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addressing each site's locational criteria and impacts, as listed in 5.7 below, and shall submit initial evaluation reports to the School Board within 30 days of the receipt of the request from the School Board. 5.3 Through the SPTAC, Indian River County and appropriate cities shall advise the district School Board as to the consistency of any proposed new site with the applicable local comprehensive plan, including the appropriate process under which a district school board may request an amendment to the school siting policies of the applicable local comprehensive plan. 5A Following the receipt of initial evaluation reports from the School Planning Technical Advisory Committee, the School Board shall, within 60 days, narrow the sites down to three, and send the list of three sites to the SPTAC for a detailed impact evaluation. 5.5 The School Planning Technical Advisory Committee, shall complete an Impact Assessment Statement (IAS) and prepare a detailed Economic Analysis (EA) for each of the short-listed school sites. The IAS shall incorporate the required Florida Statute 1013.193 review regarding consistency of proposed school sites with the applicable local government comprehensive plan. The Economic Analysis shall, at a minimum, identify required on-site and off-site improvements, the costs associated with these improvements, and the entity responsible for the cost. 5.6 The School Planning Technical Advisory Committee (SPTAC) shall rank short listed sites and provide the IAS and EA reports and the ranking list to the school board. Using that information, the School Board shall make a final decision on site selection and may authorize acquisition of the selected site. The School Board shall notify the County and each affected City in writing when a site has been purchased. 5.7 The following criteria will be considered by the School Planning Technical Advisory Committee, the school board, and the local government(s) when evaluating a potential school site: a. Potential to accommodate the projected additional student population by expanding or rebuilding existing schools instead of building a new school. b. Consistency of the proposed site with any Court-ordered school desegregation mandate. C. Extent to which the proposed site provides a logical focal point for community activities and serves as the cornerstone for innovative urban design standards, including opportunities for shared use and co -location of community facilities. d. Extent to which an elementary or middle schools can be located internal to residential neighborhoods and discouraged from locating adjacent to major arterial roadways. e. Extent to which an elementary school can be located within reasonable walking distance of dwelling units served by the schools. f. Extent to which a high schools can be located on the periphery of residential neighborhoods, near thoroughfares so as to discourage traffic along residential streets in residential subdivisions. g. Extent to which the proposed school site is compatible with present and projected uses of adjacent property and capable of accommodating buffers necessary to shield adjacent residences from school driveways, school drop-off and pick up areas, and school playgrounds. h. Extent to which the proposed school site encourages community redevelopment and revitalization, provides efficient use of existing infrastructure, and discourages urban sprawl. i. Extent to which the proposed site's acquisition and development cost is affected by the proposed location. j. Extent to which the proposed school site provides safe access to residential neighborhoods by pedestrians and vehicles. U