes.It is therefore the intent of the Legislature to ensure that unused school sites not leased or purchased for park or recreational purposes pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 39390)of Chapter 3 of Part 20 of the Education Code can be developed to the same extent as is permitted on adjacent property.It is further the intent of the Legislature to expedite the process of zoning such property to avoid unnecessary costs and delays to the school district; however,school districts shall be charged for the administrative costs of such rezoning. (b)If all of the public entities enumerated in S ection-39394 of the Education Code decline a school district's offer to sell or lease school property pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 39390)of Chapter 3 of Part 23 of the Education Code,the city or county having zoning jurisdiction over the property shall,upon request of the school district,zone the school site as defined in Section 39392 of the Education Code,consistent with the provisions of the applicable general and specific plans and compatible with the uses of property surrounding the school site.The school site shall be given the same land use control treatment as if it were privately owned In no event shall the city or county,prior to the school district's sale or lease of the school site,rezone the site to open-space, park or recreation,or similar designation unless the adjacent property is so zoned,or if so requested or agreed to by the school district. A rezoning effected pursuant to this section shall be subject to any applicable procedural requirements of state law or of the city or county. A school district which requests a zoning change pursuant to this section shall,in the fiscal year in which the city or county incurs costs in effecting the requested zoning change,reimburse the city or county for the actual costs incurred by it. (Added by Stats.1985, Ch.822.) 65853.A zoning ordinance or an amendment to a zoning ordinance,which amendment changes any Zoning amendment property from one zone to another or imposes any regulation listed in Section 65850 not theretofore procedures impost or removes or modifies any such regulation theretofore imposed shall be adopted in the manner set forth in Sections 65854 to 65857,inclusive.Any other amendment to a zoning ordinance The Dlnnnlnv_7.nnlno.and neveinnment Laws • 65 EDUCATION CODE § Section 39393. Authorization to sell or lease school sites. 39394. Offers to sell or lease school sites to public agencies; priorities; discretion; notice of intent . to purchase or lease. 39395. Retention of part of school site. 39396. Sales price; maximum and minimum; annual rate of lease. 39397. Public agencies proposing to purchase or lease land; findings; approval. 39397.5. Public agencies; surplus school property purchases; plans; operative date of section. 39398. Maintenance by public agencies; uses of land; reacquisition by school district. 39399. Law governing. 39400. Failure of compliance by school district; validity of transfer or conveyance. 39401. Exemption of surplus school sites. 39402. Alternative agreements for disposition of property. 39403. Limitation on rights of acquisition or lease by public agencies. 39404. Excluded school districts. Article 5 was added by Stats.1980, c. 7.'l6, p. 2199, § 2. Gloss References Sale or lease of surplus property, failure to comply with ,prcferred uses, required sale undcr this article, see § 39360.3. § 39390. Legislative intent The Legislature is concerned that school playgrounds,playing fields and recreational real property will be lost for such uses by the surrounding communities even where those communities in their planning process have assumed that such properties would be permanently available for recreational purposes. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to allow school districts to recover their investment in such surplus property while making it possible for other agencies of government to acquire the property and keep it available for playground, playing field or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2199, § 2.) Cross References Library References Rezoning of unused school property, see Government Schools 0-65. Code§ 65852.9. C.J.S.Schools and School Districts 1241 et seq. § 39391. Application of article This article shall apply to any school site owned by a school district, which the governing board determines to sell or lease, and with respect to which the following conditions exist: (a) Either the whole or a portion of the school site consists of land which is used for school playground, playing field, or other outdoor recreational purposes and open-space land particularly suited for recreational purposes. (b) The land described in subdivision(a) has been used for one or more of the purposes specified therein for at least eight years immediately preceding the date of the governing board's determina- tion to sell.or lease the school site. (c) No other available publicly owned land in the vicinity of the school site is adequate to meet the existing and foreseeable needs of the community for playground, playing field, or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes, as determined by the governing body of the public agency which proposes to purchase or lease land from the school district, pursuant to Section 39397. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2199, § 2. Amended by Stats.1981, c. 507, p. 1862, § 1.) § 39392. School site; governing board As used in this article, "school site" means a parcel of land, or two or more contiguous parcels, which is owned by a school district. "Governing board" means the governing board of the school district which owns the school site. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2.) Additions or changes Indicated by underline; deletions by asterisks • • • 153 § 39393 EDUCATION CODE ! ; i § 39393. Authorization to sell or lease school sites ,. The governing board of any school district may sell or lease any school site containing land described in Section 39391,and,if the governing board decides to sell or lease such land,it shall do so i I in accordance with the provisions of this article. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2.) § 39394. Offers to sell or lease school sites to public agencies; priorities; discretion; notice of ►:1 ji intent to purchase or lease Notwithstanding Section 54222 of the Government Code, the governing board, prior to selling or leasing any school site containing land described in Section 39391,excluding that portion of a school ► ' :` site retained by the governing board pursuant to Section 39395, shall first offer to sell or lease.that portion of the school site consisting of land-described in Section 39391, secluding that portion (I� j retained by the governing board pursuant to Section 39395, to the following public agencies in Ei accordance with the following priorities: I (a) First, to any city within which the land may be situated. (b) Second, to any park or recreation district within which the land may be situated. . (c) Third, to any regional park authority having jurisdiction within the area in which the land is . situated. (d) Fourth, to any county within which the land may be situated. j The governing board shall have discretion to determine whether the offer shall be an offer to sell or an offer to lease. An.entity which proposes-to purchase or lease a school site offered by a school district shall notify the district of its intention, in writing, within 60 days after receiving written notification from the district of its offer to sell or lease. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2.) j t § 39395. Retention of part of school site i In determining what portion of a school site shall be offered for sale or lease pursuant to this l; article,the governing board may retain any part of the school site containing structures or buildings, ' together with such land adjacent thereto which, as determined by the governing board, must be 1 f' included in order to avoid ' ' ' reducing the ' ' ' value of that part of the school site containing !i such strictures or buildings to less than 50 percent of fair market value. !I (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2. Amended by Stats.1981, c. 507, p. 1862, § 2.) Cron References Sale or lease of surplus property,failure to comply with ►��_ preferred uses, application to property retained under this Bsection,sec§ 39360.3. § 39396. Sales price; maximum and minimum; annual rate of lease (a) Except as otherwise provided.in subdivision(b) or e, the price at which land described in Section 39391, excluding that portion of a school site retained by the governing board pursuant to Section 39395,is sold pursuant to this article shall not exceed the school district's cost of acquisition, calculated as a pro rats cost of acquiring the 2ntire parcel comprising the school site, adjusted by a factor equivalent to the percentage increase or decrease in the cost of living from the date of purchase to the year in which the offer of sale is made, plus the cost of any improvement to the recreational and open-space portion of the land which the school district has made since its acquisition of the land. In no event shall ' ' ' the price be less than 25 percent of the fair market value of the land described in Section 39391 or less than the amount necessary to retire the share of local bonded indebtedness plus the amount of the original cost of the approved state aid applications on ' ' ' the property, excluding that portion of a school site retained by the governing board pursuant to Section 39394, at the time of the offer. These provisions shall apply to land that the school district acquired by gift or for consideration. (b) A school district that offers a"portion of a school site for sale may offer such portion of f property for sale at its fair market value, provided the school district offers an equivalent sue alternative portion of' ' ' that school site for school playground,playing field,or other recreational and open-space purposes. Additions or changes Indicated by underline; deletions by asterisks ' ' • 154 EDUCATION CODE § 39398 (c) Land which is leased pursuant to this article shall be leased at an annual rate of not more than t/soth of the maximum sales price determined pursuant to subdivision(a)of this section,adjusted annually by a factor equivalent to the percentage increase or decrease in the cost of living for the immediately preceding year. (d) The percentage of annual increase or decrease in the cost of living shall be the amount shown for January 1st of the appropriate year by the then current Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumers Price Index for the area in which the school site is located. (e) Whenever a school district closes a school site and sells an land described in Section 39391 ursuant to is article to e a on or capital outlay costs incurred directly as�t of the trans er o u i s- rom e close school to ano er sc o0 or o er schools o the istnc t e sale price of the propert determined pursuant to subdivision(a)shall be increased by an amount equal to thethe—�ttiona costs incurred due tote school closure. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2. Amended by Stats.1981, c. 507, p. 1863, § 3.) Cross References Sale or lease of surplus property, failure to comply with preferred uses,computation of sale price under this section. sec § 39360.3. § 39397. Public agencies proposing to purchase or lease land; findings; approval The governing body of a public agency which proposes to purchase or lease land from a school district pursuant to this article shall first make a finding, approved by a vote of two-thirds of its members, that public lands in the vicinity of the school site are inadequate to meet the existing and foreseeable needs of the community for playground, playing field,or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2201, § 2.) § 39397.5. Public agencies; surplus school property purchases; plans; operative date of section (a) No public agency may purchase surplus school property from a school district pursuant to this article unless it has first adopted a plan for the purchase of surplus school property. The plan shall designate the surplus site or sites.all or a portion of which the public agency desires to purchase at the price established pursuant to this article and shall designate at least 70 percent of the total surplus school acreage as property which the agency does not desire to purchase at the price established pursuant to this article. Where the plan indicates that the agency desires to purchase only a portion of a school site at the price established pursuant to this article, it shall designate the percent of the property to be so purchased and provide a description of the general location of the property to be purchased, without designating the metes and bounds. (b) Any property designated'by public agencies as surplus school sites which the agencies do not wish to purchase, pursuant to subdivision (a), may be-sold or ]eased by a school district without regard to the provisions of this article. (c) This section-shall become operative on April 1, 1982. (Added by Stats.1981, c. 507, p. 1863, § 4, operative April 1, 1982.) library References Schools 4-74. CJ.S.Schools and School Districts§§ 253,263. § 39398. Maintenance by public agencies; uses of land; reacquisition by school district Any land purchased or ]eased by a public agency pursuant to this article shall thereafter be. maintained by such agency for playground, playing field, or other outdoor recreational and open- space uses. Land which prior to its sale or lease was used for playground or playing field purposes, shall continue to be maintained for such use by the acquiring agency, unless the governing body of that agency,by a two-thirds vote at a public hearing,determines that there is no longer a significant need for the land to be so used, in which case the land may thereafter be used for other outdoor recreational or open-space purposes. The school district' ' ' may,at any time, ' ' ' reacquire the land at a price calculated in the manner prescribed in Section 39396, and the rights of reacquisition provided in this section shall be set forth in the deed or other instrument of transfer. If the governing board of the public agency determines that the land is no longer needed for playground, playing field,or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes,the public agency shall offer the Additions or changes Indicated by underline; deletions by asterisks • ' • 155 ate' t a. ~ `•' { § 39398 EDUCATION CODE i property to the school district for reacquisition under this section,and the school district shall notify the public agency within 60 days of its intent to reacquire ' ' ' the land. If the school district =; intends to sell ' ' ' the property within one year of the reacquisition date,the school district i may finance the reacquisition of' ' ' the land by lien against the proceeds to be obtained from the sale of ' ' ' the land by the school district If the school district fails to give the public agency �i timely notice omits intent to reacquire the property,or if it fails to exercise its right of reacquisition, the public agency ' ' ' may use or dispose of ' ' ' the property. For purposes of this section, 'cost of acquisition", as used in Section 39396, shall refer to the coat at which the land was acquired by the public agency. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2201, § 2. Amended by Stats.1982, c. 466, p. 2013, § 29.) t § 39399. Law governing 1 The sale or lease of land by a school district pursuant to this article shall be subject to, and 1 governed by, the provisions of Article 2(commencing with Section 39030)of Chapter 1 and Article 4 (commencing with Section 39360), except to the extent that the provisions of•this. article are j inconsistent with a provision or provisions of Article 2 or 4, in which event the provisions of this article shall govern-such sale or lease. i1_ii (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2202, § 2.) § 39400. Failure of compliance by school district; validity_of transfer or conveyance Failure by the school district to comply with the provisions of this article shall not invalidate the transfer or conveyance of real property to a purchaser or encumbrancer for value. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2202, § 2.) j § 39401. Exemption of surplus school sites Notwithstanding the other provisions of this article, any school district governing board may designate not more than two surplus school sites as exempt from the provisions of this article for each planned school site acquisition if the school district has an immediate need for an additional 4 school site.and is actively seeking to acquire such an additional site,and may exempt not more than 1; one surplus school site if the district is seeking immediate expansion of the classroom capacity of an existing school by 50 percent or more. The exemption provided for by this section shall be inapplicable to any school site which, under a lease ' ' ' executed on or before July 1, 1974,with a term of 10 years,was leased to a city o? under 100,000 population for park purposes,was improved at city expense,and ' ' ' used ' ' for public park purposes. • (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2202, § 2. Amended by Stats.1980, c. 1354, p. 4859, §•37.23, eff. Sept. 30, 1980, operative Jan. 1, 198k.) Historical and Statutory.Notes "Section 37.23 of this act shall become operative on 1980 J.eglslation. January. 1, 1981." Section 68.3 of Stats.1980, e. 1354, p. 4885; provides: § 39402. Alternative agreements for disposition of property A school district having a school site described in Section 39391 may, as an alternative to sale or lease of the land pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this article, enter into other forms of agreement concerning the disposition of such property with any entity enumerated in Section 39394, in accordance with the priorities therein specified, including, but not limited to: an agreement to lease to such entity all or part of the school site for a specified term,with an option to purchase such properties at the end of the term; an agreement granting to such entity a permanent open-space easement for recreational use over a portion of the leased site; and, if the lessee or a grantee under such an agreement is-an entity ha,.ing zoning powers, an agreement requiring such entity.to rezone any portion of the property retained by the school district in accordance with conditions specified in the agreement, to the extent that rezoning in accordance with such conditions is in compliance with applicable laws of the state. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2202, § 2.) § 39403. Limitation on rights of acquisition or lease by public agencies i (a) No more than 30 percent of the total surplus school acreage owned by a school district may be purchased or leased by public agencies pursuant to this article. Additions or changes Indicated by underline; deletions by asterisks • 156 EDUCATION CODE § 39440 (b) The right of any public agency to purchase or lease surplus school property pursuant to this article shall exist only with respect to an amount of surplus school acreage within its jurisdictional boundaries which, when added to the surplus school acreage within its jurisdictional boundaries already purchased or leased pursuant to this article,will not exceed 30 percent of the surplus school acreage owned by the school district which is within the jurisdictional boundaries of that agency. (c) For purposes of this section,"surplus school acreage"of a school district means property which is owned by a district and not used for school purposes, including, but not limited to, undeveloped property and property which contains school buildings that are not in use as a result of a school closure and which is not subject to any lease'or agreement executed on or before July 1, 1974, for a term in excess of six years,in which any city containing a population of less than 100,000 had use of the property for,�park purposes on January 1, 1991, and had improved the property. (d) Nothing inAhis section shall be construed to deny local agencies the opportunity to purchase at full market value all or part of the 70 percent of the total surplus school acreage which is not affected by this article. (Added by Stats.1981, c..1113, p. 4345, § 9.) Historical and Statutory Notes Derivation: Former§ 39403,added by Stats.1980,c.736, 1981 Legislatlom p. 2203, § 2,amended by.Stats.1981,a 507, p. 1864, § 5. Former § 3%03, added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2203, § 2,amended by Sets 1981.c.507,p. 1964,§ 5,relating to Libtytry References same subject matter,iias repealed by Stats 1991.a 1113,p. Schools 4565. 