Committee members present:

Rory Turner

Stephanie Strawbridge

Non Voting Members:

Debra Prater, Harvard Community Service Center

Councilman Pruitt, Ward 1

The Committee did not have Quorum. No Vote was taken, but the committee members that were present made the following comments/recommendations:

• The materials on the building should fit in with the context of the neighborhood.  The architect should look at using a material other than corrugated metal.
• Add a little more dimension to the North Elevations
• Look at adding glazing to the gym north elevation
• Change the material of the pop up space over the extended learning area.
• The building should have an iconic presence at Harvard Avenue. Possible a statue of Whitney Young
• The architect suggested adding a picture of Whitney Young etched into the glass on the front of the building and in the meia center for iconic presence.
• Look into the possibility of reusing the existing Whitney Young Stone sign on the new building
• Look into the possibility of adding a rounded element in the front of the building to mimic the rounded element of the adutorium at the fromt of the existing building.

Schematic Design Approval with Revised Site Plan. Applicant should consider comments made at the table, including use of metal exclusively for gym (as opposed to having a brick base), and planting trees in oval where striping is being proposed.

The demolition phasing was shown with the plans for new construction

Voting Members in attendance:

• Rory Turner
• Angela JayJack
• Jonathan Holland
• Darrell Nelson
• Willie Jones
• Stephanie Strawbridge

Vote: 5 yes; 1 no

The committee voted to approve the design with the following conditions:

• Increase the contrast f the school sign on the front of the building to increase visability
• restudy the pixilation at the entrance of the building to make it look less busy.

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Demolition of former school building Approved, incorporating DRAC's comments from 8/24/2016.