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PLANNING
INTERIOR DESIGN
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Prepared by: Attendee M. Samiul Alam Iman Alameh Celeste Amadei Claudette Ardizzone Susan Athey Tami Bennett‐Admi Bobby Berg Fred Boyd Sue Bray Scott Bredow Andy Bruckner Robin Bruckner Andy Campbell Lynn Campbell Karen Castle Bini Chacko Yongwan Cho Arti Choxi Debbie Conner Tedd Conner Jenni Coopersmith Jennifer Costello Liahona Crompton Neeta Datt
Debbie Deosaran Sharon Deutch Angela Edwards Paul Edwards Ramez Fahmy Ramez Fahmy Sherifa Fahmy Sumaya Fahmy Barbara Falcigno Brooke Farquhar Rebecca Feldbush Organization
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1/3/2012 MNCPPC & MCPS Community Presentation Farquhar Middle School
Modernization 211004 Jim Determan Phone
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Page 2 of 10 Diane Morris Shelly Niverth Stacy Noland Stephanie Noland Peter Norris Joe Pasternak Meg Pease‐Fye Sergio Penacoza Sergio Penacoza Melissa Pophan Anne Pulju‐
McCudden Susan Ramsay Robert Rapp Barbara Ray Suzanne Redman Mike Riley Nancy Rohrman Michael Ronan Anne Rood
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Narvaez Muriel Senderling Michael Shpur Helen Shueh Craig Shuman V. Sikri Andrea Smith Ken Smith Krag Smith James Song Mike & Allison Soussi‐Taneri Heather Steffan Kerri St. Laurent Gina Tesavio Dennis Twombly Virginia Twombly MEETING RECORD Principal, FMS
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[email protected] Page 3 of 10 Arlynn Unger Ricardo Velazquez Tina Velazquez Satya Velivela Patricia Via Kathy Virkus Kevin Walsh Kristen Weinberg John S. Weske Michael Whelan Matt Willems Ric Wogalter Julie Wogalter John V. Wylie Richard Yallow Matt Zaborsky John Zamog No 1‐1 1‐2 1‐3 1‐4 1‐5 BGES Parent
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[email protected] [email protected] Item Diane Morris, Farquhar Middle Principal, introduced Ms. Beth Schiavino‐Narvaez, Community Superintendent. Craig Shuman, Director, Division of Construction, MCPS, introduced the staff from Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission including, Brooke Farquhar, Supervisor, Park and Trail Planning; Mike Riley,
Deputy Director of Parks; Fred Boyd, Parks Department. Craig introduced the design team including Jim Determan, Architect with Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. and Matt Willems, Civil Engineer with A. Morton Thomas & Assoc. Brooke Farquhar stated the purpose of the presentation is to solicit feedback from the community regarding the MCPS request to swap land in order to modernize Farquhar Middle School, so that Parks staff can take a recommendation to the Planning Board. Ms. Farquhar presented the current condition. The north site is designated to be dedicated to M‐NCPPC by Pulte Homes; there is currently no street access to this site. The south site is the existing school. There are two existing access points to Bachellor’s Forest Rd. A view of the Olney Master Plan was presented. It indicates additional athletic fields are needed. Sites adjacent to schools are desirable to leverage the synergy between school and park. Jim Determan presented the proposed building and site plan for the north site, produced by the Facilities Advisory Committee during the feasibility study. The building is three‐stories but is sited into the topography so that two‐stories will be apparent from the street. The MEETING RECORD Action by:
Page 4 of 10 1‐6 1‐7 1‐8 1‐9 Q‐1 Q‐2 site is graded lower in the front to flatten and allow for accessibility to the athletic venues at the rear. A site section of the current design indicates a 24’ set back of the bus loop from the property line, a landscaped buffer and distance of 122’ +/‐from the Hyde residence to the property line. The bus loop is shown to be approximately 8’‐6” lower than the grade of the Hyde residence. Fred Boyd identified Policy Guidance documents. Brooke Farquhar presented relevant issues and site comparison. There is a shortage of rectangular fields in the area. Parks Department looks for opportunities for synergy between new parks and schools. In comparing sites, developable area of the north is approximately 12.27 acres vs. south at 15.0 acres. The south site can support all the potential uses proposed for the north site plus additional. Brooke listed potential park uses that could be considered and supported on the site. The Parks Department would not decide on an ultimate program for the park until a future, publically informed facility plan is developed. The new park must comply with forest conservation and the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Brooke Farquhar identified the benefits of the land swap.  