Bloomingdale Village Square project meeting -- today, Monday, 08-10-2015

Subject: Re: MEETING OF BLOOMINGDALE VILLAGE SQUARE PROJECT
From: Bertha Holliday
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:08:48 -0400

A GENTLE REMINDER--

BCA Bloomingdale Village Project meets MONDAY, 8/10, 7 PM AT 49 T ST. NW.  

Bertha Holliday

Bertha Holliday, PhD

Independent Consultant 

Diversity assessment, planning, implementation & evaluation 

202-491-3996

                  

Commissioner, ANC 5E07

Treasurer ANC 5E

Washington, DC

5E07@anc.dc.gov

www.berthaholliday.com 

                  

Member At  Large

Executive Committee 

Division 45 (Culture, Ethnicity & Race)

American Psychological Association 

           

Fellow , APA

Below is the original message:

                                             

Our next meeting will be:

     MONDAY, AUGUST 10

     7 PM TO 9 PM 

      49 T ST., NW (Bertha'.s House)

       

At our last meeting, discussion focused on various logistiical and technical issues related to oral interviews (e.g, coordination of videographers to ensure a unified product (s); number, type and uses of oral history tapes and related editing requirements; need for a coordinating or chief videographer & editor, guidelines re personal presentation of interviewees, framing, background;

needed resources etc.)

  

A similar discussion occurred related to the project's design/streetscaping/landscaping effort (e.g., , guidance/vision to be provided to design teams e.g. reference the past and future of Bloomingdale, beautify and add function, create a sense of 'place' for all, include public art & sculpture -- esp. on RI median;, individual design efforts vs. collaborative/coordinated efforts and at what points in the design effort; timing and process for community input/ comment on proposed designs; need to clarify ownership of park parcels and  process for gaining control and/or permission to landscape/streetscape; needed skills and resources, etc.)

 

Based on these discussions, several needed tasks were identified and  assignments made.

  

AGENDA FOR 8/10 MEETING

• Introductions -- we have several new Cmte  members (10 minutes) 
• Brief project overview re current status (5 minutes)
• Updates re sub-cmte efforts and task assignments followed by Q &A (15 minutes)
• Tonight's subcmte goals & tasks (5 minutes)
• Breakout Group Meetings  - 1 on 'History/oral history interviews'; 1 on design/landscape/streetscape (70 minutes)
• ​Report-back of breakout groups ;  Q&A; wrap-up & future steps (15 minutes)

Look forward to seeing you as we keep moving forward!

Bertha