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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-09-10; City Council; 6079-17; Raise School Fees in San Marcos School Districten AB* &o 79-^/7 MTG. ,97/9/85 DEPT. FIN TITLE OF CARLSBAD - AGENC BILL / ~^3^ RAISE SCHOOL FEES IN THE SAN MARCOS SCHOOL DISTRICT DEPT. HDv- CITY ATTr / x^ -h CITY MGR.^3taH— Ioo: 8: O§ o oo RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. School District. ITEM EXPLANATION: T7 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. Although not all attendance areas in the District are overcrowded, San Marcos High School, Alvin Dunn Elementary, Richland Elementary, San Marcos Elementary and Woodland Park Elementary are experiencing overcrowded conditions. 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 as follows: Present Fee Revised Fee Single Family Dwelling 1 bedroom $1450 2 bedrooms 2055 3 bedrooms or more 2659 Attached Family Dwelling Units 1 bedroom $ 638 2 bedrooms or more 968 Family Mobile Home Parks 1 bedroom $ 854 2 bedrooms 861 Single Family Mobile Home/Single Lot 1 bedroom $1450 2 bedrooms 2055 3 bedrooms 2695 Adult Mobile Home Parks Per Space $ 854 $1504 2132 2758 $ 662 1004 $ 877 893 $1504 2132 2758 $ 877 As indicated in the above table the district is proposing that school fees be raised substantially in the San Marcos Unified School District. The primary reason for the large increase is due to additional costs for rental, lease, lease purchase or purchase of standard 960 sq. ft. classroom buildings. The present fees became effective November 1, 1984. The Municipal Code allows the Council to adjust fees from time to time by Resolution. The revised fees will become effective November 1, 1985. ITEM EXPLANATION (cont'd); 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 1984-85 fiscal year (Exhibit 2). FISCAL IMPACT: No direct fiscal impact on the City. EXHIBITS; 1. Letter from San Marcos School District dated August 1, 1985 recertifying overcrowding conditions in the District. 2. Letter from San Marcos School District dated August 1, 1985 regarding use of school fees. 3. Letter from San Marcos School District dated August 1,1985 requesting increase in school fees. 4. Resolution No. ft] 7 7 . San Marcos Unified School District 270 San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, California 92069-2797 619-744-4776 August 1, 1985 Office of City Clerk City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Ave Carlsbad, CA 92008 Re: Recertification of School Overcrowding Conditions Under SB201 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 seg. and Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.55.120 et seg. 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) Alvin Dunn Elementary c) Richland Elementary d) San Marcos Elementary e) Woodland Park Elementary 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 22, 1985. 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 a request pursuant to Section 21.55.120 et seq. of the Carlsbad Municipal Code and that the City make a finding of overriding considerations and not require payment of SB201 fees as a condition of approval of the project except for those developments in progress prior to July 1, 1982. Sincerely, chard C. Corbin Assistant Superintendent Business Services CC: Dr. Streshly EXHIBIT 1 Resolution # 85-4 RESOLUTION RE CONDITIONS OF OVERCROWDING IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AREAS On a motion of Member Brown , seconded by Member Trigas , the following resolution is adopted: 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 Carlsbad Municipal Code and that the City make a finding of overriding considerations and not require the payment of SB201 fees as a condition 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 No. 81-1624; NOW THEREFORE 7 IT IS RESOLVED AND DETERMINED that pursuant to Government Code Section 65971, this governing board makes the following findings: (1) 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: (a) San Marcos High School (b) Alvin Dunn Elementary (c) Richland Elementary (d) San Marcos Elementary (e) Woodland Park Elementary (2) Reasons for the conditions of overcrowding in the above- mentioned attendance areas include the following: (a) The existing enrollment, the anticipated additional enrollment from new housing, the anticipated additional enrollment from housing permits issued, total enrollment, school capacity of district owned classrooms, school capacity of district leased buildings, total capacity and anticipated excess enrollment. Integrated Anticipated Total Capacity Projected Enrollment New Permits Owned Leased Total Excess *** San Marcos High School New Horizons San Marcos Junior High Alvin Dunn School Richland School San Marcos Elementary Woodland Park School 1759 118 774 694 732 651 817 36 55 1850 1364 240 1604 118 130 130 24 29 20 23 04 36 42 17 43 18 834 682 180 862 765 699 699 769 730 22 752 717 579 30 609 839 763 60 823 +246 -12 -28 +66 + 17 +108 + 16 5545 136 211 5892 4947 532 5479 +413 *** Integrated enrollment figures obtained by graduating 6th, 8th and 12th grades find adding incoming kindergarten to .elementary schools, graduating 6th grade to junior high and graduating 8th grade to high school. *** Computation for anticipated enrollment from new housing utilizes district pupil yield figures. *** Capacity of schools is currently increased by 21 relocatable classrooms leased from the State of California under the Emergency Classroom Law. Eight at the high school, six at the junior high, two at Alvin Dunn used as a library and a resource center, two at Richland used to house two TMR classes, and three at San Marcos Elementary, one used as a library, one as a classroom and one as a resource center. San Marcos Elementary loses the use of one half of a kindergarten used for a pre-school program. In addition there are two lease classroom trailers at Woodland Park Elementary School. (3) All reasonable methods of mitigating conditions of overcrowding have been evaluated and no feasible method for reducing such conditions exists except (a) below. 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 or permanent facilities are made available to the district through the mechanism of secured agreements. (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 such relocatable classrooms would have to be made available to the district either by agreements with developers or by supplemental district financing such as a bond issue. (c) Student busing. Student busing is not a feasible alternative in that it would require considerable added cost to the district for buses and drivers and cost to parents for transportation fares. (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 (f) School boundary adjustment. This is not a favorable alternative at this time in that boundary adjustments will be made in the fall of 1986 with the opening of a new elementary school. At this time all elementary schools are significantly overcrowded. (g) Elimination of low priority school facility uses. This is not an alternative in this district in-as-much as there are no low priority facilities. (h) 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 quality education. (i) 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. (j) The use of funds available from sale of surplus 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 accommodated 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 of themselves do not significantly reduce the conditions of overcrowding. Support by developers in the form of financial contributions or dedication 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. 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 the county within whose boundaries the the school district lies together with copies of this district's policy on the subject of developers', subdividers', builder's 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 San Marcos Unified School District of San Diego County, California, this 22nd day of July, 1985. 0 Clerk of the Governing Board San Marcos Unified School District 270 San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos, California 92069-2797 619-744-4776 August 1, 1985 Office of City Clerk City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008 Re: SB 201 School Fee and Land Dedication Ordinance The following information is hereby submitted in order to comply with the provisions 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, 1985 the fund balance in that fund was ($368,138). Income and disbursements for expenditures are summarized on the enclosed supplement, which also projects estimated expenditures for next year based on existing obligations. No attempt has been made to forecast income. Detailed records of actual sources of income by payor are maintained in the school district office as received from the various agencies collecting the fees on behalf of the district. Similarly, detailed records of expenditures are on file and available for audit. During the 1984-85 fiscal year an additional ten relocatable classrooms were leased. In addition, site preparation, furnishings and equipment for those classrooms were funded by SB 201 monies. Relocatable classrooms were located at San Marcos High School (8), and San Marcos Elementary School (2). icerely, Corl Assistant Superintendent cc: Dr. Streshly EXHIBIT 2 , _ SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPPLEMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT OF SB 201 DEVELOPERS FEES COLLECTED AND DISBURSED THROUGH JUNE 30, 1985 Fiscal Year Runs From July 1 through June 30, 1985. INCOME DISBURSEMENTS BALANCE Fund Balance - June 30, 1984 — •* - •<- • ., *_•'{..368,138)" Adjustment to Liabilities Payments -0- .«. Beginning Balance - July 1, 1984 " ;( 368,138} INCOME 1984-85 . ' *1. Local Income . "527,901 *2. Transfers -0- . . Interest Income • ' 85,796 " 613,697 EXPENDITURES 1984-85 Salaries, Building Inspection -0- -0- Benefits -0- -0- Lease/Purchase Buildings /m e'e-> n • * _t • ' " J • UU*JBuildings . .oon ?K«p. . , • J r- • j. tOUjtOO -Furnishings and Equipment - 14 869 - ( 344.800) ENDING FUND BALANCE - June 30. 1985 . ($ 99,241) i „ *3. ' . Contract Obligations (Encumbrances) Estimated ( 89,164) .. Encumbrances * • ' "" Estimated Liability at Year-End . ($188.405). *1. All cash and checks received for deposit from various agencies. *2. Incoming transfers from San Diego County Department of Planning and Land Use *3. Projections 1200 ELM AVENUE CARLSBAD, CA 92008-1989 Office of the City Clerk TELEPHONE (619) 438-5535 €ttj> of Cartebab September 12, 1985 San Marcos Unified School District 270 San Marcos Boulevard San Marcos, CA 92069-2797 Attn: Richard C. Corbin, Assistant Superintendent Re: School Fees in San Marcos School District The Carlsbad City Council, at its meeting of September 10, 1985, adopted Resolution No. 8177, revising the amount of fees to be required as a condition of approval for residential development within certain areas of the San Marcos Unified School District. Enclosed for your records and information is a copy of Resolution No. 8177. IEN R. KUNDTZ 5eputy City Clerk Enc. 9/12/85 Copies of Res. 8177 also given to Ray Miller, Building, Planning and Engineering Depts. 1 2 3 SCHOOL DISTRICT. