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Home My WebLink About01-09-2012 * _ * ACITY OF -- ' � �$1�� LES GOVE COMMUNITY CAMPUS COMMITTEE WASHINGTON January 9, 2012 MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Rich Wagner called the meeting to order at 5:00 P.M. in the City of Aubum Council Chambers located on the first floor of City Hall, 25 W. Main Street, Aubum WA. Committee members present were: Chair Rich Wagner, Vice Chair Largo Wales and Member Wayne Osbome. Staff members present inciuded: Mayor Pete Lewis, Director of Human Resources/Risk & Property Management Brenda Heineman, Finance Director Shelley Coleman, Project/Construction Manager Steven Burke, Parks, Arts and Recreation Director Daryl Faber, Community Services Manager Michaei Hursh, Principai Planner Jeff Dixon and Human Resources Assistant Cheryl Abner. Also in attendance was: Consultant Ron Harpel, BLRB Architects II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chair Wagner made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 17, 2011 meeting. Vice Chair Wales so moved. Member Osbome seconded. Minutes approved unanimously 3-0. Discussion A. Responsibility Areas of the Les Gove Community Campus Committee Chair Wagner welcomed new Councilmember's Vice Chair Largo Wales and Member Wayne Osborne as members of the Committee. Chair Wagner reviewed the role of the Les Gove Community Campus Committee. The one thing the Committee needs to think about is whether or not to bring things like the One Stop Center under this Committee for consideration, which led into Manager Hursh making a presentation to the Committee. He prepared a map and walked the Committee through the various phases of properties located on the Les Gove Community Center Campus. The intent is to view the area comprehensively as a significant Page 1 Communitv Center Committee Minutes Januarv 9. 2012 investment by the City in various kinds of partnerships with the City. He spoke of the Les Gove Park area becoming a Campus. A campus of , buildings, resources, facilities, and the community development goals are very strong in the uses of the facilities. The proposed Community Center that sits at the sound end of the park is a:substantial investment. This is a thought process of learning about what this Committee should be involved in or not. Chair Wagner shared some history on how the Committee came into existence. Because we were about to build the Community Center, they wanted to be .su�e there was no slow down in the Council's decision process by having to go through some other Committee. They created this Committee as an expediting force for the Community Center. It has worked well as an oversight for the actual design of the Community Center and Activity Center. Vice Chair Wales noted thatthe focus is changing so that the Community Center would not be all encompassing in that, we would look at: it more as a campus and have access and use the other surrounding senrices. Mayor Lewis requested to add the change that puts the date with the project and dollar figure on the map prepared by Manager Hursh. B. National Development Council Involvement in the Community Center Project, Progress and Schedule Manager Hursh gaye an overview to the Committee members on what the National Development Council (NDC) does. It is an organization that assists with any kind of development that is necessary from a community standpoint, where there is a gap in funding or an inability to move forward leveraging resources or putting together strategic partners, especially in communities that are distressed. NDG was started as a separate non- profit to serve municipal government, with good success in putting together all kinds of different forms of financing and working as a private developer in public domain. Manager Hursh has been working wifh Chuck Depew and Misty Baskett from the Seattle NDC office, discussing whether it would be best to engage the NDC with a Request for Proposal (RFP), and have respond and we select them even though there is a nominal amount of work they would be providing at tlie beginning. They would essentially be providing technical assistance without any future goals attached to it. There is language:from their New York office that will be put out in a RFP that will allow the City to select the NDC, if that is the appropriate Page 2 , Communitv Center Committee Minutes Januani 9; 2012 selection, and to also engage them forfuture purposes even outside of the Communiry Gampus. Our RFP that is going to be done by the end of next week will be out for two weeks. Planning will be in charge of#he RFP and distribution. NDC likes to incorporate a value engineering/analysis step in their project management process. C. Veteran's Service Center Project Update Manager Hursh reported the Veteran's Administration has a number of different funds that they administer through multiple sources. Their view of a service center is essentially what we are buiiding for Auburn as a service center through our One Stop Human 8ervices concept. It encompasses all kinda of needs for a veteran and family so they are connected to be as successful as possible in their retum to civilian life. Mayor Lewis`and Manager Hursh have a meeting next week directly with the federal arm of the:VA. The question will be asked, how does the VA invest in a community center campus. There is opportunity for increased housing within the local area. Questions will be asked about how they see themselves tieing a partner. D. One Stop Cenfier for Human Services Project Update One Stop Center for Human Services is managed care in a particular region. Manager'Hursh stated when we invest we will see Aubum have a community resource that is unparallel in South King/North Pierce County with a campus approach. He further stated that we have talked about the Community Center 6eing a shared conferencing and meeting space and the VA may invest in that. They may be a very good partner in the build out of the One Stop Center because they are talking about corrtracts with the same agencies that will already be there. E. Activity Center Update, Including Verbal Update on Activities that are Occurring or Planned, Boys 8 Girls Club Irrvolvement and Stabe Funding Completion Manager Faber brought the Committee up to date on the state grants. We are partnered with the Boys & Girls Club. They are a non-profit that can apply formonies:that'the City cannot get. We were successful in receiving $12 million worth of state funds to help offset the cost of the Activity Center. We did a joint opera4ing agreement with 4he Boys 8� Girls Club which is a shared use agreement. We are working together providing programs for Page 3 Communitv Genter-Committee Minutes Januarv 9; 2012 youth and teens in Auburn which include volleyball, pickle ball, indoor playground, birthday packages and parents night out. A girl's junior high basketball league was recently formed. Manager Faber said things are running smoothly at the Activity Center and parents and children are excited about the various activities being offered. 11. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:20 P.M. APPROVED THE Z-3.�- DAY OF FEBRUARY 2012 �=� �`,.�,,�---- C��-��`�.e'``— Rich Wagner, Chair Cheryl Abne�, H.R. Assistant Page 4