7-11 ADVISORY COMMITTEE

1. 7-11 ADVISORY COMMITTEE January 28, 2014 RUSD Board Room

2. Agenda • Welcome • Flag Salute • Introductions • Approval of Agenda • Open Discussion • Staff Presentation • Before we begin • Brown Act • Time Allotment

3. Purpose • Pursuant to Education Code 17388 • Before surplus real property is sold (or leased) the governing board must appoint a district advisory committee to advise the governing board on the disposition of such property • On the recommendation of the advisory committee the Governing Board may pass a Resolution of Intention to dispose (lease) of real property

4. Task • Review data to determine the amount of surplus space or real property • Properties owned by RUSD • Enrollment history/projections • Establish a priority list of uses • Provide for community input on acceptable uses • Forward the committee’s recommendation to the governing board • RUSD’s role is to help facilitate, coordinate, and provide information to the committee • Let us know if there is any information that you think would be helpful

5. Brief Background of RUSD Facilities • In the late 1990’s – early 2000’s, RUSD started an aggressive drive to upgrade their facilities to meet the demands of increased enrollment and to upgrade older facilities • An elementary school was built on Boundary Avenue which became Hanson Elementary School • OPMS had two additions of permanent buildings (2003) (2005)

6. Brief Background of RUSD Facilities • Ramona High School • New Gym (1998) and enlarged locker rooms (2003) • New track and multipurpose field • Building A (PAW) (1998) • New cafeteria (2001) • Modernization to fire safety and ADA issues (2005) • Fields

7. Background of RUSD Facilities • Modernization • Ramona Elementary School • Montecito High School • Hanson Lane Elementary site was rebuilt and houses Ramona Community School • Enrollment has now been declining since the 2002-2003 school year

8. List of Properties • School Sites Data • Ramona Elementary • Hanson Elementary • Mt. Woodson Elementary • James Dukes Elementary • Barnett Elementary • Ramona Community School • Montessori Academy (K-8) • Mountain Valley Academy (K-12)

9. List of Properties • Olive Peirce Middle School • Montecito High School • Future Bound High School • Ramona High School • 40-Acre Parcel • Ramona Unified District Office • Transportation • Maintenance and Operations • Wilson Field

10. List of Properties • 1710 Montecito Road (Old R.C.S.) • Lot #468 located at Bellemore and Gantry located in the San Diego Country Estates

11. Enrollment • Declining Enrollment • 2001-2002 7271 CBEDS Enrollment • 20012-2013 5730 CBEDS Enrollment • Decline 1541 Students • Enrollment Reports for 2013-2014 (Handout- Draft) • Cohort Groups (Handouts- Draft)

12. Usage of Surplus Property • What can a district do with surplus property? • Let the property sit • For other district needs • Offer property to certain public agencies • Lease property • Develop property • Sell property • Exchange for other property • Shared use • Others

13. 40-Acre Parcel • Committee's charge is for a recommendation • 13.7 acres is already declared surplus and for sale • Was acquired in 1999 for $1,190,000 • Part of RHS Master Facility Plan • Current P.E. and practice fields would be used for new classroom space • Design of additional parking space, soccer fields, a varsity ball diamond, general practice/ball fields • Declining enrollment, lack of funding resources

14. 40-Acre Parcel • District went through process of getting environmental approvals to build on habitat to San Diego Fairy Shrimp • California Department of Fish and Game • Regional Water Control Board • Army Corps of Engineers • Federal Department of Fish and Game • Process took many years • Process created an area to mitigate the impact of building on acreage (Handout)

15. 40-Acre Parcel • To impact approximately 20 acres, RUSD must mitigate 2.5 acres • Wetland areas also must be mitigated • Leaves 13.7 acres: • District is not allowed to develop • Permits for developing will not be approved • Except for developing additional restored vernal pools

16. Mitigation Bank • Other areas in Ramona and elsewhere in San Diego County which have vernal pools cannot currently develop those properties • These developers can “trade out” or mitigate their vernal pools to another area • RUSD 40 acres could become a mitigation bank • District owned bank • County owned bank • Private investor bank

17. Hanson Elementary • The State through Facility Hardship reimbursed RUSD for the purchase of approx. 52 acres of land which is now the site of Hanson Elementary • The school site and leach fields consist of approx. 20 acres • The remaining land is not being used for any school purpose

18. Hanson Elementary • Access is only by Equestrian trial, off of Dye road. • No access from Boundary Ave. • Wetlands which cut through the back of the property

19. Next Steps After the Committee • Another 7-11 Committee meeting with a Public Hearing • Presentation to Board of Trustees • Notice to local planning agency • Complying with California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) • Making written offers to certain public agencies • Offering the property for sale to certain other public agencies and publishing notice to various public agencies and non-profit organizations • Upon conclusion of these procedures, the District may sell through a public auction

20. Closing • Comments, Questions, Needs • Next Meeting: February 11, 2014 at 5:30 • Adjournment