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Minutes of the Special Meeting of <br />Planning and Zoning, Council, Architectural <br />Review Board and Citizens Advisory Committee <br />Page 6 <br />Mayor: One of the early discussions with the existing facility was we can really dress up the south <br />face by Wilson Mills. As we look at it, we also looked at the nature of the usage that it would <br />be convenient for a lot of people to have a drop off: The main idea is where do you drop off? <br />We looked at the shared use with Center School in terms of traffic patterns and saw that if <br />there is a main entry on the north side, you can achieve that when we move the building <br />southward like this. When it's on the existing site, that north side is a zero property line <br />boundary. The north face of the building that fronts Center School is Center School angled <br />parking. We use a lot of that in a reciprocal way when circumstances allow it. But in terms of <br />any competition for driving, it really becomes counterintuitive and counterproductive. By <br />moving the building closer to the lawn, you have that opportunity to create an entryway for <br />drop off purposes and more utilitarian functions. It is more hidden from view from the main <br />street. There's also an entryway there, but it's probably more pedestrian oriented. It's more of <br />a design feature. The thought is that we are trying to be practical but also find ways to <br />aesthetically fit in very nicely. That was one of the drivers; trying to figure out the traffic <br />pattern and sharing parking more effectively so when people get out of their cars going to <br />Center School or coming to our place, it works better. It's a challenge we are still working <br />through when you have multiple users and a high traffic flow trying to get a traffic pattern <br />design that is more efficient. <br />Q: Before you can have a lot of the functions on the lawn by the pavilion, it seems to me <br />bathrooms and concessions would make sense more fronting Wilson Mills since you have a <br />lot of older folks with a long way to walk. You could flip it if you will, just from a <br />practicality standpoint. <br />A: You sacrifice one or the other. Nice windows and nice views on the end. <br />Q: Right. We should take that under consideration for both of those uses, however we can do it <br />to make it more accessible to our older folks. The other question was regarding the <br />landscaping. I am assuming that we are not mounding. We are creating lawns here? <br />Mayor: We have what we have. The idea is that we are not probably touching that much at all unless <br />there's a drainage issue or something a little too snug. We can shave that down. The goal <br />would be that you come out on that south side; it's much more like you have a backyard and a <br />patio area so you could have an outdoor fireplace if you want. One of the hitch points in this <br />is how far south do you move it without chopping up and splitting up the lawn? We did the <br />mounding pretty much to screen these buildings behind. Now that we are going to move <br />forward, it doesn't take much to shave it down. What's nice about this approach is that if we <br />like the basic concept, we can start working with drilling down more details, like where you <br />put the bathroom and where you put the office. <br />Q: If we chose to not have concrete or asphalt, where would we be putting the pavers? <br />A: The semi-circle in front. That can wrap around. You can subdivide that meeting space in <br />such a way that on the northeast side where the accordion walls go you can separate north and <br />