COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING

PROPOSEDWESTERN LOUDOUN

SCHOOL SITESApril 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

Board of Supervisors and

School Board

Land Use Policy Location Direction - PUBLIC INPUTCapital Facility Standards - PUBLIC INPUTLand Acreage StandardsCondemnation PolicyCo-Location PolicySite Selection Criteria Capital Needs Assessment - PUBLIC INPUTCapital Improvement Program Budget - PUBLIC INPUT

Land Matrix Team

Joint County & School Staff Land

Team

Strategic 6-Year Land Acquisition PlanSite Acquisition EvaluationConstructability ReviewTechnical Analysis Matrix DevelopmentBriefing Items to BoardsAction Items to Boards

Sam AdamoSara Howard-O'BrienRandy VladPaul BrownJulie PastorLewis RauchDawn Klassen

Leigh BurdenLuz Cofresi-Howe

SchoolSite

County

Site

School BoardSite Acquisition Briefing

Closed Session Direction

Board of Supervisors Site Selection Briefing

Closed Session Direction

Board of Supervisors Briefing - LCPS Staff Closed Session

Negotiation Phase

Negotiation Phase

School BoardFinal Action

Board of SupervisorsContract Terms Briefing

Closed Session Direction

Board of Supervisors

Action

Due Diligence PeriodExpenditures Begin

Due Diligence PeriodExpenditures Begin

Closing

Closing

Briefing Item reviews sites evaluated, recommended site for acquisition, financials to include budget, assessed value and seller asking price.

Land Use Process 12-18 Months

Land Use Process 9-12 Months

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.

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

• Access & Transportation Improvements• Utility Availability• General Plan Policies/Zoning• Surrounding Land Uses• Site Availability (cost, funding, willing

seller, condemnation)

FUNDING/PROJECTED OPENING

Land AnticipatedFunded Opening

ES-25 FY-08 (Nov. 07) Fall, 2016MS-10 FY-07 (Nov. 06) Fall, 2017HS-10 FY-08 (Nov. 07) Fall, 2018

SCHOOL OPENING & SIZE• Facility Projected Capacity Acreage*

Opening

• 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

Respondents

• Scott Property• Danner Property• Cangiano Property• Virts Property

Advertisements published in:Loudoun Times Mirror and Leesburg Today

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

• 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)

• 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 & ACTIONESTIMATED TIMELINE: 8-10 MONTHS

AFTER ACCEPTANCE

PRELIMINARY LAYOUT

QUESTIONS