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* 19 <br />Regarding the Seymour Center: Study of the site and this facility resulted in a series of suggestions for <br />relatively minor structural changes that would result in an increase in the amount of usable space in the <br />Center. These are not included as part of the Phase 2 building expansion, but rather offered as ideas for <br />smaller projects that could enhance the usability of the existing building, in the interim period before <br />Phase 2 work can be funded and implemented. <br />Part of the scope of this implementation phase was to secure assistance and suggestions from a <br />professional with expertise in emerging trends in senior center focus and design. Assistance was <br />obtained from Rick Eldridge, Executive Director of the Rufty - Holmes Senior Center in Salisbury, NC, and <br />a contributor to regional and national examination of these issues. <br />Following is a list of these suggestions for consideration, with sketches on the following pages, <br />suggesting ideas which would enhance capacity of the building, while awaiting the full building addition: <br />1) Remove /re- locate the wall separating the hallway from the large multipurpose room. <br />2) Fill -in the floors /ceilings between levels. <br />3) Relocate open lounge space in lobby to new flooring area and construct new offices in lobby. <br />4) Convert areas used for fitness machines to office space (with construction of new fitness wing). <br />5) Reconfigure the Computer Lab to regular classroom space over time by investing in laptops or <br />tablets rather than desktop units, and making sure the building has Wi -Fi throughout. <br />Additional comments are included in Appendix 4. Following are sketches highlighting the areas of the <br />building described above. Purple indicates possible areas for expansion through remodeling of existing <br />space; yellow indicates opportunity for expansion with new building construction. <br />Construct new fitness center <br />Enlarge multi - purpose room <br />Ideas for Improvements focused on 1st Floor of Seymour Center. <br />Southern Orange County Government Services Campus I Implementation Report Page 15 <br />