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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Board of Education has Approved Establishment of a Surplus Facilities Committee

Message from David Hetyonk, Director of Facilities and Operations

On May 27, 2008, the districts’ board of education approved the formation of a Surplus Facilities Committee to study the feasibility of moving the district office and rental of the district office site, the feasibility of rental of the Ortega Street site (formerly the home of the Santa Barbara Community Academy), and the feasibility of rental of the Parma School site.

The board needs to appoint the committee to investigate and hold hearings and make recommendations concerning district properties per California Education Code Sections 17387-17312. These code sections include requirements for the make-up of the committee as follows:

17389. A school district advisory committee appointed pursuant to Section 17388 shall consist of not less than seven nor more than 11 members, and shall be representative of each of the following:

1. The ethnic, age group, and socioeconomic composition of the district.
2. The business community, such as store owners, managers, or supervisors.
3. Landowners or renters, with preference to be given to representatives of neighborhood associations.
4. Teachers.
5. Administrators.
6. Parents of students.
7. Persons with expertise in environmental impact, legal contracts, building codes, and land use planning, including, but not limited to, knowledge of the zoning and other land use restrictions of the cities or cities and counties in which surplus space and real property is located.