4345,§ 8.. CJ.S.Schools and School Districts§ 241 et seq. § 39404. Excluded school districts This article shall not apply to any school district having more than 400,000 pupils in average daily attendance. (Added by Stats.1980;c. 736, p. 2203, § 2.) ARTICLE 6. -OWNERSHIP.OF FIXTURES IN TERRITORY WITHDRAWN FROM DISTRICT[REPEALED) Article 6 was repealed by Stats.1980, C. 1192, P. 4024,14. §§ 39420,39421. Repealed by Stats.1980, c. 1192, p.4024, §.4 HistorlW and Statutory,.Notes impaired by.the provisions of Stats1990,a 1192,see note No right or obligation arising out of any provision of law under§ 35500. repealed by Stats.1980,c. 1192.p.4003.to be abolished or. ARTICLE 8. JOINT OCCUPANCY Section 39440. Authority to enter into leases and agreements; building. 39441. Requirements before board may enter into lease or agreement 39442. Maximum term of lease or agreement. ' - 39444. Right of board to lease property; conditions; title. 39445. Terms and conditions of lease. 39446. Prior conditions to lease. 39447. Adoption of resolution to consider proposals. 39448. Notice of adoption of resolution. 39449. Board to consider plans and proposals. 39450. Selection of plan; approval by state board of education; filing of bond or letter of credit. 39451. Physical structure of school buildings. 39452. Conflict of law. Article 8 was added by Stats.1989, a 1256, 14. Former Article 8, Joint Occupancy, was repealed by Stats.1987, a 1452, 4 289. § 39440. Authority to enter into leases and agreements; building Any school district may enter into leases and agreements relating to real property and buildings to be used jointly by the district and any private person, firm, or corporation pursuant to this article. 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ITS/.ans;c;r.0; ,._� LIABILITY FOR OIHEIi USCS 1L•1 ;O LE-=PRjDUCED ALL RIGHTS hESEnVEL) CCOPYRIGHT ORANGE COUCTY ASSESSOR iW J 167-60 s 05 J6 x TAL B£RT AVENUE 4 Ilf O PAR 7 : PAN/ - 1 w O O M W , ..I P. J - O co ....o. Aee• h O p CREST VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - M � A O ED V+ /J.69AC. /./OAC. PAR/ Pit 56-3J PAR.2 lu O r 0 w Oti 7 1 w /CZ• - 49 MARCH /982 PARCEL MAP P.M. 56-33, 95-/3 NOTE•ASSESSOR'S BLOCK & ASSESSOR'S MAP CDPARCEL NUMBERS BOOK 157 PAGE 48 SHOWN IN CIRCLES COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION HUNTINCTON BEACH TO: Michael T. Uberuaga City Administrator FROM: Mike Adams Director of Community Develop 4t SUBJECT: CREST VIEW SCHOOL DATE: - August 26, 1993 The Oceanview School District has forwarded a notice pursuant to Government Code Section 54220 et . seq. that the School District intends to dispose of the property located at 18052 Lisa Lane (southeast of Beach Boulevard and Talbert Avenue) . The site is the location of the closed Crest View Elementary School. The site is approximately 13 . 80 net acres and has a current overlay zoning designation of CF-E (Community Facilities-Education) . The underlying zoning and General Plan designation are Low Density . Residential . Planning Staff requests that each City Department provide written comments as to the City' s potential acquisition and/or retention of the property for public or private use pursuant to each applicable Government Code Section. Staff will then forward the comments to the City Council for formal action and then forward the action to the School District . The Government Code requires that the Local Agency report on the matter within sixty days after the matter has been submitted to the Local Agency. Please forward written comments regarding- the aforementioned by September 16, 1993 or as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Herb Fauland of my staff at ext . 5438 . Enclosure xc: Ray Silver, Assistant City Administrator Louis Sandoval, Director of Public Works Michael Dolder, Fire Chief Ronald Lowenberg, Police Chief Ronald Hagan, Director of Community Services Barbara Kaiser, Deputy City Administrator Robert Franz , Deputy City Administrator Ron Hayden, Director Library Services Gail Hutton, City Attorney MA:HF: lp (6820d) Aj 4 E FU V SEP 16 1993 To: Dan Brennan, Howard Zelefsky From• TAMES C. L C011AMUNiTY DEVELuP'r�4ENT Date: September 15, 199 Subject: CREST VIEW SCHOOL SITE The purpose of this correspondence is to respond to the memo's regarding.the surplussing of the subject site from both the Director's of Community Development and Real Estate Services, dated August 26 and 25 respectively. It is the opinion of this office that the highest and best use of this site is.for commercial development, due principally to it's access and visibility from Beach Blvd. It is also common knowledge in the City that this office is involved with many others in seeking_ retail tenants for this site, tenants of such type and strength that they could provide substantial sales tax revenue and job creation for the City. Both of your memo's refer to "the City's potential acquisition and/or retention of the property for public or private use...". Because of the potential importance of this site to the City's financial health and the lack of comparable alternative commercial sites, I recommend that the City pursue all avenues to insure the commercial development of this site. However, it is my understanding that, for purposes of your memo's, only uses which meet a more limited "public-purpose use" are being considered at this time. Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter and I am available to discuss this at your convenience. CC: Herb Fauland, Barbara Kaiser, Paul Larkin, Ray Silver a:crstvw STP ENT OF THE ACTION OF THE CITY 'NCIL Council Chamber, Civic Center Huntington Beach, California Monday, November 15, 1993 A videotape recording of this meeting is on file in the City Clerk's Office. Mayor Winchell called the regular meetings of the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7 p.m. PRESENT: Robitaille, Bauer, Moulton-Patterson, Winchell , Silva, Sullivan, Leipzig, Silva ABSENT: None CONSENT CALENDAR - (ITEM APPROVED) On motion by Silva, seconded by Moulton-Patterson, the following item was approved as recommended, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Robitaille, Bauer, Moulton-Patterson, Winchell , Silva, Sullivan, Leipzig, Silva NOES: None ABSENT: None (City Council) NOTICE OF SALE OF CREST VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - S/E BEACH BLVD/ TALBERT - CITY NOT TO PURSUE ACQUISITION (650.20) Directed staff to forward to the Ocean View School District a formal written notice that the City of Huntington Beach has no intent to pursue acquisition of the Crest View Elementary School . (Notice of Sale submitted by Ocean View School District to the city pursuant to Government Code Section 65402(c) and 54220 et. seq.) Mayor Winchell adjourned the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to 5:00 p.m. , on Monday, December 6, 1993, in Room B-8, Civic Center, Huntington Beach, California. /s/ Connie Brockway City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California ATTEST: /s/ Connie Brockway /s/ Grace Winchell City Clerk Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) County of Orange ) ss: City of Huntington Beach) I, Connie Brockway, the duly elected and qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, California, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct Statement of Action of the City Council of said City at their regular meeting held on the 15th day of November, 1993. Witness my hand and seal of the said City of Huntington Beach this the 17th day of November, 1993. Connie Brockway City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California By7�p�Ykp rX. 4b&�J 0 Deputy 4 REQLPST FOR CITY COUNLIL ACTION Date August 2, 1993 Submitted to: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members r-- Submitted by: Michael T. Uberuaga, City Administrato Prepared by: Michael Adams, Director of CommunjA PROVED YC UNCIL Subject: GILL SCHOOL — NOTICE OF SALE 1� �nY Consistent with Council Policy? { Yes [ ] New Policy or xcep ion Statement of Issue, Recommendation, Analysis, Funding Source,Alternative Actions,Attachments:, CPA, STATEMENT OF ISSUE• Transmitted for your consideration is a notice of sale submitted by the Westminster School District for the closed Gill Elementary School pursuant to Government Code Sections 65402(c) , and 54220 et . seq. (see attachment #1) . The notice of disposition explains that the district intends to sell the school site for development and the City has first right of refusal to purchase the property. RECOMMENDATION• Staff Recommendation: Motion to: "Forward to the Westminster School District a formal written notice that the City of Huntington Beach has no intent to pursue acquisition of the Gill Elementary School" . ANALYSIS: Background The City of Huntington Beach, and the five (5) school districts have mutually agreed upon a formal process of notifying the City of the sale of closed school sites, and requiring action by the City Council on whether or not the City will pursue acquisition of the site. vin 9;iaF r The Westminster School District has forwarded a notice pursuant to Government Code Sections 65402(C) , and 54220 et. seq. (see attachment #2) that the School District intends to dispose of the property located at 15252 Victoria Lane (northeast of Goldenwest Street and McFadden Avenue) . The site is the location of the closed Gill Elementary School and currently accommodates approximately 100 special education students . The site is approximately 8 . 82 net acres and has an overlay zoning designation of CF-E (Community Facilities-Education - see attachment #3) . The underlying zoning and General Plan designation are Low Density Residential . The zoning would yield approximately 40-45 single family dwellings if development were to take place. The Government Code requires that the Local Agency report on the matter within sixty days after the matter has been submitted to the Local Agency. The sixty days expire on August 8, 1993 . Analysis As part of the notice of sale and the referenced Government and Education Code Sections, any local agency may pursue acquisition of the school site based upon a calculated sales price. The formula for devising a sales price is based upon; 1) the original cost of acquisition by the district, 2) a pro rata cost of acquiring the entire parcel adjusted by a factor equivalent to the percentage increase or decrease in the cost of living from the date of purchase to the year in which the offer is made, and 3) plus the cost of any improvement to the recreational and open space portion of the land which the school district has made since the acquisition of the land. This calculated sales price, however, shall not be less than 25% of the fair market value of the land. Based upon the aforementioned formula, staff estimates that the cost of acquisition of the Gill Elementary School site would be between $1, 000, 000 - $1, 125, 000 . Current market value would be approximately $4 million. These figures are preliminary and would require more precise analysis should the City desire to proceed with the acquisition. In response to this review, the Water Division has indicated a need for a water well in the area . The Water Division' s needs, however, would be for only one small parcel within the site, rather than the entire site. Conclusion Under State Law, the City could acquire the Gill School site for approximately 25% of market value. However, staff has circulated an Inter-Department Communication (see attachment #4) to all departments requesting comments on the School District ' s request and has received a consensus from all reporting departments that the City has no need for acquisition of the closed Gill Elementary School site (see attachment #5) . RCA 8/2/93 -2- (7210d) 1 t f FUNDING SOURCE: Not applicable. ALTERNATIVE ACTION: The City Council may forward a formal written notice of intent to the Westminster School District that the City of Huntington Beach would like to pursue acquisition of the closed Gill Elementary School site. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Notice of Sale 2 . Government and Education Code Sections 3 . Area Map 4 . Inter-department Communication dated June 7, 1993 5 . Department Response Memos MTU:MA:Hp RCA 8/2/93 -3- (7210d) STATEMENT OF THE ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL Council Chamber, Civic Center Huntington Beach, California Monday, August 2, 1993 A videotape recording of this meeting is on file in the City Clerk' s Office. Mayor Winchell called the regular meetings of the City Council and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach to order at 7 p.m. PRESENT: Robitaille, Bauer, Moulton-Patterson, Winchell , Sullivan, Leipzig, Silva ABSENT: None CONSENT CALENDAR - (ITEM APPROVED) On motion by Leipzig, seconded by Sullivan, the following item was approved as recommended, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Robitaille, Bauer, Moulton-Patterson, Winchell , Silva, Sullivan, Leipzig NOES: None ABSENT: None (City Council) GILL SCHOOL SITE - NOT TO BE ACQUIRED - NOTICE OF SALE (650.20) Directed that formal written notice be forwarded to the Westminster School District that the City of Huntington Beach has no intent to pursue acquisition of Gill Elementary School . (Site located at Victoria Lane and Cumberland Drive) . Mayor Winchell adjourned the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach to 7:00 p.m. , on Monday, August 9, 1993, in the Council Chamber, Civic Center. Connie Brockway City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California ATTEST: Connie Brockway Grace Winchell City Clerk Mayor STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) County of Orange ) ss: City of Huntington Beach) I, Connie Brockway, the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, California, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct Statement of Action of the City Council of said City at their regular meeting held on the 2nd day of August, 1993. Witness my hand and seal of the said City of Huntington Beach this the 4th day of August, 1993. Connie Brockway City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California ByJ���C arta&r Deput JUN=07-1993 13:18 FRG. WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DIST. TO 3741540 P.02 FNY r 14121 Cedarwood Avenue Westminster, California 92683-4482 (714) 894.7311 .r _- Superinter►dents Gat!Wicicstnm,EI.D. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. NAXrY L. RI.UMrNTIIAL KATIILLEN IVCRSON RON MORGAN SHERYL NEUCEBAUER MARCIE L. RIrF. May 18, 1993 NOTICE OIL SALE TO GOMMEN,V AGENCIES Pursuant to Government Code Section 54220 et seq. , you are hereby notified that the Westminster School District is intending to sell the following described properties: Midway City School site located at Newland Street and Hazard Avenue, Westminster, California. Gill School site located at Victoria Lane and Cumberland Drive, Huntington Beach, California . If you are interested or wish additional information, please contact the Westminster School District, 14121 Cedarwood Avenue . Westminster, CA 92683 or telephone (714) 894-7311 . If you are interested in the purchase of either property, you must notify the school district within sixty (60) days. If no response is received, the properties may be disposed of as provided by the Education Code of the State of California. L uperintendent Westminster School District JUN-07-1993 13:18 FRC WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DIST. TO 3741540 P.03 Stcr i S t ict 14121 Cedarwood Avenue J Westminster, California 92683.4482 (714) 894.7311 - �- .. &JPC 1"demu Cai1 Kfcicstr9ra, Ed.D. BOARO Or TRUSTEES. NANCY t.. RI.UMENT11A1. KATIMEEN IVERSON REIN MOKCAN 511ERYt.NEUGEBAUER MARGIE L. RI(;F. May 18, 1993 NOTICE is hereby given of the intent of the Westminster School District to sell the following described properties: Midway City School site located at Newland Street and Hazard Avenue, Westminster, California . Gill School site located at Victoria Lane and Cumberland Drive, Huntington Beach, California. A portion of the sites may constitute property described in Section 39391 of the Education code. If any city, county, park or recreational district or regional park authority wishes to purchase that portion of either of the properties, the Westminster School District should be notified within sixty (60) days. ,JUN-07-1993 13: 19 FRC' WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DIST. TO 3741540 P.04 ��t11tt1t tFt' t� tln � t r i 6111;--- _ 14121 Cedarwood Avenue / Westminster, California 92683.4482 (714) 894.7311 Su erintendentt Call Micknrom. Ed.D. "ARO Of TRUSTEES. MANC:Y L. RLUMENT11AL KATIILEEM IVERsox RON MnXr.AM SIILRYL NEUCEBAVER MARME I.. RMF May 18, 1993 PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACII Notice is hereby given pursuant to Government Code Section 65402 (c) that the Westminster School District intends to dispose of the following property: Gill School site located at Victoria Lane and Cumberland Drive, Huntington Beach, California. The Pt"xing and Zoning Law manufactured homes and conventional single-family residential dwellings,a city,including a charter city,county,city and county,may impose a roof overhang on manufactured homes not to exceed 16 inches. (Added by Stats. 1990,Ch.426 and antended by Stats. 1990,Ch. 1223.) 65852.6.(a)It is the policy of the state to permit breeding and the maintaining of homing pigeons Homing pigeons consistent with the preservation of public health and safety. (b)For purposes of this section a"homing pigeon,"sometimes referred to as a racing pigeon is a bird of the order Columbae. It does not fall in the category of Yowl" which Includes chickens,turkeys,ducks,geese and other domesticated birds other than pigeons. (Added by Stats. 1990,Ch.329.) 65852.7.A mobilehome park,as defined in Section 18214 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be Mobilehome parks deemed a permitted land use on all land planned and zoned for residential land use as designated by the applicable general plan;provided,however,that a city,county,or a city and county may require a use permit. For purposes of this section, "mobilehome park" also means a mobilchome development constructed according to the requirements of Part 2.1 (commencing with Section 18200)of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code,and intended for use and sale as a mobilehome condominium or cooperative park,or as a mobilehome planned unit development.The provisions of this section shall apply to a city,including a charter city,a county,or a city and county. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch.974.) Note:Stats. 1981,Ch.974,also reads; SEC. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that an intensifying shortage of mobilehome park Unco4fled policy spaces in many areas of the state degrades the quality of life of many Californians now living in mobilehome parks,and narrows the housing options open to many other Californians who cannot afford conventional single-family homes.The Legislature further finds and declares that there is a need to eliminate the distinctions between mobilehome park developments and conventional forms of residential land use. 65852.8.Repealed by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1443,operative January 1,1987. 65852.9.(a)The Legislature recognizes that unused school sites represent a potentially major source Unused school sites: of revenue for school districts and that current law reserves a percentage of unused school sites for zoning park and recreational purposes. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature to ensure that unused school sites not leased or purchased for park or recreational purposes pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 39390)of Chapter 3 of Part 20 of the Education Code can be developed to the same extent as is permitted on adjacent property.It is further the intent of the Legislature to expedite the process of zoning such property to avoid unnecessary costs and delays to the school district; however,school districts shall be charged for the administrative costs of such rezoning. ----� (b)If all of the public entities enumerated in Section 39394 of the Education Code decline a school district's offer to sell or lease school property pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 39390)of Chapter 3 of Part 23 of the Education Code,the city or county having zoning jurisdiction over the property shall,upon request of the school district,zone the school site as defined in Section 39392 of the Education Code,consistent with the provisions of the applicable general and specific plans and compatible with the uses of property surrounding the school site.The school site shall be given the same land use control treatment as if it were privately owned.In no event shall the city or county,prior to the school district's sale or lease of the school site,rezone the site to open-space, park or recreation,or similar designation unless the adjacent property is so zoned,or if so requested or agreed to by the school district. A rezoning effected pursuant to this section shall be subject to any applicable procedural requirements of state law or of the city or county. A school district which requests a zoning change pursuant to this section shall,in the fiscal year in which the city or county incurs costs in effecting the requested zoning change,reimburse the city or county for the actual costs incurred by it. (Added by Pats.1985, Ch.822.) 