Ad Hoc District Land and Property Use Committee Dr. Joyce A. Mundy Superintendent of Schools November 26, 2013

Committee Members Mrs. Jane Schrader Lynch, Board Member and Chairperson Mr. Steve Adams, Board Member Ms. Kati Driban, Board Member Mrs. Terri Sparango, Community Member Mr. Jason Croley, Community Member Mr. David Beamer, Community Member Mr. David Weidner, Community Member Mr. Steve Jaffe, Community Member Mr. Paul Rokuskie, Community Member District Administration

Dates of Committee Meetings February 27, 2013 March 13, 2013 April 30, 2013 June 18, 2013 July 16, 2013 August 13, 2013 September 17, 2013 October 15, 2013 November 19, 2013

Goals for the Committee Subset of Operations Committee designed to assess targeted issues on which the Board would like community input. These included the following: Review all existing property holdings. Review transition from nine (9) elementary schools to three (3) elementary schools Plan for tennis courts along Log College Drive (poor condition) Hart School Property- plan for next steps Johnsville Administration Property- plan for long term maintenance

February-March, 2013 Bus tour of district properties Review of enrollment projections Tour of Johnsville Administration Building Recommendation to remove tennis courts Recommendation to research options for Johnsville Administration Building and the Hart School Recommendation to have appraisals of the Administration building and land, Hart School, Centennial Road frontage, and Newtown Road property.

April-June, 2013 Presentation of quotes on Hart School, Newtown Road, and Johnsville Order for limited scope appraisal recommended Plan for return of Hart School to the District from the township Review of architects for Johnsville Feasibility Study moves to Operations Committee Maintenance costs for Hart School explored Options for Hart School are reviewed: Decision to gather proposals for July Open space Nature center

July-October, 2013 Reports regarding potential Hart Property Development Bucks County Conservancy Bucks County Farm Association Burpee Seed Company Churchville Nature Center Delaware Valley College Middle Bucks Institute of Technology Warminster Baseball Association

July-October, 2013 Discussions of potential use for Hart School continued. The committee further investigated funding sources Continued work with Bucks County Conservancy Request for Proposal issued to garner interest in Hart School development Review of Architect Proposal for Administration Building Renovation of existing site (basic to comprehensive) = 2.8 million-8.0 million Relocation to a newer building with some renovation = 6.5 million New construction at unidentified site = 8.7 million Options ranged from 2.8 million to 8.7 million.

July-October, 2013 Tours of various potential sites for the Johnsville relocation Architect updates for both renovation and relocation RFP results for Hart School yielded no interest Final meeting to formulate recommendations The discussions at this 11/19/13 meeting summarized all previous information so that the committee could vote for recommendations to go to the full Board on the following topics: Hart School Property Newtown Road Property Johnsville Administration Building

Outstanding Issues The operations status report for the upcoming three years were presented by Mr. Berdnik. This included a summary of all pending projects. Fiscal forecast and means to pay for potential project at Johnsville was discussed. Tennis Courts were removed and will be seeded.

Recommendations Recommendation to sell Hart School property. Recommendation to sell the Newtown Road parcel. Recommendation to relocate the administration building to a location yet to be determined. The renovation would occur in the new location.

Thank you… We sincerely thank the members of this committee for their time, commitment and dedication to Centennial School District.