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Council Meeting Date: 4/7/2008 Department ID Number: CS08-010
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL ME S
SUBMITTED BY: PAUL EMERY, INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATO
PREPARED BY: JIM B. ENGLE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVI
SUBJECT: APPROVE RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE INADE U CY OF
PUBLIC LANDS IN THE VICINTY OF LEBARD ELEME ARY
SCHOOL SITE TO MEET THE EXISTING AND FORESEEABLE
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR PLAYGROUND, PLAYING FIELD,
AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AND OPEN-SPACE
PURPOSES.
Statement of Issue,Funding Source,Recommended Action,Alternative Action(s),Analysis,Environmental Status,Attachment(s)
Statement of Issue: The City of Huntington Beach has received notice from the Huntington
Beach City School District of its intention to dispose of surplus real property commonly
referred to as LeBard School site and located at 20451 Craimer Lane in Huntington Beach.
Under the Naylor Act, the city must pass a resolution if it intends to negotiate with the school
district to acquire this site.
Funding Source: N/A; only requesting permission to negotiate at this time.
Recommended Action: Motion to:
Adopt Resolution No. 2008-22 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach Relating to the Inadequacy of Public Lands in the Vicinty of LeBard
Elementary School Site to Meet the Existing and Foreseeable Needs of the Community for
Playground, Playing Field, and Other Outdoor Recreational and Open-Space Purposes,
which informs the Huntington Beach City School District of the city's intention under the
Naylor Act to negotiate in good faith with the district to acquire all or part of LeBard School for
public open-space purposes.
THIS RESOLUTION MUST BE APPROVED BY A TWO-THIRD'S VOTE OR FIVE
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
Alternative Action(s):
Do not negotiate to acquire LeBard School under the Naylor Act.
HUNTINGTON - BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Its 20451 Craimer Lane, Huntington Beach, California 92646 (714)964-8888
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March 8, 2008 MAR �i )OiF0l
Celia Jaffe President ,
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RDM,i IN'13c ATI E OFFICE
Rosemary Saylor Via Certified Mail
Vice President
Return Receipt Requested
Shi[iey Carey
Clerk
Catherine G.McGough
Member. Mr. Paul Emery
Brian E.Rechsteiner Interim City Administrator
Member City Administrator's Office
ADMINISTRATION City Of Huntington Beach
Roberta DeLuca,Ed.D. 2000 Main Street
Superintendent
Huntington Beach CA 92648
Lynn Bogart,.Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Educational services Re: Notice of Declaration of Intent to Sell Surplus Property
Kathy Kessler
Assistant Superintendent D
Human Resources ear Mr: Emery:
Michae+Curran
Assistant Superintendent The Board of Trustees of the Huntington Beach City School District (the
Administrative Services
"District") has declared the approximate 10.12 acres of real property,
located at 20451 Craimer Lane, in the City. of Huntington Beach, California
(the "District Property"), formerly known and used as the LeBard
Elementary School, and currently used as the District's Education Center,
as surplus property.
The District is making the District Property available for sale at fair market
value pursuant to Education Code section 17464 to the City of Huntington
Beach as well as all other public districts, public authorities, public agencies
and other political subdivisions or public corporations in this State'and to
other profit or non-profit charitable organizations.
Since portions of the District Propem- have been used during the past eight
(8) years for school playground, playing field, or other outdoor recreational
purposes and consists of open space suitable for recreational purposes, the
District, consistent 1a it>> Education Code section 1 7,7489 of the Naylor Act;
is additionally- offering to sell the District Property to the City- of
Huntington Beach and such orher I�ublic agencies entitled to notice.
" /Vc An, Ec.uai Oppor"tu it_I Emr-loVe!"
Mr. Paul Emery
City of Huntington,Beach
March 8, 2008
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Should the City of Huntington Beach desire to acquire the District
Property, please notify the Huntington Beach City School District,
Attention: Michael Curran, 20451 Craimer Lane, Huntington Beach,
California 92646, telephone number (714) 378-2051 of its intent to
purchase the District Property.
