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Senior center plans exterior completion, interior redesign and safety upgrades
Summary
Commission heard staff say exterior work (windows/doors) will finish this year, interior RFP for design will be issued, heating/cooling and window/door replacements are scheduled, and the historic grand stairwell will remain decorative because of safety concerns.
Senior center staff told the July Senior Center Commission that exterior work on the building will be largely finished this year and that the next phase will focus on interior renovations, accessibility improvements and equipment upgrades.
Staff said windows and doors are scheduled for installation and that the center will begin an RFP process for interior design to guide carpet, paint, flooring and accessibility improvements. “We are going it's gonna be a little tight this year… windows will be going in on the second full week, I think, of August,” a staff member said, adding that some spaces may close briefly during work and that the lobby could require more than a day of closure when work occurs.
Staff described a six-month schedule of coordinated projects, including HVAC/BAS (building automation system) upgrades, and interior work such as new flooring for the assembly room, window treatments, and improvements to pantry space where a stand-up freezer was added. Staff said they expect the staging and materials to make the building busy in the near term and that they will communicate closures.
The commission discussed the building’s historic grand stairwell, which staff said will be kept as a preserved, non-daily-use feature because multiple seniors had fallen on the short, older steps. “We had so many seniors fall that I was like, enough… it just wasn't safe enough,” the staff member said. Staff said the stairwell will be cleaned and beautified and used for special occasions and photography, while daily circulation will rely on side stairs and the elevator. The stairwell is documented as part of the building’s historic preservation and will remain in place.
Staff said the elevator has an expected service life of roughly 10 more years and that elevator updates and voice-floor announcements are being considered. They also mentioned interior plumbing and other “unsexy” building-improvement items are part of the interior scope.
Staff intends to solicit interior design firms with senior-expertise nationwide and to bring recommended design drawings back to the commission for feedback. No formal motions or votes were taken on the renovation program itself during the meeting.
