Briarwood Elementary School Master Plan Project

Briarwood Elementary School Master Plan Project

This Initial Study evaluates the environmental impacts of the project which is the implementation of a Master Plan for facility improvements at Briarwood Elementary School, located at 1930 Townsend Avenue, Santa Clara. A Master Plan is a dynamic long-term planning document that provides a visionary site plan to guide future expansion with enhanced student and community access to the site. The Master Plan construction will be arranged in phases of which only Phase 1 is funded. Full buildout of the Master Plan includes replacing or renovating most of the buildings on campus and other campus renovations include the following: Replace the Children’s Center portable buildings with permanent buildings; Construct new office/administration building with student support spaces for wellness; Construct new classrooms to replace old portable buildings; Construct a new multipurpose building with kitchen; Construct new drives, pick-up/drop-off, entry plaza, and parking facilities; Classroom modernization; Additional student support spaces; Makerspace; All-inclusive playgrounds and shade structures; Field improvements; and Accessibility, utilities, paving, fencing, and roofing improvements. The intent of the Master Plan is to modernize the campus and update facilities for current and projected school needs. The Master Plan supports a decrease in student population at the site from 795 to 563 students. Currently, funding is only identified for Phase 1. Phase 1 of the project will be funded with general obligation bond Measure BB funds approved by voters in 2018. The other improvements identified in the Master Plan will be completed as funding is secured for each phase.

Santa Clara

Santa Clara

San Francisco Bay Area

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water

Educational (Elementary School)

Master Plan

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildfire