Creative Arts Charter asks SFUSD to place $14 million Prop 51 application on next agenda
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Summary
Creative Arts Charter School representatives asked the board to place a Prop 51 preliminary apportionment application (total $14 million) for the Golden Gate campus on the next board agenda, saying the preliminary approval would not commit district funds now and would allow the project to proceed to the next step.
Leaders of Creative Arts Charter School told the board Jan. 23 they are seeking preliminary approval for a Prop 51 application to renovate the Golden Gate campus currently occupied by their program.
Fernando Aguilar, director of Creative Arts, said the school applied for preliminary apportionment under Proposition 51 and "are on the cusp of receiving preliminary approval for Prop 51 funds, a total of $14,000,000," consisting of a $7 million state grant and a $7 million matching loan the charter school would carry. He asked the board to place the district’s preliminary application approval on the next SFUSD meeting agenda.
Joseph Adams, vice president of the Creative Arts board and an attorney assisting the application, told the board approving the preliminary application would not obligate SFUSD to immediate financial commitments: "This approval by the board is not gonna commit you to one single penny." He said acceptance would allow the project to proceed to memorandum‑of‑understanding negotiations and clarified that further facility agreements would be negotiated later.
District staff said they had been working with Creative Arts and that the item could be agendized for further board consideration; the school requested expedited placement to meet Prop 51 timelines.
