HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 128-96 DUSD PropertyTransfRESOLUTION NO. 128 - 96
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
SUPPORTING THE PETITION TO TRANSFER TERRITORY
FROM THE LIVERMORE VALLEY JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
TO THE DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
WHEREAS, on May 10, 1993, the City of Dublin adopted the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, a Plan
which provides a framework for the future growth and development on the eastern edge of the City of
Dublin; and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 1995, the City of Dublin annexed 1,538 acres of property within the
Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area, which property has now become part of the incorporated city limits of
the City of Dublin; and
WHEREAS, approximately 1,423 acres of annexed property and 200 acres of Alameda County
Surplus Authority property (Santa Rita) within the incorporated city limits of Dublin, are within the
jurisdiction of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD) whereas all other property in
the incorporated city limits of the City of Dublin is under the jurisdiction of the Dublin Unified School
District (DUSD); and
WHEREAS, the Dublin General Plan Guiding Policy 4.1 F states that "Schools located within the
city should be operated by the Dublin Unified School District"; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan states in Section 8.1 that "There is a strong sentiment
within Dublin, including the Superintendent of the Dublin Unified School District and its Board of
Trustees, that the school district that serves the area should be coterminous with the community with
which it is identified in order to facilitate the financing of future services and infrastructure and be more
responsive to community concerns"; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan program 8A identifies an action program for the City
to work with the DUSD and the LVJUSD to resolve the jurisdictional issue regarding which District
should serve the Eastern Dublin planning area and determine the service district arrangement that best
serves the needs of planning area students and minimizes the fiscal burden of the service providers; and
WHEREAS, the existing Dublin High School would be able to accommodate all of the high school
students that the Eastern Dublin development will generate; and the LVJUSD would need to construct a
new high school for accommodating all of the new high school students that the Eastern Dublin
development will generate and, therefore, without the approval of this property transfer, there will be a
significant increase in school housing costs; and
WHEREAS, no new schools will be constructed in the LVJUSD until enough students are
generated to occupy about 50% of each facility and, therefore, in the interim, students will have to attend
~xisting LVJUSD schools, which are further away and which would require use of the 1-580 freeway; and
WHEREiS, traveling to Livermore schools in the interim will generate additional traffic and result
in traffic impacts on local roadways and the 1-580 freeway; and
WHEREAS, if the transfer of property is approved, students would be closer to the Eastern Dublin
development area and would access schools using surface streets, and students will ultimately attend new
elementary and junior high schools within the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan area as a result of residential
development approval; and
WHEREAS, the property owners of the recently annexed property and the Alameda County
Surplus Authority with property within the LVJUSD have filed a Petition with the Alameda County Office
of Education requesting that the property be transferred from the LVJUSD to the DUSD.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council for the City of Dublin:
1. Supports the property transfer of recently annexed properties and the' Alameda County Surplus
Authority property (Santa Rita) in the LVJUSD to the DUSD;
2. Will support the Petition for Reorganization submitted by the property owners to the Alameda
County Office of. Education; and
3. Authorizes and directs staff to provide the Alameda County Office of Education with any
information it requests related to the Petition.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of November, 1996.
AYES:
Councilmembers Barnes, Burton, Howard, Moffatt and Mayor Houston
NOES: None
AB SENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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