BREA : City Signs Pact With School District

The Brea-Olinda Unified School District Board of Trustees has approved a request by the city to use district facilities for city recreation programs.

For $60,000, the district will allow the city to use facilities at Brea-Olinda High School and four other schools for city-run softball, basketball and tennis programs.

The agreement covers the 1992-93 school year.

In 1975, the city and the district signed a “master” agreement that allowed the city’s Parks, Recreation and Human Services Department to use school grounds for city programs.

Each school year, the city and the district sign an agreement that spells out the schedule, types of programs and specific school facilities that the city would use.

The board approved this year’s agreement Monday.

Under the agreement, the city and the district will also find ways to generate income to offset the expenses for the use of the facilities. The city charges fees for most recreational programs, with non-residents paying slightly higher fees.

Among the programs scheduled this year at Brea-Olinda High School are gymnastics, swimming, volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer and the Brea Police Athletic League. Dog obedience classes are scheduled at Brea Junior High tennis courts, Tiny Tots at Laurel School, and Little League at Arovista, Laurel, Mariposa elementary schools and the high school junior varsity baseball field.