AGENDA DATE: 3/1/2017
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Old Crozet School Arts (OCSA) Lease Amendment for a Portion of the Old Crozet Elementary School
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Resolution to approve an amendment to the lease with the OCSA for a portion of the Old Crozet Elementary School
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Letteri, Kamptner, Herrick, Henry, Freitas
PRESENTER (S): Michael Freitas
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: The Old Crozet Elementary School was built in 1924 and was used as a public school until 1990. From 1991 through 2007, the Charlottesville Waldorf School leased the facility. The facility was then vacant from 2007 until 2009, when the Board approved leases with the Old Crozet School Arts (the "OCSA") and the Field School of Charlottesville for separate portions of the facility. The OCSA currently occupies 4,826 square feet and the Field School of Charlottesville leases 13,270.23 square feet. Both have been excellent tenants.
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DISCUSSION: The Old Crozet Elementary School is not accessible to those with disabilities. Because the facility does not house County programs, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not require the County to make the facility accessible. The two entrances to the OCSA's leased space are very difficult, if not impossible to negotiate by those with mobility challenges. To accommodate staff and visitors, especiall those who would have difficulty entering the facility, the OCSA partnered with the Building Goodness Foundation to design and build a solution. The OCSA has proposed the construction of a sidewalk on the north side of the building that would make the entrance on that side of the building accessible. Because the proposed sidewalk is outside of the OCSA's leased space, the OCSA ...
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