1. STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING 3 May 2010 Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department University of Missouri – Kansas City City of Kansas City, Missouri Economic Development Administration Congressman Cleaver’s Office TEAM

2. Vision Goals Strategies

3. STAKEHOLDER INPUT Building bridges Strengthening connections Education by emersion Urban agriculture + culinary arts

4. STAKEHOLDER INPUT “Show me” green Town and gown catalyst Incubator for leaders Living laboratory

5. STAKEHOLDER INPUT Hands-on experience; green jobs Youth engagement Regional outreach Complement existing partners/programs

6. STAKEHOLDER INPUT Cutting edge research; rise to the occasion Network of global sustainability centers Resource center Food / nutrition

7. VISION The Climate Sustainability Center will be A SEED to grow a thriving GREEN ECONOMYin KANSAS CITY, building SYNERGIESamong research, educational, entrepreneurial, labor, government and community STAKEHOLDERS.

8. PROJECT GOALS ENERGY WATER MATERIALS WASTE URBAN AGRICULTURE TRANSPORTATION PEDAGOGY BEAUTY HEALTH + HAPPINESS

11. Account for embodied carbon footprint

12. Only FSC /salvaged / on-site wood

15. Iconic

17. Healthy indoor air quality

18. Biophilia

21. Climate Sustainability Center Research Education Botanical Garden

22. BUILDING PROGRAM Net SF Gross SF Research 49,500 76,200 Incubator/Tech. Transfer 52,000 80,000 Education 32,500 50,000 Botanical Garden 14,000 21,500 General 14,000 14,800 TOTAL 162,000 242,500

23. Research The center will provide educational, research and laboratory studies for the development of environmentally friendly applications and products. Research will focus on services and products for the government sector, entrepreneurial and small business development opportunities. A small business incubator will also be part of the center.

26. 4 staff offices

28. KC SourceLink

30. Office space

31. Conference rooms

35. Non-fixed seating

37. Conference room

38. Highly flexibleInteractive exhibit spaces Lecture style training Computer training

40. Botanical Garden A cutting edge, hands-on botanical garden and agricultural research facility which provides opportunities for scientists, students and the public to cultivate, document and tend a wide variety of plants, including plants native to the area. An anticipated focus will be on agricultural techniques and processes for farmers and related small businesses, and their relationship to Parks and Recreation Properties and programs.

42. Off-site opportunities: Cleaver streetscape; Oxbow

43. On-site nursery

44. Use all surfaces

45. Demonstration of

46. urban condition (density)

49. Plant library

51. Vertical farming

53. Food forest

54. Connection to UMKC research

55. Connection to Green Impact Zone

57. WORLD-CLASS FACILITY RESEARCH BUILDING + SITE DESIGN COMMUNITY CONNECTION

58. The Climate Sustainability Center meets people where they are and takes them to where they want to go. A family in poverty A child in the STEM program A scientist studying water An entrepreneur with an idea

59. Early Concepts

60. Scenario 1 – Cats + Dogs view from northeast

61. Scenario 1 – Cats + Dogs view from northeast

62. Scenario 1 – Cats + Dogs view from west

63. Scenario 1 – Cats + Dogs view from west

65. Great solar access

67. Limited views to surrounding context

69. Scenario 2 – Ring view from northeast

70. Scenario 2 – Ring view from west

71. Scenario 2 – Ring view from west

73. Directly accessible green roof

74. Terrific views in all directions

75. Garden integrated into building

76. Good solar access to planting areas

77. Good scale transition between various developments in area

78. Clear, recognizable form

81. Scenario 3 – Existing view from northeast

82. Scenario 3 – Existing view from west

83. Scenario 3 – Existing view from west

85. Height of development increases project visibility

86. Lots of views - great for daylighting

88. Fractured exterior spaces at grade

90. Scenario 4 – Mat view from northeast

91. Scenario 4 – Mat view from west

92. Scenario 4 – Mat view from west

94. Lower skin-to-floor ratio

95. Good solar access to planting areas

98. The best way to predict the future is to design it. - Buckminster Fuller

99. FUNDING CAPITAL OPERATING [ building ] [ building and programs ] SOURCES USES SOURCES USES GRANTS SPONSORSHIP FEDERAL STATE | LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE DEBT | EQUITY LOANS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS LAND CONSTRUCTION FF & E PRE-DEVELOPMENT RENT GRANTS STATE LOCAL USER FEES MICROLOANS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS STAFF INSURANCE TAXES UTILITIES

100. Project Schedule

101. MAY JUNE

106. FUNDING GRANTS SPONSORSHIP FEDERAL STATE | LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE DEBT | EQUITY LOANS * GRANTSAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) National Science Foundation (NSF) National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration USDA Grants for alternative crops US Small Business Administration Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) CAPITAL OPERATING [ building ] [ building and programs ] SOURCES USES SOURCES USES GRANTS SPONSORSHIP FEDERAL STATE | LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE DEBT | EQUITY LOANS LAND CONSTRUCTION FF & E PRE-DEVELOPMENT RENT GRANTS STATE LOCAL USER FEES MICROLOANS OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS STAFF INSURANCE TAXES UTILITIES LAND CONSTRUCTION FF & E PRE-DEVELOPMENT LAND CONSTRUCTION FF & E PRE-DEVELOPMENT * * * CONSTRUCTIONLEED Office Space $100 - $200 LEED Educational $200 - $300 LEED Research $300 - $500