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Board certifies CEQA mitigated negative declaration and approves Bracker Elementary master plan resolutions
Summary
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board opened and closed a public hearing and approved resolutions rendering zoning inapplicable and certifying the CEQA mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring and reporting program for the Bracker Elementary School Master Plan; both actions passed unanimously.
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees on Jan. 23 opened a public hearing on the Bracker Elementary School Master Plan and approved related resolutions certifying the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) mitigated negative declaration and making zoning ordinances inapplicable to the project.
Why it matters: Certification of the CEQA mitigated negative declaration and adoption of the mitigation monitoring and reporting program allow the district to proceed with the master‑planning steps for Bracker Elementary, including necessary permits and construction planning.
The board opened the public hearing for G1, then closed the hearing after no public speakers. Trustees then considered two resolutions tied to that hearing: one to render applicable zoning ordinances inapplicable in order to allow the school project to proceed, and another to certify resolution 2503, which adopts the CEQA mitigated negative declaration, the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and approves the master‑plan project. Trustee Muirhead moved to approve the zoning resolution (listed as Board Resolution 2504 in the agenda) and Trustee Fairchild seconded; the board approved the resolution by roll call. The board then moved to approve Resolution 2503 certifying CEQA and adopting the mitigation monitoring and reporting program; that motion passed by roll call vote.
Both actions passed unanimously with the board announcing votes as 7–0, with Student Trustee Brown also voting yes.
The board and staff clarified an agenda-labeling issue: a staff member explained the resolutions were action items associated with the public hearing and apologized for a mislabel on the agenda header; the board proceeded after confirming the public‑hearing component had been opened and closed.
Next steps: With CEQA certification and the resolutions adopted, staff may proceed with the design and permitting steps identified in the Bracker Elementary School Master Plan and will follow the mitigation monitoring and reporting program adopted by resolution.
The board recorded the votes on these items as: motion to approve zoning-resolution (agenda G2 / resolution 2504); mover Trustee Muirhead, second Trustee Fairchild; outcome approved 7–0. Motion to approve resolution certifying CEQA (resolution 2503); mover Trustee Muirhead, second Trustee Fairchild; outcome approved 7–0.
