Mexican American Cultural Center Advisory BoardJuly 6, 2022

Item 7 - Phase 2 July 2022 Update — original pdf

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Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Phase 2 Improvements July 6, 2022 Heidi Tse, PWD - Capital Delivery Project Manager Design Phase (Current phase of project) Schematic Design (SD) Work Completed on March 15, 2022 Design Development (DD) In Progress • Began March 16, 2022 with target completion in Summer 2022 • • DD Construction Cost reconciliation efforts between JV’s Cost Estimator and CMAR’s will begin 7/6/22. • Community Outreach to provide updates continues o Community Communication Forum (CCF) Focuses on the maturing of the design and introduction of building materiality with refinement to the interior spaces. • • First meeting was held on 6/23/22 from 12-1pm Six (6) members attended out of the twelve (12) members (Nilmarie Gonzales, Ana Maciel, Martha Cotera, Larry Amaro, Ofelia Zapata, Charlotte Tonsor) • Members were engaged and had lots of thoughtful questions and suggestions • PINK Consulting attended as the CMAR’s outreach consultant 4th Thursdays of every month from 12-1pm was established to be the re-occurring meeting day and time • • A digital update is being provided at each meeting so members can share with their community groups • Preliminary reviews and follow-up reviews are being conducted with various regulatory agencies (AFD, WPD, DSD) • Sustainable Design: Tracking both LEED 4.0 BD+C Silver (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and AEGB 3-star (Austin Energy Green Building) certification. • Coordination of adjacent projects: PARD/WPD – Waterloo Greenway Confluence, The Trail Foundation - Rainey Trailhead, • AE- Rainey Ductbank, & AE- District Cooling Pipe Extension Trail Re-route proposal during construction has scheduled a meeting with City internal project teams followed by coordination with private development • AIPP collaboration is on-going in establishing the AIPP Prospectus • Groundbreaking targeting middle December but before the holiday. Target Schedule (Dates are subject to change) Design Phase: Concludes Summer 2022 Construction Documentation/Permitting/Bidding: Begins Fall 2022 Site Construction: Begins Winter 2022 Construction Completion: Winter 2024 Grand Opening: Early 2025