65853.A zoning ordinance or an amendment to a zoning ordinance,which amendment changes any Zoning amendment property from one zone to another or imposes any regulation listed in Section 65850 not theretofore procedures imposed or removes or modifies any such regulation theretofore imposed shall be adopted in the manner set forth in Sections 65854 to 65857,inclusive.Any other amendment to a zoning ordinance T6.PI-1— 7..n1.... .-A n...".m.nr I A&W% 65 EDUCATION CODE § 39ay2 Section 39393. Authorization to sell or lease school sites. 39394. Offers to sell or lease school sites to public agencies; priorities; discretion; notice of intent to purchase or lease. 39395. Retention of part of school site. 39396. Sales price; maximum and minimum; annual rate of lease. 39397. Public agencies proposing to purchase or lease land; findings; approval. 39397.5. Public agencies; surplus school property purchases; plans; operative date of section. 39398. Maintenance by public agencies; uses of land; reacquisition by school district. 39399. Law governing. 39400. Failure of compliance by school district; validity of transfer or conveyance. 39401. Exemption of surplus school sites. 39402. Alternative agreements for disposition of property. 39403. Limitation on rights of acquisition or lease by public agencies. 39404. Excluded school districts. Article 5 was added by Stats.1980, c. 7,f6, p. 2199, § 2. Gross References Sale or lease of surplus property, failure to comply with preferred uses, required sale under this article, see § 39360.3. § 39390. Legislative intent The Legislature is concerned that school playgrounds,playing fields and recreational real property will be lost for such uses by the surrounding communities even where those communities in their planning process have assumed that such properties would be permanently available for recreational purposes. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to allow school districts to recover their investment in such surplus property while making it possible for other agencies of government to acquire the property and keep it available for playground, playing field or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes. (Added by Stats.1980, c.736, p. 2199, § 2.) Cross References Library References Rezoning of unused school property, see Government Schools 4-65. Code§ 65852.9. CJ.S.Schools and School Districts§ 241 et seq. § 39391. Application of article This article shall apply to any school site owned by a school district, which the governing board determines to sell or lease, and with respect to which the following conditions exist: (a) Either the whole or a portion of the school site consists of land which is used for school playground, playing field, or other outdoor recreational purposes and open-space land particularly suited for recreational purposes. (b) The land described in subdivision (a) has been used for one or more of the purposes specified therein for at least eight years immediately preceding the date of the governing board's determina- tion to sell or lease the school site. (c) No other available publicly owned land in the vicinity of the school site is adequate to meet the existing and foreseeable needs of the community for playground, playing field, or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes, as determined by the governing body of the public agency which proposes to purchase or lease land from the school district, pursuant to Section 39397. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2199, § 2. Amended by Stats.1981, c. 507, p. 1862, § 1.) § 39392. School site; governing board As used in this article, "school site" means a parcel of land, or two or more contiguous parcels, which is owned by a school district. "Governing board" means the governing board of the school district which owns the school site. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2.) Additlons or changes Indicated by undetilne; deletions by asterisks • • • 153 Ae I § 39393 EDUCATION CODE § 39393. Authorization to sell or lease school sites j { The governing board of any school district may sell or lease any school site containing land described in Section 39391,and,if the governing board decides to sell or lease such land,it shall do so in accordance with the provisions of this article. ij 11 (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2.) r I § 39394. Offers to sell or lease school sites to public agencies; priorities; discretion; notice of i{ Intent to purchase or lease Notwithstanding Section 54222 of the Government Code, the governing board,prior to selling or S i leasing any school site containing land described in Section 39391,excluding that portion of a school i•, •` site retained by the governing board pursuant to Section 39395,shall first offer to sell or lease.that portion of the school site consisting of land described in Section 39391, secluding that portion ii retained by the governing board pursuant to Section 39395, to the.following public agencies in i {� accordance with the following priorities: (a) First, to any city within which the land may be situated. (b) Second, to any park or recreation district within which the land may be situated. r; (c) Third, to any regional park authority having jurisdiction within the area in which the land is ...� situated. i (d) Fourth, to any county within which the land may be situated. } The governing board shall have discretion to determine whether the offer shall be an offer to sell or an offer to lease. 1 An entity which proposes to purchase or lease a school site offered by a school district shall notify th i; e district of its intention, in writing, within 60 days after receiving written notification from the district of its offer to sell or lease. ! (.Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2.) I �! § 39395. Retention of part of school site i In determining what portion of a school site shall be offered for sale or lease pursuant to this i ur S article,the governing board may retain any part of the school site containing structures or buildings, I: together with such land adjacent thereto which, as determined by the governing board, must be 1 y included in order to avoid ' ' ' reducing the ' ' ' value of that part of the school site containing 1 i I such structures or buildings to less than 50 percent of fair market value. t 11 (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2. Amended by Stats.1981, c. 507, p. 1862, § 2.) 1' Cross References te; Sale or]case of surplus property, failure to comply with �r.•_ preferred uses, application to property retained under this section,see§ 39360.3. I = § 39396. Sales price; maximum and minimum; annual rate of lease (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) or e, the price at which land described in Section 39391, excluding that portion of a school site retained by the governing board pursuant to Section 39395,is sold pursuant to this article shall not exceed the school district's cost of acquisition, calculated as a pro rata cost of acquiring the entire parcel comprising the school site, adjusted by a factor equivalent to the percentage increase or decrease in the cost of living from the date of purchase to the year in which the offer of sale is made, plus the cost of any improvement to the recreational and open-space portion of the land which the school district has made since its acquisition of the land. In no event shall ' ' ' the price be less than 25 percent of the fair market value of the land described in Section 39391 or less than the amount necessary to retire the share of local bonded indebtedness plus the amount of the original cost of the approved state aid applications on ' ' ' the property, excluding that portion of a school site retained by the governing board pursuant to Section 39394, at the time of the offer. These provisions shall apply to land that the school district acquired by gift or for consideration. (b) A school district that offers a portion of a school site for sale may offer such portion of property for sale at its fair market value, provided the school district offers an equivalent size alternative portion of' ' ' that school site for school playground,playing field,or other recreational and open-space purposes. Additions or changes Indicated by underline; deletions by asterisks • 154 II EDUCATION CODE § 39398 (c) Land which is leased pursuant to this article shall be leased at an annual rate of not more than t/aoth of the maximum sales price determined pursuant to subdivision(a)of this section,adjusted annually by a factor equivalent to the percentage increase or decrease in the cost of living for the immediately preceding year. (d) The percentage of annual increase or decrease in the cost of living shall be the amount shown for January 1st of the appropriate year by the then current Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumers Price Index for the area in which the school site is located. (e) Whenever a school district closes a school site and sells any land described in Section 39391 Nursu"nt to is article to el a on for capital outlaycosts incurreddirectlyas a result of the trans er of pupils from the closed school to another school or other schools of the distric the sale price o�e property etermine pursuant to subdivision(a)shall be increas by an amount equal to the additional costs incurre ue to the school closure. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2200, § 2. Amended by Stats.1981, c. 507, p. 1863, § 3.) Cross Reference! Sale or lease of surplus property, failure to comply with preferred uses,computation of sale price under this secti". see§ 39360.3. § 39397. Public agencies proposing to purchase or lease land; findings; approval The governing body of a public agency which proposes to purchase or lease land from a school district pursuant to this article shall first make a finding, approved by a vote of two-thirds of its members, that public lands in the vicinity of the school site are inadequate to meet the existing and foreseeable needs of the community for playground,playing field,or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2201, § 2.) § 39397.5. Public agencies; surplus school property purchases; plans; operative date of section (a) No public agency may purchase surplus school property from a school district pursuant to this article unless it has first adopted a plan for the purchase of surplus school property. The plan shall designate the surplus site or sites all or a portion of which the public agency desires to purchase at the price established pursuant to this article and shall designate at least 70 percent of the total surplus school acreage as property which the agency does not desire to purchase at the price established pursuant to this article. Where the plan indicates that the agency desires to purchase only a portion of a school site at the price established pursuant to this article, it shall designate the percent of the property to be so purchased and provide a description of the general location of the property to be purchased, without designating the metes and bounds. (b) Any property designated by public agencies as surplus school sites which the agencies do not wish to purchase, pursuant to subdivision (a), may be-sold or )eased by a school district without regard to the provisions of this article. (c) This section shall become operative on April 1, 1982. (Added by Stats.1981, c. 507, p. 1863, § 4, operative April 1, 1982.) L%mry References Schools 6-74. C.J.S.Schools and School Districts§§ 253,263. § 39398. Maintenance by public agencies; uses of land; reacquisition by school district .Any land purchased or leased by a public agency pursuant to this article shall thereafter be maintained by such agency for playground, playing field, or other outdoor recreational and open- space uses. Land which prior to its sale or lease was used for playground or playing field purposes, shall continue to be maintained for such use by the acquiring agency, unless the governing body of that agency,by a two-thirds vote at a public hearing,determines that there is no longer a significant need for the land to be so used, in which case the land may thereafter be used for other outdoor recreational or open-space purposes. The school district' ' ' may,at any time, ' ' ' reacquire the land at a price calculated in the manner prescribed in Section 39396, and the rights of reacquisition provided in this section shall be set forth in the deed or other instrument of transfer. If the governing board of the public agency determines that the land is no longer needed for playground, playing field,or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes,the public agency shall offer the Additions or changes Indicated by underline; deletions by asterisks • • 155 • " 71 39398 EDUCATION CODE property to the school district for reacquisition under this section,and the school district shall notify the public agency within 60 days of its intent to reacquire ' ' ' the land If the school district intends to sell ' ' ' the property within one year of the reacquisition date, the school district i may finance the reacquisition of' ' ' the land by lien against the proceeds to be obtained from the j sale of ' ' ' the land by the school d trict. If the school district fails to give the public agency timely notice of its intent to reacquire the property,or if it fails to exercise its right of reacquisition, the public agency ' ' ' may use or dispose of ' ' ' the property. For purposes of this section, "cost of acquisition",as used in Section 39396, shall refer to the cost at which the land was acquired by the public agency. I (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2201, § 2. Amended by Stats.1982, C. 466, P. 2013, § 29.) § 39399. Law governing 1' The sale or lease of land by a school district pursuant to this article shall be subject to, and j1 governed by,the provisions of Article 2(commencing with Section 39030)of Chapter 1 and Article 4 I (commencing with Section 39360), except to the extent that the provisions of this article are inconsistent with a provision or provisions of Article 2 or 4, in which event the provisions of this article shall govern such sale or lease. II`! (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2202, § 2.) iki.. § 39400. Failure of compliance by school district; validity of transfer or conveyance i Failure by the school district to comply with the provisions of this article shall not invalidate the is transfer or conveyance of real property to a purchaser or encumbrancer for value. !i (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2202, § 2.) p§ 39401. Exemption surplus of ti school sites ;.. ; Notwithstanding the other provisions of this article, any school district governing board may designate not more than two surplus school sites as exempt from the provisions of this article for each planned school site acquisition if the school district has an immediate need for an additional �. school site and is actively seeking to acquire such an additional site,and may exempt not more than one surplus school site if the district is seeking immediate expansion of the classroom capacity of an existing school by 50 percent or more. i The exemption provided for by this section shall be inapplicable to any school site which, under a lease ' ' ' executed on or before July 1, 1974,with a term of 10 years,was leased to a city of under 100,000 population for park purposes,was improve at city expense, and ' ' ' used' ' ' for public park purposes. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2202, § 2. Amended by Stats.1980, c. 1354, p. 4859, §. 37.23, eff. Sept. $0, 1980, operative Jan. 1, 1981.) Historical and Statutory Notes "Section 37.23 of this act shall become operative on J980 Legislation. January 1, 1981." Section 68.3 of Stats.1980, c. 1354, p. 4885, provides: § 39402. Alternative agreements for disposition of property A school district having a school site described in Section 39391 may, as an alternative to sale or lease of the land pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this article, enter into other forms of agreement concerning the disposition of such property with any entity enumerated in Section 39394, in accordance with the priorities therein specified, including, but not limited to: an agreement to lease to such entity all or part of the school site for a specified term,with an option to purchase such properties at the end of the term; an agreement granting to such entity a permanent open pace easement for recreational use over a portion of the leased site; and,if the lessee or a grantee under such an agreement is an entity having zoning powers, an agreement requiring such entity to rezone any portion of the property retained by the school district in accordance with conditions specked in the agreement, to the extent that rezoning in accordance with such conditions is in compliance with applicable laws of the state. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2202, § 2.) 1 § 39403. Limitation on rights of acquisition or lease by public agencies (a) No more than 30 percent of the total surplus school acreage owned by a school district may be purchased or leased by public agencies pursuant to this article. Additions or changes indicated by underline; deletions by asterisks 156 EDUCAtTION CODE § 39440 (b) The right of any public agency to purchase or lease surplus school property pursuant to this article shall exist only with respect to an amount of surplus school acreage within its jurisdictional boundaries which, when added to the surplus school acreage within its jurisdictional boundaries already purchased or leased pursuant to this article,will not exceed 30 percent of the surplus school acreage owned by the school district which is within the jurisdictional boundaries of that agency. (c) For purposes of this section,"surplus school acreage"of a school district means property which is owned by a district and not used for school purposes, including, but not limited to, undeveloped property and property which contains school buildings that are not in use as a result of a school closure and which is not subject to any lease or agreement executed on or before July 1, 1974, for a term in excess of six years,in which any city containing a population of less than 100,000 had use of the property_for park purposes on January 1, 1981, and had improved the property. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to deny local agencies the opportunity to purchase at full market value all or part of the 70.percent of the total surplus school acreage which is not affected by this article. (Added by Stats.1981, c. 1113, p. 4345, § 9.) Historical and Statutory Notes Derivation: former§ 39403,added by Stats.1980,c.736, 1981 Legislation, p. 2203,§ 2,amended by Stats.1981,c. 507.p. 1864, § 5. Former § 39403, added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2203, § 2,amended by Stats.1981,c.507,p. 1864,§ 5,relating to Library References same subject matter,was repealed by Stats.1981.a 1113,p. Schools 4-65. 4345, § 8.. CJ.S.Schools and School Districts§ 241 et seq. §'39404. Excluded school districts This article shall not apply to any school district having more than 400,000 pupils in average daily attendance. (Added by Stats.1980, c. 736, p. 2203, § 2.) ARTICLE 6. OWNERSHIP OF FIXTURES_IN TERRITORY WITHDRAWN FROM DISTRICT[REPEALED] Article 6 was repealed by Stats.1980, c. 1192, P. 4024, §4. §§ 39420,39421. Repealed by Stats.1980, c. 1192, p. 4024, § 4 Historical and Statutory Notes impaired by the provisions of stats.1980,a 1192, see note No right or obligation arising out of any provision of law under§ 35500. repealed by Stats.1980,c. 1192,p.4003, to be abolished or ARTICLE 8. JOINT OCCUPANCY Section 39440. Authority to enter into leases and agreements; building. 39441. Requirements before board may enter into lease or agreement 39442. Maximum term of lease or agreement. 39444. Right of board to lease property; conditions; title. 39445. Terms and conditions of lease. 39446. Prior conditions to lease. 39447. Adoption of resolution to consider proposals. 