Sincerely,
Michael Curran
Assistant Superintendent,
Administrative Services
RCA ROUTING SHEET
INITIATING DEPARTMENT: Community Services
SUBJECT: Resolution to Negotiate the Purchase of LeBard School
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 7, 2008
RCA ATTACHMENTS STATUS
Ordinance (w/exhibits & legislative draft if applicable) Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Resolution (w/exhibits & legislative draft if applicable) Attached
Not A plicable ❑
Tract Map, Location Map and/or other Exhibits Attached
Not Ap licable ❑
Contract/Agreement (w/exhibits if applicable) Attached ❑
(Signed in full by the City Attome ) Not Applicable
Subleases, Third Party Agreements, etc. Attached ❑
(Approved as to form by City Attorney) Not Applicable
Certificates of Insurance (Approved by the City Attomey) Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Fiscal Impact Statement (Unbudgeted, over $5,000) Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Bonds (If applicable) Attached ❑
Not A plicable
Staff Report (If applicable) Attached ❑
Not Applicable
Commission, Board or Committee Report (If applicable) Attached ❑
Not A plicable
Findings/Conditions for Approval and/or Denial Attached ❑
Not Applicable
EXPLAWATM FOR N1153ING ATTACHMENTS
REVIEWED RETURNED FO D D
Administrative Staff ( ) ( )
Deputy City Administrator (Initial) ( )
City Administrator (initial) ( ) )
City Clerk ( )
EXPLANATION FOR RETURN OF ITEM:
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RCA Author: JBE
Dear City Council Members t� 4-8-08
First, let me introduce ourselves to you. We are 14 year residents of the city (the
Suburbia tract) and senior citizens. We have no children, grandchildren or great
grandchildren living in the city. We are tax paying voters of the city who are concerned
enough to get involved in an issue of great importance to the youth and future of this city,
that of Le Bard Park and the Sea View Little League diamonds.
We live within 75 yards of the park and each baseball season, we in the
neighborhood, are tested by the parents of these kids by overlooking their parking of their
cars and trucks across our driveways or blocking parking for our own vehicles on the
street. We all agree that for these few months we can endure for the sake of the kids. The
loudspeaker can be annoying at times but the sound of joy, the experience the kids are
getting, and with their parents watching, overshadows this. We both enjoy watching the
little ones (both boys & girls) in their uniforms proudly walking hand in hand with their
parents to the diamonds and their chance to perform in front of all the parents. We
neighbors also enjoy watching the kids play, whether it is T-ball or Little League on the
various diamonds.
The adjoining park to the diamonds is used daily by residents, but also visitors alike
who stop off for a rest while using the adjacent bike trail along the river. This park has
always been a well maintained park and that's a credit to the city. This open space is not
duplicated in any other location in southeast Huntington Beach that I know of. Open space
like this is in demand, it's an asset that cannot be replaced and its sale only ultimately
benefits the developer who destroys it with housing and the district who will take the
money and spend it immediately.
What a shame the school district had to let greed and maybe a little ego enter their
discussions on these original four sites and decide to sell this one. They want to leave
here, not repair the current facility as a least costly remedy and build another office for
themselves. This possibly could be construed as some sort of monument to themselves
and we tax payers will have another bill to pay. We voters and taxpayers will remind the
electorate of this folly when each of them comes up for reelection to the Board of
Education or runs for another elected office in the future.
As an aside, we have never witnessed the overwhelming attention and support this
issue brought out in the citizens of our area before. The numbers of people willing to
attend meetings (standing room only), voice their support for open space and fiscal
responsibility and go door to door was amazing and rare today.
I find it imperative the City Council unanimously chose to preserve this open space
and others like it in the future for generations to come and spend necessary tax dollars on
this worthwhile project. We, in southeastern part of the city, believe me, will remember
those council members who vote to purchase this property for all citizens of the city.
Please do the right thing and save this valuable asset for yours and our city.
