AgdaPkt 2014-07-28 Closed, Special and Joint SA

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8.B. - Page 4 On February 18, 2014, the Applicants filed an appeal of the Planning Commission's decision (see Attachment 8). The Applicants would prefer the City Council approve the full project as originally proposed to the Planning Commission. In fact, the original application is the application that is under consideration by the Council. However, along with the appeal, the Applicants are now proposing a reduced project (see Attachment 9). The Applicants revised proposal would reduce the proposed maximum student enrollment from 180 to 150 students. The revised proposal would also adjust the proposed student arrival and departure timeframes to minimize overlap with Roosevelt School's timeframes (see Figure 2). Student arrival and departure times between Roots N Wings Montessori School, which currently operates at the subject property in a separate building and the proposed Cambridge Academy, maintain an overlap. As part of their coordination efforts with the Montessori school, the Applicants are proposing to have staff manage the entryway to the property at Connecticut Avenue to manage traffic flow for the two schools. The revised scope has been evaluated and determined by the City to be consistent with the Environmental Impact Report prepared for this project (see Attachments 10 and 11). This determination can be made because the project modifications would not result in new significant environmental impacts or increase the severity of previously identified significant impacts (a significant unavoidable noise impact was identified in the EIR). Table 1 below compares the Applicants' project description (as reviewed by the Planning Commission and as subsequently revised for the Council's consideration), to the Montessori School currently operating on the subject property and Roosevelt School located across the street. The initial proposal for that project was for 230 students, which was subsequently reduced by the applicants to a proposed student enrollment of 120 students. Table 1: Applicants' Project Modifications & Nearby Schools Roots N Wings Project Reviewed Criteria Montessori Roosevelt by the Applicants' Project School' School Planning Commission Modifications Grade Levels 2.5 -6 years of age Kindergarten- Transitional Kindergarten- Transitional Kindergarten - 8 t Grade 8 Grade 8 Grade Max. Student 40 650 180 150 Enrollment Student AM 8:15AM- 9:15AM 8:OOAM 7:30AM- 8:15AM 8:10AM- 8:40AM Arrival Time Student PM 11:45AM 3:OOPM- 3:30PM 3:15PM- 3:45PM Departure Time 3:15PM- 3:30PM 3:OOPM 3:OOPM, 4:OOPM, 5:OOPM 4:OOPM, 5:00 PM, 6:OOPM 5:OOPM- 5:30PM (Extended Care) (Extended Care)