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• t March 24, 1999 ANDERSON-JOHNSON ASSOCIATES, A INC. s Landscape Architecture • Site Planning • Civil Engineering Mr. George Gorbatenko Wold Associates, Inc. 305 St. Peter Street St. Paul, MN 55102 RECH]V:iD MAR 2 5 1999 RE:Proposed New Orono Middle School Reconstruction of Orono High School Orono. Minnesota CITY Or OaCA'O Dear George: /\s a response to condition item U2 stated in the City ofOrono's Notice of Planning Commission Action (dated March 16, 1999), we offer the following comments: We have reviewed Wallace C.ase’s letter dated, March 14, 1999. Our responses noted below correspond to Mr. Case's paragraphs. I.Parking l,ot Issues - Pedestrian traffic across islands will be directed over pavement. Also at these crossings, handicap ramps/acccss will be provided. Currently, the 5% gradient in the parking lots and drives meets ADA requirements. Ofeourse. if these gradients can be decreased that would be our intent, however due to the character of the site this luxury may not be obtainable. Landscaping will be provided around the High Scht>ol and Middle School bus/event parking areas as budget permits. I.ighting - This issue is currently under review by Wold Architects. 3.Wetlands Creation - Plans and specifications are currently being reviewed by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District and, at present, preliminary findings are generally positive. 4.Athletic Field Orientation - Due to school ’s anticipated coaching / supervision needs and to allow flexibility of the designed fields, the softball fields have been oriented as shown. Furthermore, the orientation of the soccer fields, although not preferred, allows for the largest length and width of the field (if fields were rotated north-south, the fields would fall below regulation size). At present benches, bleachers and perntanent goals are not included in the project but may be installed in the future. 5.Land.scaping - Mr. Case’s comments and suggestions will be taken into account when developing the final landscape plan for each of the project sites. As previously indicated, the amount of landscaping shown on the plans was provided in order to meet anticipated City guidelines. With the final design of the campus landscape master plan, we will strive to link the two schools with a distinct theme and a varied palette of plant material. Tree relocation issues will be further defined as we come closer to bidding the project. VALLEY SQUARE OFFICE CENTER • SUITE 200 • 7575 GOLDEN VALLEY ROAD • MINNEAPOLIS. MN 55427 PH (612) 544-7129 • FAX (612) 544-0531