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01/23/2017 compatible with the scale of the nearby residential neighborhood. The District has committed to replace removed trees to provide additional landscape screening. • Policy BE -2.1: Create complete neighborhoods by integrating schools, parks, child care centers, community centers, infrastructure, green spaces, and other public amenities into each neighborhood. The General Plan amendment to Public Facility provides expanded school opportunities for neighborhood children. In addition to new landscaping, the District has also committed to construct a new restroom building for the benefit of the City Park. • Policy BE -2.8: Make efforts to maintain and increase walking access to a variety of neighborhood destinations by encouraging uses that provide access to services, goods and community facilities within and near neighborhoods. The General Plan amendment to Public Facility provides an opportunity for middle school aged children to walk or bike to a neighborhood school. Redwood Shores Parkway is designated as a Class 11 bike path and the surrounding neighborhood is fairly level with a complete sidewalk network. The current middle school located approximately six miles away at the top of Ralston Avenue is mainly accessed by vehicles. • Goal BE -31: encourage developments and implementation of strategies that minimize vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled. The General Plan amendment to Public Facility provides an opportunity for middle school aged children to walk or bike to a neighborhood school. The surrounding neighborhood is fairly level with a complete sidewalk network and bike paths. The location of a school at this campus will significantly reduce vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled as the current middle school located approximately six miles away at the top of Ralston Avenue. • Goal BC -3: ensure that public places evolve to meet the needs of changing city demographics and public interests and are accessible to all members of the community. The General Plan amendment to Public Facility provides an opportunity for the District to address the increase in school enrollment and provided an opportunity for middle school children to attend a school in their neighborhood. • Policy BC -3.1: incorporate flexible design characteristics into the renovation of existing and development of new parks and community facilities. Consider incorporating education with recreation opportunities. The General Plan amendment would provide an opportunity to expand on the current shared use of facilities between the District and the City. The District will have use of the new classroom building during school hours and the City will have access to the new classrooms during non -school hours. The District will construct a new City public restroom on the park property for public use. ATTY/RESO.0008/CC RESO ADOPTING THE APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL PLAN - SANDPIPER SCHOOL RESO. NO. 15558 REV: 01-18-17 JS MUFF NO. 601 Page 3 of 4