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Machelle Hill ~ ~
From: Van Elg [van@thelandgroupinc.corn] City Of 112eridian
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 1:51 PM ~~ ~~erl~ Office
To: Bill Parsons; Machelle Hill; Jaycee Holman; Bill Nary; Ted Baird; Tara Green
Cc: Chris Tverdy; doug@thelandgroupinc.com; Robin Hinkle; shinkle@sandnercommercial.com
Subject: Redmont Health Care Services--AZ-08-008 & CUP-08-015
Bill,
This letter will serve as our clarification and response to your reqwest for additional information and a response
regarding the Conditions of Approval for the above mentioned files:
Item #1: As requested, the statement below, from our client, will serve to clarify the issues regarding the
Continuin~ Care of patients at the site. As further discussed, this Continuing Care statement can
also be addressed in the Development Agreernent so that the nature of the use and the essential
practices remain clearly defined:
"Regarding the "Conditions of Approva11.1.2b" prohibiting outpatient
services on this site, the applicant would like to further explain the nature of
our business. The therapeutic services offered at this location will be in
support of the residential clinic and its clientele. During.theirstay, the
residents will participate in individual and group therapy. Group therapy will
include current residents, family members and previous residents.
Following completion of our residential program, graduates will be required to attend
follow-up therapeutic sessions on site as part of their continuing treatment. The post-
residential treatment program will also include individuol and group therapy, and is vitally
important to the success of our program. We are referring to this essential function as
"continuing care" treotment since the graduating residents are no longer residing at the
facility. For clarification, our program generally includes 30 days of residential treatment,
but then emphasizes the importance of after care treatment by including two months of
intensive "continuing care" treatment and up to three additional months of less intensive
"continuing care" therapy-giving each resident approximately six months of
residential/continuing core therapy at this site.
Redmont Health Services is in the process of opening a separate "outpatient"
facility at another location that is more suiiab/e for non-residential clientele.
We expect and intend to put the outpatient facility at a site more convenient
to clients who have not participated in the residential program, and we
expect and intend to treat those clients at that separate facility. .
In summary, the Applicant requests the City to allow Redmont Health
Services to conduct this vitally important "continuing care" therapeutic
service with current and post-residential clientele"
Robin Hinkle, Redmont
Health Seroices
Item #2: With respect to Conditions of Approval #1.1.2g and 1.1.20 (privafie streets), we'll simply go on the
record that we don't fully understand the rationale regarding the requirement for two private
streets; however, as discussed with you, it appears that we can accept the condition of approval as
required with one minor clarification. We can provide the cross access easement to the eastern
property line; however, placing bollards at the 150' line will block off the backup/turn-around area
and trash enclosure for the site. Certainly the private road legal description will not extend beyond
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the 150' line (so that we remain in strict compliance) and asphalt striping and signage can then be placed in the
backup/turn-around area so as to clearly identify it as a no parking area. We can then place bollards
(if still deemed necessary) at the east side end of the turn-aro.und area. We trust that we can
address this rninor issue at staff level.
Item #3: Condition of Approval #1.1.2s states that the applicanL shall construct a 10' pathway along the north
boundary. As you mentioned, since this is not a part of the parks and pathway system, as originally
suggested, this 10' pathway is not required and we may reduce that width to a small/standard
detached sidewalk.
The client has reviewed all other conditions of approval and finds them acceptable.
We ask the this information be presented as part of the public record and the conditions be modified as
necessary and/or via the Development A~reement and that the item remain on the consent a~enda.
Thanks
Van Elg
Senior Planner
462 E. Shore Drive, suite 100
Eagle, ID 83616
ph. 208-939-4041 ext. 135
fax. 208-939-4445
email. van@theland r9 oupinc.com
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