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Home My WebLink AboutGLOBAL VILLAGE ACADEMY - SITE PLAN ADVISORY REVIEW - SPA130007 - CORRESPONDENCE - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGTed Shepard From: Sarah Burnett Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4.59 PM To: 'joyoppen@comcast.net' Cc: Ted Shepard; Ward Stanford Subject: RE: A contact has joined your contact list'This Week in Development Review' Hi Joy, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and concerns about the Global Village Academy with me this afternoon. I'm copying Ted Shepard, the City's planner inch a rge of the review of the proposal, and Ward Stanford, from the City's traffic operations group so that they are aware of your comments. Here is how I've summarized your concerns; please correct me if I've misstated your thoughts: - 34 parking spaces seems inadequate, especially with planned future additions, and excess cars will impact the neighborhood -Traffic to/from Olander is already heavy; with this proposed charter school, presumably many students will be driven by their parents, adding even more to the traffic in the area. - You suggested that the incidence of traffic accidents at Taft Hill/Horsetooth be explored. - From Primrose, it is very difficult to turn north on Taft Hill during busy traffic times already. Residents requested that the light (from when the fire station was there) remain functional, but it is only a pedestrian -activated signal now. Your concern is that it will become even more difficult to exit your street. - There are no traffic lights on Taft Hill between Horsetooth and Drake, so speeds are high. Sidewalks along Taft may be inadequate/unsafe. - Overall, you believe the school is not a good fit for the area. I hope you will be able to attend the neighborhood meeting so that you can learn more about the proposal. Best regards, Sarah Sarah Burnett City of Fort Collins Neighborhood Development Review Liaison 970-224-6076 sburnett@fcgov.com -----Original Message ---- From: Sarah Burnett Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4:47 PM To: Sarah Burnett Subject: A contact has joined your contact list'This Week in Development Review' A contact has joined your contact list. Their details are listed below. You can send them an email by hitting "Reply". Email Address: icyoppen@comcast.net 138 Ted Shepard From: Stephen Greenwood <stephen.greenwood@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 9:15 PM To: Ted Shepard; Sarah Burnett Subject: Global Village Academy Public Charter School proposal Dear Ted, Sarah, This evening I received a mailed notice about the proposed Global Village Academy Public Charter School, on the NW comer of Taft Hill Rd. and Horsetooth. I was happy to see that input from residents is being solicited. One concern springs immediately to mind, namely, the increased traffic. I perused the websites listed on the notice, but was unable to find any detailed information on the proposal beyond what is in the mailed notice. Is there any written proposal that addresses traffic concerns? Perhaps I was simply unable to find it. I am unsure whether I will be able to attend the meeting on Dec. 9, so I'll take this opportunity to be more specific. During the "peak hours" in which many commuters drive to and from work and school, simply exiting or entering the the nearby neighborhoods (Milfred Acres, Silver Oaks, and Rossborough) is already challenging. Southbound traffic on Taft Hill is particularly impacted because the road width drops from two lanes to one at Horsetooth. Vehicles have a tough time making left turns onto Taft Hill from Bronson, Primrose, Devonshire, and Moffett, and I often witness "close calls" during peak hours. In short, my concern is that our traffic situation is already marginal and will degrade further with the proposed school if not carefully considered and addressed. Best Regards, Stephen Greenwood 3315 Milfred Ln. Fort Collins, CO 137 Stephen, Thank you for contacting us about the Global Village Academy proposal, and for sharing your concerns about traffic impacts. Regarding your question about traffic: As a part of the City's review of the project, the applicant is being asked to prepare a traffic study that City staff can review to evaluate traffic impacts on the area. Staff comments regarding traffic in the preliminary design review included this: Traffic operations requests a memo and a circulation site plan discussing how drop-off and pick-up traffic will be accommodated and clrculated to and from the public roadways. The memo/plan should include where parents/buses will be allowed to park while loading/unloading children, how the circulation will be controlled, what times of day the operations will be conducted, contention plans if loading/unloading traffic queues backs into the adjacent arterial roadways or begins to block safe movement on Bronson or Auntie Stone, expected quantity of circulating traffic by time of day, etc. A good discussion of the traffic handling plans for the site. In addition, I am attaching the site plans that were submitted to the City for a preliminary design review of the proposal. These may have evolved since they were submitted in October— the developer may have updated plans to share at the neighborhood meeting on Dec 9. If you are able to attend, more of your questions may be addressed as well. Best regards, Sarah City of Fort Collins Neighborhood Development Review Liaison 970-224-6076 sburneu(&fcfov.com From: Stephen Greenwood[mailto:steohen.oreenwood(5)gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 9:15 PM To: