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classroom components and Bethel subsequently requested an extension to continue using the temporary classrooms. Planning Case No.: 09-006 was submitted and approved by the Council resulting in permission to extend use of the classrooms until Oct 31,2012. The Wellness Center will be constructed partially on the site of the existing temporary classrooms. Until phase 1 of the new Wellness Center is completed and the new classrooms are placed on line,Bethel has a need to replace the existing temporaries. Our request includes the following specific items: l. Installation of two new temporary classrooms in the parking lot area north of the Community Life Center. This allows for ADA accessibility and proximity to utilities and restrooms. Each classroom would be approximately 850 fe which is identical to the existing temporaries. In order to replace the remaining two temporaries lost during construction,we are also remodeling the first floor of the Hagstrom building to include classroom spaces. 2. Removal of the two temporary classrooms on the west side of the existing temporary classroom modular,since these units are directly located in the phase 1 project and material laydown areas. 3. Permission to continue use of the remaining two temporary classrooms on the east side of the existing temporary modular. During phase 1 construction,this area would serve as the office and meeting space for the contractor which provides construction set-up saving to Bethel. After phase Iconstruction,we request to return these two classrooms to academic use until the phase 2 construction begins. At that point the units would be removed. 4. Permission to use the new temporary classrooms identified in#1 until phase two of the Wellness Center is completed. The new phase 2 classrooms would then offset the need for all temporaries. The need to continue use of temporary classrooms in this limited manner is driven by the findings of our campus master planning process. The consultant's reports indicate a serious shortage of classrooms to serve our current students and this is certainly validated by our own experience. In addition,because of other campus needs,we expect that our next major academic expansion,a new science building, is likely to be in the 10-15 year time frame. Since our academic Science departments are a key strength of our offerings at Bethel,we will need to develop some interim science spaces which carry Bethel forward until the new science building is constructed. This of course puts even more pressure on our existing classrooms resulting in this sequence of requests to continue temporary classroom use. The attached documents provide background information related specifically to the existing and proposed temporary classrooms. Attachment: