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COMMUNITY CENTER
COMMITTEE
May 12, 2008
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Rich Wagner called the meeting to order at 1:05 p.m. in Council Chambers
located on the first floor of the City Hall, 25 W. Main Street, Auburn, Washington.
Committee members present were: Chair Rich Wagner, Vice Chair Lynn
Norman, Member Sue Singer. Also present were Mayor Pete Lewis, Human
Resources/Risk and Property Management Director Brenda Heineman,
Project/Construction Manager Steven Burke, City Engineer/Assistant PW
Director Dennis Selle, Recreation Manager Brian Petty, Parks, Arts and
Recreation Director Daryl Faber, Facilities Supervisor Lisa Torres, Senior
Planner Chris Hankins, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Building Division
Manager Jim Tinner, and Human Resources Assistant Cheryl Abner.
Ron Harpel, BLRB
No audience members in attendance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Member Singer made a motion to approve minutes from the April 24,
2008, meeting. Vice Chair Norman seconded.
Motion carried unanimously. 3-0.
DISCUSSION
A. Debrief on Results of May 8, 2008, Community Center Meeting
Chair Wagner asked for feedback from committee members on what
comments they received and the tone from what they saw.
The following are some of the comments received:
• Staff did a wonderful job.
• From the invited list, there were very few people there.
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• People came and left. Did not stay for the presentation.
• Interaction was the best part of the evening.
• The open house presentation will be on Channel 21. Hope to get
feedback.
• People wanted to see the drawings. It was suggested that the drawing
boards be placed throughout the City buildings for people to see along
with comment cards for questions and comments.
• Why is the gym not being done?
• Why is so much money being spent on the gym?
• Are we going to do a better job on the bathrooms than we did at Golf?
• Will any part of the building be used for daycare during an event?
Discussion followed on revisiting with the Mayor about a fairly quick decision to
solve our $1.6 million problem. Daryl is meeting with Mark Pursley of the King
County Boys' & Girls' Club on May 14, 2008, to discuss possible partnering.
There is an $800,000 grant for non-profits and they give to Boys' and Girls'
Clubs. It was strongly suggested that a representative from the Boys' & Girls'
Club be invited to our next meeting.
B. Chair Wagner, Vice Chair Norman, Member Sue Singer, Brenda
Heineman, Daryl Faber and Steve Burke toured the Pierce County
Environmental Services Building to observe green building aspects. Chair
Wager shared pictures taken of the facility during the tour.
Discussion centered on:
• Varying block size on exterior
• Wood slat ceilings
• Separate copy room for better air quality and less noise
• Fabric ceilings for acoustic improvement and reflective indirect
lighting
• Room divider doors with high quality, durable wood trim
• Pervious asphalt
• Windows that open
• Storage room
• Tables made of sunflower seeds
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C.
LEED Certification
There was in-depth discussion on LEED Certification. Chair Wagner said
by the time the building is built, it is important that we have the LEED
Certification. We will be judged non-green if we do not do it. It was asked
how much money is available through PSE. Ron Harpel's understanding
of PSE administering grants is once we get through design development,
made the commitment and filled out the forms, PSE writes a promissory
note to the City that says you are on the line and qualify to get this grant,
and when the bids come in, you get the money. The cost for LEED
Certification is between $125,000 to $150,000. There is a grant possibility
of $50,000 to $100,000.
It was moved by Member Singer and 2nd by Vice Chair Norman that we go
to LEED Certification with heavy emphasis on acquiring grants to help pay
for it. Motion carried.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:30 P.M.
APPROVED THE DAY OF JUNE 2008.
Rich Wagner, Chair
Cheryl Abner, Secretary
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