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