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MAY 2x.1980 bow 43 PnE 540 James Burns May 2, 1980 Page -2- long-term assessment of school and park needs in this area. In any event, it is recommended that there should be a memorandum of agreement or some other suitable instrument to stipulate the availability and terms for using school facilities as county wide recreational centers. The designated school site in Vero Highlands is approximately 4000 lineal feet south and east of the 18th Avenue site, with the existing Citrus School being approxi- mately 4800 lineal feet,to the northwest. In this regard the staff feels there is a need to consider the long-term prospects for the overall south county needs. Care should be taken to insure that a determination is made as to the most suitable location for an elementary school as well as an analysis of whether another elementary (or secondary) school site will be needed for future growth. Further, it is felt that considerable additional study will need to be undertaken in terms of the overall transportation needs. In the preliminary Transportation Plan now being developed, the eventual need for collectors is cited along the 20th Avenue and Kelly Road corridors. Problems are anticipated in providing for adequate roadways in that there is no current means to provide for a direct alignment on 20th Avenue. In the case of Kelly Road, there is the added consideration that the road right-of-ways are split with a drainage canal in the middle. Thus careful consideration should be given these matters in regard to any improvement plan. Staff will be pre- pared to discuss this further. Finally, in conjunction with the transportation provisions, recent occur- rences have shown the advisability of planning for bikeways in conjunction with public facilities, particularly in the case of an elementary school. Staff would strongly urge that provisions for bike paths be included as an integral part of any future roadway improvement program which may be approved. Concurrent development of a collector route with a related bike path would seem to be the most cost effective and practical means of proceeding. The development of major facilities are of considerable impact on the surrounding community. One of those impacts is the necessity to provide adequate vehicle and pedestrian access. It is recommended that the developers, in this case the School Board, should be required to assume responsibility for improving or building all transportation access to the intended facility., It is also recommended that some consideration be given to the anticipated availability of utility services in these areas. The provision of public water and sewer is of course the most desirable approach for an intensive use such as an elementary school. DMR: jt Enclosure