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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2021-09-27 Item 4 - Presentation - Teen and Senior Center - Community ChampionsTukwila Teen St Senior Center Project and Community Engagement Update N Team Committed to the Following Goals • Serve as a model for new approaches to community outreach that centers in and for community, building trust, embracing community ideas and imbedding community in the process of project ideation and development. • Strengthen existing ties to community, build new relationships and establish lasting partnerships that will inform this project and can translate/inform future City of Tukwila community outreach efforts. • Address the unique challenges of engaging in community outreach during a pandemic including: • Strategies for addressing digital divides, varying levels of digital literacy, multiple languages and varying hours of availability. • Assist in identification of community representatives to engage alongside design and planning team members. • Ensure connections with Tukwila residents, local schools, non -profits and senior community. • Provide an achievable plan for the financing, construction and long-term maintenance and operations of this new City facility. Where we are • Finalizing mid -programming phase report (included in Council packet) • Preparing to go back to the community to check in on what we heard • Identifying potential funding opportunities for next steps • Gearing up for community engagement on potential sites GJ TUKWILA TEEN & SENIOR INTERGENERATIONAL CENTER A Transformative Approach to Project development Centering Community City of Tukwila September 27, 2021 DRAFT McGRANAHANa"^"""s II Initial Outcomes 1. Clear set of priorities and opportunities for the Intergenerational Center. 2. Consensus from the Champions on top two potential project sites. 3. Initial program prioritized, identified, reviewed, sorted and mapped by community. 4. Initial assessment of program relationships within the context of a physical building space. 5. Analysis and assessment of community needs and gaps. 6. Identification of voices that still need to be heard Video of Champions • Opportunity to hear directly from the Champions (video to be available at Council meeting) Potential Sites • Project Team considerations: • Must be centrally located in TIB neighborhood with good access to schools and neighborhoods • No displacement — only willing sellers or City -owned properties were considered • No decisions have been made • Next steps to go to the community for feedback • Mailings to property owners near sites • Small group and neighborhood meetings • Community -wide meetings • Online survey • Council to make final selection, likely first quarter, 2022 Potential Sites —Champions Process • Champions met at the Justice Center, learned information and background on four potential sites, visited each site and reviewed pedestrian, transit and vehicle access, as well as surrounding uses • Champions were asked to identify the pros and cons associated with three specific sites • Discussed the potential of a co -location opportunity with Health Point at former motel site • Champions voted on their first, second and third choices • Champions understand that final site -selection will be done by the Council after additional community engagement Potential Sites — Newporter —City -Owned • Located on TIB between 150th and 148th (across from the Justice Center Parking Lot) • Could require partnership and/or co -development with adjacent properties • Rated third of three sites due to proximity from the schools, concern of being directly on TIB Potential Sites — Bartell's Pad —Privately Owned • Located across the street from Cascade View Park • Entire site recently sold; staff understands new owner still may be interested in selling off this pad • Rated second of three sites; opportunities to co -locate with park for outdoor space, good transit and pedestrian access but concerns about size Potential Sites City -Owned • Located on 42nd Ave. S. between 139th and 140th • City originally purchased site for new Fire Station 54 • Rated first of three sites; ample outdoor space and potential parking, proximity to schools, transportation for Seniors without vehicles would need to be addressed Former Star Nursery Site Next Steps • McGranahan finishing up programming document now • Engagement with Champions and community — small and large groups — through the end of the year to see if we are on track • Presentation to Council on programming report early December; preliminary budget estimates at that time • Identifying potential funding for next phase; preparing for beginning discussion in early 2022 on comprehensive City capital needs • Continuing to identify grants, partners and other opportunities to move forward with the project Questions? TUKWILA TEEN & SENIOR