San Rafael City Schools has accepted a $6 million bid from Santa Venetia residents to buy a 9.76-acre surplus property and turn it into a community center, park and nature preserve. “For phase two, we look forward to partnering with the nonprofit Santa Venetia Community Center to build a community center on the property,” West said. Then it began a priority bidding process, offering MacPhail and other surplus properties only to nonprofits or public entities. Despite having at least two parties interested in the MacPhail property, the district announced in September it was unable to reach a deal through the priority bidding process. The district said it would open up the process to the general real estate market, with a $6 million minimum bid required.