Uh it was quite extensive. I was so proud to see that and I thought I would like to share that with you. uh they do need uh judges for the statewide competition on May 3rd and they do give you a good packet what questions to ask and what to look for.
Uh 704 Ranken Road is the Mumford project. That is also an inclusionary project. 636 Borie Avenue. This is a lot that's owned by the burrow. And I'll go through it in a little bit more detail, but this is what would be known as a 100% project, meaning that 100% of the affordable housing units um that will be built are affordable to low and moderate income households. And that's usually uh it is um part of a a partnership with a nonprofit organization that builds 100% affordable housing. And then finally, we're going to recommend uh that Higgins Avenue, all of it be considered a redevelopment area and we would do a corridor plan, redevelopment plan for that which which I'll talk about in a second. the unmet need is taken uh into account and then we we look at satisfying that unmet need, that larger number, through a couple of mechanisms, including a mandatory set aside ordinance, um a development fee ordinance, and then potentially overlay zoning over not only Higgins Avenue, but potentially Union.
Um it was an opportunity we had noticed some trends in obs in our informal observations um that there were some inconsistencies in everyone's understanding of the standard and the depth of the standard and the and how they progress. So I it was an opportunity for us to really reflect on that um and make sure that everybody had the same understanding of what was to be taught, what did mastery look like and how we were going to assess that. So, um I think overall that was kind of the like the big task that we had. Um but it was a great opportunity so that we were all on the same page. Awesome. Thank you so very much. Thank you. [Applause] All right, that takes us to the call to the public. And since we have some cards, I need to read this. Members of the board may not discuss items that are not specifically identified on the agenda.
They do help you out if you have any questions and they are more than happy to help. Uh so I recommend it highly if you can uh be a judge on that day. You meet a lot of interesting people. The students were so cute. The only problem was you can't grade on cuteness. That's the only problem. Glenn, I'm not a teacher.
And I'm I'll talk about unmet need in a little bit. I want to kind of get into the the RDP first, and we'll talk about unmet need after that. So this is the first site um that is in the plan. Um this is a builder's remedy site. Um they they came to the burrow probably about a year and a half ago uh and and sued under a builder's remedy lawsuit. Uh the the case was settled. So I can talk about the the details. The redevelopment plan was adopted. Um the redevelopment plan included uh it was about 15 units an acre. that was the density. Uh but what you'll see here is obviously included 20 town home units. Uh it was on 1.33 acres. Uh and and this sits right across from the um the gym on Higgins Avenue. You on on this particular uh parcel, the 20 town home units will be rental units.
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So, uh, any questions? I'd be glad to answer them. U, I can put you in touch with the, um, the head coordinator if you'd like. Um, but it was it was a hike to torren uh, to Burlington. Um, carpet I don't think would be as bad because it's all highway.
They will not be for sale. And because they are rental units, you get three bonus credits for the three affordable housing units that they are providing as part of this project. Um, and so this this particular project, as I said, was is zoned is approved, and my understanding is they've submitted an application uh for uh for site plan approval at the planning board. This is a representation of the architecture. We spent a lot of time with this developer coming up with um a decent architectural design as well as a site layout. Um as you see here, I think this I think for everybody as you start to kind of think about affordable housing and what's it going to look like, this is a very good representation of what your B burrow officials want to see in any inclusionary development as it relates to um building massing, how it relates to the street.
The board requests that all comments be limited to three minutes or less and that the public refrain from the use of speech or language that is offensive or inappropriate pursuant to board procedures 3-203. And I have some cards and I will um we have several cards. So uh I will read um I'll have one name that'll come up and speak and then the other one will be on deck so we can kind of keep this flow. I value your time. Um, so we'll start out with Isis Anderson, Elijah Cox, Ellie McDermott, and then next will be Amanda Coffee. Thank you, President Downey, and members of the board for allowing us to speak today. We wanted to come and promote our charity art festival, Copa Creates, previously known as Art for the Heart, to the board, as well as talk about how excited we are to share this event with the public.
Um, so any questions? Sure. Sure. Thank you. Oh, and they give you these cute buttons. [Music] We move on to our action item. I'm going to ask Kate to do action item A. I'll make a motion that the board of education accept for second reading and adoption policy 5117 students school attendance areas as recommended by the policy committee and in accordance with exhibit 24-44 45 motion made by K second seconded by any question policy seeing none all those in favor could I hear I oppose I still have Julie. Could you do action item D? [Music] I make a motion that the board of education accept for second reading and adoption policy 5118 students non-residents attendance as recommended by the policy committee and in accordance with 25- 46. Thank you. Motion made by Julie. Do I hear a second? I'll second Louisa second.
As you'll notice here, Higgins Avenue is to the left hand side. Uh these are front-facing town homes with rear entry garages. So you have porches, you have face face forward or public facing um uh units and so that you're engaging. That's very important obviously to engage a community especially on Higgins Avenue as we start to kind of think about redevelopment uh opportunities along along Higgins Avenue. So, this gives everybody at least I think an idea of what as we move forward, what the bureau is hoping to accomplish with uh other uh builders or projects that would be coming uh to the burrow for affordable housing or inclusionary zoning. The second is what's known as I'm calling it the Mumford site. Um this one is under lid is still under negotiation. This is another site that was a builder's remedy site uh lawsuit. Uh this is located at 704 to 708 um Rank and Road.