INTERGENERATIONAL CENTER A Transformative Approach to Project Development Centering Community City of Tukwila September 27, 2021 DRAFT s 0 J McGRANAHAN architects 13 PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 14 Tukwila Teen & Senior Intergenerational Center A Transformative Approach to Project Development Centering Community In 2020 the City of Tukwila identified community need for an intergenerational center specifically serving teens and seniors. As a majority minority city with a large immigrant and refugee community, the City of Tukwila recognizes that many of our teens and seniors would thrive with tailored, culturally relevant programs providing opportunities for engagement, education and support. The City envisions a space with programming that serves the needs of all teens and seniors, provides opportunities to launch young people into their futures, and offers social opportunities for seniors not currently available in the community. "This has been a very unique and productive process. People could say what they really thought." - Ms. Marie, Community Champion Project Team A community focused Project Team lead by City staff Nate Robinson and Rachel Bianchi was assembled to guide the Predesign assessment along side community. • Nate Robinson & Rachel Bianchi 1 City of Tukwila • Tali Hairston & Bookie Gates 1 Community Engagement Strategic Counsel ■ McGranahan Architects 1 Design ■ SOJ 1 Project Management & Project Development Community Driven & Community Guided Engagement The Project Team moved beyond transactional Gall- and -response relationships by creating a process that allowed the team to support and lift -up the collective expertise of the Tukwila community. The process to date has centered community as the experts with the project team playing a supportive role applying their respective skills and areas of knowledge to amplify the concepts, ideas and aspirations of community. This engagement was done through numerous virtual and in-person small group informational gathering sessions, compiling the community voice without erasure, and reporting the compiled data back to the small groups to ask if it resonates with what they are hearing as well. The small group approach has worked well for Tukwila and will continue forward throughout the design process. D F.T 5 Key Steps 1. Building a Project Team committed to community engagement. • All project team members have equal voice. • Teens and seniors from community included on the interview panels. • Centered the relationship with the Tukwila community to guide next steps. • Full team built the schedule, community engagement plan and implementation. 2. Building community awareness and developing direct community relationships. • Developed set of inviting questions for initial community engagement (See 8 Questions). • Extensive exploratory meetings — over 300 community members in 36 meetings. • Comprehensive follow-up with all groups: "Did we hear you?" "Does what we have resonate?" Community Champion Dr. English speaking with City lead Nate Robinson about a potential site for the Interegenerational Center. 3. Centering community as leaders and collective decision makers. • Initial feedback served as the baseline building and operations goals to be developed more fully based on additional input and feedback. 1-RakJoT 4 KEY I ->J Community Led Process Project Team Support CO/heel, \\_ _p, HISToRk COMMUNITY CENTERED DESIGN cJ m m 7 49- Community Centered Design anchored in Tukwila history, a proud sense of place and a diversity of voices. Community was involved in step of the predesign process supported by the project team. • Identified 23 Community Champions representing the broad diversity of Tukwila. • Champions asked to REPRESENT, ENGAGE, and ADVOCATE for the wants and needs of all of the different, diverse communities in Tukwila. • Conducted a total of 3 workshops over 9 sessions with Champions including 3 make- up sessions. ■ Champions were compensated for their time and contribution. ■ Workshops included time to process and analyze the raw data and input received to date. • Project team and Champions report back to community to confirm that work resonates. 4. Sharing key early decisions with community ■ Though building a robust network of relationships with community, key decisions can be shared back. • Website, survey, mailer, and in person reporting back to community ■ Report back — does this resonate? Outreach Framework & Expectations Community Engagement Framework One of the main drivers of this project is to center and elevate the relationship between the Tukwila community and the City. This will build a strong foundation set in empathy, transparency, listening, and healing for not only this project, but also for any future endeavor. The 8 Questions Potential Community Champions were engaged through 8 Questions (below) recorded on Google Jamboards. The input received served as the basis for the subsequent steps in the process, but also continued through the predesign timeline as a way to create opportunity for community and City to forge ongoing relationships. 