Planning & Design Meetings Conceptual Development Review Meeting - Phase I Miranda 4/24/2009 - Minutes
Conceptual Development Review Meeting
Gunn High School
24 April 2012
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GUNN HIGH SCHOOL
Palo Alto Unified School District
MIRANDA DROP-OFF AND PARKING PROJECT
CONCEPTUAL DEVLOPMENT REVIEW MEETING
DATE: 24 April 2012, 02:30 – 3:30 pm
SUBJECT: Review of the Conceptual Development drawing with parents, staff, and
project team for the Miranda Drop-Off and Parking Project at Gunn High
School
ATTENDEES: Penny Ellson, Parent
Duncan MacMillan, Parent
Kimberley Cowell, PAUSD
Tom Hodges, PAUSD
Aimee Lopez, OCMI/PAUSD
Alex Morrison, GBC
Erwin Lee, DLM
Donn Merriam, DLM
The following are the highlights of the meeting:
1. Projects under construction: Classroom Building A & B and New Gymnasium.
2. Phasing: Miranda Drop-Off project will be completed after the Classroom & Gym
projects.
3. Schedule:
a. Start of Construction: April/May 2013 (after Classroom Building A & B
completion)
b. Completion: Goal of August 2013 (prior to start of new school year) but
depends on DSA and planning.
4. Conceptual Development Plan:
a. Tree protection requirements to be fully incorporated. Arborist will need to
review the plans to make determination of tree protection needs.
b. Bike access items:
i. Miranda/Foothill Numerous bikes access the campus from the
Miranda/Foothill intersection. Critical that the vehicular and bicycle
circulation is separated and safe.
ii. Consider providing bike storage near the Miranda/Foothill entry.
However, security is a concern in this location because of its
proximity to Arastradero and that there are few classroom windows
on this side of the buildings.
iii. Bicycle counts to be verified from previous studies and information
provided.
Conceptual Development Review Meeting
Gunn High School
24 April 2012
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iv. The question was asked if it would be possible to provide a
connection to existing foothill bike path. This may be difficult due to
the different property owners involved.
v. Consider possibility of adding another sidewalk on Arastradero side
of entry drive. This would reduce conflicts with auto traffic exiting
and entering the drop-off.
c. Vehicle entry/exit: add “no left turn” at exit
d. Turnaround/Drop-off:
i. increase radius of turn to reduce difficulty maneuvering through
turnaround
ii. Overall configuration is fine but may need to be revised due to tree
radius required from the trunk of the tree to the concrete curb.
e. Traffic Engineer items:
i. Queue requirements for entry into drop-off
ii. What is the vehicular capacity of the drop-off
iii. Verification of applicable City/County traffic requirements
iv. The District will need to retain a traffic engineer to study and
determine the patterns and the capacity through the drop-off at peak
times.
f. Provide a pedestrian path along the backside of Auto Shop yard to the new
Classroom Building A. Currently the students walk in the middle of the
access road. The existing covered walkway and stair between
Spanegenberg and the Art Building will impede pedestrian circulation to new
Building A. It is not scheduled to be removed in the current scope of
construction. Consider possible ways to mitigate the impact of the stair.
g. Electrical yard to be removed and remaining vault replaced with traffic rated
type
5. Next Steps:
a. Prepare composite circulation plan for cars, bicycles and pedestrians
b. Review tree size, canopy drip lines and recommendations from arborist
c. Study potential improvements that the removal of the lockers may provide to
the project.
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Prepared by Donn Merriam of Deems Lewis McKinley. Please advise in writing if you feel that any of the
above items are inaccurate.
cc: Attendees
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