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crTY oF DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
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June 12, 2009
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Lynn Norman called the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m. in the Council Chambers
located on the first floor of Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA. Committee
Members present were: Chair Lynn Norman and Member Sue Singer. Member Gene
Cerino was excused.
Staff present included: Principal Planner Elizabeth Chamberlain, Risk Manager Rob
Roscoe, Assistant City Attorney Steve Gross and Planning Secretary Renee Tobias.
Audience Members present were: Tim Sadler, TGB Architects, Mark Hilliard, BNB, Ron
Lippincott, Ensemble Real Estate, Clancy Wyatt, BNB and Mark Ronish, BNB.
IL CITY/HOSPITAL PARKING GARAGE AND MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING
Tim Sadler, Taylor Gregory Broadway Architects (TGBA), provided a brief background on
the history of the color selection for the City/Hospital Parking Garage and Medical Office
Building (MOB). Color schemes for each were based on architectural design and
preliminary review with City staff.
The medical office building color scheme is based on mid-level greens, browns, and earth
tones. The parking garage color scheme of green metal for the plant screens and
architectural elements and gold to match the current hospital color was presented to Steve
Patonai, Chief Executive Officer for Auburn Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sadler reported
that Mr. Patonai expressed his desire that the parking garage and medical office building be
extensions of the current medical center campus' gold color.
The intent was to match the color of the prominent feature element, the sun dial, of the
medical office building with a color for the parking garage. In response to the Committee
referring to the Downtown Urban Center Design Standards that address "Base, Middle, and
Top", Mr. Sadler stated that the Design Standards apply best to buildings with a vertical
stack. The garage levels are at an angle; applying paint would result in angled stripes, not
completely horizontal stripes. Further, that the green metal screens, which are vertical and
play off the geometry of the garage, will have plant materials growing up the screens. The
screens follow the Design Standards requirements of using an ornamental element to break
up a facade.
Risk Manager Rob Roscoe acknowledged that the purchase and sale agreement did not
specifically mention the City approving any color choices; however, the City is a partner with
the hospital in the parking garage and, as partners, the color preference should reflect both
parties.
Ron Lippincott of Ensemble Real Estate and representing Universal Health Services, Inc.
(UHS) stated that the corporate office has reviewed the color boards. UHS does not want
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the parking garage green and is prepared to go with the brown color scheme. The
previously planned green metal roofing will not be used and will be replaced with brown
toned materials.
Different ways to define the owner of stalls in the parking garage was discussed, including
signage. It was noted that the hospital and city will need to negotiate on the wording of the
signs. A monument sign with the wording "Auburn Center Garage" was initially proposed for
each end of the stairs on the parking garage. Mr. Lippincott stated that Universal Health
Services wants the word "hospital" to be first in the wording. Otherwise, hospital wants no
sign placed.
Committee agreed that the color Teasle and Cool Weathered Copper should be used for the
parking garage. Staff will incorporate this into the permit process.
III. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Downtown Redevelopment Committee,
Chair Norman adjourned the meeting at 11:04 a.m.
APPROVED THIS DAY OF JULY, 2009.
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