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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-09-06; City Council; 6079-10; Request to raise school fees in San MarcosCITY F CARLSBAD - AGENDA ILL c. ABtf MTQ. 9/6/83 DEPT. CM REQUEST TO RAISE SCHOOL FEES IN THE SAN MARCOS SCHOOL DISTRICT DEPT. CITY CITY MGR O& O OO RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. School District. ITEM EXPLANATION 7334 raising school fees in the San Marcos The San Marcos School District has submitted a letter requesting revision of school fees. The District has recertified overcrowding in certain of its attendance areas. Not all attendance areas in the District are overcrowded. However, two schools that have district wide attendance areas, San Marcos Junior and San Marcos Senior High Schools, continue to be overcrowded. Therefore, the District is requesting that school fees collected from developers, pursuant to SB 201 and Chapter 21.55 of the Municipal Code, be increased 2.3%. The fee increase is summarized as follows: Present Fee Revised Fee Single Family Dwelling 1 bedroom 2 bedrooms 3 bedrooms or more Attached Family Dwelling Units 1 bedroom 2 bedrooms or more Family Mobile Home Parks 1 bedroom 2 bedrooms Single Family Mobile Home/single lot 1 2 bedroom bedrooms Adult Mobile Home Parks Per space 564 1128 1692 308 616 564 1128 564 1128 374 577 1154 1731 315 630 577 1154 577 1154 383 The present fees became effective October 1, 1982. The Municipal Code allows the Council to adjust fees from time to time by Resolution. The revised fees will become effective October 1, 1983. The District has also submitted a report on how school fees have been used to relieve overcrowding and a statement concerning receipts and disbursements of the fees during the 1982-83 fiscal year (Exhibit 2). FISCAL IMPACT; No direct fiscal impact on the City. EXHIBITS; 1. Letter from San Marcos School District dated August 1, 1983 recertifying overcrowding conditions in the District. Agenda Bill # Page 2 EXHIBITS, Continued 2. Letter from San Marcos School District dated August 1, 1983 regarding use of school fees. 3. Resolution No. - EXHIBIT 1 Son Marcos Unified School District 270 San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, California 92069-2797 619-744-4776 August 1, 1983 Clerk City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, California 92008 Re: Recertification of School Overcrowding Conditions Under SB 201 and Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.55.120 San Marcos Unified School District This letter is to comply with the requirements of Government Code Section 65970 et. seq. and Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.55 et seq. by certifying that the conditions of overcrowding of some of the schools of the San Marcos Unified School District continues. The schools of the District which are overcrowded are as follows: a) San Marcos High School b) San Marcos Junior High School c) San Marcos Elementary School d) Woodland Park Elementary School Please find enclosed an amended Resolution Re Conditions of Overcrowding in the San Marcos Unified School District school attendance areas passed and adopted by the Governing Board of the San Marcos Unified School District on July 25, 1983. The Governing Board proposes to utilize voluntary secured agreements between the School District and developer and asks that the City of Carlsbad consider the District's letter as a request pursuant to Section 21.55.120 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code and that the City make a finding of overriding considerations and not require payment of SB 201 fees as a condition of approval of the project except for those developments in progress prior to July 1, 1982. C. torbirf Business Manager RCC:LG Enclosure cc: Dr. Streshly Resolution No. 83-02 RESOLUTION RE CONDITIONS OF OVERCROWDING IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS Man's On a motion of Member Katz the following resolution is adopted: seconded by Member WHEREAS, for some time past there has been a continuing and substantial increase in population within the boundaries of the San Marcos'Unified School District to the extent that the school facilities of this district have become overcrowded; and WHEREAS, a very significant proportion of the increase in population in this district results from construction of residential units in new housing developments within the district; and WHEREAS: in the absence of assistance in the form of financial contributions or dedications of land from the developers of such new residential developments this district would not have financial resources adequate to provide proper educational facilities for all the children residing in this district; and . WHEREAS, Chapter 4.7 (commencing with Section 65970; added by Stats. 