There is more land for the park.  There is shared access and parking.  Because the athletic fields and parking on the sought site would be salvaged, the public would benefit from an interim park sooner. If the land swap does not take place, the Parks Department could not create a new park on the north site for 8‐10 years. This presentation is available to be viewed at the following websites. http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/constrution http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/farquharms Question: (Troy Kimmel) If the swap is not done, would it be 8‐10 years before the park is designed, or would it be even longer? Answer: (Mike Riley) The Parks Department operates on a 6‐year budget cycle. There is no funding in the current cycle for the design of this park. Depending on the community pressure an estimate of 8‐10 years is optimistic. Question: (Barbara Gray) How long before the current building is torn down? Answer: (Mike Riley) The terms of the land swap have not been fully negotiated. It may be a condition of the swap that MCPS demolishes the building. The building may not be demolished until the new school is occupied. (James Song) Funding for the existing school demolition will be included in the construction budget. If the new school is built on the north site, the construction will be complete in MEETING RECORD Page 5 of 10 August, 2016. Choosing the north site gives MCPS more flexibility on when the existing building is demolished. Q‐3 Q‐4 Q‐5 Q‐6 Q‐7 Q‐8 . Question: How much will the project cost?
Answer: (James Song) The construction budget for the new Farquhar Middle School is $35‐$36 million. This does not include furniture, fixtures and equipment. It also does not include design or construction on the park site. Question: Was an addition to the existing school considered?
Answer: (James Song) The facilities advisory committee began the feasibility study by looking at addition/renovation options at the existing school. Because of existing conditions the committee evaluated the most cost effective option was a replacement school. Those conditions included but were not limited to:  Low floor to floor height ‐ there is inadequate space for an updated HVAC system that is needed to meet the current building code.  Existing foundation design is inadequate to support adding multiple floors to the existing building. Sprawling laterally consumes too much site.  The existing building envelope does not meet current energy efficiency requirements and would be expensive to upgrade.  A Life Cycle cost analysis indicates a new building is a better buy. Question: Does Batchellor’s Forest Road have a sewer line?
Answer: (Craig Shuman) The sanitary connection is at the south corner of the south site. Currently the sanitary line does not extend to the north site. The school on the north site would require a new sanitary line to run through the south park site and connect to the existing sanitary line. This could be done as an easement through the park site, which could be done as part of the transfer agreement. Question: Would the existing building be a holding facility once the new Farquhar Middle School is built on the north site? Answer: (Craig Shuman) No. Question: Explain the Storm Water Management design.
Answer: Storm water management is typically designed during a later phase. However, the civil engineer has allowed space for storm water management in the proposed site plan. Question: What happens to the excavated material from flattening the site? Answer: (Matt Willems) The design team has reviewed the grading MEETING RECORD Page 6 of 10 impact of the conceptual design. Lowering the building as the topography drops greatly reduces the amount of excavation. Retaining walls are proposed to reduce excavation and protect existing forest. These walls are at the site perimeter and visibility is reduced. Achieving a balance of cut and fill will be a goal. If there is excess material, it could be used as fill after the existing school is demolished. Q‐9 Q‐10 Q‐11 Q‐12 Q‐13 Q‐14 Question: If the swap doesn’t occur how long will the modernization project take? Answer: (James Song) 24 months for design and permit. 24 months for construction. Question: Did the budget delay the project one year?
