In ProgressResidents celebrate the future of a new community health and wellness center

Residents celebrate the future of a new community health and wellness center

Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 1:27 PMActual: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 1:27 PM

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[0:00] (bright upbeat music) [0:02] - We are here at Creekside Community Center. [0:04] We are here to celebrate the possibilities [0:06] of what will be here [0:08] with the Community Health and Wellness Center. [0:09] - Here to listen to the seniors, [0:11] the community in general, [0:12] about what they need out of a new community center. [0:15] - I am up here a lot for exercise and knitting [0:20] and Writer's Club and Bloomingtones. [0:24] I love coming to Creekside [0:26] and I'm excited about the new building. [0:28] - Typically, people think architects come with a vision, [0:31] that's not really the truth, [0:32] or at least I don't think it should be. [0:34] The vision is really the community's vision. [0:37] We're here to help the community see its vision through, [0:40] and so it starts with listening sessions like this. [0:43] There was a community survey, [0:45] there's been a lot of engagement activities. [0:47] All of that information, you know, comes together [0:50] to formulate the vision for a project. [0:52] - I really also value diversity, equity, inclusion, [0:54] what true belonging means in the community, [0:57] so I would love to see what it looks like [0:59] to have elements of culture and art [1:03] and creativity embedded into the community center. [1:06] - We're excited when Creekside was offering [1:08] the Winter Story Time for my daughter [1:10] so that she could do that through the Tod Pod program, [1:12] that they let them in their, [1:14] but kind of with that being the only offering, [1:17] we were excited to have some input [1:20] on what else they could have [1:21] and what could service them at the community center. [1:24] - [Attendee] I think it'll be an extension [1:26] of what we have right now, and it'll bring people together. [1:29] - [Attendee] I also believe that health and wellness [1:31] is really the cornerstone of how to build community. [1:35] - You've heard me say before, we are cultivating an enduring [1:37] a remarkable community where people wanna be, [1:39] and a center of community, [1:41] like this community center will be, [1:43] is an important part of that. [1:44] In the same way that the Bloomington Ice Garden [1:47] is a center of community, [1:48] and the work going on there is so important, [1:50] that the work that we're doing [1:51] in our Park System Master Plan [1:52] to create centers of community in our parks, [1:55] all these different pieces that are coming together, [1:57] that are giving this entire city [1:59] and the residents of this city [2:00] places to gather, to get to know each other, [2:03] to develop that sense of community. [2:05] It's just such an important part of it, [2:06] and this building, I think, [2:08] is gonna be the anchor of all of that. [2:09] - Next, we're moving into schematic design, [2:11] where we're really going to be looking [2:12] for some information from the community [2:14] as to what they wanna see, where they wanna see it, [2:17] and h…

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Community Input and Visioning for the Creekside Community Health and Wellness Center

No formal vote or official action recorded; discussion focused on ongoing project planning and community engagement.

The discussion focused on gathering and incorporating community feedback for the new Community Health and Wellness Center. Key themes included the desire for a center that fosters health, wellness, diversity, equity, inclusion, and provides spaces for cultural activities, art, and creativity. The project is progressing to schematic design, with an emphasis on continued community participation in shaping the facility's layout and amenities.

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The vision is really the community's vision. We're here to help the community see its vision through, and so it starts with listening sessions like this.

Architect [0:34]
Community Input and Visioning for the Creekside Community Health and Wellness Center

I really also value diversity, equity, inclusion, what true belonging means in the community, so I would love to see what it looks like to have elements of culture and art and creativity embedded into the community center.

Unknown [0:52]
Community Input and Visioning for the Creekside Community Health and Wellness Center

We are cultivating an enduring a remarkable community where people wanna be, and a center of community, like this community center will be, is an important part of that.

City Official [1:35]
Community Input and Visioning for the Creekside Community Health and Wellness Center

Next, we're moving into schematic design, where we're really going to be looking for some information from the community as to what they wanna see, where they wanna see it, and how they would picture themselves in the new facility.

Project Lead [2:09]
Community Input and Visioning for the Creekside Community Health and Wellness Center

Ordinances & Resolutions (5)

Community Health and Wellness CenterProject

The name of the new facility being planned and discussed.

Tod Pod programProgram

A program offered at Creekside Community Center, previously hosting Winter Story Time.

Park System Master PlanPlan

A city plan to establish centers of community within its parks.

Bloomington Forward websiteWebsite

An official city website for project updates and information.

Let's Talk Bloomington websiteWebsite

An official city website for community feedback and engagement opportunities.

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