39448. Notice of adoption of resolution. 39449. Board to consider plans and proposals. 39450. Selection of plan; approval by state board of education; filing of band or letter of credit. 39451. Physical structure of school buildings. 39452. Conflict of law. Article 8 was added by Stats.1989, c. 1256, § ¢. Former Article 8, Joint Occupancy, was repealed by Stats.1987, a 1452, § 289. § 39440. Authority to enter into leases and agreements; building Any school district may enter into leases and agreements relating to real property and buildings to be used jointly by the district and any private person, firm, or corporation pursuant to this article. s� s'> e Additions or changes Indicated by underline; deletions by asterisks x ' 157 k`, t t Z Y S PLANN6NG ZONING DM 17 SECTIONAL DISTRICT MAP 15 -5- 11 - - -- - " IW CITY OF a DrtlD b4_A".1i0 :�. 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Uberuaga City :Administrator ;1 i1 FROM: Mike Adams �,�f Director of Community Deve%ment SUBJECT: GILL SCHOOL SITE DATE: June 7, 1993 The Westminster School District has forwarded a notice pursuant to Government Code Sections 65402(C) , and 54220 Et . Seq. that the School District intends to dispose of the property located at 15252 Victoria Lane (northeast of Goldenwest Street and McFadden Avenue) . The site is the location of the closed Gill -Elementary School and currently accommodates approximately 100 special education students . The site is approximately 8 . 82 net acres and has a current overlay zoning designation of CF-E (Community Facilities-Education) . The underlying zoning and General Plan designation are Low Density Residential . Planning Staff requests that each City Department provide written comments as to the City' s potential acquisition and/or retention of the property for public or private use pursuant to each applicable Government Code Section. Staff will then forward the comments to the City Council (July 5) for formal action- and then forward the action to the School District . The Government Code requires that the Local Agency report on the matter within sixty days after the matter has been submitted to the Local Agency. Please forward written comments regarding. the aforementioned by June 23, 1993 or as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Herb Fauland of my staff at ext . 5438 . Enclosure xc: Ray Silver, Assistant City Administrator Louis Sandoval, Director of Public Works Michael Dolder, Fire Chief Ronald Lowenberg, Police Chief Ronald Hagan, Director of Community Services Barbara Kaiser, Deputy City Administrator Robert Franz, Deputy City Administrator Ron Hayden, Director Library Services Gail Hutton, City Attorney MA:HF: lp (68 ) A,11A11 tr F0&� CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH TO: Mike Adams, Director of Community Development FROM: Barbara A. KaisLr, Deputy City Administrator/Econ rd Development ^EI%PIC# �� SUBJECT: Gill School Site JUN 16 1993 DATE: June 15, 1993 DEPARTMENT C-F COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Thank you for your request of June 7, 1993 for comments on the captioned school site. The site has been reviewed by both the Business Development and Redevelopment Divisions of the Department of Economic Development with the following comments. ♦ Because the site is surrounded by single family residential it does not appear that it has potential for commercial reuse. Therefore, there seems to be no Business Development purpose for acquisition of the site. ♦ The site is not located in a redevelopment project area. The recently adopted Redevelopment Agency Housing Policy stipulates that the Agency will emphasize activities and the expenditure of housing set-aside funds on projects within redevelopment project areas and that benefit low and very low income households. For these reasons acquisition of the Gill School Site would not be consistent with Agency policy. We appreciate the opportunity to comment on the potential reuse of this site. If you should have any questions please call. BAK/j ar 557j xc: Ray Silver, Assistant City Administrator Stephen V. Kohler, Project Manager James C. Lamb, Business Development Manager ter -' 5 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH TO: Herb Fauland, Assistant Planner Community Development FROM: _Jim B. Engle, Deputy Director Recreation, Beaches and Developme DATE: June 17, 1993 SUBJECT: GILL SCHOOL Per your request, staff has reviewed the offer by the school district to sell Gill School, located west of Golden West Street, north of McFadden Avenue. This school is centrally located within the quarter section. Greer Park is located on McFadden Avenue in that quarter section. If the school was immediately adjacent to the park on McFadden Avenue, Community Services would then like to consider pursuing purchase for recreation open space, but this is not the case. Therefore, we are not interested in utilizing the school area for open space at this time. JBE:am cc: Ron Hagan too 11g �5� CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACHCA TO: Bob Franz, Deputy City AdmInlstrator (��9,Q1 J9 ;® r` ti 9� FROM: Dan Brennan, Director Real Estate Service Rg 104 FyF�F�0, DATE: July 1, 1993 SUBJECT: Gill School Site This memo Is In response to the Westminster School District "Notice to Dispose" of the GIll School SIte (see plat map attached). Given the underlying zoning as low density residential and knowing the subject property Is totally surrounded by single family residents, It would follow that the highest and best use would be for single family residences. Herb Fauland states that the 8.82 acre site should support from 40 to 45 single family residences, with offsltes In place. The homes In the area are valued between $230,000 to $250,000. Net value attributable to a lot, before construction, should be approximately $100,000. $100,000 x 40 Residential Lots = $4,000,000) Estimated value of school site. $100,000 x 45 residential lots = $4,500,000) A further consideration would be the Water Divisions' need for a water well slte w thin . the subject area and possibly the utilization of one of the projected subdivision is on 6he site for that purpose. The Water Division has Indicated that they would be WH,ng to purchase one of the lots and has Indicated the approximate location they would like to acquire. 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Community Development Directo DATE: May 11, 1992 (Joint Study Session) SUBJECT: CLOSED/SURPLUS SCHOOL SITE ISSUES Introduction The Planning Division of the Community Development Department has initiated analysis of closed/surplus public school facilities within the City of Huntington Beach. The need for analysis has arisen in response to two (2) development proposals of closed/surplus school sites . The first is at the vacant Bushard Elementary School located southwest of Yorktown Avenue and Education Lane and the second is the Wintersburg High School site located at the southeast corner of Goldenwest Street and Warner Avenue. Staff ' s analysis will focus on issues of land use, demographics, school enrollments and the overall impact the potential development of closed/surplus public school facilities will have on the school system and the quality of life for the residents of the City of Huntington Beach. Background The City of Huntington Beach is currently served by five (5) school districts. The school districts are: 1) Huntington Beach Union High School District; 2) Huntington Beach City School District; 3) Ocean View School District; 4) Fountain Valley School District; and 5) the Westminster School District. This is an unusually large number of separate school districts for such a small area. Staff ' s research indicates that this number of districts came about as a result of the manner in which Huntington Beach and surrounding cities grew over time. Upon incorporation in 1908, the City of Huntington Beach initially formed the Huntington Beach City School District and the Huntington Beach Union High School District. Through time and annexations, the City subsequently established the Ocean View School District and then grew into the established school districts. of Fountain Valley and Westminster. Closed/Surplus School Sites May 11, 1992 Page Two There are presently 50 public school facilities located within the City of Huntington Beach, 17 of which are currently closed for public school purposes and two (2) of which are slated for closure at the end of the 1992 school session (Attachment No. 1) . The closed schools will account for about 40% of the City' s school system. Of the 17 closed schools, 13 are currently being used for private purposes such as adult education, private schools, school district offices and day care facilities. Apart from the 17 closed school sites, three (3) previously closed/surplus school facilities have already been developed within the past decade. They are the Guardian Center site at the southwest corner of Beach Boulevard and Warner Avenue which was a school district office site, the Faire Marin site located southwest of Edinger Avenue and Saybrook Lane which was developed with 87 single family homes and a surplus school site southwest of Slater Avenue and Springdale Street with 33 single family homes. Planning Issues The Planning Division, through preliminary analysis of the two (2) school sites (Wintersburg and Bushard) which are currently under discretionary review, has become concerned with the potential land use impacts the development of the remaining closed/surplus school sites may have upon the City. The staff is attempting to look at the larger issues associated with the current trend toward development of these closed/surplus sites . Specific planning issues center upon: 1) the loss of public school facilities for future use; 2) the loss of recreation/open space; 3) the impact of additional traffic on the surrounding neighborhoods; 4) the density, design and compatibility of the proposed developments; 5) the displacement of current uses (adult education, day care, etc. ) on-site; 6) the additional impact on City services (infrastructure capacity) with the potential development; and 7) the demographic trends of the City and School Districts. The Planning staff has prepared some preliminary demographic information (Attachment No. 2) which outlines historic trends from 1960 through 1990 . Future projections of these demographic trends are not available as of this date. School District Issue With the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, a major public education funding event occurred. Prior to the approval of Proposition 13 , the major source of public school funding was through local property taxes . After the passage of Proposition 13, the funding source shifted away from local property taxes. The State then became the major funding source for public education. As a result the school districts have seen a continual decline in their budgets . Closed/Surplus School Sites May 11, 1992 Page Three In the City of Huntington Beach, the five (5) school districts have seen a decline in school enrollment since the early to mid 1980 ' s. This decline has been associated with the aging of the City and shrinking household size as children have grown up and left home. The continued decline in enrollment along with the State budget cuts has forced the school districts to begin to close public school facilities and lease them to private users or sell them for private development. These development proposals can generate additional funds which the districts may use to maintain existing facilities and maintain the level of education at the remaining open facilities, or pay off debt incurred. Policy Issues The Planning Division is attempting to facilitate discussion regarding general City policies for the future use of closed/surplus public school facilities within the City of Huntington Beach. The policies should recognize both long-term needs of the City as well as the short-term financial needs of the School Districts. The Planning staff requests that the City Council consider the following issues : 1. What should be the City' s role in closed/surplus school site development? 2. Should the City develop specific criteria/policies and standards for development of closed school sites? 3 . Should we explore joint development agreements with the school districts? 4 . Should the General Plan Advisory Committee explore the issue and formulate policies and guidelines? 5. Do the City and School Districts need to obtain and utilize a consistent data base and methodology for analyzing demographic trends, student generation factors and school closure proposals? 6 . Should the City Council make the final determination as to whether or not school sites should be purchased from the school district when offered to the City as is required by law? 7. Does the City need to further study this issue? Should staff work with the Districts in formulating mutually agreed upon policies and development criteria and report back to the Council? (3279d) Closed/Surplus School Sites May 11, 1992 Page Four Staff believes that these questions need to be addressed in order to formulate general policy guidelines for the use of closed/surplus school sites . To date an open dialogue has been established between the City and the school districts with regards to this matter. Staff further believes that this dialogue should be continued and combined with City Council direction in order to arrive at a mutually agreed upon policy decision. MA:Vj 1 ATTACHMENTS: 1. School Site List 2 . Demographics 3 . Newspaper Articles (3279d) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 1. Perry Elem. HB City 1 CF-E R1 LDR 10.18 2.0 12.18 2. HB Union High HB Union 2 CF-E-CD RI-0 P,Q- 34.99 12.0 46.98 P,I 3. Hawes Elem. HB City 7 CF-E-FP2 RA LDR 7.80 2.5 10.3 4. Burke Elem. HB City 7 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 7.72 2.5 10.22 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 5. Sowers Middle HB City 7 CF-E-FP2 RA-0 LDR 14.22 2.5 16.72 6. Le Bard Elem. HB City 8 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 10.12 5.0 15.12 (Closed) (Dist. Off) 7. Smith Elem. HB City 12 CF-E RI-O LDR 11.01 21.96 32:37 8. Dwyer Middle HB City 12 CF-E R1-0 LDR 10.95 21.96 32.91 9. Moffett Elem. HB City 13 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 7.99 2.5 10.49 10. Peterson Elem. HB City 13 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 15.44 - 15.44 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 11. Kettler Elem. HB City 14 CFE-FP2 R2 LDR 9.8 - 9.8 ) 12. Gisler Middle HB City 20 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.92 11.0 24.92 (Closed) 13. Eader Elem. HB City 20 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 5.13 2.S 7.63 PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 14. Edison High HB Union 20 CF-E-FP2 RA-0 P,Q- 48.44 - 48.44 P,l 15. Newland Elem. F.V. 1 CF-E RA LDR 14.3 3.0 17.3 16. Lamb Elem. F.V. 5 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 14.25 2.0 16.25 (Closed) (Dist. Off.) 17. Arevalos Elem. F.V. 5 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.66 3.0 16.66 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 18. Talbert Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.85 5.5 19.35 19. Wardlow Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 14.35 2.5 16.85 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 20. Bushard Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 10.15 1.93 12.08 (Closed) 21. OKA Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 8.04 - 8.04 22. Franklin Elem. Westminster 9 CF-E R1 LDR 8.73 2.0 10.73 23. Stacey Elem. Westminster 11 CF-E R1 LDR 14.33 3.0 17.30 24. Clegg Elem. Westminster 11 CF-E R1 LDR 14.33 3.0 17.30 25. Shroeder Elem. Westminster 17 CF-E R1 LDR 8.84 2.5 11.34 26. Gill Elem. Westminster 17 CF-E R1 LDR 8.82 - 8.82 (Closed) (Priv. Use) HB School Sites -2- (1489D) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 27. Clara Cook Elem. Westminster I CF-E R1 LDR 9.47 - 9.47 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 28. Glenview Elem. Ocean View 17 CF-E RI LDR 13.35 3.0 16.35 (Closed)' (Priv. Use) 29. Circle View Elem. Ocean View 17 CF-E R1 LDR 13.59 2.0 30. Robinwood Elem. Ocean View 18 CF-E R1 LDR 10.71 2.0 12.71 (Closed) 31. Marina High H.B. Union 18 CF-E-FP2 MI-A P,Q- 51.41 11.5 62.91 P,I 32. Harbor View Elem. Ocean View 23 CF-E Ri LDR 9.21 3.5 12.71 33. Havenview Elem. Ocean View 23 CF-E R1 LDR 13.49 3.0 16.49 (Close 92) 34. Village View Elem. Ocean View 24 CF-E RI LDR 12.65 - 12.65 35. Meadow View Elem. Ocean View 24 CF-E RI LDR 13.53 - 13.53 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 36. College View Elem. Ocean View 25 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 13.84 3.0 16.84 HB School Sites -3- (1489D) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 37. Spring View Elem. Ocean View 25 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 13.99 - 13.99 38. Park View Elem. Ocean View 26 CF-E-FP2 R3 MDR 11.99 - 11.99 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 39. Sunview Elem. Ocean View 26 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.87 2.5 16.37 40. Pleasant View Elem. Ocean View 27 CF-E R1 LDR 11.99 2.0 13.99 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 41. Rancho View Elem. Ocean View 27 CF-E R1 Mix 8.65 3.0 11.65 (Closed) (Priv. Use) Dev. 42. Lake View Elem. Ocean View 30 CF-E R1 LDR 13.57 3.0 16.57. 43. Winters- burg/ High H.B. Union 31 CF-E-FP2 RA-M1 P,Q- 54.39 - 54.39 Oceanview P,I 44. Oakview Elem. Ocean View 31 CF-E-FP2 R2-R3 MDR 9.70 2.0 11.70 45. Larkview Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 7.40 3.0 10.40 (Closed) �3 46. Golden View Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 RA LDR 10.99 2.5 13.49 47. Mesa View Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 R2 LDR 14.02 - 14.02 HB School Sites -4- (1489D) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 48. Hope View Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 RA LDR 14.71 3.0 17.71 49. Marine View Elem. Ocean View 33 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.73 3.0 16.73 50. Crest View Elem. Ocean View 40 CF-E R1 LDR 13.89 - 13.89 (Close 92) *All schools located within the City of Huntington Beach are within the Huntington Beach Union High School District. HB School Sites -5- (1489D) SCHOOL SITE-NET ACRES District Open Closed TQta) 1, H.B. City 160.50 47.20 207.70 2. F.V. 36.19 52.41 88.60 3. Westminster 46.23 18.29 64.52 4. Oceanview 259.67 105.00 364.67 Totals: 502.59 22190 725.49 HB School Sites -6- (1489D) DEVELOPED SCHOOL SITES Location Net Acres Use School Use 1. Beach Blvd. at 13.00 Guardian Dist. Off. Warner Ave. (SW) Center 2. Edinger Ave. at 15.78 87 SFD Elem. Saybrook Ln(SW) 3. Slater Ave. at 9.88 33 SFD Elem. Springdale St. (SW) HB School Sites -7- (1489D) TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS CF-E= Community Facilities-Education FP2= Floodplain CD= Civic District O= Oil Production R1 = Single Family Residential R2 = Multi-Family Residential (Medium) R3 = Multi-Family Residential (Medium-High) RA= Residential Agriculture MI-A= Limited Manufacturing M1 = Light Manufacturing LDR= Low Density Residential MDR= Medium Density Residential Mix. Dev. = Mixed Development P, Q-P, I= Public, Quasi-Public, Institutional HB School Sites -8- (1489D) CityHuntingtonof Beach Population Population 250,000 • Population 203 590 200,000 ........ ................... ...__.._._.._.............._ ............................._ _ _ 181 519 ifs 170,100 150,000 ......._................................................................._..._.......... ........_._.. 1151960 100,000 ....... ........ ......_.. 5 ................................................._.... ........_._._._..........._.__...................................................._..............._._............ n 111492 `]mac z 0 z 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 0 Years N CityHuntingtonof Beach School . Age Population Students 20000 jjX;<Y.<� 15000 10000 r K / K K<(I h 15-19years 5000 10-14years �'� .tom ytirr „//Vti•`•�t •��` % �KX �«` .,,;,�f ��<<; / 5-9 years 0 �:N ,% : 0-4 years 1960 1970 1980 1990 Orange Co•Progress Report 1990-1991 AGEPOPI C City of Huntington Beach Persons Per Occupied Unit 34 3.1 2.8 2.7 el per unit 1960 1970 1980 1990 Orange Camgress Report t9m-tsar vEliUrvlil Population Under 19 Orange County Cities 100000 75000 f 50000 ! { � { Santa Ana < % Garden Gr. 25000 Costa Mesa Westmin. XX Hunt.Beach * 1970* * 1980 1990 Orange Co.Progress Report 1990-1991 UNDER19 * 1976 Special Census ** 1973 Oct. Census (did not participate in 1976 Special Census) School District Enrollment 1960 - 1990 Students 25000 20000 15000 10000 H.B.Union ` ✓/jr; Westmin. 5000 %• f< '!� Ocean View H.B. ` /i .'