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6, MATTERS CONTINUED OF DECISION ""' Item 6a Decision regarding purchase of School Dislrict Surplus Property (Del Prado sile} (SR 95:20) Ms. Mohr indicated she had reviewed the video of the last meeting and after many years on the City Council, she has heard the testimony of many of the speakers and believes she is aware of their positions. The staff report and Park and Recreation Commission comments indicate that the Del Prado neighborhood is already fully served by parks. It is not a wise use of funds to add another park there, when there are so many other park needs that remain unfunded. She did not believe a community park use would be appropriate and she tried to determine any other possible public use for this site that would suit the neighborhood needs as well as the City needs. It is not useful for a community center, performing arts center, or any other public use. There are not sufficient funds to simply "land bank" the property. There are other parts of town where this would be better to do, if the city could. She did not want to commit money to this property at the expense of other projects. Ms. Mohr stated she understood what the people wanted from the School District, unfortunately Council does not have authority over the School Board. The School Board is an elected body just as the Council. The State gives the Board its authority and responsibilities. The City does EIRs and evaluations of where streets and business parks and housing and fire stations, etc. ought to be put. The School District goes through an equivalent process of where it thinks school facilities ought to be put. The School District does not tell the City where to put a fire station and she does not '~ believe the Council would have better information about where a school should be built. She is concerned that the problem here is that the arenas have become mixed. Mr. Tarver indicated there could be public testimony, but wanted to reiterate that Ms. Mohr has reviewed the tape and understands prior testimony. He requested that only those with new information should speak now. Dave Griffith, 5622 Paseo Navarro, indicated that the location of the new elementary ~chooi ,.m Stc. nerid~e is near a quarry. tte is concerned about the steep droo off and the safety of tile children. Ms. Michelotfi stated that the School District is proceeding with the sale of the property and wanted to clarify that the motion was not to purchase the property for any purpose. She also referred to the workshop scheduled on January 10, 1995 between the City and the School District at the District office. Ms. Dennis did not believe the City had ttie money in the short term to do something with the property. Mr. Tarver believed the issue was to try to get the School District to work with the City in every way to resolve the issue to everyone's satisfaction. ~'- 01/03/95 - 6 -