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Project team outlines medical, counseling and custodial space needs; notes MSBA variance on medical suite
Summary
SMMA and project staff reviewed the proposed space summary: the medical suite would be about 1,660 sq ft (≈450 sq ft over MSBA guideline), counseling/guidance areas and the STEPS program needs were described, and custodial/loading arrangements and tech support space were clarified.
The project team walked the committee through the space‑summary line items for medical, counseling/guidance and custodial/maintenance spaces and explained why some categories exceed MSBA guidelines.
For medical, the proposed suite is about 1,660 square feet versus the MSBA guideline of about 1,210 square feet—roughly a 450‑square‑foot variance—to allow for two nurses’ offices, a private room for HIPAA‑sensitive conversations and a shared office to support three nurses. SMMA noted that medical overages commonly occur on similar projects and cautioned that reimbursement for the variance is “probably unlikely.”
Counseling and guidance spaces, including house offices, career center and the STEPS hospital reentry program (which requires a quiet classroom, dedicated restroom and discrete telehealth space), were reviewed with proposed adjacencies near the main entrance and medical suite to preserve confidential access. Custodial, maintenance and network/tech support spaces were presented with loading/back‑of‑house access on the west side to handle deliveries and refuse; team members noted existing rodent issues to be addressed in operations planning.
SMMA said the team is still reviewing potential spatial efficiencies and will pursue programming sessions over the summer and in September to refine adjacencies and quantities.
