REPORT TO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
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Recommend that City Council Approve the Proposed Sunnyvale Middle School Master Plan to Accommodate New Facilities, Authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement between the City and the Sunnyvale School District Regarding the Master Plan and Find the Action is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15302 and 15061
Report
BACKGROUND
On June 25, 1991, the City of Sunnyvale entered into an Open Space Agreement with the Sunnyvale School District (SSD) pertaining to the use and maintenance for public recreational purposes of several school properties including the Sunnyvale Middle School sports fields (Attachment 2). The Agreement was extended by Council for 25 years on May 3, 2016 (RTC No. 16-0428) (Attachment 3). These open space and recreational areas, which include sports fields, have been designated on the Master Plans attached to the Agreement. On April 24, 2023, SSD notified the City of the desire to replace 20 deteriorating portable classrooms with a permanent two-story building at Sunnyvale Middle School. The work is scheduled to begin in Spring 2024 and to be completed by July 2025. The project would reduce the amount of open space by approximately 13,000 square feet. Please see Attachment 4 (Proposed Master Plan for Sunnyvale Middle School Site); Attachment 5 (Current Master Plan for Sunnyvale Middle School Site); and Attachment 6 (Notification Letter from Sunnyvale School District).
The revised Master Plan for Sunnyvale Middle School must be approved by both governing bodies, the Sunnyvale City Council and Sunnyvale School District Board of Education.
The City Council is scheduled to consider this item on July 11, 2023.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan, Chapter 3, Land Use and Transportation-Open Space, Goal LT-8
Adequate and Balanced Open Space - Provide and maintain adequate and balanced open space and recreati...
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