Answer: Yes. The design will be done in (fiscal year) FY13 and FY14. This means design starts in mid‐2012. MCPS currently has only a portion of the design funds available. Construction funds are not obtained until FY15 at the earliest. They could be delayed further. Current Board of Education budget indicates construction completion and school occupancy in August, 2016. Question: Does M‐NCPPC own the north lot yet?
Answer: (Mike Riley) No, but we expect to receive it in a matter of months. Question: Has anyone done soil borings of the north site yet? The developer did not want to build on this site and it may have to do with soil condition. Answer: No. Question: How do you connect the sewer from the north site?
Answer: See item 2‐14. Question: How do we know the housing developer could not build because of soil conditions? Answer: (Resident) was involved with the developer’s process. (Craig Shuman) Typically a developer does not build on a site if there is a sanitary perk issue. This does not inform us about the soil’s bearing capacity. (James Song) MCPS has not done borings on the north site, but we have done borings on the south site and the soil condition obviously supports a building, paving, fields, etc. We do not anticipate great difference in soil condition. If permission is granted from the current owner MCPS can do borings soon. (Resident) Historically the site has been soft and cows would sink in the soft soil during the spring. MEETING RECORD Page 7 of 10 Q‐15 Q‐16 Q‐17 Q‐18 Q‐19 Q‐20 Question: (Neighbor) One reason for the land swap was to avoid a bus drive to Tilden Holding School. Parents would accept a 30 min bus ride. Is there a holding school within 30 minutes of this area? Answer: (James Song) Broom will not be available. MCPS looked at many, many holding school options and there are none available. The consideration leading to the land swap solution is partly about the long bus drive to Tilden, but MCPS also considered the transportation cost for the 2‐year construction duration. Question: Why did MCPS originally say it would take 3 years for the design and construction and now they say 4 years? Answer: (James Song) Before the 1‐year delay the design/permit process would be truncated to meet the Board of Education schedule. Now there is a delay and the design/permit phases can proceed normally. Question: Resident is concerned the existing building will not come down. Answer: (James Song) The money for construction is not budgeted now, but when it is budgeted the funds for demolition will be included. Statement: There are so many benefits of a land swap. More ball fields sooner will benefit all. More people attracted by these amenities will come and that is a benefit for our community. There will be a school either on the north or the south. It is the ICC opening that has generated more cut through traffic. Thanks to MNCPPC and MCPS for working on the swap. (Applause) Question: We can only build a 3‐story on the north. There is no reason to believe we can build a 2‐story on the south. If we build a 3‐
story on the south site it might be worse. Answer: (Jim Determan) The size of site is not the sole governing factor in determining the number of stories. Sustainable design requirements direct us to reduce impervious surface. The incentives to build 3‐stories exist on both sites. More than likely the solution on either site would be a 3‐story building working with the topography and appearing as a 2‐story from the street. Question: Will the video‐recording of this session be made available to attendees? Answer: (Craig Shuman) The video recording is by a private citizen and will not be on the MCPS website. MEETING RECORD Page 8 of 10 Q‐21 Q‐22 Q‐23 Q‐24 Q‐25 Q‐26 Q‐27 Q‐28 Q‐29 Question: Please design this building to feel rural and rustic. Answer: (Jim Determan) The design will be a good fit in the community. Question: (Parent) The neighbor was asked how many children he has in school, and responded, “None”. “Don’t assume a 35 minute bus ride is acceptable to parents”. Research done on negative impact of bus rides on students determined longer bus rides produced more EMT visits to buses. Thanks to MCPS for considering the alternative. Statement: (Parent) The benefit of not bussing children is of most value. Statement: (Parent) There has been a lot of change that has come and more changes are coming to Batchellor’s Forest Road. There are a lot more houses and a lot more traffic. There is currently a school and there will be a park. Regardless of what site they are on, that will not change. There is already a 3‐story building on Batchellor’s Forest Road, Good Counsel High School. Developers are the ones changing the neighborhood, not