In 2022, the Huntington Beach City School District (HBCSD) sold the Gisler property. In collaboration with the City of Huntington Beach and the Developer, Brookfield Residential, AYSO Region 56 advocated for establishing a Community Trust to enhance local green spaces. As part of this initiative, the Developer committed $500,000 to the City of Huntington Beach to improve community recreational areas, focusing on upgrading lighting for HBCSD fields.

The City has created a Trust to manage these funds, which have previously been leveraged to fund the repair of existing pole lights at Dwyer Middle School and preliminary studies regarding the installation of lighting at the Peterson campus.

District staff have been actively collaborating with AYSO to discuss the proposed project and the strategic placement of light poles. After confirming that the pole design meets user group requirements, the team developed the plans and specifications for review by the Division of the State Architect (DSA), which recently approved the design.

A community meeting is scheduled for November 6 at 5 p.m. at Peterson Elementary. At the meeting, District staff will speak about the project's history and its ties to the sale of Gisler. The designer will review the plans, a consultant will discuss the next steps with the environmental study, and AYSO will communicate the need for the project. Starting the project with community feedback will help the District determine the concerns before the Board considers moving forward with the environmental study.

• Proposed Peterson Elementary Field Lighting Project ListServe Signup Form – HBCSD has established an email listserv that allows recipients to stay connected to District updates regarding the Bus Storage Facility Project.
• Proposed Peterson Elementary Field Lighting Project Question Form – Visit the following link to submit a Bus Storage Facility Project question.

HBCSD Facilities
facilities@hbcsd.us