Ted Shepard; Sarah Burnett Subject: Global Village Academy Public Charter School proposal Dear Ted, Sarah, This evening I received a mailed notice about the proposed Global Village Academy Public Charter School, on the NW corner of Taft Hill Rd. and Horsetooth. I was happy to see that input from residents is being solicited. One concern springs immediately to mind, namely, the increased traffic. I perused the websites listed on the notice, but was unable to find any detailed information on the proposal beyond what is in the mailed notice. Is there any written proposal that addresses traffic concerns? Perhaps I was simply unable to find it. I am unsure whether I will be able to attend the meeting on Dec. 9, so I'll take this opportunity to be more specific. During the "peak hours" in which many commuters drive to and from work and school, simply exiting or entering the the nearby neighborhoods (Milfred Acres, Silver Oaks, and Rossborough) is already challenging. Southbound traffic on Taft Hill is particularly impacted because the road width drops from two lanes to one at Horsetooth. Vehicles have a tough time making left turns onto Taft Hill from Bronson, Primrose, Devonshire, and Moffett, and I often witness "close calls" during peak hours. In short, my concern is that our traffic situation is already marginal and will degrade further with the proposed school if not carefully considered and addressed. Best Regards, Stephen Greenwood 3315 Milfred Ln. Fort Collins, CO 136 Ted Shepard From: JAMES C LEWIS Owner <jim46862@q.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 2:46 AM To: Ted Shepard Subject: Charter School location Ted: Although we will be unable to attend the information meeting we do support the development proposal for Global Village Academy Public Charter School. James and Marian Lewis. 135 Ted Shepard From: Steven Wilkin Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 5:02 PM To: Ted Shepard Subject: Global Village Academy Public Charter School Hi Ted, I will not be able to attend the Citizen Review for development proposal for the Global Village Academy Public Charter School. But, wanted to suggest a change to the intersection of Taft Hill and Bronson which is located at the Northeast corner of the project. This has been a very dangerous intersection for sometime. I live at Bronson and Auntie Stone and for the last year avoid that intersection. I first hand have seen too many close calls. Once I nearly got hit myself and I'm a professional driver and driver trainer. The problem is drivers on Bronson try either to cross Taft Hill, or make a left onto Taft Hill, and because of the double lane traffic on Taft Hill, you can't always see traffic in both lanes. It is also close to the Taft Hill and Horsetooth intersection and it is hard to get enogh seperation between cars. After sitting at this intersection for a while, drivers start to take huge risks to get across. This is at its worst when parents are dropping off or picking up students at Orlander Elementry. Just observe between 8:30 to 9:00 am or 3:30 to 4:00 pm and you can quickly see the problem. I propose that this intersection be changed to what is currently at Harmony and Westbury (see photo below). This type of intersection prevents traffic from crossing over or turning left from the side street. Below are the turns that would be available with this type of intersection Taft Hill and Bronson. Eastbound on Bronson Right -Turn Only to Taft Hill Southbound Westbound on Bronson Right -Turn Only to Taft Hill Northbound Northbound Taft Hill Right or Left Turn onto Bronson Southbound Taft Hill Right or Left Turn onto Bronson Personally, I have not real issues with the proposed school. But, if this intersection is not changed as part of the project. I would strongly ask that it not be approved. Thank you so much for your time and consideration. Thank you, 134 Ted Shepard From: Albinana, Irma <Albinanal@prpa.org> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 10:00 AM To: Ted Shepard Subject: Global Village Academy public Charter School Hi Ted, I am writing about the Global Village Academy public Charter School, I have a huge concern because of the traffic already in that area. I will say almost daily you find accidents on Taft Hill Rd, between Horsetooth Rd and Devonshire, some of them very severe, with multiple ambulances, fire trucks and police cars running with sirens. I live on Cockney St, and I hear the emergency vehicles going to that intersection daily, responding to accidents. I am against it. I think a better location, away from that intersection is better. IRMA ALBINANA Laboratory Technician Platte River Power Authority albinanai@prpa.org (970)229-1723 133 Ted Shepard From: Thompson, Geri <Geri.Thompson@uchealth.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:09 PM To: Ted Shepard Subject: Global Village Academy I will be unable to attend the neighborhood meeting regarding the Global Village Academy on Taft/Horsetooth. I live on Bronson St (East side of Taft). My only concern is that there needs to be a light or a cross walk light at Bronson and Taft. Even without this school, it can be very precarious getting across Taft Hill at Bronson to get to Olander. The only light to cross is Taft/Horsetooth unless they go further north. So if they want to add another school I would suggest they add the light at this intersection for the safety of the students. Geri Thompson Patient Access Team Leader/Poudre Valley Hospital University of Colorado Health 970-495-7251 Geri.ThompsonAUCHealth.org 132 Ted Shepard From: Joy Oppenheimer <joyoppen @comcast. net> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 10:35 AM To: Sarah Burnett Cc: Ted Shepard; Ward Stanford Subject: RE: A contact has joined your contact list 'This Week in Development Review' We were unable to attend the meeting last week but hope that our concerns were shared. The more I look at that plot of vacant land, the less I think that it is suited for a two-story school. And the traffic on Taft Hill Road was backed up past Primrose Drive the other day (from Horsetooth on the south). Thank you for your interaction. Happy Holidays! Joyce Oppenheimer -----Original Message ----- From: Sarah Burnett [mailto:SBurnett()fceov.