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New Rec Center
Meeting Minutes - March 7, 2003 |
PSU Recreation Center
Project Number 78900
Meeting of March 7, 2003
Prepared by: Jamin AAsum
Issue Date: March 7, 2003
Distribution: Attendees
The following represents the Architect’s understanding of discussions held and decisions reached in
the meeting. Revisions should be communicated to YGH. Italicized text indicates revisions.
Aquatics - 9:00 a.m.
Attendees:
- Todd Bauch, Outdoor Program
- Alex Accetta, Recreation
- Adam Smith, Recreation/Pool
- Cheryl Ordorica, Recreation/Pool
- Any Minor, Recreation/Pool
- Jessica Stevens, Recreation/Pool
- Rose Rutledge, Recreation/Pool
- Gordon Zimmerman, Recreation/Pool
- Jamin AAsum, YGH
- Paul McKean, YGH
- PSU to get aquatics programming information to YGH.
- Currently the PSU pool has two recreational Lap Swims (Stott Center pool is 25 meters minus 2’ by 2 lanes).
- Recreational pool use is limited by many factors:
- Pool temperature kept at 80-82 degrees. Swim temperature too cold for rec swimmers. 85° is appropriate fro lessons / recreational swimming.
- Not an appropriate recreational facility. One pool is very limiting.
- No supplies (swim goodies).
- Recreational aquatics is not the true focus of the center.
- Bad location - no visibility.
- PE Classes would stay at Stott Center.
- No PSU varsity swim team now.
- Classes offered are: Lap swim (beginning, intermediate, advanced); Kayak class (offered by Outdoor Rec); Aqua games (water polo); SCUBA.
- A student fills the roll of a full time aquatic, not responsible for programming. PSU is hiring another student to do programming Fall 2003.
- Frustration of users comes from a lack of programming consistency.
- There is a possibility of rentals if the facility has a regulation length pool.
- Programming Goals for Aquatics:
- Wet room/ classroom.
- Sauna.
- Hot tub / spa.
- Life guard room / lockers / storage for dummies / bench.
- 16-1/2 lockers.
- Wide deck area for teaching, washing off equipment.
- Back service access to pool, possibly connecting to outdoor center, with durable surfaces.
- Pool accessibility for emergency and visibility - disabled people - lift or ramp.
- 25 yd lap pool with 6-7 lanes.
- Windows at natatorium.
- Separate lap / leisure pool.
- Easy access from entrance to locker rooms / pool area.
- Ability to close off pool area after hours.
- Storage:
- SCUBA gear.
- Aqua belts, foot weights, aqua dumbbells.
- Kickboards, fins.
- Buoys, lane line rolls.
- Water polo goals, hats, balls.
- Diving blocks.
- Touch pads.
- Niche for open shelve storage.
- Tuesday night roll night roll space
- Six lane pool with movable bulk head (dive area on one side and lap swim on the other? or water polo).
Intramurals - 10:00 a.m.
Attendees:
- John Clasing, Intramurals
- Currently run by three students with 10-12 referees, all reporting to Alex.
- PSU has a history of a large intramural program within the PE department, with a professional program director.
- Intramural basketball is played in the small gym where there is no room for any spectators.
- The community recreation field is currently available during the day for one hour between 10 and 2 p.m. for community recreation (and after 6:30 p.m.).
- No student access time after 6:30 p.m. (for drop in recreation).
- Current Intramural Activities:
- Two basketball leagues. 88 people per night (after 7:00 p.m.).
- Two soccer leagues. 50-60 people per night (after 6:00 p.m., small gym).
- Volleyball one night a week drop in. 16-25 people per ;night (small gym).
- Flag football outdoors. 50 people per day (Sunday).
- Soccer outdoors. 80 people per night, two nights per week.
- Racquetball, none currently, would like to have a drop-in program.
- (Club Sports) Table tennis will move into intramurals and is interested in hosting sponsored tournaments.
