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Mr. Dunston said if the OPSC portion is eliminated and the whole process is streamlined it would take approximately one year out of the process. Ms. Dennis said if there is no money available is it possible to skip that step and be reimbursed at a later date. Mr. Dunston said yes as long as the process stays within the guidelines of the OPSC and the approvals of the construction phase are received. The process he has explained will take approximately two to three years and that process includes Phase C zero and future funding. Ms. Haugen asked if the state bond does not pass how will the funding be accomplished. Mr. McCurtain said the City, School Board, and the Developers negotiated a homebuilders agreement for fees that would be above and beyond the state minimum. He said right now there are developer fees in place that are funding all the schools in Pleasanton. The School District still applies for state funding and when there are funds available it is an added cash flow benefit that will help build schools sooner. The developer fee agreement is an umbrella agreement that says if there are no additional funds coming into the School District, the developer fees collected will provide sufficient funds to build all the schools. The issue then becomes timing, when the fees are collected and when the schools can be built. Bill James said very little time is left to build the school by the year 2000. He has been fighting the process for over twenty-two years. Ms. Ayala felt it was important for the public to know the process. She wanted everyone to work together to solve the time problem. Mr. James said more agencies, such as the League of California Cities, CSBA, CTA, etc., need to get involved. Ms. Haugen said Mike Sweeney has been very actively working for the City and the School District at the legislative level. This is a very difficult issue because there is a considerable amount of fear throughout the state and things change on a daily basis. Ms. McGovern said the public should not be concerned if the bond measure does not pass in November because there is funding from the developer fees to build the schools. Within the developer fees there is approximately $9.95 million for the elementary school and $19.67 million for the middle school. Ms. Dennis asked if there was anything to add regarding the traffic on this site. Joint Meeting 10 06/04/98 School Board/City Council Minutes