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Vice Chairman Davis felt that the solution was to have Imagine Schools prevent <br />traffic stacking on 4th Street (other than in the deceleration lane), possibly by designing some <br />increased stacking areas on school grounds; and to not allow left turns until such time as the <br />lane is put in. He wanted to retain the financial requirement for the school to pay for the turn <br />lane, and to impose some type of fine if the stacking is not adequately controlled. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan felt that Phase 1 of the school, with the 500 students, <br />should be opened and real traffic counts should be obtained. Thereafter, a determination could <br />be made as to whether Imagine Schools could keep traffic off of 4th Street, and approval for the <br />additional 250 kids could be granted for the next school year. <br />Mr. Cascone addressed questions posed by the Board regarding the maximum <br />number of students which could be accommodated at the facility; the timeline of the school's <br />construction; and the construction materials. <br />Mr. Wilson remarked that the left turn lane could not be done at this time. He <br />noted that the school was "demand -driven" and it was the parents who were requesting to speed <br />things up to accommodate more students. <br />Commissioner Wheeler supported Commissioner O'Bryan's suggestion of <br />opening Phase 1 of the school and obtaining more accurate data, before making a decision as to <br />the necessity for the left turn lane. <br />Further discussion ensued between the Board and Mr. Reinhardt regarding the <br />traffic study, and the queuing capacity at the temporary and permanent school sites. Mr. <br />Reinhardt believed that the total queue capacity at the permanent site on 4th Street could <br />accommodate 72 cars, whereas the data obtained from the temporary site revealed a queue of <br />216 cars. <br />21 <br />September 16, 2008 <br />