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16 <br />Over 50 persons attended this input session, held in the cafeteria of the NHSC. <br />Representatives completed a survey about preferences for the future uses at the <br />site. There were mixed opinions about whether to try and retain the <br />cafeteria /gymnasium "center mass" of the facility and retrofit it with new restrooms <br />and upgraded facilities, or to memorialize and document the existing facility before <br />taking it down for a new community facility. However, there was strong consensus <br />on the types of activities and uses that residents favored for this location, including: <br />• Large meeting room for community meetings, family reunions, <br />• Stage area for performances, <br />• Warming (catering) kitchen, <br />• Rooms for classes, summer camps and gams or some indoor athletics, and <br />• A cellular phone tower that improved area phone reception <br />Respondees were unanimous that they would personally use a facility along these <br />lines. <br />Follow -up Discussions and Proposed Next Steps <br />After tallying survey results and a dot - voting exercise conducted at the meeting, <br />staff met on two occasions to discuss how to proceed. A report to the Board of <br />Commissioners on the activities to date, and another community input session were <br />deemed to be the most prudent next steps. <br />From the first input session, it was clear that residents have a strong sense of place <br />and community in being from Cedar Grove, and an attachment to some level of <br />service provision in the community. It was also clear that many present desired <br />additional information - both about the current status of the existing structure, and <br />about "what could be" in the way of a new facility. A "vision" of what could be <br />seemed to be one key piece that meeting attendees desired to be able to see and <br />discuss. <br />In that light, staff proposes the following course of action: <br />1. That this status report be shared with the BOCC as final CIP decisions are <br />considered to provide an opportunity to provide feedback. (June), <br />2. That a letter be sent to the public input sessions participants thanking them <br />for their assistance and attendance, and identifying these next steps and <br />timetable. (June), <br />3. The staff work on developing visual images of both the current <br />gymnasium /cafeteria (identifying and acknowledging both the opportunities <br />and unique architectural features of the existing building, and the deficiencies <br />of a 62 -year old building with outdated facilities and infrastructure); and a <br />