- Storage Needs:
- 6 Portable soccer goals, balls.
- Flag football equipment.
- Trophies.
- Referees equipment.
- Scorekeeper equipment, electronic scoreboard, key pad.
- T-shirts.
- Office Needs:
- Coordinator office space.
- Space for referees.
- Small lockers.
- Reporting space.
- Should promote student drop-ins. Open, with windows to hallway.
- Should be centrally located within facility.
- Indoor soccer is currently played in the small gym. Maybe a moveable wall could divide a new gym and provide more flexibility.
Club Sports - 11:00 a.m.
Attendees:
- Anika Olsen, Sailing
- Sal Corpuz, Capoeira
- Thien Nguyen, Table Tennis
- DanVi Nguyen, Table Tennis
- Raphael DeFranco, Tae Kwon Do
- Gordon Zimmerman, Kickboxing
- 300 students currently involved.
- Current Activities:
- Badminton
- Table Tennis - 60-65 people
- Ultimate
- Chess
- Crew - 50 people
- Sailing (Anica)
- Tae Kwon Do - 20 people
- Soccer (mens)
- Triathlon Club
- Running
- Capoeira (martial arts) (SAL)
- Kickboxing (dojo mats, heavy bags, mat floor) - 20 people
- Tennis
- Snowboarding - 80 people
- Wrestling
- Dance (world dance office)
- Cricket
- Alpine
- Current office in Smith Union is shared space, very cramped and hard to use as a meeting space.
- Needs for each club:
- Work space, secure station file space, computers could be communal.
- Locker space, possible access to the outside.
- Common area for small meetings, 3-4 people.
- Large meetings will take place in multipurpose or administration conference rooms.
- Programming question: Will the club sports space be monitored by a student or new professional staff person?
- Multipurpose Rooms:
- Table Tennis Center: Office, 10-14 tables, training room. Very strong PSU group. Storage: Paddles, balls, nets, 10 tables (problems with breakage and storage). Could be a international student recruiting focus (PSU currently has many top international players). Paddle palace (a local manufacturer) may donate tables for sponsorship.
- Tae Kwon Do: Head gear, kicking pads and shield, chest gear, re-breakable boards, one heavy bag, ten stand-up bags. Need area for (5) permanently hung heavy bags.
- Floor: Not wrestling mat but firmer, multipurpose mat surface.
- Stretching bar along mirror wall.
- Music system in multipurpose rooms.
- Capoeira: Tall storage for drums, berimbau (50 sf).
- Karate: Kicking pads, shields, paddles.
- Kickboxing: Have 5 punching, heavy bags in storage, but only one chain.
Open Campus Forum - 1:30 p.m.
Attendees:
- Sal Corpuz, Capoeira
- Francis McBride, Facilities
- DanVi Nguyen, Table Tennis Club
- Eben Saling, Cycling Advocacy
- Niki Terzieff, Rec Committee
- Julie Bishop, Bldg Ambassador
- Recreation, academic, varsity, balance of campus users between athletics.
- Overall building music system.
- Alternative transportation is important at PSU. Ideas for a new facility:
- Bike parking near building covered central and visible location.
- End of trip facility (locker room / shower area).
- Bike wash.
- Bike coop - repair associated with outdoor recreation or possibly located in recreation center with outside access, give a “retail- type storefront slot to the center.
- Housing: Correlation between recreation center and the PSU population is the freshman experience, quads, dorms, etc. (“traditional student housing-). 87% of incoming class right out of high school in 2002. Survey is asking current PSU students (not incoming). Residence life program is aimed at this freshman population.
- Bowling Alley: Games room may have importance among students. Bowling is one of the most popular classes and could be included in new recreation center.
- The recreation center should bring people together, getting their students out of the apartments and together.
- Flexibility of spaces and uses would be important in a new facility.
Stott Center Staff - 2:30 p.m.
