[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 how they would picture themselves in the new facility. [2:19] - [Planner] And we will come back, you know, [2:21] at different intervals to show our work, [2:24] share where we're heading, [2:25] and get more feedback from the community. [2:27] Super important to the success of the project. [2:29] - [Alison] As information becomes available, [2:30] we just really encourage people to continue [2:32] to go to the Bloomington Forward website, [2:34] as well as our Let's Talk Bloomington website, [2:36] where they can provide feedback [2:37] and see the most up-to-date information as far as plans, [2:40] engagement opportunities like this one, [2:42] and opportunities to share what you think. [2:44] - [Attendee] I am really excited for it. [2:45] I can hardly wait till it's done. [2:47] (bright upbeat music)