The document summarizes discussions from a steering committee meeting regarding the development of a Climate Sustainability Center in Kansas City. Stakeholders provided input on the vision and goals, which include making the center a resource for green jobs, education, and research. The committee reviewed early conceptual designs for the building's layout. A world-class facility is envisioned that brings people together from all backgrounds to study sustainability. The document outlines funding sources and uses needed for capital costs, operations, and programs. It also provides a projected schedule for pursuing funding opportunities over the next few months.

1. STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING3 May 2010Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department University of Missouri – Kansas CityCity of Kansas City, MissouriEconomic Development AdministrationCongressman Cleaver’s OfficeTEAM

2. VisionGoals Strategies

3. STAKEHOLDER INPUTBuilding bridgesStrengthening connectionsEducation by emersionUrban agriculture + culinary arts

4. STAKEHOLDER INPUT“Show me” greenTown and gown catalystIncubator for leadersLiving laboratory

5. STAKEHOLDER INPUTHands-on experience; green jobsYouth engagementRegional outreachComplement existing partners/programs

6. STAKEHOLDER INPUTCutting edge research; rise to the occasionNetwork of global sustainability centersResource centerFood / nutrition

7. VISIONThe Climate Sustainability Center will be A SEED to grow a thriving GREEN ECONOMYin KANSAS CITY, building SYNERGIESamong research, educational, entrepreneurial, labor, government and community STAKEHOLDERS.

8. PROJECT GOALSENERGYWATERMATERIALSWASTEURBAN AGRICULTURETRANSPORTATIONPEDAGOGYBEAUTYHEALTH + HAPPINESS

9. ENERGY100% of energy needs from on-site renewablesWATER100% of water from on-site

10. 100% of building discharge and stormwater handled on-siteMATERIALSNo “red” materials

11. Account for embodied carbon footprint

12. Only FSC /salvaged / on-site wood

13. Appropriate sourcing of resources (local first)WASTE98% waste reductionURBAN AGRICULTURE15% of site for food production (30,630 SF or 0.70 A)TRANSPORTATIONOptimize walkability

14. Optimize diversity of transportation optionsPEDAGOGYObservable and measurable building behaviorBEAUTYHuman delight

15. Iconic

16. Uniquely Kansas CityHEALTH + HAPPINESSOperable windows for air and daylight

17. Healthy indoor air quality

18. Biophilia

19. Humane scale/placesECONOMIC FEASIBILITYFundable building

20. Fundable operations and programsProgram

21. Climate Sustainability Center ResearchEducationBotanicalGarden

22. BUILDING PROGRAM Net SF Gross SFResearch 49,500 76,200Incubator/Tech. Transfer 52,000 80,000Education 32,500 50,000Botanical Garden 14,000 21,500General 14,000 14,800TOTAL 162,000 242,500

23. ResearchThe center will provide educational, research and laboratory studies for the development of environmentally friendly applications and products. Research will focus on services and products for the government sector, entrepreneurial and small business development opportunities. A small business incubator will also be part of the center.

24. Research LaboratoryWet labs

25. Dry labsTechnology TransferFrom research to marketplace

26. 4 staff offices

27. Conference roomsInnovation CenterInstitute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (IEI)

28. KC SourceLink

29. Small Business & Technology Development CenterGreen Tech Business IncubatorAdministrative / Business Services

30. Office space

31. Conference rooms

32. Laboratory spaceEducationThe curriculum, including classroom, laboratory and work shop programs will be established by the job providers and educational partners. The programs will provide hands-on training and employment opportunity services to students and graduates.

33. ClassroomsFour 40-person classrooms

34. Highly flexiblePublic Forum400-person public gathering

35. Non-fixed seating

36. Highly flexibleTechnology Training Office4 staff offices

37. Conference room

38. Highly flexibleInteractive exhibit spacesLecture style trainingComputer training

39. Decision TheaterA place to help the community make complex decisionsCommunity KitchenCooking suite with space for viewing, tasting and storageCooking Suite

40. Botanical GardenA cutting edge, hands-on botanical garden and agricultural research facility which provides opportunities for scientists, students and the public to cultivate, document and tend a wide variety of plants, including plants native to the area. An anticipated focus will be on agricultural techniques and processes for farmers and related small businesses, and their relationship to Parks and Recreation Properties and programs.

41. Site Programming MeetingScholarly but compatible with public activities

42. Off-site opportunities: Cleaver streetscape; Oxbow

43. On-site nursery

44. Use all surfaces

45. Demonstration of

46. urban condition (density)

47. nutrient-cycling (water, waste, plants)Connections

48. Maintenance requiredBotanical GardenConservatoryBotanical GardenInteractive learning

49. Plant library

50. Geo-cachingBotanical GardenGreen roofs

51. Vertical farming

52. Stormwater strategiesBotanical GardenUrban agriculture

53. Food forest

54. Connection to UMKC research

55. Connection to Green Impact Zone

56. Partnership with Powell GardenWorld-Class

57. WORLD-CLASS FACILITYRESEARCHBUILDING + SITE DESIGNCOMMUNITY CONNECTION

58. The Climate Sustainability Center meets people where they are and takes them to where they want to go.A family in povertyA child in the STEM programA scientist studying waterAn entrepreneur with an idea

59. Early Concepts

60. Scenario 1 – Cats + Dogsview from northeast

61. Scenario 1 – Cats + Dogsview from northeast

62. Scenario 1 – Cats + Dogsview from west

63. Scenario 1 – Cats + Dogsview from west

64. Scenario 1 – Cats + DogsPros:Good mix of street frontage/green space on Troost Ave.

65. Great solar access

66. Good scale transition between various developments in areaCons:High skin-to-floor ratio

67. Limited views to surrounding context

68. Northernmost structure is not ideal solar access neighborScenario 2 – Ringview from northeast

69. Scenario 2 – Ringview from northeast

70. Scenario 2 – Ringview from west

71. Scenario 2 – Ringview from west