The State under Local Control allows Deferred Maintenance funds to be used for any purpose- Tier III Flexibility
SFID GO Bond Series C
Allowable Funding Source for: Bergeson ES RH Dana ES Crown Valley ES Hidden Hills ES Laguna Niguel ES Malcom ES Moulton ES Palisades ES George White ES Niguel Hills MS Dana Hills HS
There is no information regarding this GO Bond except the Nov 6, 2013 BOT Meeting reference
Allowable Funding Source for: Benedict ES Concordia ES Las Palmas ES Lobo ES Marblehead ES Vista Del Mar ES Bernice Ayer MS Shorecliffs MS Vista Del Mar MS San Clemente HS
Allowable Funding Source for: Barcelona Hills ES Bathgate ES Canyon Vista ES Castille ES Oak Grove ES Reily ES Viejo ES Wood Canyon ES Aliso Viejo MS Don Juan Avilia K8 Newhart MS Aliso Niguel HS Capo Valley HS
Expenditures show that CUSD was collecting substantially more taxes then it was spending on facilities for students.
Ending Balance on Concluding Report shows $33,462,576
2015-16 Income $3,693,405
2015-16 Expenses $26,658,675
Closing Balance $10,497,306
10,065,133
Special Tax Fund
96,189
Interest
5
Principal
2,106,533
Special Reserve Fund
3,576,000
Reserve account
124,755
Admin
408,933
Project Procurement
21,290,910
Bond Call Procurement
$10,497,306
Where did this money go?
This CFD has been terminated - the over collection of taxes should have been returned to taxpayers; but CUSD and the Cities of Aliso Viejo and Mission Viejo have agreed to spend $10,971,106 for a new STEM classroom building at Aliso Niguel HS.
Talega CFD Study Area 1500 can enroll in San Juan Hills or San Clemente.
The following is a Statement from Laura Ferguson Talega Residents for Fair Taxation:
Talega students have the legal right to attend either San Clemente High School or San Juan Hills High School.
They cannot be denied a seat at either school.
Per CA Govt. Code Sect. 53312.7 taxpayers who funded facilities with Mello-Roos cannot be turned away. CUSD changed the boundary a decade or so ago for Talega from SJHHS to SCHS. Due to the large amounts ($20M at each high school) of Talega special taxes (Mello Roos) that CUSD spent on SJHHS and SCHS --this includes $10M in surplus Talega special taxes (the amount overcollected that was never "refunded" back to the taxpayers (despite CUSD declaring years ago that Talega taxpayers had already met their funding obligations for facilities per the Mitigation and Formation Agreements) being used now for the new two-story, 24 classroom buildings being built each at SJHHS and SCHS, Talega students have choice. A couple years ago when members of our Talega Residents for Fair Taxation citizens advoacy group met with Supe Vital, she shared how she believed once the road opened that about half of Talega kids would want probably choose SJHHS and the other half SCHS. Both great schools to choose from; however, if you choose SJHHS you have to go through School of Choice and there is no way around it at this time.
My above comment pertains to the $20M Talega Mello Roos spent on SJHHS for construction as well as another $20M Talega Mello Roos spent on SCHS.
CUSD does not want Talega kids going to SJHHS, it’s been obvious for years. RMV was not required to build a high school. Those kids will attend SJHHS and Tessoro without paying any special taxes to mitigate their impact on CUSD schools. Ladera kids received correspondence from the district for their kids to have choice to attend SJHHS or Tessoro. Talega was not afforded the same courtesy.
San Clemente families with no notice from CUSD will not have a choice in schools UNLESS they apply through School of Choice – as last priority if the Board Policy Changes on January 25, 2017.
San Clemente families appear to have 2 choices:
Apply via school of choice window. Get in the school. They cannot be denied. Talega generates only 600 kids and by law can attend either high school in which their mello roos was used to fund the school facilities. Plus they also pay the ad valorem tax every homeowner pays, so pay twice as much.
If they miss the window (which it appears many will because CUSD is not properly informing parents, nor are many parents aware of the law), sue the district to gain access
Make sure every SC Family knows their legal rights and Like Ladera, can have a choice in Schools.
Spread the Word- School of Choice opens February 1, 2018
Tesoro High School Building D Paul C Miller Contract: April 19, 2017 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #6 page 158 $9,410,000 Paid for: Capital Facilities - Special Reserve Capital Outlay- CFD 92-1 and CFD 98-2
92-1 Mello Roos Taxpayers should be entitled to attend Tesoro HS since their tax money built these facilities- however- students in the new Ranch Developments of Sendero and Esencia are being given priority over Ladera Ranch taxpayers who are being forced to go to San Juan Hills HS instead.
94-1 RSM II
Assessment Ends 2014
Allowable Funding Source for: Arroyo Vista ES Tiejeras Creek ES Arroyo Vista MS Las Flores MS Tesoro HS
Tesoro High School Building D Paul C Miller Contract: April 19, 2017 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #6 page 158 $9,410,000 Paid for: Capital Facilities - Special Reserve Capital Outlay- CFD 92-1 and CFD 98-2
98-2 Mello Roos Taxpayers should be entitled to attend Tesoro HS since their tax money built these facilities- however- students in the new Ranch Developments of Sendero and Esencia are being given priority over Ladera Ranch taxpayers who are being forced to go to San Juan Hills HS instead.
A 2015 Orange County Grand Jury Report that found that CUSD was engaged in the "over-collection" of Mello Roos taxes, and that their was very little oversight as to how the money was being spent.
San Clemente High School Building 800 Paul C Miller Contract: September 28, 2016 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #17 page 169 $9,410,000 Paid for: Capital Facilities - Special Reserve Capital Outlay- CFD 90-2
Tesoro High School Building D Paul C Miller Contract: April 19, 2017 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #6 page 158 $9,410,000 Paid for: Capital Facilities - Special Reserve Capital Outlay- CFD 92-1 and CFD 98-2
November 6, 2013 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #2 Facilities Funding page 212(a) Funding Sources for Facilities. This chart shows all District Facilities funds, the beginning balance, and estimated yearly deposits.
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