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Informal Resident Advisory Work Group Cedar Grove Community Center July 30, 2013 Page 2of5 15 On July 30, 2013 a meeting of the Cedar Grove Community Center Informal Resident Advisory Work Group was held at the Northern Human Services Center. The following items were discussed; • David Stancil opened the meeting with some housekeeping items • The group was reminded of a public meeting at the Cedar Grove Center on August 8th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm being held by the Orange County Planning Review and Transportation Department to discuss transportation options for the northern portion of Orange County. The options discussed will include a possible "park and ride" lot being located at the site as well as potential for bus service to the site. It was also stated that transportation would be provided to this meeting and Mr. Stancil provided a phone number to the group to call if they needed transportation. • Copies of the background information for the project will be available for the advisory board members at the next meeting. • John Thomas reviewed some of the project constraints that were discussed at the last meeting for those that did not attend the last meeting • Only 10,000 square feet of renovation that has been funded. That area does not include the existing bathrooms. • The concept of "mothballing" versus "deconstruction" of the classroom wings. Jeff Thompson stated at the last meeting that the $250,000 budgeted for deconstruction could be used for "mothballing" if that was what undertaken. • Mothballing of the wings would require installation of minimal HVAC to maintain conditioning, upgrade of the fire alarm to meet code and fire rated isolation of the classroom wings. • To meet the charge from the Commissioners, two alternate approaches will need to be developed, the mothball plan based on reusing existing bathrooms and a no mothball plan developing new replacement bathrooms. • The existing septic tank has a 2,400 gallon a day capacity, the building if fully utilized requires 3,500 gallon a day capacity. The park has been allocated 1,000 gallons a day of the capacity for its septic system. Therefore, 1,400 gallons of capacity are available for the renovated facility. ■ There was discussion regarding whether the 1,000 gallon a day figure included the planned bathrooms in Phase 2 of the park. Lori stated that she would research this and report back. • Phase 2 of the park is not planned to be constructed for at least 5 years. • Copies of the phase II plan for the park where made available at the meeting for all member of the group. • The county environmental health department has done a preliminary review of the septic system and believed that 1,400 gallon a day was enough capacity for a "reasonable" 10,000 square foot community center. ■ That assessment assumed the facility would not have a commercial kitchen, but could have an "instructional" or "church kitchen ". o Currently the existing building is only occupied by Parks and Recreation. The one full time park employee is currently using the largest existing office space. Space for the park employee will be required in the renovated facility. ■ In addition there will need to be an office for a recreation department employee if Parks and Recreation are managing the Center. ■ Who will be running the facility has not been determined. • The existing playgrounds adjacent to the classroom wing have to remain or be replaced as these were erected using grant money. • The site is located within a "critical" watershed and the impervious surface will be limited to 6% of the total area. Gravel parking lots are counted as "impervious" surface.