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. Committee Member Charles Greer felt the City has a need for more meeting rooms and would like to see additional meeting rooms available at the new center. He said the sub-committee was concerned that there be adequate clearance in front of the bleachers and that there be proper signage throughout the building. Chairperson Davis said that all feedback and comments received from the 504 Committee have been forwarded to Architect Mark Schatz who has been very sensitive to accessibility issues. Chairperson Davis asked the Committee if there was any function that has not been identified or considered in the proposed building. Ms. Jones-Thomas mentioned there should be adequate wiring for TOO equipment in the new building in addition to proper signage and visual alarms. She said she would like to see the new Red Morton Center as multi-purpose as possible and have its uses be compatible for all ages and disabilities. Committee Member Jon Greenfield felt there should be more emphasis placed on the parking facilities for the physically challenged and restroom accessibility needs to be addressed. Ms. Jones-Thomas felt there ;s a need to look beyond wheelchair users and it is necessary to sometimes go beyond established building codes. Mr. Luce mentioned the 1980 census indicated that 18% (or 11,600+ people)of Redwood City residents and 19% of San Mateo County residents are disabled. Mr. Green mentioned installing a hard wired system in addition to a pub11c address system in order to provide proper amplification for the hearing impaired. Ms. Jones-Thomas said the sub-committee expressed their official support of the construction of a new Red Morton Center rather than a remodel of the existing facility. She invited all Commissioners to attend the 504 Committee meetings which are held the first Tuesday of each month at the 4ger Annex from 4:00-6:00pm. The following items were taken out of order: ITEM 3 - Study Session with City Council/Red Morton Center Chairperson Davis said the Study Session with the City Council has been set for Monday, May 3 at 7:00pm at the Library Community Room. He presented the Commissioners with a draft summary of the Comrnission1s position on the new Red Morton Center for their review. The Commissioners discussed the draft and made a few changes regarding the concerns about additional staff offices being included in the new center and the inclusion of craft programs such as lapidary in the new center. Director Gr1ffiths said he needs to look at the consolidation of administrative offices and future growth of the department. It was recommended that an independent study be performed to determine if relocation of the administrative offices to the new center is feasible. Chairperson Davis mentioned there was a strong interest at the public hear1ng to include the lapidary shop in the new center. The Commissioners referred to Recreation Center Supervisor Jan Knight1s report regarding incompatibility of lapidary at the Red Morton Center and felt it gave some good justifications for not 1ncluding it in the new center. Superintendent Hartman explained she met with the President and another member of the Sequoia Gem and Mineral Society this week to discuss other options and alternatives for the relocation of the lapidary shop. She said staff is currently researching this matter and the possible consolidation of the lapidary shop with Little House in Menlo Park. She stressed that the Sequoia