1977, Chapter 955), Division 1, Title 7 to the Government Code making provision for financial or other assistance by developers to school districts if the governing board of a school district has made a finding that conditions of overcrowding exist in one or more attendance areas of the district including the specific data specified in Government Code Section 65971; and WHEREAS, the Board proposes to utilize voluntary secured agreements between the school district and developers to provide for the mitigation of overcrowding; and WHEREAS, the Board will notify the Cities, by letter, of the existence of agreements satisfactory to the district; and WHEREAS, the Board asks that the City of Carlsbad consider the district's letter as a request pursuant to Section 21.55.120 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code and that the City make a finding of overriding considerations and not require the payment of SB 201 fees as a condition of approval of the project; and WHEREAS, the Board asks that the City of San Marcos consider the district's letter as a request pursuant to San Marcos City Ordinance 78-453 et seq. and that the City make a finding of overriding considerations and not require the payment of SB 201 fees as a condition of approval of the project in those facility planning areas which are part of the Public Facilities Element approved by the San Marcos City Council October 27, 1982, Resolution Mo. 81-1624; MOW THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED AND DETERMINED that conditions of overcrowding exist in the following attendance areas of the San Marcos Unified School District which will impair the normal functioning of educational programs in'those areas: 0)a) San Marcos High School b) San Marcos Junior High School c) San Marcos Elementary School d) Woodland Park Elementary School Pago 2 (?.) Reasons ...? the conditions of overcrowc g in the above- mentioned attendance areas include the following: (a) The? existing enrollment, the anticipated additional enrollment, total enrollment, school capacity, and the antici- pated enrollment exceeding school capacity for each of the above listed attendance areas is as follows: CBEDS . Anticipated Total Capacity of Anticipated Enrollment Enrollment 'Enrol 1 ment School *'* ' \ Txcess San Karcos 1433 147 - 1586 1380 206 High School New Horizons .109 21 130 1.30 0 San Marcos 908 61 969 825 144 Junior High Alvin Dunn 649 - 38 687 747 0 School . - .'.•'.. Richland 712 -42 '670 760 0 School San .Marcos 647 • 17 664 66° 4 Elementary . Woodland ' 844 " 80 ' 924 829 95 Park School . . -.(3) All reasonable methods of mitigating conditions of over- crowding have been evaluated and no feasible method for reducing such con- ditions exists except (a) belov/. Mitigation measures considered by the 'governing board of this district to reduce the overcrowded conditions Include the following: •- • • • (a) Agreements between subdividers and the district, whereby ..temporary use buildings are leased to the school district with .'../• funds made available by subdividers. ' '. • • . •• (b) The use of temporary use buildings or relocatable Structures. The use of such buildings is a feasible solution to part of the housing needs of the district but they are not suitable^ ' •'• for all types of classes, particularly at the secondary level. Mobile home type portable classrooms are not adequate in size for the average . * class size of 31 students. Furthermore, the funds to obtain sucn •• ". • relocatable classrooms would have to be made available to the district .either by agreements with subdividers or by supplemental district. •';.-' financing such as a bond issue, • (c) Student busing. Student busing is not a feasible alter- native in that it would require considerable added cost to the district.. for buser and drivers. ** Capacity includes Emergency Classroom relocatables leased from State of California. Page 3 (d) Double sessions. This is not a feasible alternative in that the instructional time for each student is reduced and students are required to attend school at times of the day that are not most conducive to learning. Double sessions also disrupt the home life of families and cause excessive wear on school facilities. (e) Year-round schools. This is not considered a favorable alternative in that a citizens committee recommended that year-round school not be considered as a feasible educational system at this time and the Board of Trustees has found no reason to disagree with this finding. (f) School boundary readjustment. This is not a favorable alternative in that boundary