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Meeting Date:
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Adoption of Consent Agenda |
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Subject:
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Approval of Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of Certain Dedicated Real Property (RidgeGate School Site) |
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End Statements:
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Enclosure:
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Attachment 1: Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of Certain Dedicated Real Property (RidgeGate) |
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File Attachment:
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Summary :
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The RidgeGate Southwest Village Filing 2 Tract X dedicated school site is 8 acres, is currently owned by Ridgegate Investments Inc., and is generally located southeast of I-25 and Ridgegate Parkway at the northwest intersection of Lyric Street and Gable Lane. The site was platted and identified as a future school site in January 2023 and Ridgegate Investments, Inc. was directed to retain ownership of the site until DCSD was ready to construct a school on the site and had funds to do so, at which time it would be conveyed to the City of Lone Tree and then to DCSD. The school site is adjacent to a 7 acre neighborhood/school park site. Construction of the park will be funded and completed by the builder Shea Homes and subsequently owned and maintained by The City of Lone Tree and South Suburban Parks and Recreation. Students at the new RidgeGate elementary school will have full access to park amenities via a joint school/park facilities use agreement and an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the City of Lone Tree and South Suburban Parks and Recreation. The park is scheduled to open in tandem with the new RidgeGate elementary school.
On August 27th, 2024 the Board of Education unanimously voted to approve a resolution to adopt the 2024 Bond Plan and a resolution to place a Bond issue on the November 5th, 2024 ballot. On November 5th, 2024 Douglas County voters approved a $490 million bond to fund capital reinvestment in existing DCSD facilities as well as the construction of two new elementary school facilities; one to serve the growing Sterling Ranch and Solstice developments and one to serve the growing RidgeGate development.
The RidgeGate elementary school is identified as an urgent new construction need (1-5 years) in the 2024-25 Master Capital Plan as well as in the 2024 Bond Plan. The RidgeGate Southwest Village Filing 2 school site is the only currently available and construction ready school site in the RidgeGate development. In alignment with the Master Capital Plan and 2024 Bond Plan, DCSD staff presented the RidgeGate site to the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) at the November 6th meeting. Staff recommended that DCSD request conveyance of the site from The City of LoneTree. The LRPC voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Education adopt a resolution requesting conveyance of the RidgeGate Southwest Village Filing 2 school site to DCSD.
The proposed resolution will authorize staff to request conveyance of the site from The City of Lone Tree and subsequently obtain title and transfer ownership of the school site to DCSD. |
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Funding:
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Recommendation
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That the Board of Education approve the resolution authorizing the acquisition of the RidgeGate school site under Adpotion of Consent Agenda. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Richard Cosgrove - Chief Operations Officer |
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Signed By: |
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Mary Kay Klimesh - General Counsel |
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Signed By: |
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Erin Kane - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Brad Geiger Moved, Member Tim Moore seconded to approve the Original motion 'That the Board of Education approve the resolution authorizing the acquisition of the RidgeGate school site under Adpotion of Consent Agenda.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Susan Meek | Yes | | Becky Myers | Yes | | Kaylee Winegar | Yes | | Christy Williams | Yes | | Brad Geiger | Yes | | Valerie Thompson | Yes | | Tim Moore | Yes | |
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