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October 6, 2010
, MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Rich Wagner called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the City of Auburn
Annex Conference Room 2 located on the second floor of the Annex, One E.
Main Street, Auburn WA. Committee members present were: Chair Rich
Wagner, Vice Chair Lynn Norrnan and. Member,Bill Peloza. Staff members
present included: Mayor Pete Lewis, Finance Director Shelley Coleman,
Project/Consfruction Manager Steven Burke, Recreation Manager Brian Petty,
and Human Resources Assistant Cheryl Abner.
Also in attendance were:
Ron Harpel, BLRB Consultant
Abbey Cwiek, BLRB Interior Designer IL - APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chair Wagner made a motion to approve the minutes of the Sepfember 7, 2010
meeting. Vice Chair Norman seconded.
~ Minutes approved unanimously 2-0.
Discussion
- A. Materials Color Selections for the Activity Center
Consultant Harpel gave an update of what has happened in the last
montti. Not much has changed. BLRB received a few more submittals
from the Contractor which he and Manager Burke are processing with the
Contractor. Some adjustments for safety around the climbing wall were
made.
_ Designer Abbey Cwiek gave a recap of her presentation from the
September 7th Committee meeting. She again showed renderings and
colors that will be used at the Activity Center. The colors have been
selected and the Committee is in agreement with the color selections. ~
Consultant Harpel will find out the name of the manufacturer of the
windows in the building and the warranty on the windows and seals.
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There will be signage located in several places throughout the building
and parking lot for LEED certification. (Leadership for Energy and
Environment Design).
B. Activity Center Construction Update
Manager Burke gave an update on construction of the facility. We are
currently in #he 15th week of consttuction. There is an issue with the sub-
Contractor related to an extremely_ delayed portion of the mechanical
submittal which is affecting other trades. BLRB is issuing a formal letter
requesting that we see an updated master schedule and a plan of them
getting back on track. There are penalties if they. do not finish on time.
At the request of IS (Information Services), four security cameras have
been added in the parking lot. There are also changes to the structure
holding the artwork atthe gate because of the weight of the artwork.
We are currently on track for LEED gold certification although our original
goal remains silver certification.
' C. Alternative Financing Strategies for the Community Center
There was a brief discussion on altemative financing for the Community
Center.
The Committee requested that the Mayor and staff investigate possibilities for
grants and partnersFiips, including sale of selected City real estate that is not
identified as critical for future City plans. '
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It was noted that the City's congressional lobbyist, McBee, Strategic, is
working to help secure New Market Tax Credit program reauthorization,
specifically to obtain NMTC's for the King County Nousing Authority, a
potential partner in financing the Community Center.
II. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjoumed at 6:55 p.m.
APPROVED THE DAY OF MARCH, 2011
Rich Wagner, Chair CherylAbner, H.R. Assisfant
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