The document summarizes a community meeting for renovations to the Arboretum Community Center. It provides rules for participation in the virtual meeting, including keeping microphones muted and using the chat to ask questions. The agenda includes an introduction, project overview, updates since the last meeting, and next steps. Updates provided $3.51M added to the budget for a half gym. Surveys and reviews have been completed. Next steps include updating drawings, incorporating feedback, beginning the procurement process, permitting in fall 2020, and starting construction in winter 2020 with completion in winter 2021. Contact information is provided.

1. ARBORETUM
COMMUNITY CENTER
COMMUNITY MEETING
June 09, 2020

2. Rules of the Road:
Welcome! Thank you for your participation.
• Please keep your microphone on mute.
• Please use the chat feature to ask questions or provide
comments which will be read during the “Question Break”.
• The chat function is located beside your name in the
Participant Panel – looks like a cloud symbol. Be sure to
submit your question / comment to “Everyone” so the
design team can see them.
• We’ll do the best we can to answer all questions, but if
your question is not answered, DPR is tracking all
questions and will create a Q/A document that will be
shared after the meeting.
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Agenda:
1. Introduction
2. Project Overview
3. Updates since our last meeting
4. Next Steps

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Updates Since Our Last Meeting:
• $3.51M Added to project Budget for ½ Gym
• Site surveys and soil testing have been performed
• Historic Preservation Office has finished their historic and
archaeological reviews.
• Concept Design revised based on community feedback

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26. NEXT STEPS:
• UPDATE AND ADD DETAIL TO THE DRAWINGS
• INCORPORATE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
• BEGIN CONTRACTOR PROCURMENT PROCESS.
• PERMIT PROCESS FALL 2020
• CONSTRUCTION PHASE TO START WINTER 2020
• MODERNIZATIONS COMPLETE WINTER 2021

27. Contact Information
Department of General Services (DGS)
Wayne Gore, Community Engagement and Outreach
wayne.gore@dc.gov
Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR)
Peter Nohrden, ASLA / Project Manager
peter.nohrden@dc.gov

28. Question & Answer
• Please use the chat feature to ask questions or
provide comments
• We will read the Questions and then Answer them