8 Questions: 1. What do you love about Tukwila? What makes Tukwila "home"? 2. What do seniors/teens bring to the community? Why do you think valuing seniors/teens in our community is important? 3. Are there any things that can be done to serve you and this community better? If so, what are those things? 4. What would make you want to use a Teen & Senior Center? And how would you use a Teen & Senior Center? 5. What kinds of spaces bring you happiness and why? 6. What is your hope for the Tukwila Teen and Senior Center? 7. If it does what you think it should do, what kind of impact could a Teen & Senior Center have on the greater Tukwila community? 8. Is there anything else that you would like to share with us? Community Feedback and Verification Champion Workshop #i`3 Champion Workshop #1 Small Group Engagement 8 Questions Jamboards Ongoing community unship build! Emk City Council *0 -we Community outreach framework starting with a foundation of small group community engagement that continues throughout the process and beyond. Champion Workshops built upon this foundation for a deeper conversation, followed by a cycle of community feedback and verification. Community members might enter the process at any time and could engage in multiple steps. Champion Workshops The Project Team and Champions committed to three two-hour workshops with two session per workshop cycle to ensure that conversations were robust, that every person had time and space to speak and share their thoughts. Multiple days/times for workshops were provided to accommodate schedules and keep working groups smaller to allow for the highest quality engagement and input. Champions were compensated for sharing their time and expertise through gift cards of their choice. "Everyone is being heard. Continue to do community engagement like this and future City -community partnerships will thrive." - Alan, Community Champion Input given by the Champions through this process was additive, nothing that was contributed was discarded. Each Champions Workshop built upon the input received in the previous step, starting with the 8 Questions. As the process progressed, priorities were solicited to bring greater understanding of the common and differing aspirations and needs of teens and of seniors; strengths within the community and needs to be served; resources that are present and available and those that are not; who is being served and who is not. The result is a rich collection of perspectives, insights, considerations, and a strong beginning of a community-based vision for the Tukwila Teen and Senior Center. Community Champion Lena uses sticky dots to help prioritize potential spaces in the Intergenerational Center. �! -RAFOT 6 Workshop Framework Champions working group framework is anchored in the following key principles: ■ Quality engagement over quantity. The Project Team and Champions worked to create space that allowed for the time, trust, and safety to hear all voices. • Champions agreed to REPRESENT, ENGAGE, and ADVOCATE for the wants and needs for all of the different, diverse communities in Tukwila. Champions evaluating and discussing the Star Nursery site, and adding sticky notes to the pros/cons board. Community Agreements A Community Agreement was co -created by the Project Team and Champions. These rules of engagement create psychological safety within the group and were reviewed at the beginning of each workshop. • Respect each other • Look for opportunities to STEP BACK/STEP UP • Speak your truth ■ Replace judgment with curiosity • Share the lessons, but not the stories (confidentiality) ■ Listen • We are advocates and represent Tukwila • Give yourself permission to DREAM BIG • Be present- respect the space & time Workshop 1: Program Ideation Workshop 3: Adjacencies I` What is the heart of the Teen & Senior Center? woc U 10 u. ■O .!u. ■ F �� IIISecondly, Champions created a list of missing or ""—� den/ o under -served resources that affect Tukwila teens and Cel re /HUG F. r.DE Tura. 1 ..