adjustments should not be made frequently as they disrupt the identification of students and families with a particular school. Cgl Elimination of low priority school facility uses. This ts not an alternative in this district in-as-much as there are no low priority facilities. Ch). With the advent of Proposition 13, the local tax rate is severely -limited and unable to support the regular district operations. To divert any of the operating funds of the district to housing would severely curtail the district's ability to provide a quality education, -_ " The Governing Board of this district called a bond election ' "March 7, 1978; it failed to pass. Proposition 13 requires 2/3 of the qualified electors to pass a bond issue. This would be impossible to achieve, 01 The use of funds available from the sale of surplus school district real property and other available funds. This is not a feasible alternative in that the district does not have funds available from other sources and does not have surplus real property available to sell, (4) The conditions of overcrowding in this district and the population growth projected for this area can only be accomodated by new schools for the long-term; placement of temporary use buildings/relocatable structures and busing students are stop-gap measures for the near-term only and in and of themselves do not significantly reduce the conditions of overcrowding.. Support By developers in the form of financial contributions or dedications of land is" " necessary in order to try to keep abreast of population growth, and even with . such assistance, any significant reduction in conditions of overcrowding will be difficult until permanent additional classroom buildings can be constructed. _ Page 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Secretary of this Board deliver certified copies of this resolution to the city councils and/or Board of Supervisors of all cities and county within whose boundaries the school distirct lies together with copies of this district's policy on the subject of developers', subdividers', builders' contributions to mitigate impact, on school facilities to indicate the type and scale of assistance considered appropriate to meet the needs of this district. • PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Governing Board of the _ School District of San Diego County, California, this 25th San Marcos Unified day of July 1983 Secretary -to -the Governing Board Members of the Governing Board of the San Marcos Unified School District EXHIBIT 2 San Marcos Unified School District 270 San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, California 92069-2797 619-744-4776 August 1, 1983 Clerk City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad CA 92008 Re: SB201 School Fees and Land Dedication Ordinance The following information is hereby submitted in order to comply with the provi- sions of SB 201, which relate to School Fees and Land Dedication. Our school district maintains a separate fund for receipts and disbursements of the aforementioned fees. On June 30, 1983 the cash balance in that fund was $238,648.00- Income and disbursements for expenditures are summarized on the enclosed supplement, which also projects estimated expenditures for the next two years based on existing obligations. No attempt has been made to forecast income. Detailed records of actual sources of income by payor are maintained in the school district office as received from the various agencies collecting the fees on behalf of the district. Similarly, detailed records of expenditures are on file and available for audit. During the 1982-83 fiscal year an additional eleven relocatable trailer class- rooms were leased. In addition site preparation, furnishings and equipment for those trailer classrooms were funded by SB 201 monies. Relocatable class- rooms were located at Alvin Dunn Elementary School (4), San Marcos Elementary School (1), San Marcos Junior High School (5), and San Marcos High School (1). Sincj&ieely .. Richard C. Corbin Business Manager RCC:LG cc: Dr. Streshly SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPPLEMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT OF SB 201 DEVELOPERS FEES COLLECTED AND DISBURSED.THROUGH JUNE 30, 1983 Fiscal year runs from July 1 through June 30 Fund Balance - June 30, 1982 Adjustment to Liabilities Payments Beginning Balance - July 1, 1982 Income Disbursements Balance 222,762 52 222,814 INCOME 1982-83 Local Income Transfers Interest Income $ 178,887 21,564 33,141 !233,592 EXPENDITURES 1982-83 Salaries, Building Inspection Benefits Lease/Purchase Buildings Buildings Furnishings and Equipment ENDING FUND BALANCE - June 30, 1983 1983-84 