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December 30, 2019 Zach Carlton City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Re: 2020 Elk River High School Parking Lot Improvements BKBM Project No. 17445.01 Dear Mr. Carlton: pe � BKBM'.. ENGINEERS As required by the Conditional Use Permit (CUP), the following is a narrative describing the proposed 2020 Elk River High School Parking Lot Improvements project and detailing the benefits to the approval of this project by the Planning Commission and City Council. Existin- Conditions: The project is located at 900 School Street NW, just south of the Elk River Ice Arena, west of the Elk River High School, and east of VandenBerge Middle School. The proposed project will include the rehabilitation and reconfiguration of the existing parking lot, new site lighting, and the relocation of the existing traffic light currently located at School Street and Lions Park Drive. The existing high school parking lot is nearing the end of its useful life and needs repairs. Rather than rehabilitating the parking lot to match the existing configuration, the School District is taking advantage of this opportunity to address some of the fundamental safety and functionality concerns with the current parking lot layout. Currently, the existing parking lot has four access points to School Street, one near the main entrance to the high school, one at the traffic light at Lions Park Drive, and two directly across the street from the existing Church parking lot access. Due to the limited queuing available in the existing parking lot and the increase in the number of parents dropping off their students, traffic during peak times extends into School Street and east towards Jackson Avenue NW. This creates congestion and safety concerns in School Street. The current parking lot is laid out with an east/west access road that aligns with the old high school loading dock. Due to the installation of a new loading dock installed in 2019 on the north side of the high school, the existing loading dock is no longer in use, making the existing east/west road unnecessary. In addition, the existing tennis courts north of the parking lot were replaced/relocated in 2018 to be north of VandenBerge Middle School. The old tennis courts that are no longer in use within the parking area will be removed as part of this project. 6120 Earle Brown Drive, Suite 700, Minneapolis, MN 55430 763-843-0420 3507 Ringsby Court, Suite 105, Denver, CO 80216 720-515-9807 www.bkbm.com