� u �, seniors. These lists became the basis of a deeper - — assessment of existing services and resources in Tukwila. Champions reviewed and refined the unfiltered data from Workshops 1 and 2 using cutouts of the prioritized initial program elements. Champions created early concepts of building organization with "adjacencies" that represented the relationships and importance of program elements. These diagrams became the basis of the building program. One of seven small group Miro boards used to brainstorm activities and spaces with Community Champions. Creative and open dialog about all the possible program options and community service needs that could be part of the Intergenerational Center built upon and adding to the raw data/input from the "8 Questions" as the starting point. Giving equity to all voices, each Champion was asked to provide input on each question. Virtual session using Miro. Workshop 2: Prioritization & Site Tours Champions reviewed input from Workshop 1 and prioritized the compiled spaces using sticky dots to vote for their top 10. Champions then toured four potential project site locations and engaged in pro/con analysis, site context review, and discussion. This session was held in-person at the Tukwila Justice Center with transportation to each site. Champions at Workshop 2 at the Justice Center prior to heading out to evauluate each of three potential sites. City lead Rachel Bianchi presenting. Community Champion laden presenting his group's adjacency diagram. mmmsw:. t rr er Community Champions brainstorming what gaps in resources exist in Tukwila for Teens and Seniors. DIRAFT179 Initial Outcomes & Next Steps Initial Outcomes Small group community engagement including the 8 Questions and the Champion Workshops along side the project team has established the following shared understanding for the Intergenerational Center: 1. Clear set of priorities and opportunities for the Intergenerational Center. 2. Consensus on top two potential project sites. 3. Initial program prioritized, identified, reviewed, sorted and mapped by community. 4. Initial assessment of program relationships within the context of a physical building space. 5. Analysis and assessment of community needs and gaps. 6. Identification of voices that still need to be heard. "I've appreciated this process. It has been good to hear the needs, wants, and concerns of the community as a whole. But there is still more work to do to hear 'othered' voices in our community." - Alejandra, Community Champion Hundreds of Tukwila community members have connected with the predesign process and many viewpoints were heard; however, Tukwila is an incredibly diverse community and there is room for growth in reaching establishing relationships will all community. At this time, outreach to native populations, non-English speakers, people living with disabilities, and people experiencing homelessness are missing pieces identified by the Champions group. As the process continues, it is the intent of the project team to widen the reach of the engagement with the help of the Champions. 26 RAFT 8 1 milmow truest WIWI Olin ISMINIPPIPPE aPPINIININMONI? In Workshop 2, Champions prioritized the compiled list of spaces they generated in Workshop 1 which asked what is at the heart of the Teen & Senior Center? Two of three potential project sites. Top image is of Star Nursery, bottom image is of parcel adjacent to Bartell Drugs. Champions voted with different color dots after visiting each site. Green for #1 choice, yellow for #2, and orange for #3. tornrwruty Ew S^SIs/ . Ings/ C4rtba1 Mnin .ria.. a•I can po 1w ,. Ono comer Three of five Champion studies of program relationships using the previously prioritized spaces that would make up the heart of this Intergenerational Center. Including the make-up session done using Zoom and Miro. 015-E-TY.ft 00PS INfcYMflTIOA t OD (,,cur,Tlncr IM6rovitY , ....i _N M1..,y,4 I.�.II;ew i4y ii f1,..I�nai...3�+ ,ug 1 LL 3 (fl5S 5 � �n Nc,lflL LITEpfFc. " .�.� ��; ^•1'..�' .�ar..����-•.,ter - tt1l Erwu1 N7 iJi-nsim q NANIr,-r 114& w/0 A eAR. I •E C. p!%'T416 Alak Goan 807 we 11/41 D evaotcroMS 3 EFpc1PourerS MyAt� 0�1+{ S� S LI X.111 npLE JJi a r) MAW 1355}4V1{�SJAL epri ou w,cr i e 5 You+ bo W E ExazAziakw4+4 crt WO Le is h1t.F.ntTI,Azr Ca14AISaPf��1d}J? Champion gaps lists detailing services and resources needed for teens & seniors in Tukwila. Next Steps The project team will continue to engage the community throughout the entirety of this project. Next the Community Champions team will be reengaged to give additional feedback on the compilation and structure of the community input and to speak to community members/leadership about their experience with the project. Then outreach to the broader community will be the focus with small groups of community members giving feedback on the collection of organized data the project team has put together to date. As the project moves forward into the next phase of design, the plan will be to start to place emphasis on engaging with the target community populations for this project (teens, rising teens, seniors, and rising senior groups) to form an oversight committee. This approach to work with authentic user groups will refine the purpose, programming, layout, and feel of the space to be a unique Tukwila asset that is reflective of the direct people it engages. Ultimately, it is envisioned that once the Intergenerational Center is open, the Champions and oversight committee morph into a community -led board to help guide the overall work of the Center.