. X F.V. 1960 1970 1980 1990 Orange Co.Progress Report 1990-1991 ENROL90B GARDEN' GROVE Schools to Reopen, Borders to Change To alleviate classroom crowding, the Garden Grove Unified School District Board has approved a plan to reopen three schools and change attendance boundaries for several intermediate and elementary campuses. Under the new plan, adopted last week, more than 1,600 students will start school in September at a new campus. The changes were prompted by a surge in enrollment, which will add about 1,100 students to the district next year. Total enrollment is expected to surpass 41,000 students, said district spokesman Alan Trudell. The district will reopen its Walton campus at 12821 Buaro St. as an inter- mediate school and the Peters campus at 13162 Newhope St. as an elementary school. The third site, Brookhurst School, at 9821 Catherine Ave., is ex- pected to reopen by February for grades K-6. Walton will serve only seventh- graders during its first year. The cam- pus will add eighth grade the next year. Schools that will be affected by the boundary changes include Stanley, The district covers most of Garden , Mitchell, Excelsior, Woodbury, Zeyen, Stanford, Hazard, Russell and Allen Grove as well as portions of Santa Ana, elementary schools, and Ralston and Westminster,Fountain Valley, Cypress,-.I Doig intermediate schools. Stanton and Anaheim. —JON NALICK . .1 1 • O i( I N N CHAPMAN AVZi E a w Walton 4° cc Z ca J Intermediate m �' 12821 Buaro St. Brookhurst. LAMPSON AVE Elementary GARDEN 9821 Catherine Ave. GROVE r- GARDEN GROVE BLVD Area.: N ,: tw{;:a Yo o f R 'A;,'ARANGE 1 0 ;! J rCOUNTY m TRASK AVE w Peters . , ; T ^{, Elementary 13162 Newhope.St. Loa Angeles 71imes ATTArHMFNT NO. ~3 Sch.bol-sfe sales raise . 11 �one ire Neighbors pit desire for open space_ v,against benefits to districts By Ann Pepper Not all neighborhoods can afford The Orange County Register ■ RUSH: Residents buy site rather to do that, though, aiid that's when than have it developed/20 cities step in. Zoning changes must It's a case for Solomon. be approved for public-school sites Parks, playgrounds and green Un Monday, the governing board to be converted to housing develop- open space, or school nurses, li- of Rossmoor, an unincorporated ments and shopping c, nters. brarians and teachers. community tucked into the Los The Brea Olinda Unified, Cenh a In 1984, near-broke school dis- Alamitos Unified School District, lia, Huntington Beach Union High triers in Orange County began sell- solved one such dispute by agree- and Ocean View school districts ' ing or leasing idle schools and ing to buy Rush School from the have sold or agreed to sell land for grabbing the cash for their remain- district for$4.2 million, precluding development. At least three other ing classrooms. its sale for development. districts — Fountain :'alley, Los But neighbors of schools facing "Developers were aiready look- Alamitos Unified and "'.'estminster the auction block don't always ing at the site—salivating for it, so — are considering similar deals. agree that the benefits to education to speak," said Del Clark, presi- ''We've got compering goods outweigh the loss of open space and dent of the Rossmoor Homeowners here; that's what makes it so diffi- property values when school Association. "We were able to save cult and why it divides people grounds are replaced by housing or the schools and get a community along different lines," said How- shops. park at the same time." Please see SCHOOLS_ SCHOOLS: Sales can cause conflict for neighbors, district FROM t and lelefsky, city planning direr- Another Huntington Beach site Zelefsky wants a ci %Xide star- for for Huntington Beach, where 40 targeted for development is Bu- dard for choosing wh h sites will percent of the 53 schools are shard School in the Fountain Val- be developed and whic : %vill be left closed. Some are used for pre- ley School District. alone — not just as niaygrounds schools or community activities. Grass pushes through the Bu- i but as schools for %vi-il families I Others stand idle. shard playground's cracked as- %yith children again rive in the The dispute over selling school phalt. Children haven't plunged homes around them. q. sites is shaping up as particularly through its doors for recess since Although some school districts dramatic in Huntington Beach, 1978. have had their enroll—ents plum- where 19 closed school sites occupy Still, at least 565 neighbors have l met, others are scram. iing to fine! 223 acres, and an acre of residen- signed a petition to stop the district ' enough seats for.their students. i tially zoned land carries about an frnrn,,.selline the site for construe- I The Garden Grove,',i�e•:port A4esa $800,000 price tag. tion of S8 houses. and "l ustin unified schxol districts Schools popped up like daisies in "This is a lower-income area and are expected to reopen schools in Huntington Beach after 1960,as the a lot of the kids are latchkey kids the fall. population exploded from 11,492 and it's the only place For them to The Centralia Schoo District in that year to 170,505 in 1980. But af- play," said Jean Abel, an 18 year Buena Park has faced growth and ter 1978, enrollment plummeted resident and manager of Village decline simultaneously.at opposite and schools began to close. Townhomes nearby. "You see old ends of its 5-square-mile boundary. Some were never built. It is building a school in Anaheim people and you see young people When Armond Briggs fought his over there." to keep pace with rising enrollment home on Helmside Street 18 years —� — _ �— there. But in 1988 in La Palma, ago, he expected the Ocean View But visions of a budget in the where roll sheets are getting School District to build a school on black — a result of the $7 million shorter,it sold an eight-acre future the district could reap for the land 10 weedy acres down the block. school site for $8.2 million. alone — dance in the heads of dis But there just weren't enough ''We plan to use the funds for kids to open a new school," trict administrators.Briggs "This project is critical to the modernization and reconstruction p said. "Everyone knew there Steve Bolman, district at our existing eight schools," said weren't. ' school district," said Marc Ecker, director of assistant to the superintendent. The two-story homes built there I fiscal services. stave He said the money,would. four years ago look better than the --- - Neighbors, worried about in- old field, he said. And the district off a $600,000 budget deficit and creased traffic, originally opposed made $8.5 million on the sale. . help maintain school buildings and the project. improve academic programs. Centralia s On Tuesday, the Huntington __- pent two years work- Beach Union High School_District ing ou.t.the.deal with the neighbors I will ask the city to rezone.the.site of and the city, Bolman said. Eigh Ahave t least 65 neighbors the, closed :Winte> liurgc;High teen of the 48 }louses planned have School to accommodatefa.'pending -signed%a been built. 65-year lease for a c""ondominiiiin .Petition to s top.the : "It's allowed us to-do thetmod- and shopping-center development. FOUntaln Valley Sch001 ernizationF_ .e'. . we wanted.in Dec lining,enrollmentfias`helped DIStrICtfrO '`S2111f1g stead of waiting in line at the state.- trip' $20:7, million f our tt%'dis;�; t• -t. for;inoney',';Nolman said '"Sourµ;- trict's liud et over,the as s ve Bushard`S�hool ,for dtstriccsaye.6een waiting for five: _ t ' years.~ - M:.ai_- �nnstrltctinn'of<58 houses = yearsaoliave,a,project ended.,_..,, e Sitesz Beco: n"g Battle rounds SCHOOL BY10HN PENNER' SPECIA"l.TO THE TIMES HUNTINGTON`BEACH'=With'e er But Sheila Marcus, an. Ocean Y., decreasing supplies:'of land and moneyto; View School District trustee, does go around, city and school district officials:; not buy that argument. "Tlie way f here may be on a collision course:::. ;', look at is once you lose the re- School districts have more land than: sources to educate kids for even they need,' as campuses. have'closed:.-be-: ! one year, you lose something that cause of declining enrollment.:And,with you can never get back," she said. schools caught in Ahe fiscal. vise of 1:th.e ''I have to think that's a bigger loss •stubborn recession,.districts are looking:to than the green stuff out there. A lurh those properties irito: badly`needed I kid is only in third grade once." cash to educate students at remaining Huntington Beach is not alone in schools. grappling with the issue. City leaders,.•on .the;,other hand,'fare. The fountain Valley School Dis- loathe to see the. schools leveled and: lrict is weighing a joint-venture replaced with home$ and shopping centers.. development to build 110 town- Parkland is precious, and residents have holltes Oil a surplus site on l�ight- grown to depend on the green expanses of house Lanc in Fountain Valley. playing fields at neighborhood schools, Residents in the area have fiercely which also provide meeting roorns for protested. The district also has youth clubs and adult education: preliminary plans to redevelop an- And because the school district must get oUrer school site in the cit city approval to develop the property;'the Irvine is considering a proposal dilemma is rife with conflict. to allow Christ College Irvine, a "This issue has become a hot.potato," :'private_school, to sell. 40% of its said Herb Fauland, an assistant planner for Aland :fora,the.;.construction .of. 154 Please see SCHOOLS, R4 Please see SCHOOLS, B5 Continued from B1 Continued from B4 Huntington Beach. "We're trying homes. The plan, which received to walk a tighU ope between the qualified approval from the Plan- needs of the city for open space ring Commission on Thursday,was versus the needs of the school scaled back from the originally districts for funding to maintain proposed 349 houses and condo- their level of service at schools.'' miniums to satisfy neighbors' con- Three school sites in Huntington cerns. 1 Beach have been demolished dur- • A furor was ignited.three years ing the past decade, replaced by ago in the Orange Unified School two housing developments and a District when trustees considered high-rise office lower. demolishing Olive Elementary, Among the city's remaining 47 School to make' way for apart' school sites, 20 are either closed men'Ls: That proposal eventilally now or will be closed by June. was dropped.,__;it- Those Those 20 sites make up 238 of the i1 . �yR ush Elementary ..School,. 725 acres owned by school districts Rossmoor hdar j;os; Alamitos:';in in the city, consisting of school I - I recehL years has also been consid buildings, open fields, basketball I ered.for development courts and other amenities. I '-In Huntington: each, the, vast. roponenls of preserving- the majority. of the*ciosed school's, es �1 are tied up i`n']ong-term leases or remaining schools .emphasize otherwise ate'riot tieing considered' that once a.few.acres of parkland , immediately for development, ac- ar.e'losl; ".chances jarel;ntheyr;;,viill°;" "cordin to:officials--frorrr'the- five never be replaced:`= : '' "-'''`` , school districts with facilities,in:the city limits. 4 School's Out .Eontington Beach has 47 school sites, 20 of which are now closed.The closed sires total 238 acres—a third of the school acreage in the city. All are elementary school sites, unless otherwise noted. Huntington Beach Union High School District encompasses all of Huntington Beach, plus portions of Westminster and Fountain Valley. City boundary r 40�5 � iMM.0 District �q FOUNTAIN VALLEY %\ boundary \aV Pam �� OC,H SCHOOL j WESTMINSTER F� ��� y� S' DISTRICT Bp i SCHOOL 39 PJ �Sy DISTRICT `• 'Yj C,S, ', CO ��� PJ �,P, MCFADDEN6fl0 AVE B �O�O�P �PJ 6 y0 O�yG ` OCEAN �POs ty�`` r ➢ �CJr6 Q RSt VIEW r Z �s SCHOOL t ;Sl ISTRICT /� ,.1 VPP� PAP P SOS HUNTINGTON t 4 9or,e Chlce BEACH CITY SCHOOL ERe5o fre cef R e,e DISTRICT i j Closedi i Sites in HunUngton OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT �- © Rancho View 0 Park View WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT © Meadow View 0 Lark View Gill © Robinwood 0 Crest View(will close it! June) Q Clara Cool,. ' y 8 Pleasant View 0 Haven View (,-:ill close in June) Glen View HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT John R. Peterson/Jack K. Clapp f. schools (single site) :z wintersburg High(ctoserJ portion of an otherwise open site) 0 Robert ... Burke FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Ernest H. Gisler Middle Schooi �. Bushard Arevalos Lois and Harry LcE3ard " >t. g Lamb Wardlow k But.two,.proposals to,;redevelop,;, In each case, more than 500 The :City ..Council, Planning .former'schoolsite8::iit o resi nearby residents have rallied in Commission :•and,.school officials dential communities. have .piqued opposition, arguing that the open Will'air'the respective concerns, public land should be reserved 'and will-be to devising guidelines t tNe. ireof;�':residents andhak et;._ p P g g piompCed: "':"'^staff.-members ito. and that the projects would in on how the remaining properties take a:tiardlo:ok;aC"the:issue; City:. crease traffic, noise and smog in should be developed,if at all. officials =fear -Ahat other''similar the two neighborhoods. School officials generally have proposals may lie ahead, threaten- The .two proposals, which bath reacted skeptically to the city's ing to sap the city's supply of have .been rejected by the Hun- effort, worried ,that the outcome parkland and community facilities. tington,.Beach,Planning Commis- :may lie the hands of.school dis- The Fountain Valley School Dis- Sion, `will .-advance to the .City tHcis in their attempt to shore up tricl wants to sell Bushard Ele- 1 . Council within six weeks. their fiscal matters. j mentary .School, .near Yorktown "Jfn' addition`to the"Bushard and �4 Avenue.arid. Brookhurst Street in Wintersburg sites, the Ocean View I nigh..hope this is a bathat. and n Huntington Beach, to build 58 sin- ' School District has long-term nightmare, andthaL.we.;can gle-family homes." ; plans for a residential development et.back to more lmporlant things On the other side of town; the on. the closed Rancho View Ele- ►ke-;(school)1'-currICU Um;"Tsaid "Huntington Beach Union, High ;mentary:Schoolsia� -: �;tj' �7aicus :the OceanVlwf School i ist tct� rustee;4 It a--nice to have School District has development Sensrrig rthe gror�tngr-conflict, 'cif :staff rriembers'have"tentative- en `space; butiIj'd on, t7ith}iilc:,�t:, :plans -for. Wintersburg High Y ,,,, t�- first of a series of ,r School, which will be .relocated e, ]iould'=cometa t)ye ;exprep�se�l of. ly scheduled the, I next month. The district is ro os- _meetings.,with sch-ool officials -or) �' chool's rig to put themselves on t p p April. ' ture,of:'all ounc financial footing�i ing that the current .site of the P u„• .�continuation.high school. and adult the'reinaining closed school sites, school;;next:.to,Ocean=;View-'High i ?School`:on Goldeii'West Street at Warner Avenue, be leased to make SCHOOLS: Battle for. Land Bonnie.Castrey, president of the something," said Roy Richardson, Huntington: ,Beach:.,Union;`High vice .chairman of the Huntington School.Districts.Board of Trustees, . Beach Planning Commission. is .less adamantttian Marcus; but Although the city's position ulti said she also` believes that"'cities mately will be set by the council, and many residents are failing to city staff members appear to be recognize the-,financial crisis in staking out a firm position of their which schools are now embroiled. own. Fauland, the assistant city The Wintersburg development planner, acknowledges that the has become a crucial issue for the city's interest in the issue essen- Huntington Beach Union district's Bally amounts to "reverse con- long-term financial planning. The demnation." Just as the city in- district has slashed $20.7 million vokes eminent domain to acquire from its annual budget in the past private property deemed to be for seven years. the public good, it now wants to precludes' development of old Opponents of tle Wintersburg schools for the benefit of the pub- proposal "seem to have glommed onto this piece of open space as lic, Faulaod said.. -almost a rallying call, when in fact It remains unclear, however, our schools already provide many what rights the city has in restrict'- acres of open space," Castrey said. ing the development of properties "We're willing to look many years owned .by school .districts, notes into the future to.see what makes Marc Ecker, assis.tant.to the super- sense for the entire community, intendent of the Fountain Valley but mainly for the protection of the School District. education of our young people." And if the opposing camps dig in But advocates of preserving the their..heels on that issue, officials school sites as parkland say they fear that a resolution may only also have long-term goals in mind. come in the courtroom. Because development has con- "If the meetings amount to a sumed many of the city's remain- dictation .of, standards,-what will ing open areas, "we have to do happen I.e,.sc isjhathool districts will ,tig4, that, probably ,collectively, '�and�thejinatter-will be:caugh�up in stTemgnd0us:litigation,!'�Ecker Said mAnd f..a�i'a't s' he jilast-,ttiigjit}i t Fwouldielixth`giin�'e�'e§fjofi;theity._ .and the school.districts.'.' '' CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH Lea" INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION HUNTINGTON BEACH TO: Michael T. Uberuaga, City Administrator FROM: Mike Adams, Community Development Direct DATE: April 6, 1992 (Study Session) SUBJECT: CLOSED/SURPLUS SCHOOL SITE ISSUESeS�-v`.�Q� Introduction The Planning Division of the Community Development Department has initiated analysis of closed/surplus public school facilities within the City of Huntington Beach. The need for analysis has arisen in response to two (2) development proposals of closed/surplus school sites . The first is at the vacant Bushard Elementary School located southwest of Yorktown Avenue and Education Lane and the second is the Wintersburg High School site located at the southeast corner of Goldenwest Street and Warner Avenue. Staff 's analysis will focus on issues of land use, demographics, school enrollments and the overall impact the potential development of closed/surplus public school facilities will have on the school system and the quality of life for the residents of the City of Huntington Beach. Background The City of Huntington Beach is currently served by five (5) school districts . The school districts are: 1) Huntington Beach Union High School District; 2) Huntington Beach City School District; 3) Ocean View School District; 4) Fountain Valley School District; and 5) the Westminster School District. This is an unusually large number of separate school districts for such a small area. Staff ' s research indicates that this number of districts came about as a result of the manner in which Huntington Beach and surrounding cities grew over time. Upon incorporation in 1908, the City of Huntington Beach initially formed the Huntington Beach City School District and the Huntington Beach Union High School District. Through time and annexations, the City subsequently established the Ocean View School District and then grew into the established school districts of Fountain Valley and Westminster. Z4 • Closed/Surplus School Sites April 6, 1992 Page Two There are presently 50 public school facilities located within the City of Huntington Beach, 17 of which are currently closed for public school purposes and two (2) of which are slated for closure at the end of the 1992 school session (Attachment No. 1) . The closed schools will account for about 40% of the City' s school system. Of the 17 closed schools, 13 are currently being used for private purposes such as adult education, private schools, school district offices and day care facilities. Apart from the 17 closed school sites, three (3) previously closed/surplus school facilities have already been developed within the past decade. They are the Guardian Center site at the southwest corner of Beach Boulevard and Warner Avenue which was a school district office site, the Faire Marin site located southwest of Edinger Avenue and Saybrook Lane which was developed with 87 single family homes and a surplus school site southwest of Slater Avenue and Springdale Street with 33 single family homes . Planning Issues The Planning Division, through preliminary analysis of the two (2) school sites (Wintersburg and Bushard) which are currently under discretionary review, has become concerned with the potential land use impacts the development of the remaining closed/surplus school sites may have upon the City. . The staff is attempting to look at the larger issues associated with the current trend toward development of these closed/surplus sites. Specific planning issues center upon: 1) the loss of public school facilities for future use; 2) the loss of recreation/open space; 3) the impact of additional traffic on the surrounding neighborhoods; 4) the density, design and compatibility of the proposed developments; 5) the displacement of current uses (adult education., day care, etc. ) on-site; 6) the additional impact on City services (infrastructure capacity) with the potential development; and 7) the demographic trends of the City and School Districts . The Planning staff has prepared some preliminary demographic information (Attachment No. 2) which outlines historic trends from 1960 through 1990 . Future projections of these demographic trends are not available as of this date. School District Issue With the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, a major public education funding event occurred. Prior to the approval of Proposition 13, the major source of public school funding was through local property taxes . After the passage of Proposition 13, the funding source shifted away from local property taxes. The State then became the major funding source for public education. As a result the school districts have seen a continual decline in their budgets . Closed/Surplus School Sites April 6, 1992 Page Three In the City of Huntington. Beach, the five (5) school districts have seen a decline in school enrollment since the early to mid 1980 's. This decline has been associated with the aging of the City and shrinking household size as children have grown up and left home. The continued decline in enrollment along with the State budget cuts has forced the school districts to begin to close public school facilities and lease them to private users or sell them for private development. These development proposals can generate additional funds which the districts may use to maintain existing facilities and maintain the level of education at the remaining open facilities, or pay off debt incurred. Policy Issues The Planning Division is attempting to facilitate discussion regarding general City policies for the future use of closed/surplus public school facilities within the City of Huntington Beach. The policies should recognize both long-term needs of the City as well as the short-term financial needs of the School Districts. The Planning staff requests that the City Council consider the following issues: 1. What should be the City' s role in closed/surplus school site development? 