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COMMUNITY CENTER
COMMITTEE
February 21, 2008
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Rich Wagner called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. in Council Chambers
located on the first floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA.
Committee members present were: Chair Rich Wagner, Vice Chair Lynn
Norman, Member Sue Singer. Also present were Property & Facilities Manager
Suzy Omegna, Project/Construction Manager Steven Burke, Parks & Recreation
Director Daryl Faber, Recreation Manager Brian Petty, Recreation Special
Programs and Marketing Supervisor Julie Brewer, Cultural Arts Manager Laurie
Rose, Principal Planner Jeff Dixon, City Engineer/Assistant PW Director Dennis
Selle and Human .Resources Assistant Marilyn Beeksma.
BLRB Architects Ron Harpel and Tom Bates.
Audience Member in attendance Daniel Timm.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Chair Wagner made a motion to approve minutes from the February 7,
2008, meeting with the following correction under Discussion Item III.
Trees that might be impacted by the development should be evaluated.
Member Singer seconded to approve the corrected minutes.
Motion carried unanimously. 3-0.
DISCUSSION
A. Concept Design Charette
Ron Harpel started the meeting by acknowledging that Tom Bates had
recently received a prestigious award. Bates was elected as a Fellow in
the American Institute of Architects.
BLRB Architects Ron Harpel and Tom Bates began the meeting by
explaining that the Committee would be collectively exploring
organizational design options for the Community Center, Gymnasium
and Teen Center during this meeting by using puzzle pieces, cut outs
that represented the different program elements, to facilitate the
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exploration. Harpel led the Committee and those in attendance
through the Charette process.
• In this exercise the following issues were discussed regarding the
Community Center: parking requirements and options for the different
facilities in the park; diagonal parking and ability to incorporate
compact parking; loading and drop off zones, service access, and
expanding the parking lot to incorporate the existing tree. It was
agreed that the entrance into the area, landscaping, lighting, and
sidewalk should show an ambiance of a quality area.
• Discussed dedicated small meeting rooms for staff to talk with public
vs. conference rooms, placement of rooms and future growth.
Considered placement of kitchen making it double sided to serve the
large room and outside events. Discussed future expansion of the
large room and the patio also narrowing the hallway corridor to
meeting rooms to make more storage room available. Everyone
agreed there will be an excellent view of the park from this building.
• Discussed opportunities for integrating art inside and outside of the
Community Center as well as integrating architecture into the design.
The following are some of the topics discussed regarding the
Gymnasium and Teen Center.
• Discussed parking, drop off zone, handicap stalls and van parking.
Reconfiguration of existing parking lot will be in phase 2 of the plan,
but architects will give recommendations.
• Discussed placement of bathrooms to include a changing room;
walking connection, path, from Senior Center to gymnasium;
placement of folding wall in the middle of the gymnasium for playing
volleyball and basketball; lighting, windows and view from the
gymnasium.
• Discussed a climbing wall and future outdoor ball court.
• BLRB will prepare a presentation to be discussed at the Council
Retreat meeting in late February.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m.
APPROVED THE DAY OF FEBRUARY 2008.
Rich Wagner, Chair Marilyn Beeksma, Secretary
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