HomeMy WebLinkAboutEIR 93-02; Green Valley; Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (40)San - Diepito
Union High School Distrlct
November 3, 1993
Mr. Michael Holzmiller
Planning Director
City of Carlsbad
2075 Las Palmas
Carlsbad CA 92009
710 Encinitas Blvd.
Encinitas, CA 92024-3357
619l753-6491
RE: DRAFT PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE GREEN
VALLEY MASTER PLAN AND MASTER TENTATIVE MAP
Dear Mr. Holzmiller:
This letter is in response to the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for the
Green Valley Master Plan prepared for the City of Carlsbad. The San Dieguito Union
High School District has worked with the City and consultants for this project since
1992. I was very disappointed to review the brief statement enclosed in the draft EIR
on page 4.12-5 regarding school facilities. As you can see in the enclosed
correspondence, the following letters have been transmitted to the City and it's
consultants regarding the impact of this project on the San Dieguito Union High
School District:
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0 Letter dated November 3, 1992, to Dennis Cunningham, Planner with
Planning Systems regarding the impact of the development on Zone 23
0 Letter dated November 25, 1992, to Christor Wesman, Associate
Planner, City of Carlsbad regarding school availability for the Green
Valley Project
Additionally, the District has had several telephone discussions with other consultants
on this project including, Karen Sievert with P & D Technologies, Gary Wood with P &
D Technologies, in November of 1992, as well as others.
The Draft EIR is deficient in our opinion because the impact on the San Dieguito
Union High School District is not well identified and mitigation measures are not
mentioned. An enclosed updated EnrollmenKapacity Report identifies in detail the
impact this new development will have on our school district. As you can see the San
Dieguito Union High School District has accommodated growth by adding additional
portable classrooms district wide to the extent that 38% of our teaching stations are in
portable/relocatable buildings. The district is currently over capacity of the permanent
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facilities in the district by 2,013 students. The District is above capacity at all of its
school sites and exceeds the State standards of 30% of building capacity in
portable/relocatable buildings by 622 students district wide. While portable classrooms
are an acceptable alternative to housing additional students, the San Dieguito Union
High School District has requested that staff work with developers in new projects to
identify the impact of their development on the District. Preliminary estimates indicate
an additional 160 students in grades 7-12 would be generated by this project.
The San Dieguito Union High School District requests that the developer of the Green
Valley project work with the District in developing a school facilities financing plan. As
indicated in attached correspondence, the District is currently working with other
developers in south Carlsbad, most recently Fieldstone/La Costa and California Pacific
Homes, to develop a Mello-Roos District to assist in the financing of school facilities.
The current school fees in accordance with the San Dieguito Union High School
District's policy based on current State statutes is insufficient to fully fund the impact of
this development on the District. The San Dieguito Union High School District also
requests that the project be approved conditionallv provided the applicant works with
the District in developing a school facilities financing plan.
In summary, the District feels as if the Draft EIR as it relates to schools in the San
Dieguito Union High School District is insufficient, does not fully identify the impact nor
does it suggest mitigation measures that the applicant should pursue in minimizing the
potential impacts of this development on the District.
Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at the above-
mentioned number, extension 5573.
Sincerely, I
Administrative Services
jr Enclosures
c: Mike Coleman, Coleman Planning
Christor Wesman, City of Carlsbad