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Esperanza Center asks board to consider donating park land for community center
Summary
Jay Baltierra, representing the Esperanza Center, told the board the nonprofit has obtained its nonprofit number and is raising funds to build a multipurpose center at Esperanza Park for education, recreation and trade apprenticeships for youth; he asked whether the Sunnyside School Board District would consider donating the park land to the nonprofit.
During public comment, Jay Baltierra, who identified himself as a representative of the Esperanza Center, described plans for a multi-purpose community center at Esperanza Park that would provide education, recreation and trade-apprenticeship training for teens and young adults. He said the group has obtained a nonprofit number and is fundraising to build the center, which would include areas for recreation (pool tables, ping-pong, foosball), a small teaching kitchen and space for alternative education and trade training (construction, electrical, plumbing and tile work).
"The Esperanza Center is going to be a multi-purpose rec center complete with education, recreation, and teaching the kids a trade," Baltierra said.
Baltierra asked whether the Sunnyside School Board District would consider donating the land at Esperanza Park to the Esperanza Center to support the project. He described a projected build time of about 2.5 years and requested the board's thoughts on a land donation.
What the transcript shows: Baltierra said the group had secured a nonprofit number and was in the process of raising funds; he requested consideration of a land donation to support construction at Esperanza Park. The speaker referred explicitly to the "Sunnyside School Board District" in his request.
Board response and follow-up: The transcript records Baltierra's presentation and request during public comment but does not record a formal board response or action at the meeting. District staff did not commit to any next steps on the record in the meeting transcript.
Note on naming: Baltierra addressed the board asking whether the "Sunnyside School Board District" would consider donating the park land. The meeting record is of the Somerton School District board; the transcript does not record district staff clarifying whether Baltierra intended Somerton or Sunnyside in his request.
The public-comment period concluded after Baltierra's remarks and the board continued to the next agenda item.
