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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2000 0517 CC REG ITEM 10HITEM MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL - AGENDA REPORT TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Steven Kueny, City Manager C/ DATE: May 11, 2000 (CC Meeting of May 17, 2000) SUBJECT: Report from Joint City /MUSD Task Force to Evaluate Potential Cost Savings BACKGROUND: On January 19, 2000, Councilmembers Evans and Harper were appointed as an Ad Hoc committee to meet with an Ad Hoc committee of the Moorpark Unified School District (MUSD) Board. The proposed purpose of the Ad Hoc committee was to explore potential cost savings. The MUSD Board appointed an Ad Hoc committee (Board President Barker and Board Member Baldwin) that suggested the name of the committee as "Task Force for Mutual Community Benefits" so the meeting could address other issues besides cost savings. DISCUSSION: The two Ad Hoc committees met on May 10, 2000. A number of items were discussed including: 1. Purpose and goals of the meetings of these Ad Hoc committees (Task Force) ; 2. The status of the three existing City /MUSD Ad Hoc committees established in 1997, which are: A. Casey Road Site and City Participation in Advance Planning of School Facilities. B. Crossing Guard Funding and Circulation and Parking Around Schools Including City Issued Encroachment Permits for District Events. C. Joint Use Facilities and Programs (e.g., proposed tennis courts, D.A.R.E., and Project Pride) 0000St Moorpark City Council Agenda Report Re: Joint City /MUSD Task Force to Evaluate Potential Cost Savings CC Meeting of May 17, 2000 Page 2 3. General areas of potential cost savings; 4. District facilities planning; 5. Youth programs and youth master plan; 6. Library facilities; and 7. The benefit of annual joint meetings between the City Council and School Board. It was determined that the City and District Ad Hoc committees would recommend back to the full Council and Board, respectively, to conduct a joint meeting of the City Council and School Board prior to July 1 (preferably between June 19 and June 30) with a targeted date of June 22. The suggested topics to consider are: 1. District facilities planning including update on District's efforts to dispose of the Casey Road property (lower fields) and approximately two (2) acres of the Flory Avenue site; 2. Swimming pool; 3. Shared library facilities and materials; and 4. Youth master plan and youth programs. In addition, it is recommended that the three existing Ad Hoc committees be reconfigured as follows: A. Casey Road Site and City Participation in Advance Planning of School Facilities. B. Flory Avenue Site Proposed Development; and C. Facilities and Programs. The City and District Ad Hoc committees are scheduled to meet again on June 12, 2000. STAFF RECODMENDATION: The Ad Hoc committee (Councilmembers Evans and Harper) and staff recommend: 1. Reconfiguration of the three Ad Hoc committees as described in this report; and 2. Joint meeting with MUSD Board of Education for June 22, 2000. SK:db M: \ccagenda \City -MUSD Cost Savings Ad Hoc 000(,05'C