2. Should the City develop specific criteria/policies and standards for development of closed school sites? 3 . Should we explore joint development agreements with the school districts? 4 . Should the General Plan Advisory Committee explore the issue and formulate policies and guidelines? 5 . Do the City and School Districts need to obtain and utilize a consistent data base and methodology for analyzing demographic trends, student generation factors and school closure proposals? 6 . Should the City Council make the final determination as to whether or not school sites should be purchased from the school district when offered to the City as is required by law? 7. Does the City need to further study this issue? Should staff work with the Districts in formulating mutually agreed upon policies and development criteria and report back to the Council? Closed/Surplus School Sites April 6, 1992 Page Four Staff believes that these questions need to be addressed in order to formulate general policy guidelines for the use of closed/surplus school sites . To date an open dialogue has been established between the City and the school districts with regards to this matter. Staff further believes that this dialogue should be continued and combined with City Council direction in order to arrive at a mutually agreed upon policy decision. MA: kj 1 ATTACHMENTS• 1. School Site List 2. Demographics 3 . Newspaper Articles (2816d) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 1. Perry Elem. HB City 1 CF-E R1 LDR 10.18 2.0 12.18 2. HB Union High HB Union 2 CF-E-CD RI-O P,Q- 34.98 12.0 46.98 P,I 3. Hawes Elem. HB City 7 CF-E-FP2 RA LDR 7.80 2.5 10.3 4. Burke Elem. HB City 7 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 7.72 2.5 10.22 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 5. Sowers Middle HB City 7 CF-E-FP2 RA-0 LDR 14.22 2.5 16.72 6. Le Bard Elem. HB City 8 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 10.12 5.0 15.12 (Closed) (Dist. Off) 7. Smith Elem. HB City 12 CF-E RI-O LDR 11.01 21.96 32.97 8. Dwyer Middle HB City 12 CF-E R1-0 LDR 10.95 21.96 32.91 9. Moffett Elem. HB City 13 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 7.99 2.5 10.49 10. Peterson Elem. HB City 13 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 15.44 - 15.44 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 11. Kettler Elem. HB City 14 CFE-FP2 R2 LDR 9.8 - 9.8 12. Gisler Middle HB City 20 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.92 11.0 24.92 (Closed) 13. Eader Elem. HB City 20 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 5.13 2.5 7.63 'S m z . z 0 PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 14. Edison High HB Union 20 CF-E-FP2 RA-0 P,Q- 48.44 - 48.44 P,I 15. Newland Elem. F.V. I CF-E RA LDR 14.3 3.0 17.3 16. Lamb Elem. F.V. 5 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 14.25 2.0 16.25 (Closed) (Dist. Off.) 17. Arevalos Elem. F.V. 5 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.66 3.0 16.66 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 19. Talbert Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.95 5.5 19.3S 19. Wardlow Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 14.35 2.5 16.85 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 20. Bushard Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 10.15 1.93 12.08 (Closed) 21. OKA Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 8.04 - 8.04 22. Franklin Elem. Westminster 9 CF-E R1 LDR 8.73 2.0 10.73 23. Stacey Elem. Westminster 11 CF-E RI LDR 14.33 3.0 17.30 24. Clegg Elem. Westminster 11 CF-E RI LDR 14.33 3.0 17.30 25. Shroeder Elem. Westminster 17 CF-E RI LDR 8.84 2.5 11.34 26. Gill Elem. Westminster 17 CF-E R1 LDR 8.82 - 8.82 (Closed) (Priv. Use) HB School Sites -2- (1489D) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 27. Clara Cook Elem. Westminster 11 CF-E RI LDR 9.47 - 9.47 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 28. Glenview Elem. Ocean View 17 CF-E R1 LDR 13.35 3.0 16.35 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 29. Circle View Elem. Ocean View 17 CF-E R1 LDR 13.59 2.0 30. Robinwood Elem. Ocean View 18 CF-E R1 LDR 10.71 2.0 12.71 (Closed) 31. Marina High H.B. Union 18 CF-E-FP2 MI-A P,Q- 51.41 11.5 62.91 P,I 32. Harbor View Elem. Ocean View 23 CF-E R1 - LDR 9.21 3.5 12.71 33. Havenview Elem. Ocean View 23 CF-E R1 LDR 13.49 3.0 16.49 (Close 92) 34. Village View Elem. Ocean View 24 CF-E R1 LDR 12.65 - 12.65 35. Meadow View Elem. Ocean View 24 CF-E R1 LDR 13.53 - 13.53 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 36. College View Elem. Ocean View 25 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.84 3.0 16.84 HB School Sites -3- (1489D) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 37. Spring View Elem. Ocean View 25 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.99 - 13.99 38. Park View Elem. Ocean View 26 CF-E-FP2 R3 MDR 11.99 - 11.99 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 39. Sunview Elem. Ocean View 26 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.87 2.5 16.37 40. Pleasant View Elem. Ocean View 27 CF-E R1 LDR 11.99 2.0 13.99 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 41. Rancho View Elem. Ocean View 27 CF-E R1 Mix 8.65 3.0 11.65 (Closed) (Priv. Use) Dev. 42. Lake View Elem. Ocean View 30 CF-E R1 LDR 13.57 3.0 16.57 43. Winters- burg/ High H.B. Union 31 CF-E-FP2 RA-M1 P,Q- 54.39 - 54.39 Oceanview P,I 44. Oakview Elem. Ocean View 31 CF-E-FP2 R2-R3 MDR 9.70 2.0 11.70 45. Larkview Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 7.40 3.0 10.40 (Closed) 46. Golden View Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 RA LDR 10.99 2.5 13.49 47. Mesa View Elem. Ocean View •32 CF-E-FP2 R2 LDR 14.02 - 14.02 HB School Sites -4- (1489D) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 48. Hope View Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 RA LDR 14.71 3.0 17.71 49. Marine View Elem. Ocean View 33 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 13.73 3.0 16.73 50. Crest View Elem. Ocean View 40 CF-E RI LDR 13.89 - 13.89 (Close 92) *All schools located within the City of Huntington Beach are within the Huntington Beach Union High School District. HB School Sites• -5- (1489D) SCHOOL SITE-NET ACRES District Open Closed Total 1. H.B. City 160.50 47.20 207.70 2. F.V. 36.19 52.41 88.60 3. Westminster 46.23 18.29 64.52 4. Oceanview 259.67 105.00 364.67 Totals: 502.59 222.90 725.49 HB School Sites -6- (1489D) DEVELOPED SCHOOL SITES Location Net Acres Use School Use 1. Beach Blvd. at 13.00 Guardian Dist. Off. Warner Ave. (SW) Center 2. Edinger Ave. at 15.78 87 SFD Elem. Saybrook Ln(SW) 3. Slater Ave. at 9.88 33 SFD Elem. Springdale St. (SW) HB School Sites -7- (1489D) TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS CF-E= Community Facilities-Education FP2= Floodplain CD= Civic District O= Oil Production R1 = Single Family Residential R2= Multi-Family Residential(Medium) R3= Multi-Family Residential(Medium-High) RA= Residential Agriculture MI-A= Limited Manufacturing M1 = Light Manufacturing LDR= Low Density Residential MDR= Medium Density Residential Mix. Dev. = Mixed Development P,Q-P, I= Public,Quasi-Public, Institutional HB School Sites -8- (1489D) CityHuntingtonof Beach Population Population 250,000 • Population 203 590 200,000 - -.......... - - ... ---- - - -- - - -f..g..#; 9------- �--------------._._._- 170,100 6000110� 150,000 ........................ 115,960 100,000 -----._...............------.....----..._._._._...-------------------- ----.. n50,000 - -.... --.....-..... - . ...----------....----------.............-------._........-----.--------.............---------...........---------_..--........._._._._...........----------._........--.--------......------..-----------.--........---............................................. n 11 492 0 > z 0 z 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Years N City of Huntington Beach School Age Population Students 20000 15000 .._........_......___.__.__.__._..._-___..._.._....._.........__..........._..._,._.......... _...--..................._..... _.._._.....-... 10000 _- ___._.__.____.__._-- -----------.............. 15-19years 5000 _ ® 10-14years 5-9 years 0 0-4 years 1960 1970 1980 1990 Orange Co.Progress Report 1990-1991 AGEPOPIC City of Huntington Beach Persons Per Occupied Unit 4 3.4 3.1 3 28 2.7 2 - 0 — ® per unit 1960 1970 1980 1990 Orange Co.Progress Report 1990-1991 PERUNITI Population Under 19 Orange County -Cities 100000 75000 50000 ® Santa Ana 25000 Garden Gr. ® Costa Mesa Westmin. Hunt.Beach 0 ** * 1970* * 1980 1990 Orange Co.Progress Report 1990-1991 UNDER19 * 1976 Special Census ** 1973 Oct. Census (did not participate in 1976 Special Census) School District Enrollment 1960 - 1990 Students 25000 2 000 15000 _.... _._._ __._ _._...._....._.._................. ............._...._.. ....._........_.._....__._................... -...............-.........._.__...__..._.......... 10000 - _..- -... . ................. .........._........_. ........ .. . ............. ® H.B.Union Westmin. 5000 _.__________..___.._..._._ _._____.._.._.._..____ ..._........._.............. ._.............__........ _. ® Ocean View 77/9 H.B. 0 F.V. 1960 1970 1980 1990 OwMe Co.Progress Report 1990-1991 ENROL90B GARDEN GROVE Schools to Reopen, Borders to Change To alleviate classroom crowding, the Garden Grove Unified School District Board has approved.a plan to reopen three schools and,change attendance boundaries for several intermediate and elementary campuses. Under the new plan, adopted last week, more than 1,600 students will start school in September at a new campus. The changes. were prompted by a surge in enrollment, which 'will-'add about 1,100 students to the district next year. Total enrollment-is expected to surpass 41,000 students, said district spokesman Alan Trudell. The district will reopen its Walton campus at 12821 Buaro St. as.an inter- mediate school and the Peters campus at 13162 Newhope St, as an elementary school. The third site, Brookhurst School, at 9821 Catherine Ave., is ex- pected to reopen by February for grades K-6. Walton will serve only seventh- graders during its first year. The cam- pus will add eighth grade the next year. Schools that will be affected by the boundary changes include Stanley, The district covers most of Garden Mitchell, Excelsior, Woodbury, Zeyen, The as well as portions of Santa Aria >'' Stanford, Hazard, Russell and Allen � • -.. . elementary schools, and. Ralston and. IWestminster,,Fountain Valley,Cypress,;j.: Doig intermediate schools. i}}Stanton and'Anaheim._." . JON NALICK',i- 1 a CHAPMAN AVE o w Walton Z m - InterLBuarodiate 12821 St. _ Brookhurst. LAMPSON AVE ; Elementary GARDEN r` 9821 Catherine Ave. GROVE GARDEN GROVE BLVD o }E: detailed. _ Cn _ cs O J s py`;ORANGE'tz :Cr ? �GO.UNTY>: m TRASK AVE W _ Peters u Elemen#any+" 13162 NewhoPe,Sf.. Los Angeles Times ATTACHMENT NO. Scools e- se . airse Rioney, Neighbors pit desire for open space against benefits to districts By Ann Pepper Not all neighborhoods can afford The Orange County Register ■ RUSH: Residents buy site rather to do that, though,and that's when than have it.developed/20 cities step in.Zoning changes must It's a case for Solomon. be approved for public-school sites Parks, playgrounds and green On Monday, the governing board to be converted to housing develop- open space, or school nurses, li- of Rossmoor, an unincorporated ments and shopping centers. brarians and teachers. community tucked into the Los The Brea Olinda Unified,Centra- In 1984, near-broke school dis- Alamitos Unified School District, lia, Huntington Beach Union High tricts in Orange County began sell- solved one such dispute by agree- and Ocean View school districts ing or leasing idle schools and ing to buy Rush School from the have sold or agreed to sell land for grabbing the cash for their remain- district for$4.2 million,precluding development. At least three other ing classrooms. its sale for development. districts — Fountain Valley, Los But neighbors of. schools facing "Developers were already look- Alamitos Unified and Westminster the auction block don't always ing at the site—salivating for it,so are considering similar deals. agree that the benefits to education to speak," said Del Clark, presi- "We've got competing goods ` outweigh the loss of open space and dent of the Rossmoor Homeowners here; that's what makes it so diffi- , property values when school Association. "We were able to save cult and why it divides people grounds are replaced by housing or the schools and get a community along different lines," said How- shops. park at the same time." Please see SCHOOLS/20 SCHOOLS: Sales;can cause conflict for neighbors, districts FROM 1 and Zelefsky, city planning direc- Another Huntington Beach site I Zelefsky wants a citywide stan- for for Huntington Beach,where 40 targeted for development is Bu- dard for choosing which sites will. percent of the 53 schools are shard School in the Fountain Val- be developed and which will be left i closed. Some are used for pre ley School District. alone — not-just as playgrounds schools or community.activities: Grass pushes through the Bu- but as schools for when families i Others stand idle. shard playground's cracked as- t_with children again live in the The _dispute over selling school phalt. Children haven't plunged homes around them. sites is'shaping up as particularly through its doors for recess since . Although some a school districts dramatic in Huntington Beach, 1978• have had their'enrollments plum- where 19 closed school sites occupy Still, at least 565 neighbors have met, others are crambling to find 223 acres, and an acre of residen- signed a petition to stop the district enough seats- fo their students. tially zoned land carries about an .froii tsellina the site for construc- The Garden Grove,Newport-Mesa $800,000 price tag. tion of 58 houses. and Tustin unified school districts Schools popped up like daisies in "This is a lower-income area and I are expected to-reopen schools in Huntington.Beach after 1960,as the a lot of the kids are latchkey kids the fall. population exploded from 11,492 and it's the only place for them to The Centralia School District in that year to 170,505 in 1980. But af- " play," said Jean'Abel, an 18-year ' Buena Park has faced growth and ter 1978, enrollment plummeted resident and-.manager of Village decline simultaneously,at opposite -and schools began to close. Townhomes nearby. "You see old- ends of its_5-square-mile boundary. Some were.never"built.. and you see young It is building a school in Anaheim people y y g people When Armond-,Briggs bought his j over there'." >y; -k::= to keep 0466-with rising enrollment 1 home on Helmside-_Street 18 years - -' "�- there. But in 1988 in La Palma, I. But .visions of a budget in the ago, he expected;the Ocean View where -roll .sheets -:are getting black — a result of the $7 million School District to build a school on shorter,ifsold an eight-acre future the district could reap for the land 10 weedy acres down the.block. school.site for $8.2 million. „ alone dance in the heads of dis- FF But there just weren't enough We-plan,to use.the funds for trict administrators. modernization and reconstruction kids to open a new school,"Briggs "Thisproject is.critical to the said. "Everyone knew . there - at our existing eight schools, said „ school district, said Marc Ecker, Steve Bolman, district director of weren t. assistant to`the superintendent. " The two-story homes built there fiscal services: ..He,said the�money;wouldvstave four years ago-look better than Neighbors, worried about in- old field, he said. And"ahe district off'a $600,000 budget -deficit and creased.traffic, originally opposed made $8.5 million on ttie_sale. . help maintain school buildings and the project. . "=.improve acaderriic`programs. Centralia s On Tuesday,: the Huntington — pent two years work- Beach Union High`Schooh,District _ _ ing outthe.dea_liwith the neighbors I will ask the city to rezone the site of and the city, Bolman said. Eigh- t least 65 neighbors thee. closed x Wintersburg High teen of the 48 h`ouses plai'ined have School to accommodate a pending A have shed a: r been built 65 year.lease fora-condominium. :petltlOrl tO stop the,, `,It's?allowed us to'-do the;Lmod and=shopping center development FOurltalrl Valley-SGh001 ernizationIthef. way-we wanted in Declining-enMIir n 'has�heiped� J;�- stead of waiting in line at the state, i stripr�$207=million'tfrom thegdis DIStrICt�frOf ,lfsellings formoney,,v Bolmanaaid�, ,Some 1 d - 2n sh•F •S filet-':budgetyover;.th 'e,pastse�en Bushard Scho01 for districts have been waihng}fo'r five �• 1 ,� ,,,,-_ r dw' �rz x Y t - y ¢ Pry ,(W -n - t `a - - f r :years Kam f COnSCfuGt�On.Ofr58 houses iYears`to ha�ea1projectunded _.P•R• . - ---- — l ose " ax1 s S itesB ecoing Battlegrounds By 10HN PENNERS%C.7111HOOLS r•• SPECIA'II.TO THE TIMES HUNTINGTON BEACH.=With ever 1 But Sheila Marcus, an. Ocean ,,decreasing'suppliesrof land and money tos; j View School District trustee, doss go around, city:and school district--officials'. I not buy that argument. "The way I ;-here may be;on a collision course::;,-��.� �ti;: I look at is once you lose the re- School- districts have: more land than:: I sources to educate kids for even they need,"as`campuses.`have; closed-lie-': : one year, you lose something that cause of-declining:enroliment:c'And<with° ! you can never get back," she said. schools;,caught in ahe fiscal',:vise 'of. the:. i "I have to think that's a bigger loss :'stubborn recession,.districts are looking to than the green stuff out there. A '..turn -those properties into badlylkl ieeded; ' kid is only in third grade once." cash to educate 'students`-`at"remaining: ; Huntington Beach is not alone in schools. .... :.:„ '' {., grappling with the issue. City_.leaders,_-on:'.;the other:.hand,-._are. The Fountain Valley School Dis- '.'