Core Team Notes 9-23-13

In attendance: Kate , John C., Kinny & Bill Reed(phone)

Monday, September 23, 2013

10:13 AM

John summarized a phone conversation he had with BR about the way the planning solution has wondered from the original principles. 

·         We discovered that the original building had to be preserved (75%)

·         We re-directed our efforts to solve for this new constraint and for the DRB approval

·         We maybe weren't as vigilant as we might have been on keeping to our principles.

Kinny sees the building configuration as an improvement with less impervious surface, damming and slowing water flows, protecting the wetlands. John asked Bill if he would enumerate the areas where he sees the most discussion potential vis a vis the new and the old plans.

Discussion of  Daylighting the stream followed.  David Warren, who is most "intimately involved" is the primary (only?) opponent.  Kate wonders about the additional consequences.  Beyond the immediate setback requirements aside, the additional impact on the natural wastewater treatment, the drainage swales, and the general pedestrian experience of the campus.

Kate suggested that we get Peter L and Joel back into to actually locate the engineered wetlands, the drip irrigation, the storm water strategy, etc.  Right now we only have conceptual bubble diagrams.

Kinny brought up Ben Falk's rice paddy strategy for slowing down stormwater.

John suggested the next steps might be:

1.       Bill to review DRB plan and general concepts

2.       Invite the experts to a meeting (maybe mid October)

a.       Peter L (civil engineer)

b.      Joel (ecology & stormwater)

c.       Andres Torizzo (stormwater)

3.       Goal is to work toward a buildable, well defined solution that reflects the storm water, waste water and programmatic needs of the site.

Kate brought up the possibility of bringing the Semester Program on campus next semester, but without housing.  It's important to keep the discussion of when the actual lodging might be built.  Kincaid quickly calculated that the school will need about $2M to accomplish this and we already have 1/4 of that.

Kate will speak with Peter to see how much of Andres work he metabolized.  She will determine if he needs to be brought up to speed before getting together with Andres, Joel, Bill, and us.

Next meeting planned for  Oct 27th - Oct28th.