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BOARD OF EDUCATION y RONALD J. E5TES, Ed.D. ry • JAY COLOMBINI RECEIVED District Superintendent RANDY HAMILTON DIANA MACHADO JAN 1 2 2006 JANE STEINKAMP FRED PODESTA III Assistant Superintendent JOHN SANGUINETTI Personnel/Instruction CLAY TITUS Community Development Dep t KENNETH S. VOGEL REBECCA HALL Business Manager LINDEN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 18527 EAST MAIN STREET LINDEN, CA 95236 (209) 887-3894 (209) 887-2250 FAX January 11, 2006 Mr. Rick Griffin S.J. County Community Development Department Development Services Division 1810 East Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 Re: Major subdivision application PA-0400492 (SU) Dear Mr. Griffin: Thank you for your notice regarding the proposed major subdivision at 606 S. Reid Avenue, Linden. The following are comments regarding the proposed project as it relates to the Linden Unified School District. Linden Unified School District continues to oppose all major subdivision applications with the district boundaries unless and until full mitigation can be achieved and that they maintain the quality of life in the greater Linden area. As you know, as more developments are approved, the District is faced with the challenge of providing adequate school housing for students generated from the new development. The District has experienced a student generation rate for single family homes from development over the last three years of more than 1.06 per home. Under this scenario, the District estimates that the proposed subdivision will generate approximately seventeen new students to the District. The Linden Unified schools impacted by this development would be Linden Elementary, serving grades kindergarten through fourth; Waterloo Elementary, serving grades five through eight; and Linden High School, serving grades nine through twelve. Linden Elementary and Waterloo are currently experiencing overcrowding at several grade levels, and have recently added portable classrooms to accommodate the existing student population. Additional growth of any kind will severely impact the District ability to house students. The District has developed a two-phase approach to mitigating the impact of housing development and the resultant student housing needs. The District currently collects $2.58 per square foot for developer's fees, and has established an annexable Community Facilities District (Mello Roos) to collect the remaining calculated mitigation amount, which is currently $18,951.00. It is our expectation that all new development within the Linden Unified Schools attendance areas will be annexed into the Community Facilities District though mitigation agreements with the developers. We will be approaching the developers of this property in an effort to negotiate a fair settlement on behalf of the District. The Linden Unified Board Policy Statement on Growth is attached to this letter.