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Page 4 of6 City/SLUSD Liaison Committee Highlights July 23,2007 Vice President Cassidy commented that it would not be feasible to change the location of the theater. He noted that the District plans to build a gymnasium at the Freshman Campus, and suggested that perhaps the City could consider it as a joint use project and eligible for RDA funding. If the City could assist with the gym construction, funds could be shifted from that project to the ABC project. Mr. Jermanis indicated that such a project would be similar to the gymnasium joint use project at Washington Manor Middle School. Mayor Santos suggested soliciting private donations for the project. Committee members discussed the joint use gymnasiums in Pleasanton, Newark and Union City. Vice Mayor Grant commented that it could be construed as a shell game with the funding, and that the funds from the bond measure were not adequate for the District's needs. Trustee Hague addressed this concern, commenting that this would be an opportunity to secure matching State funding and go beyond the original plan. 5. Discussion Regarding Burrell Field Mr. Jermanis provided an update on the relocation of Burrell Field. He reported that City staff is looking for an appropriate site and will have more information to share with the Committee at its next meeting in September. 3. Discussion Regarding Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Interim Planning Manager Kathleen Livermore reported on the process to develop the Downtown Transit Oriented Development Strategy. The process took 15 months-from January 2006 to May 2007-and involved ten meetings of a Council-appointed Citizens Advisory Committee (CAe) and three community meetings. A Draft Strategy has been developed, and the 45-day review period for the Environmental Impact Report has just been completed. Ms. Livermore commented that the TOD Strategy will guide future downtown residential development, and 3,431 new residential units could potentially be developed. City and District staffs looked at student generation rates from this potential residential development. It was determined not to be a problem in the near term, but the long-term effects would be difficult to predict. Ms. Livermore indicated that the staffs would need to analyze the first phase of residential units to assess their impacts on student generation rates. The final EIR, Strategy and accompanying zoning changes will be presented for recommendation by the Planning Commission in August, and for adoption by the City Council in September. Trustee Davis expressed concern about the impacts generated by new development, and asked how school fees are set for new development. Ms. Lim indicated that there is a state formula which can be adjusted by local governments. Mr. Jermanis noted that SLUSD does not collect the maximum fee allowed, and can look into increasing it.