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PlanningBoard | 2021-07-26 | 17 | Board Member Ruiz thanked the staff, the applicant, and the designers for their presentation. She expressed her appreciation for the public's passionate comments. She then stated that yes the General Plan did encourage the reuse and preservation of existing buildings however that was not the purview of this meeting and this agenda item. The demolition of the building had already been approved by the City Council and now as Planning Board members, their duty was to act upon the agenda item which was a Design Review of the building. She appreciated the designer's fresh approach and to actually make a statement. She did however want to see more street presence. She made other comments and suggestions about the materials and how they would work with the design overall. She said she was not ready to approve the Resolution yet and wanted to see another iteration of the design. Vice President Saheba appreciated all the work and effort put into the design. He thought the design concept was clear. He did however want to see more sustainability features and questioned if this was the elevation of McKay. He explained more about what he wanted to see for the elevation. He also wanted to know if this was a phased Design Review. Mr. Ebert said yes the senior housing portion that was originally going to be reused but it did not work out so they are relooking at that design. That was not his project but there would be another Design Review for that portion. Mr. Biggs added that at that review they would include the landscaping for the remainder of the campus. Board Member Curtis stated that the use of this facility had already been determined so it was a non-issue. Also, he had examined the plans and had gone over the flow with Mr. Biggs. He believed it was a good-looking building, had a great flow, and would be an asset and a benefit to the community. He cautioned that the biggest enemy of this project was time, material costs were going up and every time they had to go back to the drawing board that was adding costs. He stated he would approve the project because he thought it was a good-looking project and it suited the purpose for which it was voted on originally. He said it was well thought out and they had done a good job. Board Member Rothenberg concurred with Board Member Ruiz and Vice President Saheba on the overall design concept; it still needed more work. She discussed items that would improve the design and what was missing overall. She also discussed how they could incorporate more sustainability features and challenged them to do so. Board Member Hom thanked everyone for their comments and reiterated that this was a Design Review. He commented that he understood why there was a more private entrance and he agreed that the East elevation could use some more work. He believed the design would be an upgrade for the area and was compatible with the area. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 17 of 21 July 26, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-07-26.pdf |