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<br />Addendum "B" <br />Tlus addendum defines the smart growth principles that the Board of Education must <br />adhere to if smart growth money is to be allocated.. Of the 15 recommendations made, <br />Support Services is recommending acceptance of 12, further study of 2 and air adjustment <br />to 1, In each section an analysis is provided and reference made to Board Policy 9040 if <br />applicable. <br />1. Transportation Standards. <br />a, The building location neaz to a bike lane or bus line and the calculation for <br />bike racks exist currently in Policy 9040. <br />Support Services recommends acceptance of this provision. <br />b. The reduction in student parking is greater than the 25% suggested by the <br />Board eazlier. The recommended .35% reduction would mean a reduction <br />in Phase 1 of student pazking from 200 to 174, Phase 2 student pazking <br />would be reduced from 100 to 86 malting the total reduction in student <br />parking from 300 to 260, That 260 total represents 22% of the student <br />population. This is identical to the combined percentage of student pazlting <br />at the existing high schools, <br />Support Services recommends acceptance of this provision. <br />The County Connnissioners' recommendation for teacher/stafUvisitor <br />parking for both phases of the project is 80, That compares to 208 spaces <br />at CHHS and 180 at ECHHS. Cedaz Ridge has 152 teacher panting spaces <br />presently.. Teacher/staff/visitor parking at this level would not be adequate <br />to meet the needs of parents and staff: A staffing analysis of the new high <br />school with a membership of 800 projects a staff membership of 98 and, <br />when expanded to 1,200 students, a staff membership of 128, The <br />proposed 80 parking spaces for both phases of the project, including <br />visitors would not meet the needs of staff, parents, or other visitors. The <br />impact would be felt in several azeas. Staff and visitors who can't find a <br />parking space will tend to park illegally, for example in fire lanes or along <br />undesignated roads, creating safety hazards and/or turning school <br />administrators into parking lot monitors, Frustration with parking will <br />have an impact on teacher retention and recruitment, The prospect of <br />recruiting a teacher and having to inform them that they cannot park at <br />their workplace is problematic. They do have other choices with a <br />shortage of teachers, Parent involvement is critical in the educational <br />process and a lack of adequate visitor pazking will discourage pazents <br />from visiting schools. As the District struggles to get more pazents into <br />schools, this large of a reduction would be detrimental to the effort. Large <br />events such as plays, games and community celebrations use staff and <br />