Contract Obligations (Encumbrances) Estimated 1983-84 Encumbrances Estimated Liability at year-end 1984 0 0 124,986 92,283 489 217,758 $ 238,648 448,648 150,000 $ ( 360,000 ) All cash and checks received for deposit from various agencies Incoming transfers from San Diego County Department of Planning and Land Use Projections 3211 BUSINESS New Construction Financial Assistance from Developers It is the intent and purpose of the Board in adopting this policy that adequate school facilities shall be available to meet the needs of students coming from all residential units in the District. The District's commitments to completed and future dwelling units, secured by agreements, have taxed District facilities beyond ac- ceptable limits. Financial assistance will be established annually on a per bedroom or like room basis for all units. In an effort to meet needs caused by changing conditions, the administration will continually enter negotiations to bring all developments into compliance with the fee. Agreements with developers will be made so that the agreed fee is paid in such manner as to have facilities available when students arrive. During the base year of 1980, the fee is $400. per bedroom or like room. All agreements shall include an inflation factor based on the Engineering News Record Index (ENRI) for Southern California which will be applied at execution of the agreement. The formula for making the adjustment is: Current ENRI - Beginning ENRI = Difference — Beginning ENRI - Percent Increase + 1 X Current Fee ='New Fee The adjustment will be applied by Board resolution in August of each year. It shall use the 1980 figure as base with compounding of annual inflation factor. Further, subject to ratification by this Board, the Superintendent of this District is authorized to negotiate with developers and land owners, and to enter into agree- ments on behalf of this Board according to terms and conditions set forth in the documents entitled "Security Agreements Between Owner, Developer, and Encinitas Union School District," and "Secured Agree- ment Between Owner as Developer and Encinitas Union School District" respectively. This policy, and accounting of dwelling units covered by agreements will be received in March and August of each year at the first Board meeting of the month. Policy Adopted: March 7, 1978 Revised: September 21, 1982 EXHIBIT 1 ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 189 UNION STREET ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA 92024 AREA CODE 619 753-1152 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Norman L. Maclntyre, President Anthony J. Brandenburg, Clerk Ronald A. Countryman, Member Mary Jo Nortman, Member Sandra Schultz, Member Donald E. Lindstrom, Superintendent and Board Secretary "Excellence Is Our Goal" July 22, 1983 Mr. Frank Manner Assistant City Manager City of Carl sbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad. CA 92008 Dear Mr. Mannen : This is to inform you that on July 21, 1983, the Board of Trustees of this District approved a six percent increase in the 1983-84 school fees. This raises the fee from $500 to $530 per bedroom, or like room. The increase is based on the Cost of Living Index as published in the June 30, 1983 issue of the ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD. Such has been the Board's policy for in writing, of the the past several years City Council action on Please notify this matter. us It seems an appropriate time to advise you that in the last year, the City of Carlsbad has twice collected an incorrect fee. Beginning August 1, 1982 1982 in the City), the fee was bedroom, Counci1 . or like room, and was in our District (and October 1, increased from $465 to $500 per approved by the Carlsbad City You can appreciate our concern that the correct fee ($530 per bedroom, or like room) be collected by the City during 1983-84 when you know that on December 1, 1982, Hans Kallenbach, 3005 Azahar Street, Carlsbad was charged only $930 for a two-bedroom single family dwelling. And, on April 8, 1983 Tibor Farkas, 7635 Calle Madero was charged only $1,395 for a three-bedroom signle family dwelling. These errors constitute a loss of $175 to our District in a four-month period. Mr. Frank Mannen July 22, 1983 Page 2 Since the fee was, prior to collection, approved by the Carlsbad City Council, we feel the City of Carlsbad will want to reimburse Encinitas Union School District in the amount of these errors. I look forward to hearing from you. ij n c e r e 1 y, ^ ' A Donald E. Lind Superintendent of Schools, and Secretary to the Board of Trustees ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 189 UNION STREET ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA 92024 AREA CODE 619 753-1152 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Norman L. Maclntyre, President Anthony J. Brandenburg, Clerk Ronald A. Countryman, Member Mary Jo Nortman, Member Sandra Schultz, Member Donald E. Lindstrom, Superintendent and Board Secretary "Excellence Is Our Goal" EXHIBIT 2 September 2, 1983 Mr. Frank Mannen Assistant City Manager City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Mannen: This is in response to your letter of August 10 which included the applicable section of the Carlsbad Muni- cipal Code dealing with the collection of SB 201 funds, It is also a follow-up on your telephone conversation with my staff on August 5, 1983. Enclosed is the SB 201 Report with an accounting o.f the balance of the school fees collected by the City of Carlsbad at the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 1983). Also enclosed is a statement of overcrowded conditions in our schools. Both documents were adopted by our Board of Trustees at a Special Meeting on August 30, 1983. An excerpt of the Minutes of that meeting is also enclosed. I hope this helps you to implement the collection of our current fee which is $530 per bedroom. Donald E. Linqsj/rom Superintendent of Schools enclosures ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 189 UNION STREET ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA 92024 AREA CODE 619 753-1152 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Norman L. Maclntyre, President Anthony J. Brandenburg, Clerk Ronald A. Countryman, Member Mary Jo Nortman, Member Sandra Schultz, Member Donald E, Lindstrom, Superintendent and Board Secretary "Excellence Is Our Goal" September 2, 1983 To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that the following is a true and exact excerpt from the Minutes of the Encinitas Union School District Board of Trustees meeting held on Tuesday August 30, 1983: "Be it resolved that the Board of Trustees of the Encinitas Union School District does hereby approve the FY82-83 SB 201 Activity Report and the 1983-84 Statement of Over- crowded Conditions, on motion by Ms. Nortman seconded by Ms. Schultz, and unanimously carried." Sincerely Donald E. Lindstrom Superintendent of Schools h ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Statement of Overcrowded Conditions School Year 1983-84 CAPACITY (6 schools) ENROLLMENT (as of 6/30/83) 2,649 3,005 September 8, 1983 Approved by the BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Donald E. Linvdsjtx?om, Superintendent and Board Secretary ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT SB 201 ACCOUNT City of Carlsbad FY82-83 Collections Expenditures Temporary Classroom Payment Balance as of 6/30/83 $ 22,268. $ 10,134. $ 12,134 September 9, 1983 Approved by the BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT Donald E. LindsKtj76m Superintendent & Board Secretary EXHIBIT 3 ENCINITAS UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 189 UNION STREET ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA 92024 AREA CODE 619 753-1152 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Norman L. Maclntyre, President Anthony J. Brandenburg, Clerk Ronald A. Countryman, Member Mary Jo Nortman, Member Sandra Schultz, Member Donald E. Lindstrom, Superintendent and Board Secretary "Excellence Is Our Goal" September 22, 1983 Mr. Frank Mannen Assistant City Manager/Administrator City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Street Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Mannen, In reply to your letter of September 7, 1983. This district does not see a decline in enrollment in the near future. There are 4,000 new homes in some phase of building and planning and another 5,000 in long range plan. At a factor of .39 students, there is a potential of 1560 students with a potential of another 1950 within ten year. In 1980-81 there were 2847 students in the district, In 1981-82-2950, in 1982-83-3028. During the 1983-84 school year there are currently 3127 enrolled. If you need further information please contact me. Ypurs trul Donald E. Lindstrom Superintendent of Schools Office of the City Clerk Cttp of Cartefoab October 17, 1983 Donald E. Lindstrom, Superintendent Encinitas Union School District 189 Union St. Encinitas, CA 92024 Re: School Fees The Carlsbad City Council, at its meeting" of October 11, 1983, adopted Resolution No. 7338, amending Resolution No. 5999, revising the amount of fees to be required as a condition of approval for residential development within certain areas of the Encinitas Union School District. Enclosed for your records is a copy of Resolution No. 7338. y J *SN R. KUNDTZ Deputy City Clerk Enc.