Minutes of Meeting for the Chabot Facilities Committee
Date:
03/10/05
Location:
Chabot College
Room 1506
Project:
Chabot College Master Plan
Project No. tBP No.
20444.04
Present at meeting
Chabot Facilities Committee
Tim Steele, Chairperson(TS)
Members of the Chabot
Facilities Planning Committee
Chabot/Los Positas CCD
Stan Dobbs (SD)
tBP/Architecture
Ric Mangum (RM)
Pam Kurz (PK)
RHAA Landscape Architects
Manuela King (MK)
Pedro Castrejon (PC)
DMJM Program Management
Judith Rodden (JR)
The following minutes of the meeting are the writers best recollection of significant items discussed. Please
review these minutes and if corrections are warranted notify the writer within five working days of the receipt of
these minutes.
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Discussion
GENERAL DISCUSSION
03.10.05.01
DMJM
JR reviewed the following:
Status of the Campus Quick Start Projects; Status of the Security Master
Plan; the employment of the Traffic Consultant; the Landscape tour that was
held with RHAA; the sports planning that is currently underway with Beals
and Associates; the workshop to be held for the tech enabled classrooms;
the Presentation held on “Flex Day” on February 17th; Status of the EIR; the
status of the Educational Planning and the 5yr Plan.
DMJM
In answer to a question regarding the timetable for the demonstration
classrooms, JR Stated that the locations for the demonstration classrooms
would be determined working with tBP and following the completion of the
Master Plan. The construction documents would be over the summer, and
the construction would take place in the fall of ’05 with completion and
occupancy in the winter of ’06.
LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN
03.10.05.02
RHAA
1000 Burnett Avenue, Suite 140
MK presented the revised concept of the landscape master plan for
review by the committee. The two merged alternatives to create a “Walk in
the Park Concept” preferred by the committee were reviewed. They are a
combination of less formal “California Landscape” and treating the campus
as an “Arboretum”
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RHAA has identified the following zones of landscaping influence:
A. Vehicular and Pedestrian Entries with formal and informal
landscape treatment.
B. Primary formal entries
C. Secondary Circulation with a more park like meandering experience
D. Vehicular Circulation and Parking with flowering trees and color
emphasizing pedestrian and vehicular routes, tree cover in the
parking areas, bio-swales where possible, and replanting street
frontages with new trees where possible.
E. Courtyards with the Grand Court with more lawn, and improved
amphitheater area, replanted tree bosques, and a thinning out of the
existing magnolias, and theme sub-courts that emphasize interaction
in various locations around the campus.
F. Visual ties and penetrations using landscape to accentuate areas
03.10.05.03
RHAA
MK presented the following General Recommendations for incorporation
into the Master Plan:
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Evaluate existing trees and retain large and unique specimens where
possible.
For all new planting, provide high quality topsoil amended to optimize
plant fertility.
Provide drainage for all planting areas and raised planters where
necessary.
Proved adequate planting area for all tree root zones. Use deep root
planters where necessary to prevent damage to paving areas.
Upgrade site lighting to meet minimum standards for lighting of public
spaces. Provide pedestrian, vehicular, accent and feature lighting to
highlight landscape areas. Coordinate light locations with trees and
planting areas.
Select disease and pest resistant plants.
Provide centralized irrigation system following guidelines provided by
maintenance staff.
Utilize concrete paving for proposed pedestrian walkways within the
campus core. In feature areas use concrete paving with integral color
and saw cut score joints.
Utilize sustainable design principles wherever possible.
Master Plan Solution Development Review
03.10.05.04
tBP
DS reviewed the current schedule and the current master plan graphic.
03.10.05.05
tBP
PK reviewed the current infrastructure analysis overview for Storm Drains,
underground pipe replacement, Domestic Water, Fire Water, Power,
Telephone and Irrigation Service.
03.10.05.06
tBP
DS and PK reviewed the potential sequencing of work, zoning options, use
options and clustering options. Under zoning options DS elaborated on the
concept of collaborative learning center to be located around the campus.
The faculty enjoys the community of each other in office centers throughout
the campus. The faculty would enjoy having collaborative centers in the
office clusters where interaction can take place between the faculty and staff
and faculty and students.
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03.10.05.07
RHAA
A general discussion regarding the turf development of the Grand Court
centered on concerns of the committee that whatever surface is considered
as a finish for the court should allow for commencement, fairs, not obscuring
use and visual links with the proper placement of trees.
03.10.05.08
tBP
A general discussion regarding the following infrastructure redesigns
considerations:
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03.10.05.09
tBP
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Storm drainage must tie into buildings(Tim Steele)
Storm drainage system is adequate –just needs additional catch
basins(Tom Fuller)
Gas distribution needs replacement- brittle pipes
Fire water loop improved recently – adequate pressure
Other systems may need replacement, upgrades or major overhaul
such as power distribution, transformers, IT w/ power, Phone/IT and
irrigation control systems. Maintenance and Operations and the
District are reviewing the Utility Study and will provide comment.
DS reviewed the next steps of developing the Design
Guidelines and the Phasing and Implementation plans.
Richard A. Mangum, AIA
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