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4:59 PM To: 'joyoppen @comcast.net' Cc: Ted Shepard; Ward Stanford Subject: RE: A contact has joined your contact list 'This Week in Development Review' Hi Joy, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and concerns about the Global Village Academy with me this afternoon. I'm copying Ted Shepard, the City's planner in charge of the review of the proposal, and Ward Stanford, from the City's traffic operations group so that they are aware of your comments. Here is how I've summarized your concerns; please correct me if I've misstated your thoughts: - 34 parking spaces seems inadequate, especially with planned future additions, and excess cars will impact the neighborhood - Traffic to/from Olander is already heavy; with this proposed charter school, presumably many students will be driven by their parents, adding even more to the traffic in the area. - You suggested that the incidence of traffic accidents at Taft Hill/Horsetooth be explored. - From Primrose, it is very difficult to turn north on Taft Hill during busy traffic times already. Residents requested that the light (from when the fire station was there) remain functional, but it is only a pedestrian -activated signal now. Your concern is that it will become even more difficult to exit your street. -There are no traffic lights on Taft Hill between Horsetooth and Drake, so speeds are high. Sidewalks along Taft may be inadequate/unsafe. - Overall, you believe the school is not a good fit for the area. I hope you will be able to attend the neighborhood meeting so that you can learn more about the proposal. Best regards, Sarah Sarah Burnett City of Fort Collins Neighborhood Development Review Liaison 131 At lei y� < 8 os a� �s�c �' 1 -------------------- --------------- as ii LE ! I I � ° Y m ; s No I II u o u cuo $G C L E o v E> qra ,J2 W.92 u d - I 1� L1-------------- 1= c E L E jce~ m u �° c v u E -------------------- ! I W C y J U p Y C c = k a I=oEz „s 'p�mou E it I I I •` I � q u°« o c g �� '�° e.a a.� V v Y AM:US NOSN( m a « e M. a ° N L n `t c as a ri E E> y 3 � a'M a o O a 3d Ted Shepard From: Bill and Carol EVANS <bcreevans@msn.com> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 10:08 PM To: Ted Shepard; Sarah Burnett Cc: Bill and Carol EVANS Subject: Comments on Global Village Academy project Attachments: Global Village Academy modification request.pdf Hello Ted and Sarah, Thank you for being part of the neighborhood meeting that was held last week. We appreciated that you kept the focus on the purpose of the meeting-- to hear from the neighborhood. We think that the proposed school use is a better fit for our neighborhood than a convenience store/gas station or other commercial use would be. That being said, there are still technical issues with this particular site that we hope the applicant will be able to adequately address. Of course, traffic is a big concern, with limited access options for our particular neighborhood. Living here, we can all attest to the existing traffic conditions. Even with them busing students, the likely traffic increase will be significant during early morning and mid -afternoon. We know this from experience, living near Olander Elementary. Doubling the traffic during those school start/end times will have a big impact. We've put together our thoughts and comments by drawing a revised sketch of their site plan with simple modifications that we think would help mitigate impacts. Please see the attached file for that sketch and additional comments. Please share this with the gentleman from the Transportation/Traffic Department who attended the meeting, as well as with the applicant. The representative from GVA stated that they want to be a good neighbor-- we hope that they will either be required by the city code to make certain improvements or, if some improvements are more of a "voluntary" nature, that they will still do those in order to mitigate the impacts that this use will have on our neighborhood (especially for those properties that are adjacent to the site). One other thing to request is to please thoroughly review the drainage plan and the proposed detention ponds with outflow through storm drains to the east side of Taft Hill Road and the drainage ditch on that side of the road. We know from our own experience in the July 1997 flood that the streets and drainage system in our neighborhood were thoroughly overwhelmed by the volume of stormwater flowing to the east. This is something that they may not be aware of. Similarly, there is a note on our sketch that provides information about the snow and ice conditions that are common on our neighborhood streets in the winter. Snowfall amounts tend to be much higher here on the west side of town near the foothills. Again, this is something that the applicant is not likely to be aware of without input from the people who live here. Thank you again. Sincerely, Carol and Bill Evans 2243 Silver Trails Drive 129