Our History
July 2006
FC City Council and Planning Commission met to discuss the future of the 15-acre site. Consensus included a mixed use development concept as follows:
- Senior housing
- A public charter high school
- Other uses, which could include a public gathering area or “village square,” retail establishments (such as coffee shops, restaurants, book stores), and cultural attractions.
For more information, please see the press release.
June 2006
FC City Council reviewed land use suggestions from public survey. Eighty percent of respondents favored a high school. The summary slide of the survey results is available here (PDF).
February 2006
FC City Council adopted 2006 Policy Calendar, which included, “consider uses of 15-acre site adjacent to the Government Center” in conjunction with the General Plan Update and directed staff to begin formal land use study for 15-acre site, including a public survey. For more information, please see the meeting notes (PDF).
December 2004
Plans were then made to lease-purchase 100 Foster City Boulevard. These plans collapsed when the owner sold the building, and forced the withdrawal of the charter petition.
October 2004
FC City Council passed a resolution that required an indoor swimming pool, fixed seat theater and gymnasium on the 15-acre site for any organization who wanted to build a high school, while bearing the costs of building, future maintenance, and yearly rent. For more information, please see the press release.
September 2004
The initial charter school petition was approved in a 5-0-0 decision by the San Mateo Union High School Board on September 8, 2004. The approval was contingent on securing a facility by January 20, 2005.
August 2003
FC City Council voted unanimously to reserve the last remaining potential 15-acre site for a high school in Foster City. Foster City High School Foundation, Inc. began the attempt to establish a tuition-free charter public high school on that site.
2002
Peninsula Jewish Community Center was granted a lease for 12 acres. The other 15-acre site was leased to a private Episcopal High School venture. They were unable to raise sufficient funds to build. The land became available again in late 2002 for other uses.
1999
FC City Council amended the land use designation of the 27-acres site from high school to public/semi-public development of the Civic Center Master Plan.