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 8177 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 5580 REVISING THE AMOUNT OF FEES TO BE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE SAN MARCOS UNIFIED WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 4.7, Division 1, Title 7 of the California Government Code, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has adopted a School Facilities Dedication and Fee Ordinance (Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 21.55); and WHEREAS, Section 21.55.150 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code provides that the standards for the amount of fees to be required pursuant to such ordinance shall be determined by the City Council and set by resolution. The City Council's determination is to • be made after consideration of recommendations from the governing board of the affected school district; and WHEREAS, the City Council established standards for the amount of fees to be required pursuant to Chapter 21.55 in Resolution No. 5580; and WHEREAS, the City Council is in receipt of recommendations in regards to revised amount of fees from the San marcos Unified School District. Their recommendation is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and is made a part hereof; and WHEREAS, the City Council fully considered the matter at the regular meeting of September 3, 1985 at which time the City Council determined to concur in the revised standards as recommended by the Board of San Marcos Unified School District. 3 , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the 2 City of Carlsbad as follows: 3 A. That the above recitations are true and correct. 4 B. That the standard for the amount of fees to be required 5 as a condition of approval for residential developments within 6 that portion of the City of Carlsbad, which is also within the 7 boundaries of the San Marcos Unified School District, shall be 8 as contained in Exhibit A. 9 C. This determination is based upon the City Council's 10 concurrence in the recommendations made by the Governing Board 11 of the San Marcos Unified School District, including the facts 12 supporting such recommendations as contained in Exhibit A. 13 D. Unless the decision-making body especially determines 14 to the contrary, the City Council hereby determines that the 15 following findings and requirements shall apply to any residential 16 development of fifty units or less: 17 1. All such developments shall be required to pay fees in accordance with the schedule in Exhibit A. 18 2. The City Council has reviewed that portion of the 19 General Plan which applies to the San Marcos Unified School District and finds that it provides for the 20 location of public schools. 21 3. That the fees to be paid shall be used for the purpose of providing interim school facilities. 22 4. That the fees to be paid for each unit bear a 23 reasonable relationship to the burdens placed on the School District by such unit and that the fees 24 will be used to mitigate that burden. 25 5. That the school facilities to be funded by the fees are consistent with the City's General Plan. 26 27 E. The standards adopted by this resolution do not at this 23 time require the dedication of land. The San Marcos Unified 1 Schoo^l District is developing standards regarding such dedications, 2 When the District is prepared to make their recommendation in 3 that regard, the City Council intends to amend this resolution 4 to include provisions for requiring the dedication of land as 5 they determine to be in the public interests. 6 F. Effective Date. The fee schedule approved by this 7 Resolution shall become effective November 1, 1985. 8 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the 9 City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 10 10th day of September , 1985 by the following vote, to 11 wit: 12 AYES: Council Mentoers Casler, Lewis, Kulchin, Chick and Pettine 13 NOES: None 14 ABSENT: None 15 £/ - \^a^a^La^_^ MARY H.7CASLER, Mayor 16 17 ATTEST: 18 19 (J>J&tA^ X. (£.a^£^*~~ ALETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Cleik 20 ^ 21 22 (SEAL) 23 24 25 26 27 28 t San Marcos Unified School District 7:270 SarTMarcos Blvd., San Marcos, California 92069-2797 619-744-47 76 August 1, 1985 Office of City Clerk City of Carlsbad 1200 Elm Avenue Carlsbad, CA 91008 Enclosed is the revised Developers' Fee Schedule for school facilities adopted by the Governing Board of the San Marcos Unified School District July 22, 1985. The schedule has been adjusted for 1985-86 to take into consideration current costs to rent, lease , lease-purchase or purchase a standard 960 sg. ft. classroom building. The effective date of this new schedule would be determined by the date of your concurrence with the schedule. Please inform me of your action. If you have any questions, or if I can be of assistance, please call. rely, lifihard C. Corbin Assistant Superintendent Business Services cc: Dr. Streshly EXHIBIT DEVELOPER FEE SCHEDULE FOR 1985-86 (Increased by CPI)* Cost of buildingJLncluding carpet, air conditioning, and installation (960 sq. ft. @ $52.16 $ 50,074 Architectural, engineering, testing, inspection, state and other fees 4,209 Utility hook-ups 4,086 Special Education @ 10% (ramps, guard rails, other structural requirements) 5/006 $ 63,375 Support Services Restrooms - 1 for every 10 classrooms 6,337 Furniture 3,562 $ 73,274 $73,274 30 students = $ 2/442 1 Bdr 2bdrs 3bdrs Single family unit @ .77 (1 unit on 1 lot) $ 626 $1,254 $1,880 Site prep 878 878 878 $1,504 $2,132 $2,758 Attached units @ .28 , (2 or more units on 1 lot - condos, apts. duplex etc. $ 342 $ 684 Site prep 320 320 $ 662 $1,004 Modular homes ( 1 unit on 1 lot is a single family unit) $1,504 $2,132 $2,758 Single family mobile homes/ single lot $1,504 $2,132 $2,758 Family mobile home park $ 877 $ 893 Adult mobile home park $ 877 Exemptions; Industrial-r--jcomm£rcial, convalescent hospitals and retirement homes, (retirement home definition - a home with a" staff who provide.24 hour supervision. These homes provide medical, dietary and pharmaceutical care along with physical activities) and churches. Fees to be collected prior to building permit issuance. Adopted by the Governing Board July 22, 1985. *CPI as of May 1, 1985 per U.S. Consumer Price Index 1.0374 13