AGENDA DATE: 9/18/2019
TITLE:
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Yancey School Community Center First Year Report
BODY
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Presentation of First Year Operations of Yancey School Community Center
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Henry, Crickenberger, Stewart, Freitas, Smith, Russell
PRESENTER (S): Michael Freitas, Siri Russell, Amy Smith
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: In May 2017, the Albemarle County School Board voted to close BF Yancey Elementary School and on September 25, 2017, ownership of the transferred ownership to the County Board of Supervisors.
At the Board's March 7, 2018 meeting, the Board endorsed a use framework (Attachment A) for the former BF Yancey Elementary School building that included the differentiation of user group types, space types, and an associated fee structure. The use framework adopted by the Board supports both short and long-term uses requiring a management structure that utilizes the policies, practices, and resources of both the Facilities & Environmental Services (FES) and Parks & Recreation (P&R) Departments.
The adopted framework, recommended by the Yancey Transition Advisory Committee, provided the basis of use of the facility as a community center, a use that the Albemarle County Planning Commission, at its meeting on July 17, 2018, found to be in substantial accord with the Comprehensive Plan (Attachment B).
The Yancey School Community Center began its new operations in September of 2018.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government's capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: The first year of operating the Yancey School Community Center has yielded some success while also revealing opportunities for further growth.
Successes
The Yancey School Community Center facility provides opportunities for both long-term (leased) and short-term ...
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