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EXHIBIT E <br /> THE CITY OF _ <br /> �4�- f J� oh, r g I t <br /> L E SANTON. <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> Date: December 12,2016 <br /> To: Joint City of Pleasanton and Pleasanton Unified School District Liaison Committee <br /> From: Daniel G. Sodergren, City Attorney Zaaah <br /> Subject: School Facilities <br /> L BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <br /> This memorandum outlines various aspects of school facilities including: fees; mitigation under CEQA; <br /> and General Plan provisions in the context of questions relating to the impact of new development on <br /> school facilities. <br /> The state has preempted the field of school facility financing. State law contains a cap on the amount of <br /> fees a school district can levy against new development to fund construction or reconstruction of school <br /> facilities. These capped fees are the exclusive method of considering and mitigating impacts on school <br /> facilities that occur or might occur as the result of the approval of any development project. <br /> The City may not deny or refuse to approve a development project(which involves a legislative or <br /> adjudicative act,or both)on the basis that school facilities are inadequate. <br /> State law also makes clear that the City is not required to describe and analyze a development's impacts <br /> on school facilities and may not impose mitigation measures other than requiring payment of the <br /> adopted fee amounts. <br /> Finally,while state law encourages coordination between cities and school districts related to planning <br /> for school siting, long range master planning for school sites is ultimately the responsibility of school <br /> districts. <br />