Pursuant to Education Code Section 17388, before excess real estate property is sold or leased, the Governing Board of a school district must appoint an Advisory Committee to advise the Governing Board on the disposition of the property. Education Code Section 17389 requires that the Advisory Committee be composed of not less than seven (7) and no more than eleven (11) members. This commonly is called a Surplus Property “7-11” Committee. The Committee will review the use(s) of the Property, consider community input on acceptable uses, and forward its recommendations to the Governing Board. The Governing Board will then consider the Committee’s recommendations and decide what to do with the Property.
Under California law (Education Code Section 17389), the Surplus Property “7-11” Committee must contain persons who can be representative of each of the following:
a. The ethnic, age group and socioeconomic composition of the district;
b.The business community, such as store owners, managers, or supervisors;
c. Landowners or renters, with preference to be given to representatives of neighborhood associations;
d. Teachers;
e. Administrators;
f. Parents of Students;
g. Persons with expertise in environmental impact, legal contracts, building codes, and land use planning, including, but not limited to, knowledge of the zoning and other land use restrictions of the cities or cities and counties in which surplus space and real property is located.
Education Code Section 17390 designates the specific duties of a 7-11 Committee as follows:
a. Review the projected school enrollment and other data as provided by the district to determine the amount of surplus space and real property;
b. Establish a priority list of use of surplus space and real property that will be acceptable to the community;
c. Cause to have circulated throughout the attendance area a priority list of surplus space and real property and provide for hearings or community input to the Committee on acceptable uses of space and real property, including the sale or lease of surplus real property for child care development purposes pursuant to Section 17458;
d. Make a final determination of limits of tolerance of use of space and real property;
e. Forward to the Board of Trustees a report recommending uses of surplus space and real property.
Tentative Committee Meetings & Timeline
All Committee meetings, proceedings, and deliberations will be open to the public. Meetings have been tentatively scheduled from 3:30 pm to 5:00 p.m. as follows:
• January 29, 2025 - First meeting (organizational meeting)
• February 26, 2025 - Second meeting
• March 26, 2025 - Third meeting
• April 30, 2025 - Final meeting
Meeting dates are subject to change. In the event of a change, District Administration will contact members of the Committee.
It is anticipated that the Committee’s report will be submitted to the Board of Trustees no later than the Board’s June 18, 2025 meeting.
If you would like to volunteer, participate and are qualified, we invite you to apply to be a member of the Committee. Specifically, the Committee will be reviewing the following properties:
1. Triunfo School – 975 Evenstar Ave, Westlake Village CA 91361
2. 703 Rancho Conejo Road, Newbury Park CA 91320
3. 711 Rancho Conejo Road, Newbury Park CA 91320
NOTE: To be considered for membership, applicants must live within Conejo Valley Unified School District boundaries, but cannot own properties within 500 feet of the Property.
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The deadline to apply to serve on this Committee is Friday, December 20th at 12pm.
