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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGLOBAL VILLAGE ACADEMY II - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - SPA150001 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGEIGHBORHOOD IX )R-NI ATIO. tiIEETE Did You Receive I,�-crrcc; Nam, ti'rittca Not:Lc=;iar Addr css. 6 Q ALL Vic- c.A6 E /9�AnE/� y - Pd/n,ff a. y, oCtbis mcccicg7 n L:� Yes �o. ye-i 1 c2✓ �1G� 2 �o /� �f�hK�t1b �SY{1.J ��� �CJ S�SZ� I V I I V I I Q 41 \ a I I I ✓I �2esrl2a Z (. I UQr_ 'C> z s 1 ��s�ree Lq -� I IL ✓ N h ` Qom' C' t4tV4414or .uvd c�rci 5 h 2 2 52 IV/, � �rriK i✓ kos J✓�{ lvc F,,.�.,v� F ai�c I �.� , I � I , p� 1I11 gJI'n} 13 a /lrselooi' �� Fr (e Ibis I �✓—I'I Zia � NY 7-C vl+ I A. We looked at this but moving the parking lot to the north would break up and isolate the gymnasium from the athletic field. These two functions need to be contiguous. 27.Will you install fencing along Bronson? A. No, we will not install a fence along Bronson. 28. Will the new construction be disruptive for school? A. We do not intend to disrupt the school with the new construction. We can start with our prep work in March and then move to heavy construction after school lets out. We need to be finished in August for the beginning of the Fall term. 29.1 have not heard anything about encouraging you faculty and staff to car-pool or ride -share or to take Transfort. Have you considered providing Transfort passes for your employees? I'm trying to think of ways to reduce traffic around the campus and lessen the impacts on our neighborhood. A. These are good ideas and we will encourage our faculty and staff to use all available options. 30. Will construction traffic interfere with school and neighborhood traffic? A. No, we can control our construction traffic so that it does not interfere with our operations or the peak time on the roadway. m r 19. How many buses run now and how many with the proposed expansion? A. We run three buses now. These buses have a capacity of 60 riders and they presently run at about two-thirds capacity — 40 students. As you can surmise, these three existing buses have available capacity. We are planning on adding up to two and possibly three new buses so our maximum would be six buses. 20. Will you be adding landscaping along the north -south driveway? A. Yes, we intend to landscape this area as we indicated during Phase One. 21. Your landscape architect needs to be aware of the narrow space for adding this new landscaping. For example, if you are thinking of planting Blue Spruce, you will soon find that this species is too wide for the space. You need to select the proper species for the planting area. A. Our landscape architect is aware of this condition and will select the proper species. 22.1 recall from last year that you promised to add more landscaping if you proceed with Phase Two. A. You are correct, we committed to adding more landscaping with Phase Two and intend to follow-through on this promise. 23. It looks like the cafeteria is moving closer to our house. Will this be a two-story addition? A. No, the cafeteria extension to the west will be one-story. 24.The paneling on your trash enclosures are not properly installed and are noisy especially when it's windy. The sound that is made is a nuisance. A. We can work with our supplier to fix this problem. 25. When kids are outside for P.E., the instructor engages in incessant use of a loud whistle (like a referee's whistle) as a communication device. This excessive use of a loud whistle is aggravating. A. We have learned that in the Hispanic culture, it is considered normal to use a whistle to get the attention of the children playing outside. Our position is that this method of communication is unacceptable in our culture and we intend to address this. 26. Have you considered moving the proposed parking lot from the southwest to the north side of the campus? 5 13. Would the City ever consider restricting the left turns during peak times at the Bronson / Taft intersection? A. Response from City: Our experience city-wide at arterial / local street intersections is that residents will self-select to not attempt a left turn out during peak times. Then, when peak traffic clears, residents will feel more comfortable making a left turn onto northbound Taft Hill. This type of self-selection does not warrant installation of a new traffic signal. If there is too much congestion at Bronson / Taft, then the alternative is to use the Horsetooth / Taft signalized intersection instead. It is not unusual citywide to have unsignalized arterial / local street intersections. 14. Will the athletic field be fenced? It's right along Taft. A. The athletic field is separated from Taft by the stormwater detention pond. We plan on fencing the playgrounds but not the athletic field at this time. 15. Does the school have an overall strategy for addressing parking impacts in the neighborhood? A. Our strategy is to continue to work with our parents to use our onsite circulation system and not rely on adjacent streets. We need to impress upon our parents that safety is more important than speed. We intend to improve our system and implement it on a more consistent basis than in the past. Response from City: We encourage the school to step up monitoring by faculty and staff so that parents can adapt to consistent rules. 16. If the City is encouraging us to go to the Horsetooth / Taft intersection to make the northbound left turn onto Taft, then the duration of the left turn arrow needs to be longer. As it is now, the eastbound left turn queue backs up into the eastbound travel lane. Response from City: We can look at the signal timing to see if we can make some adjustments. 17. Where will the buses park? A. The busses will park along our north -south driveway in an exclusive bus lane. 18. Will any of your buses run on alternative fuels? A. We don't know at this time. 4 7. Will there ever be a traffic signal at Taft and Bronson? A. Response from City: No, this intersection is too close to Horsetooth and Taft Hill to qualify for a traffic signal. Generally, this intersection clears out and operates acceptably during off-peak times. 