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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 6.2 SB343 Wallis Ranch CEQA PD REzone u W 5-20-14 SB 343 Senate Bill 343 mandates supplemental materials that have been received by the City Clerk's office that relate to an agenda item after the agenda packets have been distributed to the City Council be available to the public. The attached documents were received in the City Clerk's office after distribution of the May 20, 2014 City Council meeting agenda packet. Item 6.2 •� DUBLIN SCHOOLS DUBLIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT I)IMI IN 7471 Larkdale Avenue, Dublin, CA 94568-1599•925-828-2551•FAX 925-829-6532 All Dublin Students Will May 16,2014 Become Lifelong Learners Mr. Chris Foss SUPERINTENDENT City Manager,City of Dublin Stephen Hanks,Ed.D. 100 Civic Plaza (925)828-2551 Dublin,CA 94568 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sean Kenney Dear Chris: President (650)4m-9851 This letter is to summarize the essence of conversations that the school district has had Amy Miller with Chris Davenport,Senior Vice President of Land Development,and Garrett Hinds, Vice President Director of Architecture for Trumark Homes. On April 14,2014,Beverly Heironimus, (925)577-5866 p y Assistant Superintendent of Business Services and I met with Mr. Davenport and Mr. Dan Cunningham Hinds to review planned development for the Wallis Ranch area of Dublin,northwest of (925)640-8330 1� p , Tassajara Road and Silvera Ranch Drive. Megan Rouse (925)785-7862 In our meeting,we reviewed the proposed developments and discussed potential General Greg Tomlinson Plan Amendments that Trumark Homes has submitted to the City for consideration. The (925)361-5055 t}' proposed changes alter the product to be built and hence change student generation rates. They do not,however,increase the number of anticipated students that will be generated. The change in product shows a reduction from 935 units in the approved land plan of 2007 to 806 units in the proposed land plan. The change in product shows a reduction of about 41 students generated by these homes, from 403 to 363 (K-12). The District's demographer shows a student generation rate that is similar to these numbers which were generated by Trumark Homes. The District has formed a Boundary Committee that is working on setting boundaries for all of the schools in the east of our community. Schools involved in this process will include Amador,Dougherty,Green, Kolb,and E-5 (yet to be named)elementary. At this point,the school where the elementary students from Wallis Ranch will attend has not been set. The middle school for these students will likely be Fallon and Dublin High School will be the high school. We anticipate a recommendation coming to the Board this coming August. Thereafter the decision on boundaries will be communicated to all developments in the east of the community,well ahead of when the first product from Wallis Ranch will be completed. Amador Elementary School is under construction and will open in the fall of 2015. This will alleviate some of the overcrowding that we are experiencing in the east for a short time. While the students generated from the Wallis Ranch development will not likely be attending Amador School,the additional capacity in the east and the change in boundaries will accommodate this development. We see no adverse effect from the development nor the change in product as suggested by Mr. Davenport. We anticipate that the increase in developments primarily in the east and the students generated from them will again tax the capacity of our schools there within two or three years of the opening of Amador. If the growth continues at the current pace,we anticipate the need for a school in the Jordan Ranch area shortly thereafter. Key here will be the district's ability to build a school. This is problematic as currently there are no state bond dollars available and the district, through developer fees alone will not have sufficient funds to build the next school. We are hopeful that a measure for a new state bond measure will be before the voters of California very soon. The District remains supportive of growth throughout the community and is committed to serving students from wherever they are generated. Ongoing communication regarding these and any other potential General Plan Amendments is important. We greatly appreciate the City's efforts to keep us informed as well as the ongoing partnership between the City and the School District. If you have any questions regarding the dialogue with Trumark Homes or the impact of the proposed General Plan Amendments,please don't hesitate to contact me at 925.828.2551 ext. 8002. Regards, IP )4141/A__ Step en Hanke,Ed.D Superintendent cc: Dublin USD Board of Trustees Beverly Heironimus,Asst. Supt.,Business Services Chris Davenport,Trumark Homes