FRHD votes on district elections, district-owned properties

The Fallbrook Regional Health District voted to make changes to its election process for board members, switch a school currently paying to use the site of the district’s future Fallbrook Wellness Center to a month-to-month lease and redesignate a district-owned property so that it can potentially be sold in the future at its Nov. 13.

The health district began voluntarily exploring the possibility of moving from an at-large election system to a zone-based election system earlier this year. At its November meeting, the district’s board of directors voted to switch to an election system by which each board member will be elected from one of five zones.

The board also voted to move the Rock Rose School for Creative Learning, which leases a building at the Fallbrook Wellness Center site, to a month-to-month lease effective Dec. 31. The school is in the process of preparing to move to a new site, Rachel Mason, director of FRHD, said.

The board declared its property at 617 E. Alvarado St., the location of the district’s urgent care center, to be “surplus land” – meaning that it’s no longer necessary for the district’s use.

The designation is the first step in a process that could open up the property for sale, though it’s uncertain whether that will actually take place. The district is first required to offer to sell or lease the property to San Diego County or one of the local school districts before any other potential buyers can be identified.