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Informal Resident Advisory Work Group Cedar Grove Community Center August 13, 2013 Page 6of7 25 Parks and Recreation office is located at the back of the existing Kitchen to provide visual connection and easier access to the existing park. o Option "D" ■ A new Gymnasium is provided and the roof is raised to provide 20' -0" clearance over the court. The basketball court would be full width (50� but not full length (68' -0'�; a regulation high school court is 84' -0" long. • No showers or locker rooms are provided 'many option. • A folding partition is added to the front of the stage to allow this space to be used both as a Stage and as an Exercise Room. • Handicapped access is provided to the stage by a new ramp located in the existing storage area north of the Stage. • The existing breezeway between the existing main building and the dining room would be enclosed and made into a Lobby /corridor • Both the existing wings are deconstructed. • New toilets are provided and these could have exterior access provided if required. • Internet Cafe is provided adjacent to "ceremonial" front entry by removing a portion of the existing masonry walls to create a large open space. • Parks and Recreation office is provided adjacent to Internet Cafe • The group expressed concerns that the Parks and Recreation office was too large and that too much storage was shown for Parks and Recreation. • It was determined that some of this storage would be general storage. • Jeff Thompson stated that at some of the other community facilities within the county have nearly 10% of the building used for storage. ■ The existing dining and kitchen areas are redeveloped to provide a new Kitchen, Conference Room, Large Group Meeting Room, Small Group Meeting Room and Rec Room. • The Large Group Meeting Room is able to expand into the Small Group Meeting Room for larger events by opening a movable wall between the two spaces. • Large Group Meeting Room can hold 68 people and when the movable wall is opened to include the Small Group Meeting Room it can hold up to 102 people seated at tables and chairs. o The group stated this was not large enough. • Kitchen is provided with direct access to the corridor adjacent to the Large Group room. A pass thru window with counter top and roll up door is provided to the corridor to facilitate serving. ■ The group expressed major concerns about the wings being removed in this scheme. • Jeff Thompson reviewed the budget which is $2,000,000 (based on $200 per square feet). The budget includes design fees as well as construction costs. This budget does not include any costs associated with the operation of the building after construction was complete. • An additional $250,000 has been budgeted for hazardous material abatement and deconstruction of the wings. • If the wings are mothballed then this funding could be used for the work to mothball the wings. • The county has a 2 -year old estimate of $161,000 for the abatement of asbestos, lead paint and other materials throughout the building and the deconstruction of the wings. • John Thomas then asked the group to review the elements they liked from the concepts presented and which items need further development. o There was not a consensus about expanding the Gymnasium.