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Indoor Recreation Center Ad Hoc Steering Committee
Meeting Minutes from
June 9, 2015
Attending Participants:
Matt Vukovich Randy Soma Dan Hansen
Justin Sell Brittany Kleinsasser Becka Foerster
Jennifer Johnson Gus Theodosopoulos Jeff Weldon
Pete Colson
1. Dan Hansen began the meeting by asking committee members to finalize the
purpose statement. The finalized purpose statement reads:
The City of Brookings is committed to a high quality of life. Brookings strives to
provide world-class amenities to its citizens through a variety of different avenues,
including the parks and recreation system.
The purpose of the Indoor Recreation Center Steering Committee is to
investigate and propose to the Brookings City Council a financially sustainable center
that meets the needs of our citizens, fosters economic well-being and improves
Brookings quality of life.
2. Presentations on similar facilities.
a. Regional Facilities-Pete Colson discussed regional facility tours and
conferences he’s attended with highlights on: Multi-Use fields, climbing
walls, aquatics, pickle ball/tennis courts, meeting rooms and toddler
programming. Pete also discussed the options of having a multi-level
facility compared to a one level facility-smaller footprint, site costs, and
elevator costs were mentioned.
b. Redwood Falls Facility-Jeff Weldon discussed the Redwood Falls Facility
that was designed and built while he was the City Administrator in
Redwood. This facility houses a four-court gymnasium, a four-lane
walking/running track, a conference center, a civic arena, a health &
fitness center, and room for future expansion. The facility was led by a
committee that had 55 public meetings-from community wide to civic
groups. The amenities were identified by community wants and not
duplicating what they already had. Marketing was a very important role
in getting this facility going.
c. Watertown Community Center- JLG architects discussed the site plan
and the floor plan of the Watertown Community Center. The focus
started with a series of meetings to get groups and clubs involved and
find out their highest hopes. A bracket of amenities was made and
groups/people placed dots on the chart to see where things were
ranked. This allowed them to build the programs and build the budget.
The facility has a ground level and a mezzanine (2nd floor.) The facility
offers a lot of windows and natural light to make it feel inviting and
open. The facility houses a gymnasium, aquatics, open weight area,
fitness space, lockers rooms, and administration areas.
d. Pierre Recreation & Events Center- ICON Architectural Group was given
data that was collected from Pinnacle Sports and took the facility from
planning to the end of the project. The facility is designed to be a
combination of a recreation center and events center to accommodate
community needs and wants. The facility will house a four-court/event
center, cardio/fitness areas, classroom spaces, offices and spaces for
spectator seating.
Highlights
A community open forum will be held on June 24th at the Mickelson Middle School
from 10am-12noon and from 5pm-7pm. Committee members will lead the discussions
and answer question that the community members have. Documents for the event
will be given to committee members prior to the 24 th. Press release will be circulated
through the City.
June 24th event will be the 2nd meeting of the month-no meeting June 23rd.
3. Next meeting (July 14th) will focus on the outcome of the open forum event.
4. Meeting adjourned.