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HomeMy WebLinkAboutELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT RIDGEWOOD HILLS ( COYOTE RIDGE) - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - 28-06 - CORRESPONDENCE - (20)Page 4 of 4 Kate Browne, Planning Specialist Thompson R2-J School District 800 S. Taft Avenue Loveland, Colorado 80537 970-613-5048 brownek@thompson.kl2.co.us file://C:\Documents and Settings\ssommer\Local Settings\Temp\GW}000O1.HTM 09/26/2006 Page 3 of 4 6. Regarding the buffer zone between the sidewalk and the street: the consensus was that the city plants and maintains the trees and the HOA maintains the grass. The assumption was that would not change when the school is built. 7. Regarding the HOA area on the west side of the property: the HOA planted bluegrass at the curb of the cul de sacs and blended out into something else (dryland grass???) about 10' out. They do have a sprinkler system, but the location of the sprinkler heads was not detailed at this meeting. We indicated that the district would be using dryland seed and no irrigation in the areas abutting this area and that the only area that would receive 'something else' would be the play fields themselves. 8. The HOA did mention neighbors' concerns with noise (both from deliveries and from play fields). Everyone present pretty much discarded the play field noise concern as a 'buyer -be -aware' issue. Jay pointed out the screening that will be put in around the delivery area and trash bins. There was a question regarding trees along the south property line, but I pointed out that would be a non-sprinklered area and it would be unlikely that trees would do well. There was also a question about time of deliveries and we stated that early morning (like before 7:30am) was very unlikely because the school would not be open. 9. The only other item I can remember that was a HOA concern is that the entire neighborhood has Monday trash pick-up and they would like the school to be on the same schedule. We indicated that we would work with them on that and when we get closer to building completion that concern needs to be brought forward again. 10. Jay and Russ, do you remember the specifics regarding any construction issues? I remember the question regarding having all the contractors using the same access route, but nothing further. file://C:\Documents and Settings\ssommer\Local Settings\Temp\GW}OOOOI.HTM 09/26/2006 Page 2 of 4 with our curb cuts. We need to respond with specifics asap. Russ, should we contact you with this information? 2. They did ask if the District would cooperate with the HOA in requests to the City of Fort Collins for other devices, like flashing yellow school zone lights, to help with speed control. Jay confirmed that we would. They are concerned with the drivers from other neighborhoods brought in by the school. We did emphasize that the Registry Ridge neighborhood will be bussed and this should be minimized. There were additional questions regarding congestion times and we were not able to be very specific in our response other than afternoon would have more cars parked and waiting than morning. The morning start time seemed to be the biggest issue as it coincides with people leaving for work, whereas afternoon dismissal is before people normally get off work. 3. Another concern was the eyebrow pull-out areas across from the school. We acknowledged that they would be a problem, but made no other comment. Did we align or not align our driveways with those? We did also point out that there would be people who would use the cul de sacs to drop off their children and the district had no plans to address that issue. 4. They would like to see sidewalks extended from the cul de sacs to the building so 'cow paths' can be avoided. They already have sidewalks from the cul de sacs to the path that runs along the west edge of our property and it is used extensively by residents. I'd recommend that we do what CSU did years ago -- wait for the cow paths to appear and then position the sidewalks so they approximate these natural trails so there aren't both in another year's time. 5. Tim, I did point out the 2nd storey to them and got no real response. Jay did let them know about the planned presentation before the BOE on Sept 20th. I said I would make sure to confirm this as we got closer to the time. We both invited them to attend. file://C:\Documents and Settings\ssommer\Local Settings\Temp\GW}OOOOI.HTM 09/26/2006 Page 1 of 4 Shelby Sommer - Fwd: Meeting with Ridgewood HOA From: "Mike Martens" <martensm@thompson.k12.co.us> To: <ssommer@fcgov.com> Date: 09/25/2006 5:11:24 PM Subject: Fwd: Meeting with Ridgewood HOA Shelby, The forwarded email below is from Kate Browne, TSD Planning Specialist, regarding a meeting that she and Jay Earl, TSD Bond Administrator, had with the Board for the Ridgewood HOA on August 22, 2006. Thanks again for your time and guidance today. Sincerely, Michael H. Martens Construction Coordinator Thompson School District Facilities Services 255 South Cleveland Avenue Loveland, CO 80537 Voice: (970) 613-5390 Fax: (970) 613-5384 Cell: (970) 566-4340 Email: martensm@thompson.kl2.co.us ----- Original Message ----- Wednesday, August 23, 2006 8:44:04 AM Message From: Kate Browne Subject: Meeting with Ridgewood HOA To: Tim Mangina Mike Martens Cc: Jay Earl RBartz@ManagementSpecialists.com Terry Schueler Tim and Mike, Last night, Jay and I meet with the Board for the Ridgewood HOA. We talked primarily about sidewalks, landscaping, and traffic control. In summary: 1. The HOA is re -installing speed bumps starting this week. There will be one in front of the school site on Avondale and another one in front of the park. They would like to know our preferred location, so as not to conflict file://C:\Documents and Settings\ssommer\Local Settings\Temp\GW}00001.HTM 09/26/2006