.loathe;.to. see. the:::schools':{leveled: an.. trict is weighing a joint-venture replaced with homes an..shopping centers,'; development to build 140 town- Parkland is precious, and':residents have*- homes on a surplus site on Light- grown to depend on the-"green expanses of house Lane in Fountain Valley. playing fields at .neighborhood .schools, Residents in the area have fiercely which .also provide- meeting: rooms for protested. The district also has youth clubs and adulteducation`: j preliminary plans to redevelop an- And because the school.district must.get. other school site in the city. city approval to develop'the`property`the Irvine is considering a proposal dilemma is rife with.conflict.. to allow Christ College Irvine,-a "Tiis issue has:become .a:hot:_potato,'; private.:school, to-sell.40% .of its said Herb Fauland,an assistant planner for :: land:;for ihe. construction 'of" 154 Please see SCHOOLS,B4 Please see SCHOOLS,B5 Continued from B1 Continued from B4 Huntington Beach. "We're trying homes. The plan,..which received to walk a tightrope between the qualified approval from the Plan- needs of the city for open.space ning Commission on Thursday,was versus the needs of the school scaled back from the originally districts for funding to maintain proposed 349 houses and condo- their level of service at schools." miniums to satisfy neighbors' con- Three school sites in Huntington cerns. Beach have been'demolished dur- A furor was_iggnited`.three years . iitg the past decade, replaced by ago in the Orange--Unified.School two housing developments and a District when trustees considered high-rise office tower. demolishing Olive Elementary,;: Among the city's remaining 47 School`to make'_:way for''apart.'-_-- school sites, 20 are either closed fti ts. That ro osaI eventuall y now .or will be closed by June. n. p i P::. Y Those 20 sites make u 238 of the Oasdropped p I :Rush. Elementary- Scliool:.In._ 725 acres owned by school districts Rossmoor'°_near`"I;os Ala mitos-in-; in the city, consisting of school I ) s�""' recent"years lia's also been_ consid-: buildings, open fields, basketball ered.for development,. - courts and other amenities. f': In Huntington';Beach'; :tlie;zvast' Proponents of preserving. the malorityof the closed schooifsrtes are tied % tn''-Iong term leases or remaining . schools -,emphasize otherwise are not being considered' that once.a few,acres-of pai:kland :. immediately for development; ac- areilost chancesa>te'1nteyr�yill,� cording to:officials:=from`the five never be replaced l school.districts'.with facilities.dn the -dLty limits. e�; err . • :School's Out r N.Ji lntington Beach has 47 school sites, 20 of which are now closed. The closed sites total 9-38 acres—a i F. third of the school acreage in the city. All are elementary school sites, unless otherwise noted. f Huntington Beach Union High School District encompasses all of Huntington Beach,plus portions of Westminster and Fountain Valley. 405 — — City boundary FOUNTAIN i District �c ' DPP qCL VALLEY boundary i-WESTMINSTERs` SCHOOL i .9p�sil SCHOOL sA 39 PJr` �Ip r DISTRICT ,q DISTRICT q� r �,.'P MCFADDEN AVE .. ` OCEANVIEW �g903 Fti��s��� > �cSB �G9Si SCHOOL ISTRICT CsP P' S HUNTINGTON r *fir Bolla Chico BEACH CITY Ecological SCHOOL Reserve �f-- DISTRICT ClosedSchoolr OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT Q Rancho View Q Park View WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT ©'Meadow View O Lark View ® Gill Y© Robinwood 0 Crest View(will close in June) Clara Cook 0 Pleasant View 0 Haven View(will close in June) Glen view HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 99- HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT QD John R. Peterson/Jack K. Clapp ' schools (single site) Wintersburg High(closed portion of an otherwise open site) 0 Robert H. Burke r. FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Ernest H. Gisler Middle School IV rr Bushard ArevalosIt Lois and Harry LeBard ter. Lamb Wardlow 'c • sr v M, A e,• �. d � 9 a K In each case, more than 500 The.- ,Council;. Planning R ut.two-proposals i-to..repdevelop�;F g L.former.'school�-§iteS?ih 03-rest nearby residents have rallied in Co arid, school: officials dential communities -have piqued ". opposition, arguing that the open will:'.ir their respective concerns, the ir&O residents and haze�'.j public land should be preserved 'and wail begin devising guidelines p ompted cIty;r-staff-meinbe>isAto�j and that the projects would in- on how the remaining properties take a hard Look;at the`issue City - crease traffic, noise and smog in should be developed,if at all. . I officials :fear .that other similar= the two neighborhoods. School officials generally have ro osals may.lie ahead, threaten- The_:t 'o proposals, which both ''reacted skeptically to the city's ir� P' y have .been,:rejected b t ing to sap the city's supply of j - y he. Hun-. 'effort, worried:.that the: outcome parkland and community facilities. tington:.,Beach;Planning- Commis- =;may tie the hands of,school dis- The Fountain Valley School Dis- Sion, "will,=advance -to the City tricts in their attempt to shore:up trict wants to sell Bushard Ele- i .Council:within six weeks.. their fiscal matters. ' mentary .School,_.near Yorktown ­if addition'•to the'Bushardand Avenue'and.Brookhurst Street,in Wintersburg sites, the Ocean View «I hope this is a bad joke and a Huntington Beach to build 58 sin- School,'; District has long-term nightmare ,_ .,ithat.:we• can, , gle=family}iomes.: ;plans for:a residential development � et back to,more important things ' On the other side of town; the on"-'the::closed Rancho View Ele- �ike (school] curriculum; '*said' Huntington Beach Union, High ;mentarySchoolsite arcustlie Oceani�View� School, School .District has development r Sensing the grovl.ing conflict ; PIN`, istiict �rustee T Its nicef to Piave plans for Wintersburg High :citystaff m"e`m,4G iave-tentative- &en space- Ii dontf;think fit•.' School, which will be .relocated ly scheduled the first of a series of atio�ild-comp a�'�fhe expeise�;of; next month.The district is propos- lrieetings,with,school officials on, �scfiools tY. ig�to put themselves on'. .� ing that the current .site of the ;April 6^to,discuss,the future of:'all Q ound:fnanclal :t continuation high school and adult the remaining closed scl ool:sites.. school;;next.to.Ocean`,'View`-High .School':on-Golden`West,Street at !'} Warner Avenue,be Teased to make ! way for up' to 296 apartments. SCHOOLS: Battle for. Land Bonnie,_, president'of the something," said Roy Richardson, <Huntington%eacl :;Union ;High" vice...chairman of the Huntington _.Schooi:District's.Board of.Trustees, Beach` '_Planning Commission. Is:less'adarnant'_thdn Marcus,,-but" Although the city's position ulti- -'said.she`'also`..believes �that'�cities mately will be set by the council, add many residents are failing to city staff members appear to be 'recognize the"•financial -crisis in' staking out.a firm position of their which schools are'now embroiled. own. Fauland, the assistant city The Wintersburg development planner, acknowledges that the has become a crucial issue for the city's interest in the issue essen- Huntington Beach,Union district's tially "amounts to "reverse con- long-term financial planning. The demnation." .Just as the city in- •district has slashed $20.7 million vokes eminent domain to acquire from its annual_budget in the past private property deemed to be for seven years: the public-,good,.it now wants to preclude development .of- old Opponents of.-the -Wintersburg schools_for the.benefit of the- b- proposal ."seem to have glommed Ru onto this piece of open space as hc,Fauland said; almost"a rallying call;when in fact ..It remains unclear,:,however, our schools already provide many what ri' y.s lAkhe.cityhas-iri restrict- acres of open space," Casfreaid. ing the development of properties "We're willing to look many years own. .school districts, notes . .,.. into the.future to see what makes Mar edc Ecker,"assistant,to the.super- sense for the entire community, intendent:of th 'Fountain Valley but mainly for the protection of the School.District".. education of our-young people." And if.the opposing camps dig in But advocates of preserving the . their...heels,on. that issue, officials school sites as parkland say they fear that';,"a :resolution..may:"only also have long-term goals in mind. come in the courtroom.:, Because development has con- "If"'the meetings amount to a sumed many of the city's remain- dictation..of:standards;,:what.will . ing open areas, we have to do ;happen as tliati school:districts:will Jighi that,,;probably ,.;collectively; " and the=m{atter w�ll'be caughE?up M ?tremgrijdOus:litigation;' ';Ecker%said F ra�And is I Ii'.that Fwoulddie;�n,,;�thg�in�e�?gst'�of�;tlie�ity:.' :and the:school districts: - �'.r LEGEND F / y< , f��r .5/ Ppo !y� Wp p �WS. •�• CITY BOUNDARY LEGEND CLOSED SCHOOLS °9lp�i �(�. . _ it°\ �\ -�\ / f —�■ 1 �-`.` �•t h'�r al _t_- \�\\ �f rr� \ '\ - GPa / \ OPEN SCHOOLS q� i r�,\-y, :,.{,+:w;`:..' 4`'�', :-� •�.�,.'�: , e of ,, /��!� i /i\P e4 �? 06t, \ �, t . \ °���° PARKS Ile Prl r + nil�f il,ra:1��• y�> ` dt / :..\ / ,1;`1,,.f`� /`"'�`�/j / -�ii' -�i ^-: �Ow" , \ _ ♦ at. 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Uberuaga, City Administrator FROM: Mike Adams, Community Development Direct Vf DATE: April 6, 1992 (Study Session) SUBJECT: CLOSED/SURPLUS SCHOOL SITE ISSUES S�'v�y Me t- Introduction The Planning Division of the Community Development Department has initiated analysis of closed/surplus public school facilities within the City of Huntington Beach. The need for analysis has arisen in response to two (2) development proposals of closed/surplus school sites . The first is at the vacant Bushard Elementary School located southwest of Yorktown Avenue and Education Lane and the second is the Wintersburg High School site located at the southeast corner of Goldenwest Street and Warner Avenue. Staff 's analysis will focus on issues of land use, demographics, school enrollments and the overall impact the potential development of closed/surplus public school facilities will have on the school system and the quality of life for the residents of the City of Huntington Beach. Background The City of Huntington Beach is currently served by five (5) school districts. The school districts are: 1) Huntington Beach Union High School District; 2) Huntington Beach City School District;. 3) Ocean View School District; 4) Fountain Valley School District; and 5) the Westminster School District. This is an unusually large number of separate school districts for such a small area. Staff's research indicates that this number of districts came about as a result of the manner in which Huntington Beach and surrounding cities grew over time. Upon incorporation in 1908, the City of Huntington Beach initially formed the Huntington Beach City School District and the Huntington Beach Union High School District. Through time and annexations, the City subsequently established the Ocean View School District and then grew into the established school districts of Fountain Valley and Westminster. 57T t t by S� S 5 / o A/ Closed/Surplus School Sites April 6, 1992 Page Two There are presently 50 public school facilities located within the City of Huntington Beach, 17 of which are currently closed for public school purposes and two (2) of which are slated for closure at the end of the 1992 school session (Attachment No. 1) . The closed schools will account for about 40% of the City' s school system. Of the 17 closed schools, 13 are currently being used for private purposes such as adult education, private schools, school district offices and day care facilities. Apart from the 17 closed school sites, three (3) previously closed/surplus school facilities have already been developed within the past decade. They are the Guardian Center site at the southwest corner of Beach Boulevard and Warner Avenue which was a school district office site, the Faire Marin site located southwest of Edinger Avenue and Saybrook Lane which was developed with 87 single family homes and a surplus school site southwest of Slater Avenue and Springdale Street with 33 single family homes . Planning Issues The Planning Division, through preliminary analysis of the two (2) school sites (Wintersburg and Bushard) which are currently under discretionary review, has become concerned with the potential land use impacts the development of the remaining closed/surplus school sites may have upon the City. The staff is attempting to look at the larger issues associated with the current trend toward development of these closed/surplus sites. Specific planning issues center upon: 1) the loss of public school facilities for future use; 2) the loss of recreation/open space; 3) the impact of additional traffic on the surrounding neighborhoods; 4) the density, design and compatibility of the proposed developments; 5) the displacement of current uses (adult education, day care, etc. ) on-site; 6) the additional impact on City services (infrastructure capacity) with the potential development; and 7) the demographic trends of the City and School Districts. The Planning staff has prepared some preliminary demographic information (Attachment No. 2) which outlines historic trends from 1960 through 1990. Future projections of these demographic trends are not available as of this date. School District Issue With the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, a major public education funding event occurred. Prior to the- approval of Proposition 13, the major source of public school funding was through local property taxes . After the passage of Proposition 13, the funding source shifted away from local property taxes . The State then became the major funding source for public education. As a result the school districts have seen a continual decline in their budgets . Closed/Surplus School Sites April 6, 1992 Page Three In the City of Huntington Beach, the five (5) school districts have seen a decline in school enrollment since the early to mid 1980 's. This decline has been associated with the aging of the City and shrinking household size as children have grown up and left home. The continued decline in enrollment along with _the State budget cuts has forced the school districts to begin to close public school facilities and lease them to private users or sell them for private development. These development proposals can generate additional funds which the districts may use to maintain existing facilities and maintain the level of education at the remaining open facilities, or pay off debt incurred. Policy Issues The Planning Division is attempting to facilitate discussion regarding general City policies for the future. use of closed/surplus public school facilities within the City of Huntington Beach. The policies should recognize both long-term needs of the City as well as the short-term financial needs of the School Districts . The Planning staff requests that the . City Council consider the following issues: 1. What should be the City's role in closed/surplus school site development? 2 . Should the City develop specific criteria/policies and standards for development of closed school sites? 3 . Should we explore joint development agreements with the school districts? 4 . Should the General Plan Advisory Committee explore the issue and formulate policies and guidelines? 5 . Do the City and School Districts need to obtain and utilize a consistent data base and methodology for analyzing demographic trends, student generation factors and school closure proposals? 6 . Should the City Council make the final determination as to whether or not school sites should be purchased from the school district when offered to the City as is required by law? 7. Does the City need to further study this issue? Should staff work with the Districts in formulating mutually agreed upon policies and development criteria and report back to the Council? Closed/Surplus School Sites April 6, 1992 Page Four Staff believes that these questions need to be addressed in order to formulate general policy guidelines for the use of closed/surplus school sites. To date an open dialogue has been established between the City and the school districts with regards to this matter. Staff further believes that this dialogue should be continued and combined with City Council direction in order to arrive at a mutually agreed upon policy decision. MA: kj 1 or ATTACHMENTS• 1. School Site List 2 . Demographics 3 . Newspaper Articles (2816d) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL 'PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 1. Perry Elem. HB City 1 CF-E RI LDR 10.18 2.0 12.18 2. HB Union High HB Union 2 CF-E-CD RI-0 P,Q- 34.98 12.0 46.98 P,I 3. Hawes Elem. HB City 7 CF-E-FP2 RA LDR 7.80 2.5 10.3 4. Burke Elem. HB City 7 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 7.72 2.5 10.22 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 5. Sowers Middle HB City 7 CF-E-FP2 RA-0 LDR 14.22 2.5 16.72 6. Le Bard Elem. HB City 8 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 10.12 5.0 15.12 (Closed) (Dist. Off) 7. Smith Elem. HB City 12 CF-E RI-0 LDR 11.01 21.96 32.97 8. Dwyer Middle HB City 12 CF-E RI-0 LDR 10.95 21.96 32.91 9. Moffett Elem. HB City 13 CF-E-FP2 Rl LDR 7.99 2.5 10.49 10. Peterson Elem. HB City 13 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 15.44 - 15.44 (Closed) (Priv. Use) �► I1. Kettler Elem. HB City 14 CFE-FP2 R2 LDR 9.8 - 9.8 12. Gisler Middle HB City 20 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 13.92 11.0 24.92 (Closed) 13. Eader Elem. HB City 20 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 5.13 2.5 7.63 m z o . PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 14. Edison High HB Union 20 CF-E-FP2 RA-0 P,Q- 48.44 - 48.44 P,I 15. Newland Elem. F.V. 1 CF-E RA LDR 14.3 3.0 17.3 16. Lamb Elem. F.V. 5 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 14.25 2.0 16.25 (Closed) (Dist. Off.) 17. Arevalos Elem. F.V. 5 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 13.66 3.0 16.66 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 18. Talbert Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 13.95 5.5 19.35 19. Wardlow Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 14.35 2.5 16.85 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 20. Bushard Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E=FP2 R1 LDR 10.15 1.93 12.08 (Closed) 21. OKA Elem. F.V. 6 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 8.04 - 8.04 22. Franklin Elem. Westminster 9 CF-E RI LDR 8.73 2.0 10.73 23. Stacey Elem. Westminster 11 CF-E RI LDR 14.33 3.0 17.30 24. Clegg Elem. Westminster 11 CF-E RI LDR 14.33 3.0 17.30 25. Shroeder Elem. Westminster 17 CF-E RI LDR 8.84 2.5 11.34 26. Gill Elem. Westminster 17 CF-E R1 LDR 8.82 - 8.82 (Closed) (Priv. Use) HB School Sites -2- (1489D) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 27. Clara Cook Elem. Westminster 11 CF-E R1 LDR 9.47 - 9.47 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 28. Glenview Elem. Ocean View 17 CF-E R1 LDR 13.35 3.0 16.35 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 29. Circle View Elem. Ocean View 17 CF-E R1 LDR 13.59 2.0 30. Robinwood Elem. Ocean View 18 CF-E RI LDR 10.71 2.0 12.71 (Closed) 31. Marina High H.B. Union 18 CF-E-FP2 MI-A P,Q- 51.41 11.5 62.91 P,I 32. Harbor View Elem. Ocean View 23 CF-E R1 LDR 9.21 3.5 12.71 33. Havenview Elem. Ocean View 23 CF-E RI LDR 13.49 3.0 16.49 (Close 92) 34. Village View Elem. Ocean View 24 CF-E RI LDR 12.65 - 12.65 35. Meadow View Elem. Ocean View 24 CF-E RI LDR 13.53 - 13.53 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 36. College View Elem. Ocean View 25 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 13.84 3.0 16.84 HB School Sites -3- (1489D) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 37. Spring View Elem. Ocean View 25 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.99 - 13.99 38. Park View Elem. Ocean View 26 CF-E-FP2 R3 MDR 11.99 - 11.99 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 39. Sunview Elem. Ocean View 26 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.87 2.5 16.37 40. Pleasant View Elem. Ocean View 27 CF-E R1 LDR 11.99 2.0 13.99 (Closed) (Priv. Use) 41. Rancho View Elem. Ocean View 27 CF-E R1 Mix 8.65 3.0 11.65 (Closed) (Priv. Use) Dev. 42. Lake View Elem. Ocean View 30 CF-E RI LDR 13.57 3.0 16.57 -43. Winters- burg/ High H.B. Union 31 CF-E-FP2 RA-Ml P,Q- 54.39 - 54.39 Oceanview P,l 44. Oakview Elem. Ocean View 31 CF-E-FP2 R2-R3 MDR 9.70 2.0 11.70 45. Larkview Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 RI LDR 7.40 3.0 10.40 (Closed) 46. Golden View Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 RA LDR 10.99 2.5 13.49 47. Mesa View Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 R2 LDR 14.02 - 14.02 HB School Sites -4- (1489D) PUBLIC DISTRICT DISTRICT UNDERLYING GENERAL SCHOOL PARK TOTAL SCHOOL TYPE USE MAP ZONE ZONE PLAN NET AC. NET AC. ACRES 48. Hope View Elem. Ocean View 32 CF-E-FP2 RA LDR 14.71 3.0 17.71 49. Marine View Elem. Ocean View 33 CF-E-FP2 R1 LDR 13.73 3.0 16.73 50. Crest View Elem. Ocean View 40 CF-E R1 LDR 13.89 - 13.89 (Close 92) *All schools located within the City of Huntington Beach are within the Huntington Beach Union High School District. HB School Sites- -5- (1489D) SCHOOL SITE-NET ACRES District Open Closed Total 1. H.B. City 160.50 47.20 207.70 2. F.V. 36.19 52.41 88.60 3. Westminster 46.23 18.29 64.52 4. Oceanview 259.67 105.00 364.67 Totals: 502.59 222.90 725.49 HB School Sites -6- (1489D) DEVELOPED SCHOOL SITES Location Net Acres LLse School Use 1. Beach Blvd. at 13.00 Guardian Dist. Off. Warner Ave. (SW) Center 2. Edinger Ave. at 15.78 87 SFD Elem. Saybrook Ln(SW) 3. Slater Ave. at 9.88 33 SFD Elem. Springdale St. (SW) HB School Sites -7- (1489D) TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS CF-E= Community Facilities-Education FP2= Floodplain CD= Civic District O= Oil Production RI - Single Family Residential R2= Multi-Family Residential(Medium) R3- Multi-Family Residential(Medium-High) RA= Residential Agriculture MI-A= Limited Manufacturing M1 = Light Manufacturing LDR= Low Density Residential MDR= Medium Density Residential Mix. Dev. = Mixed Development P,Q-P, I= Public,Quasi-Public,Institutional HB School Sites -8- (1489D) CityHuntingtonof Beach Population Population p 250,000 • Population 203 590 .........................................................................