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February 21,, TOO City council FM M: city Mamger School closings Attached is a letter from Superintendent Nielsen outlining the wst recent decisions relating to school closings in the district* In addition, Dr. Nielsen has indicated the fo l lowing : 1. Where has been no decision made on whether the Ike Owasso School will be sold or leased when the current activities are to Fairview. A decision could be made in the next few mnths. 2. Thy has been no final decision made on whether to sell or retain the 76 acre vacant parcel in the northeast portion of the City, The district is currently studying the possibility of selling a portion and retaining a portion of the property. 3. Again, i , no Final decs ion - has been rra de but there is a. possibility that another elennentary school in the district (not necessarily in Roseville) may be closed at the end of 1982 - 83 or 1983 - 84 school yam' The closing of schools, leasing of _school buildings for other uses, and sale of school district property are currently inportant issues in the city of Roseville. As we enter this time of change in the school district, there are several areas which the Council -'nay desire to revi . 1 * Mt. Oahlgren has indicated that the use of closed school buildings for cnmmmity related purposes, including day care centers f elderly programs, and a wide variety of s lar ccmnmity oriented programs is very appropriate in his opinion. Our present zoning ordinance, however, doss not rmke a clear distinction between such public oriented cormunity programs, and others that may not qualify. The R-1 single family zone ( all school prpperty is zoned R-1) includes as a petted use "churches, convents, libraries, city buildings, and s =lar public uses " . Me tp.= "s=l " lar public uses' is open to possible misi..ntre- pretat ion or misunderstanding and, therefore,, could be more clearly defined. Mr. Ihlgren also indicates that the council may des ire to allow a distinction between the uses that are permitted in buildings owned by the public (city or school district) vs buildings owned by private parties. 2. If the school district decides to sell school buildings and property, there may be a need for utility and/or drainage and ponding easements. For exampleF the NbCa = ns School property proposed to be sold at the end of this school year includes a storm drainage pond, which is . needed by the City. At present there are no easements on that ponding area. 3, If the school district decides to sell school buildings and property, there may also be a need for open space. For example, if the district decides to sell all or a portion of the 76 acres in the northeast portion of the City,, there would be a need for additional park property. The city did own a park in that area which was sold to the school district incorporated ncorporated as part of the school property.