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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 9 2024 MinutesHealthier Together Task Force – Jefferson County May 9th, 2024 Summary Minutes All par�cipants were in atendance. District 1: Todd McGuire District 1: Nancy Speser District 2: Celeste Schoenthaler District 2: Jim Scarantino District 3: Adele Govert District 3: Lynne Hovde At Large Member (Jefferson Aquatic Coalition rep): Cray Henry At Large Member (Jefferson Aquatic Coalition rep): Mary Rothschild In addi�on, Commissioner Greg Brotherton, JeffCo Aqua�c Coali�on Past President Rich Childers, Wendy Bart, Execu�ve Director for North Olympic YMCA, and Parks and Recrea�on Strategist for Port Townsend Carrie Hite were in atendance. 1. Commissioner Greg Brotherton called the mee�ng to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. He discussed the agenda and there were no changes. He started the mee�ng by asking people to introduce themselves and share what event symbolized the end of COVID for them. 3. Jim Kavaledge and Erica Dunn, from Opsis Architecture, presented the results of their feasibility study to the task force. The following questions were posed: • The County asked how much land one needs to build the base plan. The answer was 4-5 acres because one needs to account for parking. • A question about a dive tank was posed. The steering committee didn’t recommend it because of the cost of operations, including insurance. • A question was raised about the location of utilities at the current MV pool. The GIS map illustrates that the water and sewer are under the new building. This would potentially impact the current pool and the MV site. Opsis stated there wasn’t a utility plan yet as it wasn’t in their scope for feasibility. • Erica shared a stormwater retention plan, to deal with stormwater. There was a question about a geotechnical report to figure out the drainage. Opsis recommends this as a next step, but the city did not spend money to complete it because there was a pause in the process. • One of the task force members sent out questions ahead of time. All questions were answered, including confirmation of revenue numbers that were projected, accounting for cost escalation depending on when construction would happen. The City will send out roofing information, an explanation of the soft costs, why a Geotech report was not completed yet, market analysis and an operational approach. • There were some questions about the demographics and interest in inviting Ballard King to present. • There was a question about the 15M budget and fund development. Wendy said there were two different grants available at the state: Youth Recreation Facilities: Max is 1.25M, Building Communities fund: No maximum, 25% of the budget. • There was a question about heat and water to the main building and the impacts. The City stated they are aware of this, and have a plan to add mini splits for heat to the main building. • There was a question about the experience/possibility of using Geothermal energy. Opsis stated it was possible but expensive. • There was a question about the cost of the roof. The City will forward recent reports to Wendy to share. • There were some questions about the market analysis and cost estimates. The County suggested we wait on these questions until May 20th because DCW, WTI, and CGI will all be in attendance. • There was a question if the stormwater system was state-compliant. Opsis reiterated that this is just a concept and that compliance is needed. 4. Discussion of and Potential Action: One of the task force members drafted a spreadsheet for review. The County will try to populate it first, then the task force will add to it. 5. Discussion re: Calendar and Agenda: • Field trips: May 17th will be a tour of Sequim and William Shore. For those that are carpooling, meet at the courthouse at 9 am. The tours are at 10 am and 12 pm, respectively. Everyone will need to send any questions they have to Wendy by Tuesday, May 14th. • The City confirmed the attendance of DCW, WTI, and CGI at the next meeting on May 20th. • The tour of a Sprung Structure will still need to be arranged. It is a 9-hour drive or a $236.00 flight. 6. Ac�on Items and Closing remarks: none 7. Adjourned at 8:00 p.m.