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Glendora Unified approves exclusive negotiating agreement with Lewis Acquisition Company to explore property exchange
Summary
The Glendora Unified Board on July 29 approved an exclusive negotiating agreement with Lewis Acquisition Company to explore a potential exchange of district‑owned property, an exploratory step intended to inform any future surplus or exchange proceedings under state education code.
The Glendora Unified School District Board of Education voted July 29 to approve an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with Lewis Acquisition Company LLC that will let the district and the developer explore whether one or more district properties could be exchanged for other real property.
District counsel Serene Abrahamian walked trustees through the statutory options for selling, leasing or exchanging school property, including surplus‑disposition steps, the 7‑11 advisory committee process and a separate exchange procedure under state education code that can allow an exchange without following the full surplus sale requirements. “Any exchange shall be upon the terms the parties may agree,” Abrahamian said, and the ENA would allow the parties to identify candidate properties and perform due diligence before any exchange agreement is brought back to the board.
The superintendent told trustees the exploration is a response to long‑term enrollment declines, saying the district has lost roughly “2,000 students over the last 10 years, which is an extreme amount, 1,000 in the last 5.” Trustees emphasized the ENA is exploratory, not an automatic disposition. “If Lewis can come to us with something that works, that’s what we will consider,” Trustee Reuter said.
Trustee Reuter made the motion to approve item 6.1; Trustee Garcia seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote with the board reporting the item as approved.
Why it matters: An ENA is an early step that allows the district to negotiate terms, identify sites for possible exchange and perform environmental and title due diligence. If an exchange agreement is later proposed it would require additional board action and, depending on the statutory path, a two‑thirds vote and other procedural steps discussed by counsel.
Votes at a glance (meeting highlights): - Item 6.1 — Approve ENA with Lewis Acquisition Company: motion Reuter; second Garcia; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Item 6.2 — Declaration of Need for fully qualified educators: approved. - Item 6.3 — Provisional intern permit for Cassidy Valentine: approved. - Consent calendar (items 8.1–11.4, except pulled items): approved; item 9.11 (AVID amendment) approved as amended.
Next steps: The ENA gives staff and the developer time to identify candidate properties and complete due diligence; any formal exchange agreement would return to the board for further approval and required statutory steps.
