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RUTAN Vince C. Fregoso January 24, 2014 Page 2 The Schools have prepared the Response Memorandum attached to this letter as Exhibit A, which surveys community member comments on the originally- proposed project, and explains in how the Historic Preservation Alternative addresses those concerns. The Response Memorandum also suggests modifications to the Draft EIR, so that the record of the City's exhaustive efforts at historic preservation on the project site are more fully documented. In addition to the Response Memorandum, we attach the following supplemental materials to this letter to assist the City in evaluating the project: • Shade and Shadow Renderines: At the January 2013 Planning Commission meeting on this matter, questions were raised concerning the shade and shadow effects of the proposed development. In response to those inquires, the Schools commissioned a shade and shadow analysis, which is attached to this Ietter as Exhibit B. As the renderings show, the shade and shadow effects on adjoining development are minimal, with no shadows cast on structures and only minor shadows cast on back yards doing the late fall and winter morning hoes. • Arborist Study: Throughout the entitlement process, the Schools and the City have heard various claims concerning the health of the trees on the property. The Schools retained an expert arborist to study this issue. The arborist's report is attached as Exhibit C. h1 short, the arborist concluded that only 24 of the trees are healthy, that the property is not currently a viable orchard, and that restoration and operation of the entire property as an orchard is economically infeasible. • Traffic Analysis. Through the public review and outreach process, community members inquired as to whether the installation of a "crash gate" at the south end of Lyon Avenue on the project site would cause any additional traffic impacts beyond those analyzed in the EIR for the project. The additional traffic analysis is attached as Exhibit D. That analysis concludes that, with or without a crash gate, the impacts of the project will be identical. All of the materials attached to this letter have been provided in an effort to ensure that the City has the information it needs to make a fully informed decision. To that end, please do not 6 80/048770 -0940 6602364.1 .011.4 114 75A -84