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Phase 2, and accept the following compromise: (1) prohibit left turns into the school; (2) require safety officers on site during peak hours; and (3) require the posting of a $350,000 Letter of Credit, which would stay in effect until the left turn lane is installed, or an acceptable alternative plan is approved by the Commission. Staff and Mr. Wilson responded to Commissioner Wheeler's queries regarding the terms of the initial agreement with Imagine Schools; and whether the school had thoroughly investigated the costs for the turn lane prior to agreeing to the condition. Chairman Bowden asked what the maximum number of students at Imagine Schools would be, and learned from Director of Development Christian Cascone that it was currently limited to 750, but the potential for the entire facility would be 910 students. Vice Chairman Davis wanted to know if Imagine Schools would be funded for busing through the School District, and was advised by Joe Mills, Principal of Imagine Schools, that busing would be provided through the school district if so desired by the parents. He noted that currently the parents prefer to bring their elementary school age children to school. The Chairman opened the public hearing. Sandy Reinhardt, 398 Farley's Court, presented data and reviewed a traffic analysis chart (copy on file) supporting her belief that the Board's decision to grant special exception use approval for Imagine Schools was based on faulty data. She asked the Board to imagine the traffic flow problems which she believed would be generated on 4th Street, without the left turn lane. Ray Reinhardt, 398 Farley's Court, presented a detailed traffic analysis (copy on file) based on a study he had done at Imagine School's temporary site at Central Assembly Church. He opined that the overall data which had been presented to the Board by Imagine Schools was flawed. Mr. Reinhardt expressed his concerns regarding the prospective traffic 19 September 16, 2008