For City Council Meeting [November 14, 2017]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Michael Story, City Administrator
FROM: Perry Brents, Director of Community Services
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Request City Council to approve the revised Three (3) Year Building and Facility Joint Use Agreement between the City of Rialto and the Rialto Unified School District.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Rialto and the Rialto Unified School District entered into a Building and Facility Joint Use Agreement in July of 2014, for a term of three (3) years. The School District approved a three year extension on April 19, 2017. The extended contract was approved by the District in a form that maintains the status quo, not addressing modernization and new facilities built since 2006. The Rialto City Council approved a new three year Agreement on August 22, 2017. The School District did not act upon the City's approved agreement. Both sides continued to meet in an effort to communicate its challenges. The City and District have agreed to address their concerns with amendments to the City's current agreement. Staff recommends that City Council approve amendments to the Building and Facility Joint Use Agreement contingent upon the Rialto School Districts' acceptance in part or full, amendments to the listed agreement section and title.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
With new facilities, parks and venues coming online raise growing concerns from the City and District over increasing costs and modernization of current facilities. Addressing these concerns required amendments to the Building and Facility Joint Use Agreement. City and School District staff met October 12, 2017 and addressed four (4) amendments to the current agreement. Both City and District staff agree that from time to time keeping the Agreement up to date will necessitate the City and School District meeting to resolve joint challenges with the administration of facility use and perhaps further amending the current Agreement to...
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