Transcript Facility Projected Capacity Acreage* Opening

COMMUNITY
INFORMATION MEETING
PROPOSED
WESTERN LOUDOUN
SCHOOL SITES
April 29, 2009, 6:30 pm
Lovettsville Elementary School
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
• Elaine Walker, Mayor of Lovettsville
• Jennifer Bergel, Catoctin District School
Board Representative
• Sally Kurtz, Catoctin District Supervisor
• Dr. Sam Adamo, Director LCPS Planning
& Legislative Services
• Paul Brown, Loudoun County Office of
Capital Construction
Joint Committee Action:
The Committee voted 5-0-2 (Kurtz, Wood
absent) to model this process for 6 months
to determine what if any modifications
should be made before a final
recommendation to the governing boards.
Staff was directed to implement refinements
during the 6 months and to bring a final
recommendation through an Action Item in
April 2009 to the Joint Committee for action.
Land Matrix
Team
Joint County
& School
Staff Land
Team
School
Site
School Board
Site Acquisition Briefing
Closed Session Direction
Land Use Policy Location Direction - PUBLIC INPUT
Capital Facility Standards - PUBLIC INPUT
Land Acreage Standards
Condemnation Policy
Co-Location Policy
Site Selection Criteria
Capital Needs Assessment - PUBLIC INPUT
Capital Improvement Program Budget - PUBLIC INPUT
Board of Supervisors
and
School Board
Strategic 6-Year Land Acquisition Plan
Site Acquisition Evaluation
Constructability Review
Technical Analysis Matrix Development
Briefing Items to Boards
Action Items to Boards
Board of Supervisors
Briefing - LCPS Staff
Closed Session
Negotiation
Phase
Due Diligence Period
Expenditures Begin
Briefing Item reviews sites evaluated,
recommended site for acquisition, financials to
include budget, assessed value and seller asking
price.
Board of Supervisors
Site Selection Briefing
Closed Session Direction
School Board
Final Action
Board of Supervisors
Contract Terms Briefing
Closed Session Direction
Leigh Burden
Luz CofresiHowe
Closing
Land Use Process 12-18 Months
Board of
Supervisors
Action
Negotiation
Phase
Count
y
Site
Sam Adamo
Sara Howard-O'Brien
Randy Vlad
Paul Brown
Julie Pastor
Lewis Rauch
Dawn Klassen
Closing
Due Diligence Period
Expenditures Begin
Land Use Process 9-12 Months
Site Selection Criteria
• Proximate Location to Student Population
• Co-Location of Middle & High Schools for
Transportation Efficiencies
• Physical Characteristics (topography, floodplain,
wetlands, geologic features, tree cover)
• Environmental & Cultural Resource Conditions
(archaeological & historic inventory, rare and
endangered species, Phase I Environmental)
SITE SELECTION CRITERIA
CONTINUED
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Access & Transportation Improvements
Utility Availability
General Plan Policies/Zoning
Surrounding Land Uses
Site Availability (cost, funding, willing
seller, condemnation)
FUNDING/PROJECTED OPENING
ES-25
MS-10
HS-10
Land
Funded
Anticipated
Opening
FY-08 (Nov. 07)
FY-07 (Nov. 06)
FY-08 (Nov. 07)
Fall, 2016
Fall, 2017
Fall, 2018
SCHOOL OPENING & SIZE
• Facility
Projected
Opening
Capacity
Acreage*
• ES-25
2016
875
20 ac.
• MS-10
2017
1350
35 ac.
• HS-10
2018
1800
75 ac.
• Acreage may increase or decrease depending on utility
availability and site characteristics.
Request for Proposals
Advertisements published in:
Loudoun Times Mirror and Leesburg Today
Respondents
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Scott Property
Danner Property
Cangiano Property
Virts Property
SITE SELECTION
• SCHOOL BOARD-REVIEW AND DIRECTION
10/28/08, 11/11/08,1/13/09, & 2/24/09
• BOARD OF SUPERVISORS-REVIEW AND
DIRECTION 11/18/08, 1/21/09 & 2/17/09
• CONTRACT EXECUTED 2/24/09
SITE LOCATION
.8 mi. to Rte. 9
Wheatland Site
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Cangiano Property: 160 acres
Burgess Property: 10 acres
Zoning: AR-1
Use: Schools Permitted by Special
Exception; Commission Permit Required
CONTRACT PROVISIONS
• PURCHASE PRICE
– CANGIANO $9,925,000.00 (160.27 ac.)
– BURGESS $1,475,000.00 (10 ac.)
• STUDY PERIOD TO 6/1/09
• EXTENSION OF STUDY PERIOD
PROVISION TO 7/1/09
• CLOSING BY 7/8/09
• CLOSING CONTINGENT ON SITE
SUITABILITY
LAND EVALUATION PROCESS
• STUDY PERIOD IN PROGRESS
– HYDROGEOLOGICAL STUDY
– DRAINFIELD STUDY
– PRELIMINARY TRANSPORTATION STUDY
– PRELIMINARY SITE LAYOUT
– THE SITE WILL BE PURCHASED IF IT IS
SUITABLE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL NEEDS.
LEGISLATIVE APPLICATIONS WILL BE
FILED SUBSEQUENT TO DETERMINATION.
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
• APPLICATION PREPARATION
– REQUIRED STUDIES : (3-9 MONTHS)
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TREE INVENTORY
PHASE I ARCHAEOLOGICAL
RARE & ENDANGERED SPECIES
TRAFFIC STUDY
HYDROGEOLOGICAL STUDY
SOILS/DRAINFIELD STUDY
• APPLICATION SUBMISSION 1-2
MONTHS AFTER STUDY COMPLETION
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
CONTINUED
• APPLICATION REVIEW
– CHECKLIST/ACCEPTANCE
– STAFF/REFERRAL AGENCY REVIEW
– PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC
HEARING & RECOMMENDATION
– BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PUBLIC
HEARING & ACTION
ESTIMATED TIMELINE: 8-10 MONTHS
AFTER ACCEPTANCE
PRELIMINARY LAYOUT
QUESTIONS