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Planning & Community Development Department Predevelopment Plan Review: EF Academy Master Plan 1539 E.

Planning & Community Development Department Predevelopment Plan Review: EF Academy Master Plan 1539 E. Howard Street City Council Meeting September 17, 2018

Project Location Planning & Community Development Department • Pasadena • Project Site • •

Project Location Planning & Community Development Department • Pasadena • Project Site • • • Altadena 2 1539 E. Howard Street William Carey Site 15 -acre Campus 1. 5 -acre Field Adjacent to Altadena

EF Education First Planning & Community Development Department • • • International educational company

EF Education First Planning & Community Development Department • • • International educational company with emphasis in language study Founded in Sweden in 1965 580 offices and schools in 52 countries worldwide > • Language schools in the U. S. include San Diego and Santa Barbara EF Academy: International boarding high schools > Two in England, one in New York 3

EF Academy Pasadena Planning & Community Development Department • • • International boarding high

EF Academy Pasadena Planning & Community Development Department • • • International boarding high school (grades 9 -12) 1, 000 students 150 faculty and staff Students would be housed on-site Open in Fall 2020 4

Proposed Project Planning & Community Development Department Demolition of three buildings (30, 500 s.

Proposed Project Planning & Community Development Department Demolition of three buildings (30, 500 s. f. total); Construction of a new 72, 000 s. f. , three-story dormitory building with 500 beds; Rehabilitation of existing academic and dormitory buildings on the campus (247, 000 s. f. total); Installation of security fencing; and Enhancement of the off-site field as a regulationsize soccer field with artificial turf and lighting 5

Proposed Project Planning & Community Development Department 6

Proposed Project Planning & Community Development Department 6

Proposed Project Planning & Community Development Department 7

Proposed Project Planning & Community Development Department 7

PPR Summary Planning & Community Development Department • General Plan and Zoning > >

PPR Summary Planning & Community Development Department • General Plan and Zoning > > > Main Campus: Institutional / PS (Public & Semi-Public) Athletic Field: Low Medium Residential, RM-12 (two units per lot) Private School is allowed with a CUP/Master Plan 8

PPR Summary Planning & Community Development Department • Parking > > > 200 on-site

PPR Summary Planning & Community Development Department • Parking > > > 200 on-site parking spaces to be provided § 368 existing » 168 spaces would be removed for sport courts Required parking § More information needed in Master Plan application Parking demand may be less than required by code § On-site student housing 9 § Prohibition of student driving

PPR Summary Planning & Community Development Department • Design and Historic Preservation > >

PPR Summary Planning & Community Development Department • Design and Historic Preservation > > > • Potentially historic: Mc. Gavran Hall, Latourette Library, Ward Workshop – historic study required New three-story dormitory New perimeter fence Environmental Review > Reviewed in compliance with CEQA 10

Next Steps Planning & Community Development Department • Submittal and review of Master Plan

Next Steps Planning & Community Development Department • Submittal and review of Master Plan application > • • Interdepartmental review Environmental review subject to CEQA Review by the Design Commission Review by the Planning Commission City Council consideration of the Master Plan 11

EF – Economic Impacts Planning & Community Development Department • • Up to 1,

EF – Economic Impacts Planning & Community Development Department • • Up to 1, 000 international students studying and living on campus Property Tax shift from current non-profit ownership to full commercial property tax rate for new EF campus 12

EF – Economic Impacts Planning & Community Development Department • Preliminary estimates indicate EF

EF – Economic Impacts Planning & Community Development Department • Preliminary estimates indicate EF Academy student spends an average of $13, 540 annually on restaurants, shopping, entertainment, school supplies and transportation, providing an infusion of international capital into local businesses and Pasadena shopping areas. 13

EF – Economic Impacts Planning & Community Development Department • • EF early estimates

EF – Economic Impacts Planning & Community Development Department • • EF early estimates indicate staff, students and visiting families would spend more than $20 M annually at local shops, hotels and restaurants, generating significant benefits for Pasadena and the greater Los Angeles economy. Opportunity for international families to visit and learn about investment in Pasadena. 14

Planning & Community Development Department Predevelopment Plan Review: EF Academy Master Plan 1539 E.

Planning & Community Development Department Predevelopment Plan Review: EF Academy Master Plan 1539 E. Howard Street City Council Meeting September 17, 2018