Yours truly,
Robert A. & Carol A. Hardy
20612 Lavonne Lane k
Huntington Beach, CA 92646 t
714 378-0028
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Esparza, Pafty
From: Augenstein, Sharon (RSC) [Sharon.Au genstein @resou rces-us.co ml
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:04 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Cc: info@savehbcommunity.com
Subject: Please Save LeBard
Hello. My name is Sharon Augenstein. I am a graduate of Burke, Sowers, and Edison. As a youth, among other
things, I played AYSO, watched my brother play baseball at LeBard, and was a member of the Huntington Beach
Youth Board. As an adult, I am a Huntington Beach tax payer and voter, Treasurer of Save HB Community, a
member of CERT, and an Aunt to three young HB residents-two of whom are Seaview Little League players.
Back in 1988 as a senior at Edison, a teacher stood before our class and told us we would never be able to afford
living in Huntington Beach. He was wrong. Many of us are here. Some left, only to return; and some never did
leave. I see my former classmates at school board meetings, on almost every street in my neighborhood, at the
local grocery store, and on the fields cheering their children on at baseball and soccer games. We are here. We
grew up in this community; this is our community, and we will fight to protect it.
Recently, our school board demonstrated its complete lack of competence in leading our district by risking the
future of four of our school sites and ultimately voting to sell one. Foregoing a rental income stream which could
fund district needs in perpetuity, they instead voted to sell; seeking a one-time infusion of cash so they may
pursue providing new district offices for 40 or so office staff. Despite pleas from the community to explain how
this decision will benefit our children, we have received inadequate response. What they have told us is, "the ball
fields are the city's responsibility, our responsibility is our children's education." What are we teaching our
children by taking the easy way out and selling off property for a quick one-time gain? What are we teaching our
children by taking that one-time gain and using it to fund new district offices while our children learn in portable
classrooms? What are we teaching our children by selling off their fields and not providing them with a benefit of
equal or better value? We cannot tell them that by taking baseball away they will have smaller class sizes or
enjoy a greater variety of school programs. What our school board intends to tell them is, you get a new district
office. No child will ever understand the logic in this. Actually, very few adults in our community understand the
logic in this. The school board's decision clearly demonstrates a lack of sound business and fiscal judgment and
leadership for our district. I and thousands of my neighbors recognize this and we will begin to correct it in
November when two new members will be elected to the school board. We will work to remove each board
member whose short-sightedness has jeopardized the future of our school district and our community. And we
will not rest. We will work as long as it takes to see each board member voted out.
Unfortunately, our school board's lack of creativity in dealing with funding issues within our district now causes us
to plea our case with you. PLEASE protect the little open space we have. PLEASE work to purchase the entire
LeBard site. PLEASE defend our community from our school board's poor decisions. Your community realizes
we have done a poor job at electing representatives for our school board. Please do not let us now learn we have
done a poor job at electing our city council as well. Do the right thing for Huntington Beach...for those of us who
grew up here and wish to raise our children in the same standard we were raised, for those of us who recently .
moved here so we could experience the great quality of life our community offers, and for those of us who are just
beginning -the children -who are relying on the adults in this community to protect it now so they may one day
say they too are proud to have grown up in Huntington Beach and choose to raise their kids here.
Thank you. /�L-/o F
Best Regards, /_ -/9-/nE C4L/-7ZZ14)
Sharon �^
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4/7/2008
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 4/7/2008 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: CS08-010
Analysis: On March 8, 2008, the Huntington Beach City School District (HBCSD) Board of
Trustees notified the city of its intention to surplus or sell LeBard School. LeBard School is
located at 20451 Craimer Lane, Huntington Beach.
The school is used by the community for outdoor recreational purposes and open space land
particularly suited for recreational purposes. LeBard School has 10.12 acres, of which 8.04
are open space. The site is a venue for organized youth sports in the city as well as being
used by residents in the surrounding neighborhood for general recreation and open space.
There are inadequate public lands in the vicinity of the school site to meet the existing and
foreseeable needs of this community for recreational open-space purposes. The 2007
Surplus School Property Purchasing (SSPP) Plan identifies the city needing to acquire 8.04
acres at this site. Staff is requesting authority to negotiate for LeBard School.
The City of Huntington Beach would like to exercise its option under the Naylor Act to
negotiate with the HBCSD to acquire all or part of this site in order to retain this open space
for the community. In order to exercise this option, the City Council must approve the
attached resolution. This will then give the city at least sixty days to negotiate an acquisition
plan with the school district.
Strategic Plan Goal: Negotiating to retain the open space at LeBard School meets the
strategic plan goal to "create a plan for the use of surplus school property to ensure
compatible uses within the surrounding neighborhood and meet community needs".
Environmental Status: N/A
Attachment(s):
City CWW't
1. Resolution No. -
2. Vicinity Map for LeBard School
3. HBCSD Notice of Declaration of Intent to Sell Surplus Property letter
dated 3/8/08 addressed to Paul Emery.
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ATTACHMENT # 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH RELATING TO THE
INADEQUACY OF PUBLIC LANDS IN THE VICINITY OF
LeBARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE TO MEET THE EXISTING AND
FORESEEABLE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR PLAYGROUND, PLAYING FIELD,
AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL AND OPEN-SPACE PURPOSES
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2008. the City of Huntington Beach has received notice from
the Huntington Beach City School District ("School District") that the School District's Board of
Trustees has declared the real property located in Huntington Beach at 20451 Craimer Lane
("LeBard School") surplus property that is available for purchase by the City of Huntington
Beach; and
The whole or a portion of the LeBard School site consists of land which is used for
playground, playing field, and other outdoor recreational purposes and open-space land
particularly suited for recreational purposes; and
The LeBard School site has been used for school playground, playing field, or other
outdoor recreational purposes and open-space land for at least(8) years immediately preceding
the determination of the School District's Board of Trustees to sell the LeBard School site; and
There is no other available publicly owned land in the vicinity of the LeBard School that
is adequate to meet the existing and foreseeable needs of the community for playground, playing
field, or other outdoor recreational and open-space purposes; and
Pursuant to the Naylor Act as codified in Education Code Section 17485, et seq., the City
of Huntington Beach has priority to purchase the LeBard School site due to the fact that it
includes land which is currently used for school playground, playing field, or other outdoor
recreational purposes and open-space land particularly suited for recreational purposes, and the
City has assumed that the LeBard School sites would be permanently available for recreational
purposes,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach as follows:
I. Public land in the vicinity of the LeBard School site is inadequate to meet the
existing and foreseeable needs of the community for playground, playing field, and other outdoor
recreational open-space purposes.
2. The City Administrator or his/her designee is hereby authorized to notify the
School District of the City's intention to negotiate for the acquisition of the LeBard School sites
pursuant to the Naylor Act.
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Resolution No. 2008-22
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of April 12008
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Res. No. 2008-22
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on April 7, 2008 by the following vote:
AYES: Hansen, Hardy, Bohr, Cook, Coerper, Green, Carchio
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Clerk and ex-offici Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California
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Esparza, Patty
From: hb1 sk8er@aol.com
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 9:16 PM
To: CITY COUNCIL
Subject: Seaview Little League
City Council Members,
My name is Riley Mailman and I have spoken to you before about the need for space for
skateboard parks to be built in Huntington Beach. Skateboarding is not the only passion that I
have, the other is my experience of playing baseball at Seaview Little League. I was fortunate
to have many great teachers at Seaview (Managers and Coaches) who taught me the value of
sportsmanship, teamwork and that if you practice (study) you will improve. Unfortunately,
my Little League playing days are over and now I enjoy umpiring with my father.
Seaview Little League at Lebard park is a place that has taught many children great lessons
and I hope you will do everything possible to ensure that all fields stay open for the next
generation to play.
I have created a quick video about a day at Seaview that I hope you will watch. Please get
back to me and let me know what you think.
See you at the Monday City Council meeting,
Riley Mailman
http.,//www.saveseaview.com/2008/04/03/save-our-diamonds-video/
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