Building Projects Committee Meeting Minutes

December 18, 2007

PRESENT: Paul Endres, William Higgins, Tommy Lee Bychinski, Virgil Hartje, Joan Fordham

OTHERS PRESENT: Jeri Zuber, Fred Poehlerf, Delores Rydberg, Barbara Gunderson, Kathy Schauf, Marty Krueger, Tim Stieve, Bill McClary, Todd Liebmann

  1. Called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Paul Endres. The open meeting law requirements were met.
  2. Motion by Hartje, second by Fordham to adopt the agenda. Motion carried.
  3. Minutes from the December 17th meeting were not available for this meeting.
  4. Update on Schematic Design. Fred Poehlerf of Horty Elving discussed the site plan as it exists today. The plan was shown in relationship to adjacent streets, MATC campus and future building projects. All storm water needs to be treated on site, so there are two ponds on the property for that purpose. An underground link to a future senior housing building was also included to ensure that services would be available. An area for possible expansion of the nursing home was also pointed out. Has been previously platted which will be abandoned next month. Actual nursing home includes four neighborhoods and a resident center including an administrative area, chapel/multi use area and therapy area. Basement area is under parts of two of the neighborhoods. All rooms are private with a bathroom, and each neighborhood (except the dementia unit) has one bariatric room for larger residents. There is one suite per neighborhood which would have adjoining doors, for use by married residents for instance.

    Area in the middle is a garden space which could be enclosed in the future. Have had discussions regarding putting footings in now so that future enclosure would be easier. Discussions are ongoing regarding building materials for outside walls - insulated concrete form vs. regular wood structure. Roof plan is simple with gables and one "flat" area over the resident center - will be sloped for drainage. Trying to keep penthouses in the plan to house air handlers and other equipment. Preliminary elevation was also discussed. The possibility of having a "green" roof was also discussed.

    Endres indicated that copies of the plans were handed out to the planning group and will be given to the Building Committee. The Board of Trustees will be receiving copies of plans as well as having them available to County Board members if they desire. Decided that for the board presentation there will be plans on a table available for board members to view along with a presentation covering some details of the design.

    Discussion regarding LEED certification will be held at the next meeting with a possible resolution for the full board.

  5. Next meeting date is January 7 at 8:00 a.m. in the EMBS Conference Room #C128.
    Motion by Hartje, second by Higgins to adjourn. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted: Joan Fordham, Secretary