SANTA BARBARA CITY COUNCIL

AND SANTA BARBARA SCHOOL DISTRICTS

 

 

Dr. Laura Malakoff

Board President

Marty Blum

Mayor

Kate Parker

Vice-President

Grant House

Mayor Pro Tempore

Annette Cordero

Iya G. Falcone

Nancy Harter

Dale Francisco

Dr. Robert Noel

Roger L. Horton

 

Helene Schneider

 

Das Williams

 

 

J. Brian Sarvis, Ed.D.

Superintendent

James L. Armstrong

City Administrator

 

 

 

Stephen P. Wiley

City Attorney

 

AFTERNOON SESSION

                                                                                                                 

Special Joint Meeting of the City Council and Board of Education

 

Friday, September 12, 2008, 1:30 p.m.

David Gebhard Public Meeting Room

630 Garden Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

 

Public Comments - Public comments on listed agenda items will be taken during the time each item is considered.  Public comments on non-agenda items are taken under a separate agenda heading.  Persons wishing to address the Board and the Council are requested to turn in a “Speaker Card” prior to the agenda item.  Individuals will normally be limited to a maximum of three minutes. If the speaker needs more time, s/he may submit written comments.

 

Estimated Time – The time at which each item is scheduled is an estimate only.  The Board and the Council may consider and act on an agenda item in a different order, or an item may be considered earlier or later than the estimated time. Additionally, discussion of agenda items may be postponed to a future meeting. All persons interested in an item listed on the agenda are advised to be present throughout the meeting to insure that they are present when the item is called.

 

Reports/Attachments – Copies of the report and any attachments relating to items on this agenda are available for review in the Clerk’s Office in City Hall, the District’s Administration Center Lobby, at the Reference Desk of the Main Library and online at: http://www.SantaBarbaraCa.gov and http://www.sbsdk12.org.

 

Accessibility – In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting or need this agenda provided in a disability-related alternative format, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 564-5305 or the Superintendent’s Office at (805) 963-4331.


AGENDA - Agenda Report

 

Order of Business:

 

1.         Call to Order and Roll Call:  1:30 P.M.

 

2.         Pledge of Allegiance

 

3.         Spanish Translation/Traduccion en Espanol and Headsets for Hearing Impaired

 

Translation of today’s meeting in Spanish is available to the public. Please indicate if you wish translation. Para la reunión de esta noche hay intérprete disponible para traducción al español.  Por favor, indique si desea los servicios de interpretación.

 

            Headsets for hearing impaired are available.  Please indicate if you need a headset.

 

4.                   Public Comments

 

During this time, the Mayor and Board of Education President will acknowledge requests to speak on a topic not on the agenda, but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council and the School Board.  Persons wishing to address the Council and Board are requested to complete a “Speaker Card” prior to this agenda item.  Comments on regular agenda items are taken at the time the item is considered.

 

5.         Statement of Purpose for Joint Meeting

           

Presenters:       Marty Blum, Mayor

Laura Malakoff, Board of Education President

 

 

Agenda Items:  Items 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are based on written reports.  Presentations will be made on items 12, 13 and 14.  Please note that the City Council and Board of Education may give staff direction on any of these items, but will not be taking final action.

 

6.         Update on Joint City/School District Programs and Agreements

 

See information in the written report prepared by Sarah Hanna, City Recreation Programs Manager, and David Hetyonk, School Districts’ Director of Facilities and Operations, on behalf of the Joint Use Committee.

 

7.                   Report on District and City Collaboration on Environmental and Sustainability Programs

 

See information in the written report prepared by City and School District staff on the following:

·         Recycling and Waste Reduction

·         Water Conservation

 

8.         Report on Status of City Projects

 

See written reports prepared by City Public Works and Planning Staff for information on the following:

·         Safe Routes to School Project

·         City Construction Projects near School Campuses

·         Proposed Major New Private Development Projects Near School Campuses or Properties

·         PlanSB


9.         Report on Status of School Districts' Projects

 

See written reports prepared by School District staff for information on the following:

·         Career Technical Education

·         Facilities Master Plan Update

·         Construction Projects (Bond Funds/Developer Fees/Deferred Maintenance)

 

10.        Report on the Status of Efforts to Acquire the National Guard Armory and the Fremont Hall Army Reserve Center

 

See the written reports prepared by Robert Patterson, PARC Foundation Board Member and Co-chair of The Armory Project Steering Committee, and Don Olson, City Special Projects Manager.

 

11.               Report on the Status of the School Boards’ Direction with Respect to the Hidden Valley Property

 

See the written report prepared by the School Districts’ staff. 

 

12.               Presentation and Recommendations to Resolve Overlapping City and School District Land Title Interests at Various School Campuses

 

Presenters:       Don Olson, City Special Projects Manager

David Hetyonk, School Districts’ Director of Facilities and Operations

 

A PowerPoint presentation will be provided at the meeting based on the report prepared by the City’s Public Works Department titled: SBSD Excess City Lands Project Summary Report, Recommendations & Next Steps.  This Summary Report will be distributed at the meeting.

 

13.               Presentation on School District and City Ballot Measures Scheduled for the November 4, 2008, Ballot

 

Presenters:       J. Brian Sarvis, Superintendent

                        Robert Peirson, City Finance Director

 

PowerPoint presentations will be provided at the meeting.

 

14.               Presentation on City’s and School Districts’ Collaboration in Response to Youth Violence 

 

Presenters:       Jim Armstrong, City Administrator

                        J. Brian Sarvis, Superintendent

 

A PowerPoint presentation will be provided at the meeting.  Topics include the status of the following:

·         Summer Program results and transition plan

·         Recommended South Coast Task Force on Youth Gangs

·         Gang Intervention Specialists

·         Tip-Line System implementation

 

15.        Additional Matters for Placement on a Future Agenda

 

            This is an opportunity for Council and Board Members, and the City Administrator and Superintendent, to consider other matters of mutual interest for placement on an agenda for a future meeting.

 

16.        Adjournment of Joint Meeting