MCPS or MNCCPC. Statement: (Neighbor) It is clear parents have moved from a position of acceptable 30 minute bus ride to no bus ride. Broom High School would have been acceptable in May. There is concern that the proposed 3‐story building is going to be higher than the existing 2‐story. We want the old school building totally gone. Statement: (Parent) I understand there will be a 3‐story building with one story below street level, regardless of north or south site. We understand MCPS will tear down the old school. We appreciate both agencies looking into this. We don’t have enough ball fields now. Statement: (Parent) We appreciate MCPS listening to parents. I am very concerned with long bus rides with Middle School students on the bus. The FMS boundary goes all the way to Sunshine and that would be an unacceptable ride for students. I went to FMS and it is an awesome school. The huge houses built south of the school have destroyed the rural rustic neighborhood. Statement: (Parent) Key Middle School had a 35 minute ride to Tilden with 6th, 7th and 8th graders on the same bus and was a big challenge. Good Counsel High School is a large eyesore. Question: Will Old Vic Blvd. still terminate at the existing school entrance? Answer: If the school is built on the north site, the existing school MEETING RECORD Page 9 of 10 entrance where Old Vic terminates will remain. MCPS proposes to close the second existing school entrance but provide a new entrance on the new school site. There will be no net change in the number of entrance on Batchellor’s Forest Road. Parent traffic will use Old Vic and enter at the park site. Buses will use the north entrance. Separate entrances are safer for students. Q‐30 Question: M‐NCPPC asked for a show of hands for those in favor of the land transfer. Answer: Majority of the attendees are in favor of the land transfer. Eleven attendees opposed. These meeting notes were prepared by Hord Coplan Macht, Inc for the purpose of recording the information covered during this meeting. Should anyone object to any statement or interpretation contained herein, please inform Hord Coplan Macht, Inc. within seven days or the meeting notes shall stand as written. Submitted by, HORD COPLAN MACHT, Inc. Jim Determan, AIA, Principal MEETING RECORD Page 10 of 10 Park Planning & Stewardship Division
Potential Land Transfer between Local Park Site and
Farquhar Middle School
PARK & TRAIL PLANNING SECTION
PARK PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP
M-NCPPC, Department of Parks, Montgomery County, MD
and Montgomery County Public Schools
January 3, 2012
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/construction
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/farquharms
Purpose of Meeting
 To hear the community’s thoughts on the proposed land transfer.
Agenda
 Introductions by MCPS Staff
 Request from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) to MNCPPC, Department of Parks
 Process and Timeline
 Potential School Layout on North Site
 Parks Staff Analysis of Site Suitability
 Potential Uses for Interim Park on South Site
 Questions, Comments from Audience
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Land Transfer Request Evaluation Process
1
MCPS asked Parks Staff to consider a transfer between the existing
school site and the site to the north.
2
Parks Staff prepared preliminary
Program of Requirements (PPOR) for the park site
we currently expect to acquire.
3
Parks Staff Provided PPOR to MCPS and asked
they show how the PPOR can be met on the existing school site.
4
January 3, 2012
MCPS and Parks host a community meeting to present
the analysis related to the requested land transfer.
5
Parks Staff presents a recommendation to the
Planning Board regarding the land transfer and Mandatory Referral.
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PARK PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP DIVISION
Site Context
 Olney Master Plan Existing and Proposed
Parks
Farquhar MS and Adjacent Site
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Site Context
 Constraints
Future Single Family
Development
Conservation lot
 Surrounding Uses
NORTH SITE
Park Site to be
Dedicated by
Developer
 Access
Future
Single Family
Development
Existing
Access
Existing
Access
SOUTH SITE
Existing School Site
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Park Site Context
 Forest Conservation Plan
(FCP) for the Batchellors
Forest Site Plan, including
north site
NORTH SITE
SOUTH SITE
-6PARK PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP DIVISION
Policy Guidance
Community Planning Topics
 Olney Master Plan (MNCPPC, April 2005)
 Three additional ballfields are needed in the area (p. 28).
