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City Council/San Lorenzo Unified School District Liaison Committee April 5, 2007 Meeting Highlights Present: Board Member Polvorosa, Board Member Jensen, Councilmember Souza, Councilmember Starosciak, Councilmember ProIa (2:55), Assistant Superintendent Shira, City Manager Jermanis, Assistant City Manager Hollister, Recreation & Human Services Director Knudtson. 1. Update on Washington Manor Middle School Gymnasium Assistant Superintendent Shira gave background on the Washington Manor Middle School Gymnasium project, which will consist of a gymnasium, music and science rooms. Funding for the joint use project consisted of school bond funds, city redevelopment pass-through funds and an approximately 50% match from the State. Plans have been completed for the gymnasium and it will go to bid in June, 2007. The gymnasium is anticipated to take 18 months to construct. The gymnasium is also designed to be solar powered, with a new thin covering being placed atop the rounded roof. This will generate electricity for the building's use as well as for selling back to PG&E. 2. Discussion Regarding Potential City Truancy Ordinance City Manager Jermanis gave background on the City's interest in possibly adopting a truancy ordinance similar to the City of Fremont's. He stressed that some issues, such as identifying which students should be in school and which had legitimate reasons to not be, were very important. Assistant Superintendent Shira stated that the District's Special Services Director was actively working on truancy, and would coordinate with the Assistant City Manager and Police Chief on the adoption and implementation of an ordinance. All Committee Members were supportive of adopting an ordinance to address truancy. Lou Filopovich asked to use part of his public comment time to ask questions. Chair Souza allowed him to comment. He questioned the City's ability to have any jurisdiction over the San Lorenzo School District. 3. Discussion Regarding Status of District Surplus Properties Assistant Superintendent Shira passed out an informational brochure (attached) from the District's Public Hearing held on March 26,2007 regarding the future uses and options for potential surplus school sites. Of the five school sites currently not used by the District, all are outside of San Leandro except for the Lewelling school site (Chinese Christian School). The other sites are also used by other private or charter school facilities. The school district will be deliberating possible sale, reuse or long term leases for the properties. Declaration of the properties as surplus allows the District to enter into longer term leases with current or future users of the properties.