-------....-.-_.----------------------- .................. ---- -..........__#8..1..--51-9.._ 170,100 • 150,000 .-----._...............--------.........._.._._._.__............._---------...---------------..-.----.---- - -- ----. .....-------._...----.-_..._.------.._._...--.---......................... -_._........_.._--- -- ----- _ ------........._..- -.. 1152960 100,000 -............................... 50,000 -------------------------------------------------------- ...........-......_.:._-- _ ---..........................._..............___.__.._.... _._......_ ----._......-___ 11 492 0 Z 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 0 Years N CityHuntingtonof Beach School Age Population Students 20000 15000 _......_._.. ______._.____..__.._._ _...______________________---._.___ ..........____ ........_........ -_...._.... ___ --_.__._ ...._..............- __...___. ..... 15-19years ............._..........._._............. ............................. _ ._.._._. _._...._...-- -....... - ® 10-14years 5-9 years 0 - 0-4 years 1960 1970 1980 1990 Orange Co.Progress Report 1990-1991 AGEPOPIC City of Huntington Beach Persons Per Occupied Unit 4 3.4 3.1 3 2.8 2.7 2 1 0 ® per unit 1960 1970 1980 1990 Orange Co.Progress Report 1990-1991 PERUNITI Population Under 19 Orange County Cities 100000 75000 50000 ® Santa Ana 25000 Garden Gr. ® Costa Mesa Westmin. Hunt.Beach 0 ** * 1970* * 1980 1990 Orange Co.Progress Report 1990-1991 UNDER19 * 1976 Special Census ** 1973 Oct. Census (did not participate in 1976 Special Census) School District Enrollment 1960 - 1990 25000 Students 20000 ............................... .................................................... .......... 15000 -------- ------ ................... -------............................ ............ 10000 H.B.Union Westmin. 5000 ............................. ........................... Ocean View H.B. 0 — L F.V. 1960 1970 1980 1990 Orange CoProgress Report 1990-1991 ENROLSOB GARDEN GROVE Schools to Reopen, Borders to Change To alleviate classroom crowding, the Garden Grove Unified School District Board has approved.a plan to reopen three schools and change attendance boundaries for several intermediate and elementary campuses. Under the new plan, adopted last week, more than 1,600 students will start school in September at a new campus. The changes were prompted by a surge in enrollment, which will add about 1,100 students to the district next year. Total enrollment is expected to surpass 41,000 students, said district spokesman Alan Trudell. The district will reopen its Walton campus at 12821 Buaro St. as an inter- mediate school and the Peters campus at 13162 Newhope St. as an elementary school. The third site, Brookhurst School, at 9821 Catherine Ave., is ex- pected to reopen by February for grades K-6. Walton will serve only seventh- graders during its first year. The cam- pus will add eighth grade the next year. Schools that will be affected by the boundary changes include Stanley, The district covers most of Garden Mitchell, Excelsior, Woodbury, ZAlleneyen, Grove as well-as portions of Santa Anai.lf Stanford, Hazard, Russell and Allen elementary schools, and Ralston and Westminster,Fountain Valley,Cypress;.. Doig intermediate schools. Stanton and Anaheim._. -JON NALICK'I r in � O Jt 7 a CHAPMAN AVE m. :;(; m Walton IxZ Intermediate m �' 12821 Buaro St. Brookhurst. LaMPsoN AVE Elementary 9821 Catherine Ave. GARDEN GROVE N GARDEN GROVE BLVD i Area. _ Cr `r detailed U) Ya`ORANGEt .1 1 GO.UNTY'• m TRASK AVE w Peters Elementary. 13162 Newhope.St. Lr Los Angeles Times eTTA�,HMFNT NO. . -.3 School-site sales raise money, ire Neighbors pit desire for open space against benefits to districts By Ann Pepper Not all neighborhoods can afford The Orange County Register ■ RUSH:Residents buy site rather to do that, though,and that's when than have it.developed/20 cities step in.Zoning changes must It's a case for Solomon. be approved for public-school sites Parks, playgrounds and green On Monday,the governing board to be converted to housing develop- open space, or school nurses, li- of Rossmoor, an unincorporated ments and shopping centers. brarians and teachers. community tucked into the Los The Brea Olinda Unified,Centra- In 1984, near-broke school dis- Alamitos Unified School District, lia, Huntington Beach Union High I tricts in Orange County began sell- solved one such dispute by agree- and Ocean View school districts ing or leasing idle schools and ing to buy Rush School from the have sold or agreed to sell land for '. grabbing the cash for their remain- district for$4.2 million,precluding development. At least three other ing classrooms. its sale for development. districts — Fountain Valley, Los But neighbors of schools facing "Developers were already look- Alamitos Unified and Westminster the auction block don't always ing at the site—salivating for it,so — are considering similar deals. agree that the benefits to education to speak," said Del Clark, presi- "We've got competing goods outweigh the loss of open space and dent of the Rossmoor Homeowners here; that's what makes it so diffi- property values when school Association."We were able to save cult and why it divides people grounds are replaced by housing or the schools and get a community along different lines," said How- shops. park at the same time." Please see SCHOOLS/20 SCHOOLS: Sales can cause conflict for neighbors, district% FROM 1 and Zelefsky, city planning direc- Another Huntington Beach site I Zelefsky wants a cifywide stan- i for for Huntington Beach,where 40 targeted for development is Bu- I dard for choosing which sites will. i percent of the 53 schools are ' shard School in the Fountain Val- ; be developed and which will be left closed. Some are used for pre- ley School District. alone — not just as playgrounds schools or community activities. Grass pushes through the Bu- but as schools for when families Others stand idle. shard playground's cracked as- I = with children again live in the The dispute over selling school phalt. Children haven't plunged homes around them. sites is shaping up as particularly through its doors for recess since Although some school districts dramatic in Huntington Beach, 1978• have had their'enrollments plum- where 19 closed school sites occupy Still, at least 565 neighbors have met,others are, rambling to find 223 acres, and an acre of residen- signed a petition to stop the district enough seats fo their students. tially zoned land carries about an froni, selling the sit; for consfruc- The Garden Grove,Newport-Mesa $800,000 price tag. lion of 58 houses. and Tustin unified school districts Schools popped up like daisies in "This is a lower-income area and �. are expected to reopen schools in Huntington Beach after 1960,as the a lot of the kids are latchkey kids the fall. population exploded from 11,492 ' and it's the only place for them to The Centralia School District in that year to 170,505 in 1980. But af- play," said Jean Abel, an 18-year Buena Park has faced growth and ter 1978, enrollment plummeted resident and manager of Village decline simultaneously,at opposite and schools began to close. Townhomes nearby. "You see old ends of its 5-square-mile boundary. , Some were never built i and you see young It is building a school in Anaheim When Armond Briggs bought his ` people ,Y y g People to keep ace with rising enrollment i gg g over there. P P g home on Helmside Street 18 years --- there. But in 1988 in La Palma, ago, he expected the Ocean View But visions of a budget in the where roll sheets are getting result of the $7 million— a re School District to build a school on blackshorter,if sold an eight-acre future the district could reap for the land 10 weedy acres down the block. school site for$8.2 million. "But there just weren't enough alone—. dance in the heads of dis- "We plan to use the funds for trict administrators. modernization and reconstruction school district," kids to open a new school,"Briggs "This project is critical to the said. "Everyone knew there said Marc Ecker, at our existing eight schools, said weren't." assistant to the superintendent. i Steve Bolman, district director of The two-story homes built there He said the money,would stave + fiscal services. four years ago look better than the off a $600,000 budget deficit and Neighbors, worried about in- old field, he said. And the district g creased traffic,originally opposed help maintain school buildings and made $8.5 million on the sale. . P g the project. On Tuesday, the Huntington I improve academic programs. Centralia spent two years work- Beach Union High School District ing out.the.deal with the neighbors will ask the city to rezone the site of and the city, .Bolman said. Eigh- the� closed Wintersbur HighAhave t least . 5 neighbors g;�:::Hi teen of the 48 houses planned have School to accommodate:a pending :sljned..a been built. 65-year lease for_a condominium ..petition to stop the "It's Y .allowed us to do the mod- and shopping-center development. FOUntaln Valle School ernizadori4he-,way we wanted.in- . Declining enrollment has helped stead of waiting in line at the state ..strip, ;milliod from thedis Distrid.fror .se.11irig for;money;':': Bolman said.-.-"Some' $20.7 ` trict's,budget overahejpast seven Bushard School for. �=< districts.have'been waiting for five ^�� r-nr,(ztn irtinrY nf 58 house . Years to,tiave`.a-project ended a.. ks� los e� � %ooIS" 7 J _. Sites ecomlrig, Battlegrounds SCITHOOLS :. SPEC(AIiTO THE TIMES '.+" HUNTINGTON-BEACH"=WithreyeT{? But Sheila Marcus, an. Ocean decreasing supplies-of land and,money�to:, I View School District trustee, does go around, city and school di' ict'gfficials' not buy that argument. "Tlie way I here may be:on a collision courser look at is once you lose the re- School. districts have. more land than sources to educate -kids for even they`need,`as campuses.have.closed,be-°: : one year, you lose something that cause of declining:enrollinent:�-And iwith: you can never get back," she said. schools:,.caught in;;the fiscal;vise •of. the:. i "I have to think that's a bigger loss "stubbornrecession;'districts are;lookin&.O, I than the green stuff out there. A turn those properties�into: badly needed kid is only in third grade once." cash .to educate `students" at`remaining Huntington Beach is not alone in schools. . grappling with the issue. City. leaders,-_.'on._the;:bther'-'hand,,are The Fountain Valley School Dis- 1oathe .to. see: the.. :schools::{leveled and trict is weighing a joint-venture '-replaced with homer;'and shopping centers,`; development to Build 140 town- Parkland is'precious,`and`res dents have' homes on a surplus site on Light- grown to depend on the green expanses"of house Lane in Fountain Valley. playing fields at .neighborhood .schools, Residents in the area have fiercely which .also provide.;.meeting; rooms for protested. The district also has youth clubs and adult education:: preliminary plans to redevelop an And because the school district must.get. ' other school site in the city. city approval to develop'the property,--the Irvine is considering a proposal dilemma is rife with.conflict. " to allow Christ College Irvine, a rivate._school, to;sell.40% of its "T�s issue has:become a.:hotpotato," P.._. said Herb Fauland,an assistant planner for land:for:ihe..coiistruction.---_of. 154 Please see'SCHOOLS,B4 Please see SCHOOLS,B5 Continued from B1 Continued from B4 Huntington Beach. "We're trying homes. The plan,. which received to walk a tightrope between the qualified approval from the Plan- needs of the city for open.space ning Commission on Thursday,was versus the needs of the school scaled back from the originally districts for funding to maintain proposed 349 .houses and condo- their level of service at schools." miniums to satisfy neighbors' con- Three school sites in Huntington cerns. } Beach have been demolished dur- A furor was ignited'.thre.e years . ing the past decade, replaced by ago in the Orange.Unified School two housing developments and a District when trustees considered high-rise office tower. demolishing Olive Elementary;;. Among the city's remaining 47 School'to make'..way for':apart '--"` school sites, 20 are either closed me ts. That Or osal eventually now or will be closed by June. n. P P Y Those 20 sites make u 238 of the ! i h El:;.:.'.:;;1.;��_ P r:Ru$h. Elementary....S6hool:-.in._ 725 acres owned by school districts Rossmoor:..hdaf'Tos Ala riutos%h, in the city, consisting of school i , ° i recenti'years ha's also been cons�d- buildings, open fields,. basketball I ered.for development. �{ ,,t courts and other amenities. ':In Huntington"Beach," the-..-vast: Proponents of preserving the majority: of the+closed-schooifsites are tie'd'up in. 6n:g, erm leases`or remaining .schools .emphasize otherwise are hot`being considered that once a Jew.acres-of patklan&. ;,f,,;. _.,p:, ! immediately for development; ac- arei:lost;: ,chances arel ntheyr will;': cordin to:officials=from`the' five :. y��.+. . g.: . never lie'replaced:" '�!`• _ school:districts.with facilitieadn.the :city limits.. 't u ktkx J. :School's Out t -J-itlntington Beach has 47 school sites, 20 of which are now closed.The closed sites total 938 acres—a P. third of the school acreage in the city. All are elementary school sites, unless otherwise noted. Huntington Beach Union High School District encompasses all of Huntington Beach,plus portions of Westminster and Fountain Valley. City boundary 405 FOUNTAIN ifzl' District boundary VALLEY \ boundaa ry SCHOOL B rWESTMINSTER FOB ���� qs� DISTRICT p� I S t CISTHORICOLT S 39 . sy D °q� M r McFA00EN yq� Fsl �PJF 1 ���Q �10 Bqa AVE © PQ�F Fo C��o 1P �PJ Q 6 y0P -IN Gq OCEAN �cti st VIEW SCHOOL si�� (n :r (STRICT �pP 5 P �1P qGs HUNTINGTON r Gorse Chico BEACH CITY Eco/og/caf SCHOOL Reserve �j— DISTRICT Closed School Huntington OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT _.Q Rancho View . Q Park View WESTMINSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT ©'Meadow View O Lark View ® Gill © Robinwood 0 Crest View(will close in June) Clara Cook : Pleasant View Q Haven View(will close in June) Glen View HUNTINGTON BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT r HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ' ; John R. Peterson/Jack K. Clapp schools(single site) I Wintersburg High(closed portion of an otherwise open site) 0 Robert H. Burke FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT Ernest H. Gisler Middle School ,.. , Bushard Arevalos Lois and Harry LeBard Lamb Wardlow a F ' t; i mt z 3. 3 m _ im ] .to " ' 'p In each case, more than 500 The City g Rut.two�proposals�to�sedevelop�:,� y:,Council,. Planning Bformer?schbbl.giter'i.ii&:resi nearby residents have rallied in Commis ion. and; school officials denUal communities have piqued opposition, arguing that the open will'kW their respective concerns, the: ire F'of residents and have ' public land should be preserved and will begin devising guidelines prompted city.saff• meinbe>s,Ito. ` and that the projects would in- on how the remaining properties take a fiard Iook;at'the;issue Ciiy crease traffic, noise and smog in should be developed,if at all. . officials fear.':that other:'similar.. the two neighborhoods.. School. officials generally have The ;two proposals, which both reacted skeptically to the cit s proposals may lie ahead, threaten- . . p Y Y' ing to sap the city's supply of have .been...rejected by the Hun- `effort, worried _that the. outcome parkland and community facilities. tington;.,Beach,Planning Commis- --;may tie the hands of..school dis- The Fountain Valley School Dis- I Sion, .`will..=advance to the City Lricts in.their attempt to shore up trict wants to sell Bushard Ele- ! Council within six weeks:: their fiscal matters. mentary School, ,near Yorktown "'Ili-addition%to'the'Bushard and �� "' • < i Avenue and Brookhurst Street in Wintersburg sites, the Ocean View I hope this is a bad joke and a Huntington Beach,to build 58 sin- :School.. District has long-term nightmare,�and,,that:.we.-.can . gle-family Homes.' plans for a residential development , get back to'more important things On the other side of town, the on-the:closed Rancho View Ele- tke .[school]! currtcuham," said "Huntington Beach Union, High :mentarySchoolsite `:. '� ; : �a�1�Iarcus�;tlie Oceans Vtew} School, School .District has development Sensirfg Jthe grong conflict, �lstnct trustee T Its nice to stave ctt 'staff rriembers'Kave=tentative- en, space;YbuthIj don t,:tlunk it; ,plans for- Wintersburg High Y ,. School, which will be .relocated ly scheduled the first of a series of houid� come at the"-,expense of, next month.The district is propos- _meetings,with school officials on chools�ti ig'to pu£`themsel son - ing that the current site of the -April -to discuss;Elie future of'all s undfmancialfooting, continuation_high school and-adult the reinatning"closed sctiool:sites.. school. next to.Ocean Wiew'High School,:on Goldeii'?West Street at Warner Avenue,be leased to make ^•• fA 909 anarfmwntc SCHOOLS: Battle for. Land Bonnie:Castrey; president-of the something," said Roy Richardson, Huntington'.`!Beach�.,Uniori High vice..chairman of the Huntington School.District'9 Board of Trustees, -. Beach :Planning Commission. ':is'less'adamant'than'Marcus'.`but Although the city's position ulti- 'said she-.*also`beiieves •that.'cities mately will be set by the council, and many:residents are failing to city staff members appear to be 'recognize_the-:financial crisis in staking out a firm position of their which schools are'now embroiled. own. Fauland,, the assistant' city The Wintersburg development planner, acknowledges that the has become a crucial issue for the city's interest in the issue essen- Huntington Beach Union district's tially amounts to "reverse con- long-term financial planning. The demnation." Just as the city in- :district has slashed $20.7 million vokes eminent domain to acquire from its annual budget in the past private property deemed to be for seven years: _ the public:good, it.now wants to preclude;: development ` of old Opponents of the •Wintersburg schools for fthe benefit of:the pub- proposal "seem to have glommed onto this piece of open space as lic,Fauland said:. -almost a rallying call, when in fact •It remains unclear, ,however, our schools already provide many whaC rightsthe city has_in restrict= acres of open space," Castrey said. ing the development of properties "We're willing to look many years owned. by :.school districts, notes into the.future to,see what makes Marc Ecker,assistant to the.super- sense for the entire community, intendent.of thq Fountain Valley but mainly for the protection of the School-District.: education of our young people." And if.the opposing camps dig in But advocates of preserving the their.heels on that issue, officials school sites as parkland say they fear .that-,a :resolution may .only also have long-'term goals in mind. come in the courtroom.: Because development has con- "If the 'meetings amount to a sumed many of the city's remain- dictation .of: standards,:what-will ing open areas, "we have to do happen is*hat school districts will iiglit;:that, probably ,collectiyely, --and'thejmatter wiA:be caughE':up in F,trem. rin 6us:litig"ation,, Ecker Aids W. t.,tatrs tlielast-?ttiigthat Ewoiild�e�iiittNe=inte�est�of-the�lty: and the acliool'.districts- `:i j e a ;l �iycy LEGEND CITY BOUNDARY f f ya LEGEND ��ryc ' A.� �_ - f G,srL��,\ - ��_ � F � ✓ ,� i ct�\+� ` �P vW`o CLOSED SCHOOLS o9lp: _.-- �. �+.\ _�\ / �--n r r.f i `,,, - �, /�/�, i .d' S'P� !� f� •.\ - °QP OPEN SCHOOLS \ ♦Jsf I '� \ s J;+IJ .; \\./` P't /� �, °4y�4 0 PARKS �> \ J c I a�lff�,i '" �Y 7 > e''+- .:"a'=� �. �, ,f' / ^}r 1 S . 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