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10 <br /> 1 Draft of Process <br /> 2 (Current Under Development) <br /> 3 1. Determine Need for Additional School(s) <br /> 4 ■ Annual Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance Technical Advisory Committee <br /> 5 (SAPFOTAC) Report <br /> 6 ■ Statistical methods used to project student enrollment out 10 years and identify future <br /> 7 needs <br /> 8 ■ Report is forwarded to Towns for information purposes, County, and School Districts for <br /> 9 CIP (Capital Investment Plan) planning <br /> 10 <br /> 11 2. Technical Group Meets <br /> 12 ■ Determines general geographic location in which new school or schools need to be <br /> 13 located using information about: <br /> 14 • potential high growth areas <br /> 15 • high over capacity situations <br /> 16 • interest in reducing bus/student/parent vehicle miles using Smart Growth Principles <br /> 17 • opportunity for land banking <br /> 18 <br /> 19 3. Smart Growth Principles <br /> 20 ❑ Location of Urban Service Boundaries <br /> 21 ❑Sufficient infrastructure (water, sewer, roads) availability? <br /> 22 ❑ Land Use Compatibility <br /> 23 ❑ Presence of environmentally sensitive resources? <br /> 24 ❑ Co-location and/or Mixed Use opportunities? <br /> 25 ❑Walkable/Pedestrian-Bike Friendly? <br /> 26 ❑Transportation considerations <br /> 27 ❑ Community participation in siting process (general area) <br /> 28 ❑ Sharing Academic Resources <br /> 29 ❑ "Green" Buildings <br /> 30 ❑Value Engineering <br /> 31 <br /> 32 4. Practical Siting Considerations <br /> 3.3 ■ Where is sufficient contiguous undeveloped acreage available in geographic area under <br /> 34 consideration? <br /> 35 ■ Use GIS technology to determine potential sites <br /> 36 <br /> 37 5. School District Meets with Towns and County <br /> 38 ■ Discuss feasibility/location <br /> 39 ■ Discuss co-location opportunities <br /> 40 ■ Possible ad hoc committee review <br /> 41 ■ BOCC liaison <br /> 42 ■ Coordination and Communication <br /> 43 <br /> 44 6. Procurement of the property designated for the new school <br /> 45 <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Z- Growth Design Considerations <br /> 48 ■ Site Principles <br /> 49 • Environmental considerations <br /> 50 • Public Transit considerations <br />