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...:.. ...... . February J,1990 ST 1 } will be located approximately Her de eon and Casino. We do not anticipate that this school will be able to accommodatethe additional number of students projected as residing in this idevelopment. We understand that theownership o4 the development is changing. We propose that the District meet with thu future owners )I to discuss the impact or this development and to obtain assistance @ h for land acquisition in the area north or Casino. t appears that with the addition of this development the District will require an 5d additional elementary site in this area. City staff met with representatives of the School District who stated that they will provide an education for all students in the District. They have ways of dealing with overcrowding, {' including provision of portables, bussing students, provision of an interim school site, and/or passing issue for construction of new facilities. The School District staffstated that their greatest need is for land for a school site. while the proposalsin review by Planning Commission, the Applicant negotiated n agreement with the Mukilteo School District regarding mitigation a gation of impacts. Initial discussions were related o to provision land and/or portable classrooms by theApplicant. The final agreement w s paymenteef a voluntary fee by the Applicant �. to the School District in the amount of $230,000. The School District will use the money to buy land or portables: The Mukilteo School District submitted a letter dated July 17, 1009, which was presented to the Planning Commission at the July 10, 1900 public hearing. In their letter, Dr. James Sheemake stated, "At this point,Mr. Huber has volunteered to pay$330,000 to the School District upon first issuance of any occupancy permit. He has also offered to continue to assist us in our search for future building sites. Upon confirmation this voluntary mitigation, I believe that the impact of the development, as it regards unhoused student needs in the district, will he fairly mitigated." The Mukilteo School District submitted an additional letter an October 10, 1080 which confirmed the agreement reached by the Applicant and the School District. At the public hearing before City Council on Jan uary 17, 1990, the Applicant submitted a letter whish had beenpresented to the Mukilteo School District. The letter stated that Merrill Creek JV has increased their offer to the Mukilteo School District to include the donation of a 3.9 acre portion of the Merrill Creek site. In addition,K and G Associates has agreed to sell an adjacent 6.9 acre site to the School District for a school site. CONCLUSIONS: The Mukilteo School District has stated that they will provide a education fox all students in the District. However, the District is currently overcrowded and the bond issue passed to construct new school facilities did not take into account the students that would be generated Pram the Merrill Creek site. The Applicant has reached voluntary agreement with the School District to mitigate the impact of their proposal by paying a voluntary f f $230,000 to r the School District prior to issuance of p cupancy permits for the first phase of development. The MukilteoSchool District stated that this is Pair mitigation of the impacts generated by the