Attendees:
- David Reimer, PSC-Operations
- Keith Mettie, PSC-Operations
- Current Stott Center Lockers: 823 men’s rented baskets and lockers, 973 women’s rented (600 total lockers for men with 200 for day use).
- A single access point is necessary.
- Locker Room:
- Visibility thru space.
- Coed or glass walls into sauna.
- Triple lockers instead of double are big enough.
- Combination of baskets and lockers in the same row.
- Current baskets are too small (need to fit backpack in baskets).
- Alumni, faculty, staff, students in separate locations.
- Equipment issue got men and women should be together outside of locker rooms.
- Outdoor billboard for listed events would lend visibility to recreational activities.
- Information distribution is important, especially in entry.
- Wellness Center: Place to rehabilitate injuries, whirlpools, massage.
- Elevator.
- Ambulance / emergency access is important.
- Laundry, will handle towers, outdoor rec equipment.
Outdoor Recreation - 3:30 p.m.
Attendees:
- Jon Jansky
- Martin Cenek
- Courtney Meadows
- Joe Johnson
- Jordan Allen, Student
- Todd Crawford, Student
- PSU to provide YGH with a list of equipment with sizes.
- Current Equipment:
- Six rafts (should be stored partially inflated) 15’x8’x6’(3 stacked).
- Twelve kayaks, need larger storage and drying area.
- Outdoor Recreation Space Needs:
- Gear repair in storage and drying area.
- Refrigerator for the pre-trip food stuffs (2).
- Dishwasher (for climbing holds), sink.
- Workspace with sink for student staff.
- Resource Library: Table, bookshelves, files, map 3’x3’x5’ (flat file, green couch, sofa pit-, 12 person table), bulletin boards.
- Roll-up door to exterior.
- Possible billboards / signage outside rec building.
- Classroom instruction will be in multi-use rooms (W.O.F.R.).
- Proper ventilation for drying.
- Durable wall and floor finishes.
- Climbing Gym Needs:
- Beginner area, not highly visible.
- Monolith with mushroom top, chimney area, and crags.
- Open, not closed in.
- Bouldering area.
- Warm-up area, multi-climbing pitch, flaring crag, 2 aid routes, 2-4 sport routes, diverse space, 5.4-5.14 range.
- Ideally located near outdoor rec.
- Separate, staffed counter for control, supervision.
- Outdoor bouldering opportunities could lend visibility and vitality to a new facility.
- Climbing wall is a main attraction and generator for the outdoor rec program.
- Visibility for supervision is important, access to climbing gym might be controlled by supervision.
- Outdoor oriented club sports could be included in outdoor recreation area.
- Shoe / harness rental will be at O.R. resource desk.
Building Ambassadors - 4:30 p.m.
Attendees:
- Dune Zhu, Building Ambassador
- Malleswasi Dandu, Building Ambassador
- Julie Bishop, Building Ambassador
- Mike Lackner, Building Ambassador
- Olgay Cangur, Building Ambassador
- Abbie Audette, Building Ambassador
- Randy Miller, Director or Service Course Programs
- One management team, one switch, one control panel.
- Disability access (no elevator now).
- Locker room: Visibility from all points. Currently three access points to locker rooms.
- Provide clear circulation paths and central gathering area. (Building currently has no central space to orient the use. Current building is cut up into many pieces and is not conducive to moving from activity to activity.)
- Building ambassador’s office space (by reception area).
- Security: Cameras at entrance to locker rooms.
- Drinking fountains.
- Café, juice bar with healthy options.
- Common area, lounge area with soft furniture and TVs, cash machine, billboards.
- Vending machines.
- Janitor sinks, custodial closets.
- Flexible design to allow for future modifications.
- Adequate ventilation and natural light.
- Common, central issue desk.
- Consider center hub- design, where exercise areas focus towards active areas (basketball, racquetball) for visual interest, connectivity.
- Spectator area for gymnasium.
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