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October 25, 2019 <br />Henry Hash <br />Public Works Director <br />City of Tukwila- Public Works <br />6300 Southcenter Blvd. <br />Tukwila, WA 98188 <br />Dear Mr. Hash, <br />Starfire Sports would like to ask for a flood variance the same we were granted in <br />2003 to construct the buildings. The variance is to enclose the rest of the ground <br />level. The two main reasons are to secure areas that has multiple breaks ins and <br />secondly and more importantly to create flex spaces for our Academy STEM <br />program. <br />Starfire is seeking to extend the success of the Starfire Sports Academy soccer <br />programs by offering our student athletes the opportunity to participate in STEM <br />programs. Similar to our soccer programming approach, we want to reduce the <br />barriers of entry by making STEM classes fun, approachable, and accessible to all. <br />Our goal is not to replace the role of schools, but to help prepare our youth to <br />engage and fully embrace STEM learning opportunities at their schools. We will do <br />this by using STEM -based gamification products that will engage our student <br />athletes, cultivate their curiosity, and make them comfortable with the underlying <br />science and technology through project -based learning. From the soccer field to the <br />classroom, we seek to make our student athletes as confident joining a robotics or <br />coding club in high school as they are trying out for the soccer team. <br />These spaces will allow us to better serve our community while keeping the facility <br />safe for all. With no other space here not in the floodplain it is the only reasonable <br />option. We ask for your and the Tukwila City Council's support to help create these <br />much -needed spaces. <br />Sincerely <br />Ben Oliver <br />President & CEO <br />Starfire Sports <br />Starfire Sports <br />14800 Starfire Way <br />Tukwila, WA 98188 <br />Phone: 206.431.3232 <br />Fax: 206.431.6811 <br />www.starfiresports.com <br />info@sta86resports.com <br />