Ventura County Transportation Commission*

In November 2002, the OSD entered into an agreement to purchase the property for the proposed elementary school site at Fifth Street and Patterson Road wherein approvals were obtained from: Department of Toxic Substance Control Department of Education • Department of Transportation Aeronautic Division City of Oxnard Zoning Laws (City Planning Commission and Oxnard • City Council) Airport Land Use Commission (approve or override) California Environmental Quality Act Approval of an avigation easement with the County of Ventura Airport Authority. (The word "avigation" means airborne operation and navigation of aircraft.)

On April 14, 2004, the OSD approved a motion to enter into escrow agreement with Centex Homes for the acquisition of the school site (designated by the OSD as 25A) located at Fifth Street and Patterson Road for the purchase price of $1.2 million. Elementary School Site Selection Adjacent to Oxnard Airport 2 1, Final Report Ventura County 2004 - 2005 Grand Jury On December 14, 2004, the OSD Board determined all conditions as specified

in the Purchase and Sale Agreement necessary to close escrow on the proposed school site had been met. On January 27, 2005, the California Department of Education approved the

acquisition and use for purpose of constructing a school. The OSD has certified to the California Department of Education that there is

no other district-owned site useable for this project. The OSD will work with the Oxnard Airport, the Federal Aviation

Administration and local helicopter operators to redirect paths to the Teal Club Road route as recommended in the June 18, 2002, Aircraft Hazard and Land Use Risk Assessment. The OSD has certified that this project is either exempt from, or has

completed, the California Environmental Quality Act process. The School Facilities Planning Division (SFPD) of the State of California

Board of Education is charged with the responsibility to establish a procedure for the selection and construction of a school site. On November 19, 2002, the Ventura County Transportation Commission

addressed a letter to the Oxnard Planning Department making reference to a public hearing held November 5, 2002 pertaining to the proposed school site. OI The Airport Land Use Commission findings of the project as presented and

reviewed are consistent with the Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan for Ventura County as stated. The OSD complied with the requirements of California Education Code section

17251 and the California Department of Education School Facilities Planning Division by properly filling out the required forms (SFPD 4.0, 4.01). The California Constitution Article 9, section 14, states in part "The

Legislature may authorize the governing boards of all school districts to initiate and carry on any programs, activities, or to otherwise act in any manner which is not in conflict with the laws and purposes for which school districts are established." The OSD has identified airport runways, airfields and airstrips within two

nautical miles (12,152 feet) of the school site, including crop dusting and mosquito abatement airstrips. The California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics has performed an air traffic safety analysis for the school site, which falls within two nautical miles of the site. The result of this analysis shows that all stipulations and requirements were resolved. In September 2004, Impact Sciences, Inc. prepared the Final Environmental

Impact Report (FEIR) for the Oxnard School District Operations and Facilities. The FEIR satisfied the requirements of the Department of Airports, County of

Ventura, Ventura County Transportation Commission, Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association and the Federal Aviation Administration U.S. Department of Transportation by responding to all the concerns. Elementary School Site Selection Adjacent to Oxnard Airport