Planning 2017-06-22 Minutes - Board of Architectural Review - Foster High School Expansion and Birth to Kindergarten

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Page 9 Public Hearing Minutes June 22, 2017 Commissioner Hansen said there needs to be a plan to get the cars where they need to go and stop focusing on the specific number of parking stalls. Don Tomaso , Fire Marshall, listed the nine items the code requires him to look at for approval of the special event permit: Emergency vehicle ingress, egress; fire protection; emergency egress and escape routes; emergency medical services; public assembly areas; the directing of both the attendees and vehicles including the parking of vehicles; vendor and food concession distribution; the need and presence of law enforcement; and the need for fire and medical services personnel. Commissioner Mann said she is ok with giving staff the flexibility to enter into a Traffic Management Agreement. She said she would like to start with 350 parking stalls to be reviewed within 8 months to 1 year after the facility opens to determine usage. Commissioner Alford said when the application for special event is submitted to the City there needs to be a guarantee of a reasonable turnaround. Commissioner Martinez said he agrees with Commissioner Mann, 350 stalls are a good start, the permitting is the key and the 350 threshold can be increased with guidance from the staff. Judith Berry, Deputy Superintendent, Foster, for the applicant, said 350 stalls is not a problem to the school district. She said it may seem like a lot for athletic games but they have their athletic game dates set for the whole year so they can provide the list to the City at the beginning of the year. All services will know when the games are scheduled. Commissioner Mann expressed concern with the cedar siding and the fact that it is vertical and not horizonal. Commissioner Alford asked about response to flooding related to development on the school property that was raised by the resident. Jeff Fenney , for the applicant said he is quite confident that flooding issue will not occur. He also responded to an inquiry regarding sharing access with Showalter Middle School, stating the traffic plan works because they intentionally are not mixing traffic from the schools. Commissioner Maestas suggested that the applicant take this opportunity to consider adding some art elements to the design, to reflect the culture of the students. nd Commissioner Mann requested that staff address the sidewalk on 142, which is narrow. The public hearing was closed. VI. DELIBERATION: Commissioner Mann said they must depend on staff to follow through with their recommendations and comments from the public. She said she is good with staff’s recommendations.