8. Can we have resident parking only on our neighborhood streets? A. Response from City: The City has established the Residential Parking Permit Program (RP3) in a few neighborhoods immediately south of the C.S.U. main campus. It would take a vote of the neighbors to implement this program. If approved by a majority of those voting, parking permits would be available at a fee depending on how many cars in your household need permits. For further information, please contact Randy Hensley, City of Fort Collins Parking Services Manager, for details. 9. 1 see where the City has installed "No Parking" signs on the north side of Horsetooth. A. Response from City: Yes, this is intended to prevent parents from parking in the bike lane. 10. Can the City install the yellow blinking school zone signal to reduce speeds on Taft Hill? I see these on streets near schools all over town. A. Response from City: These signals are primarily installed to facilitate safe pedestrian crosswalks. They are not intended to slow the speed of general traffic along an arterial street. In this area, pedestrians are encouraged to cross Taft Hill at the signalized intersection, a short distance away, and push the button. This is by far a safer crossing than the type of school zone crossing that you are referring to. 11. How much new parking will you be adding? Are you accounting for the increase in faculty and staff? A. We will be adding 48 new parking spaces. We have 20 faculty and staff now and will be adding 20 new teachers. We also have volunteers who come in to help at various times of day but typically not during our pick-up and drop-off times. 12.On Horsetooth Road, how far west do the "No Parking" signs go? A. Response from City: On the north side of the road, these signs go as far west as Auntie Stone Street. These signs work in conjunction with on -street striping for the bike lane. K 1. There is congestion in the morning during the drop-off operation. Traffic is worse in the morning than in the afternoon. A. We are aware of the traffic congestion. We are trying to establish an onsite circulation pattern that will relieve the impact on the surrounding streets. The morning drop-off traffic is more concentrated because we have a common start time that coincides with the peak traffic time on the City-wide street system. roadway. The afternoons are different because school lets out in a staggered fashion between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. which precedes the peak time on roads. And, many students participate in after school programs so parents can pick up later in the day. So we are focusing on improving the morning drop-off function. 2. I'm concerned about the traffic congestion at the Horsetooth / Taft intersection. In the morning, the eastbound traffic on Horsetooth that wants to turn left to go north on Taft stacks back into the eastbound through lane. The left turn pocket is not long enough. A. We will be working with our parents to avoid this intersection if they are traveling east or south. Traffic at this intersection will be lessened if parents traveling east and south would take our internal driveway north to Bronson and then take a right turn onto southbound Taft. Only parents needing to go north need the benefit of the traffic signal at Horsetooth / Taft in order to make the left turn to go northbound. 3. Can you talk to the parents who choose not to enter into your onsite circulation system and instead choose to park in front of our homes on Silver Trails? These parents, in their haste, have been known to block our driveways. A. We will work with our parents to not park on neighborhood streets. 4. Parents are parking on the north side of Horsetooth in the bike lane. A. We will instruct our parents not to park in the Horsetooth bike lane. 5. I've observed parents parking on the south side of Horsetooth and then walking across four lanes of traffic to avoid the onsite congestion. Increasing enrollment will just make things worse. It appears that parents are not participating in your traffic circulation plan. A. Our team is working with our traffic engineer to improve the system. 6. You have a lot of work to do in this area. Parent drop-off and pick-up traffic spills over to neighborhood streets and we are seeing an increase in litter, blocked driveways, obstructed sight distance and aggressive behavior. A. We are aware of these issues and are taking steps to improve the situation. 2 NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING PROJECT: Global Village Academy, Phase Two, Site Plan Advisory Review LOCATION: Northwest Corner of South Taft Hill and West Horsetooth Roads DATE: November 24, 2014 G.V.A.: Terry Gogerty, Chief Operations Officers, GVA Schools CONSULTANTS: Adele Wilson, Slater Paul Architects Matt Delich, Delich and Associates Doug Talbot, Highmark Schools Jason Goode, Faurot Construction CITY PLANNER: Ted Shepard, Chief Planner Martina Wilkinson, Traffic Operations Engineer The meeting began with a description of the proposed project. As proposed, the project consists of constructing a new, two-story building, containing 16 classrooms, a science room, an expanded cafeteria and a gymnasium, for a total of 28,500 square feet. Combined with the existing building, 24,000 square feet, the new total for the campus would be 52,500 square feet. The new gymnasium, (5,500 square feet), would face east and would operate in conjunction with new athletic fields. The cafeteria expansion would be one-story. The new classrooms are intended to serve up to 420 additional students. Combined with the existing number of students, 360, the new total potential enrollment would be 780 students. Also, there would be an estimated 20 new faculty and staff associated with the proposed addition. Combined with the existing number of faculty and staff, 20, the new total of faculty and staff would be 40. Phase Two Expansion is planned to provide two new bus routes. Combined with the existing three bus routes, there would be a new total of five bus routes. In general, approximately 40% of the enrollment is expected to be bussed. A new exclusive bus pick-up and drop-off zone would be created. Regarding parking, Phase Two would provide 48 new spaces. Combined with the existing 47 spaces, there would be a new total of 95 spaces. The site is 5.02 acres and zoned L-M-N, Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood. (Unless otherwise noted, all responses are from the applicant or consulting team.)