 Designate 17.2 – acre portion of the Casey Property as rural open space under the RNC Zone and acquire it
through dedication for a local park for active recreation purposes at the time of subdivision (p. 28). Acquire
the open field site adjacent to Farquhar Middle School for a new local park (p. 119).
 Appropriate for ballfields and possible other active recreation since it is clear with no significant
environmental features (p. 28).
 Can share its ballfields and parking area with adjoining middle school site (p. 28).
 Coordinate access to the 17.2 acre portion through the middle school site to reduce impact on Bachelors'
Forest Road (p. 28). Access to the ballfields should be from the Old Vic Boulevard extended and through the
middle school property (p. 28).
-7PARK PLANNING & STEWARDSHIP DIVISION
Potential School Layout on North Site
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Potential School Layout on North Site
Cross Section View
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Policy Guidance
Park Topics
 Vision 2030 Strategic Plan (MNCPPC, June 2011)
 2005 Park Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan Land / Preservation and Open Space Plan
(LPPRP)(MNCPPC, 2005)
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Potential Users
 Existing residents
 New residents of new single family developments
 Middle school students – students ages 11-15
 Middle school faculty and teachers
 Athletic teams
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Site Comparison
Future Single Family
Development
Conservation lot
NORTH SITE
Park Site to be Dedicated
by Developer
Potential Park Components
 Athletic Field(s) for Soccer, Football, Cricket,
Lacrosse
 Skate Spot
 Playground
 Picnic Shelter
 Community Garden
 Hard Surfaced Loop Trail
 Natural Surface Trails
 Gatherings Space
 Conservation Areas
 Comfort and Convenience Features:(drinking
Fountain, Signage, Bike Racks, Benches, Portable
Restrooms)
 Parking
 Storm Water Management Facilities
 FCP, ESD and ADA Compliant
Future
Single Family
Development
Existing
Access
SOUTH SITE
Existing School Site
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Existing
Access
Benefits of Transfer
 Both options accommodate the PPOR
Future Single Family
Development
Conservation lot
 Both options assume some shared parking
and access
A swap with the existing school site would
have the following benefits over a park on
the north site:
 There are 2 or more additional developable
acres which would accommodate more park
facilities
NORTH SITE
Park Site to be Dedicated
by Developer
Future
Single Family
Development
Existing
Access
 A park would be available to the public
several years sooner, first in an interim
condition, and subsequently as a fully
developed local park.
SOUTH SITE
Existing School Site
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Existing
Access
Public Input
 Questions?
Future Single Family
Development
Conservation lot
 Comments?
NORTH SITE
Park Site to be Dedicated
by Developer
Future
Single Family
Development
Existing
Access
Existing
Access
SOUTH SITE
Existing School Site
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/construction
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/farquharms
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Additional Background Slides
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Parking for Outdoor Facilities
Total Spaces*
Parking for Outdoor Facilities
PARK
PPOR
 Needed:161
 Park: 73
 School: 88
 Provided: 243
 Park: 73
 School: 120 overflow
 Bus Bays: 50
TOTAL
NEEDED
Athletic Fields
Skate Spot
Community Garden
4 Tennis Courts
3 Basketball Courts
Playground
Picnic Area
Trail
60
0
5
2
4
2
60
8
20
-
120
0
5
8
20
2
4
2
Small Local Outdoor
Gathering Space
0
0
0
73
88
161
* does not include indoor facility needs for
non-school-day hours
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SCHOOL
PPOR
Cricket Field
 POR includes a large
graded flat area that
accommodates either a
minimum sized cricket
field (360’ x 450’) or an
adult rectangular field
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Outdoor Classrooms
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Existing School Program
 School Building
 Athletic Fields
NORTH SITE
 2 Rectangular
 1 Softball Overlay
 4 Tennis Courts
 3 Full-sized Basketball Courts
 4,000 S.F. Paved Play Area
 109 Parking Spaces
SOUTH SITE
 Restrooms (Indoor)
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Meadows
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Picnic Shelters
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Skate Spot Models
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Current School Field Use
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