We are from Maroba High School's CCT program, and we are a part of the team in charge of bringing Copa Creates to Maropa community this year. Our art festival will be held this Saturday at March 29th from 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 2 pm. It'll be at Maropa High School and it will feature various artworks such as woodwork, art paintings, and other handmade artwork. And then we will also be hosting several student artists and student clubs such as MHS unity club as well as kids arts and crafts booth which will be held by students training in education profession. 85% of our proceeds from artists that apply will go to Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition and artists will keep 100% of the profits they earn on the day of the festival. We are grateful to have both new food trucks, MLBs will be serving different Detroit foods and Johnny Bees will be serving delicious soul food.
Any questions concerning policy? Seeing none, all in favor I. I. Motion so carried. Lauren, would you do action item C? I make a motion that the board of education accept for second reading and adoption policy 5118.1 students, homeless students as recommended by the policy committee and in accordance with 25-47. Motion made by a second by Kate in accordance with concern. Seeing none all those in favor say I. I motion so car Mr. Miller, would you do action item? I can't motion that the board of education accept the 2025 February financial report uh as recommended by the finance committee and in accordance with the exhibit 254. Motion made by Mr. Second by Julie. Julie. Okay.
It's about 6.7 acres and um the density that's being uh had here as we start to kind of go through this, but I I I feel comfortable that I can divulge this is that it's 25 townhouse units that equals about a density of 3.7 units an acre on this property. There will be two units uh set aside as uh affordable housing units uh two town houses and then two of the units will have uh three bedrooms which are for special needs. So folks that have supportive and special needs uh um needs for housing uh actually provide you get credit for each bedroom. So in this particular instance there may be six to seven bedrooms uh but you get so for two units you would actually get six to seven credits uh per per unit or for those two units. Um so that's important to understand is that that there's a limited amount of uh building on this property uh but you're actually getting you you're getting a lot of credits for these particular units.
We also have several teachers across the district who have agreed to send in student artwork to support our second annual Maricopa Future artist exhibit and bring artwork from students across the Maricopa Unified School District to friends, family, and the public. After our festival, we are also able to take our experiences and the things we've learned and present them in front of judges at Skills USA, which is a nationwide career and technical student organization through which students compete to not only demonstrate their technical skills, but also their career readiness beyond high school. We are ecstatic to put on this year's festival and we appreciate the opportunity to bring the event to the board and to the greater Maricopa community. We thank you for your time and we hope that you guys attend. Thank you. It is an awesome event. I was last year. All right. Next up is Amanda Coffee and then after Amanda, Kevin Kesler.
Are there uh are there any questions concerning the motion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Could I hear I? I. Any oppose? Motion. So, carry. Serious. You do the last motion. I'd be happy to. E. Revise 2025-26 school calendar. Motion that the board of education approve the revised 2025-26 school calendar in accordance with 25-49. Motion made by Teresa. Second. Seconded by Lauren. Okay. Any question concerning uh the car? We had a discussion about that tonight. So really should not be any question. Okay. All those in favor I. Okay. Motion so carried on.
Uh what I can share with you is that the site plan that's been presented or concept plan that's been presented to the burrow as it relates to I think it was 11 single family homes that was originally proposed on that property. Um definitely seeing less impervious coverage. You're seeing more buffering around the outskirts of this lot. Uh you are seeing greater building setbacks or we are seeing it. You will see it eventually. Uh and again we we get some additional credits for the special needs units. This is the Borie Avenue site. Um this is owned by the burrow and uh what we are looking at this is about a.34 acre a little bit o a bit of an oversized lot on this area on this uh street. Um we are looking to work with a nonprofit developer in the state uh that does a lot of these small what I would call small infill projects uh wherein we would provide for probably five to six rental units but it would look like a single family home probably an over oversized single family home.
Good evening. My name is Amanda Coffeeoffey and I'm here tonight to voice my support for Mr. Alan Goffren who is a dedicated and invaluable member of the Butterfield family. Having worked closely with him last year as the PTO president, I know firsthand his ability to initiate, collaborate, and execute uh plans that directly affect the students and staff as well as the parents. Mr. Goffin is Oh, okay. Um Mr. Gooffin is a leader who builds bridges, not barriers. On a personal level, Mr. Gooffin was a crucial role in the development of my son's 504 plan. he orchestrated and attended the meeting that um collaborated with the staff and the counselor and myself and we were able to come up with the plan that didn't disrupt the curriculum or the class but also was compassionate to my son's condition and I fully believe that that was one of the reasons my son was successful for the rest of the school year.
We have discussion on the um agenda and we don't you know if there's any discussion that board members want to bring at this time they have the opportunity to do that. Can I Yes, Teresa. Um I don't know if this is the proper time but I was reading we got to do air quality controls and HVAC um inspections coming up. Another unfunded mandate from the state. It is um we're responsible for doing 20% of the schools each year over the course of five years. We built that budget this year. It started this year. Yes. Thank you. Any other board chair person report is um very light. I didn't prepare anything for tonight. I just hope that we continue to work together as a group uh to make this district the best district that it is and a safe and I know that we all at the table to honor and make sure that we do what we can individually.
Uh again in this particular instance because they are rental units we would get additional bonus credits. Now, um, we're only can only take three additional bonus credits, uh, even though they're providing more units because we are maxed out. There's a maximum number of bonus credits that you can take, which is 25% of your obligation. So, um, it's always a goal to max out your bonus credits, obviously, because you're getting um, a two for one uh, credit for it. The the one thing that I wanted to urge all of you to kind of think about is as I mentioned in the beginning, one of the things that we do as affordable housing planners is to kind of take this obligation and and um provide for good planning, sound planning principles. This lot is in an excellent location. It has access to sidewalks to li to the li it's within walking distance to the library.