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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Merced County Grand Jury
• 2016-2017
District’s Acquisition of Creekside Junior High School Site
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Findings 4 findings
F1
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Los Banos Unified School District purchased land in default from a local developer who owed tax assessment to the district.
F2
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The sole responsibility of the Airport Land Use Commission is to prevent incompatible land use development and thereby protect the public from both noise and risks. It is also to preserve the utility of airports.
F3
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The School Site Selection and Approval Guide of the Department of Education states under Evaluating Safety Factors that “Safety is the first consideration in the selection of school sites”, and that “In selecting a school site, the selection team should consider the following factors: (1) proximity to airports.”
F4
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The responsibilities of the school district, the California Department Education, and the Department of Transportation Aeronautics Program, Office of Airports, concerning a school site’s proximity to runways are contained in Education Code Section 17215 (as amended by Assembly Bill (AB) 747, Chapter 837, Statutes of 1999). (See CCR, Title 5, Section 14011(k).)
Recommendations 3
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R1Page 52That the leadership, as well as the trustees, of the Los Banos Unified School District follow the State Public Utilities and Education Codes when selecting future school sites. The population of Los Banos continues to grow and the need for new schools will continue. These new schools need to be constructed in an area that will provide the safest environment for educational opportunities for all the students of Los Banos.
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R2Page 52That the Los Banos Unified School District be more proactive and informative when purchasing property and constructing new school sites by keeping the public informed.
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R3Page 52That the Los Banos Unified School District include a clause in its student registration documents stating that the Creekside Junior High School is located in an airport Zone C. REQUESTED RESPONSE(S)