REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Extension of the Closing Deadline Agreement for the Purchase and Sales Agreement for Raynor Activity Center Located at 1500 Partridge Avenue and Amend the Joint Use Agreement for Raynor Park with Stratford School to Reflect Use Permit Conditions Approved by City Council
Report
BACKGROUND
On March 15, 2016, Council considered two appeals of decisions by the Planning Commission related to the proposed use of Raynor Activity Center by Stratford School (RTC 16-0180). After conducting a public hearing, Council acted to certify the Environmental Impact Report for the project and approve a use permit with modified conditions.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan Chapter 4, Community Character - Recreation
Policy CC-10.7 Encourage the use of recreational and open space facilities and services for educational activities of schools that serve Sunnyvale students first, and secondarily the schools that serve students of surrounding communities.
DISCUSSION
Council directed staff to modify certain use permit conditions affecting the Joint Use Agreement with Stratford School which was previously approved by Council in December 2013 (RTC 13-292). This Agreement was approved but never executed by the City since it would not become effective unless a use permit for the school was granted by the City. As directed by Council, two modifications have been made to the agreement (see Attachment 1):
Section 1.(c) has been amended to require that Stratford School notify the City by August 15th of each year whether it intends to use Raynor Park fields during all of the dates and times it is allowed to under the Joint Use Agreement. For any times Stratford does not plan to use the field, it would be made available to other field user groups and the general public.
Section 1.(e) has been added to require Stratford School to pay $22,000 per year towards the maintenance costs of the Raynor Park fields.
At the March 15, 2016 Co...
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