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April 1, 2025 Business Meeting Notes  
Tuesday, April 1, 2025  
6:54 PM  
Items from the audience  
• Feedback from the public comment on Teen Center  
o Timeline concern  
o Digital recording studio  
o Concert venue  
o Transparent process  
o Conserving histories  
o Safe space  
o Workers of facility - how were staff engaged?  
o Place to escape bullying and abuse  
o Keep teens engaged to avoid paths that may be not healthy (ie drugs, smoking, 
alcohol, etc)  
o Don't feel that other comm centers with other aged people would be as safe  
o All ages music venue  
o Transit access  
o Teen mental health and resilience  
o Third place  
o Dedicated separate building for teens  
o Concerns about access to marymoor village and walkability  
o "Firehouse is worth more than the sum of all its parts"  
o Central location  
o A place where teens want to go spend time  
o Decision -making process - commenters have perception that current engagement 
"is an afterthought"  
o Concern this is being done due to land val ue – Note: need to follow up in messaging 
to make it clear that land value is not a factor here, just building condition  
o Level of engagement before was not enough  
o Welcoming space for kids feeling shut out of other spaces - neurodiverse, queer, 
other identities  
o Unique character and history of building amidst Redmond development  
o Want to understand why it's currently inhabitable  
o Teen kitchen - food security  
o Important for suicide prevention  
o Not just about the programming, it's about the space itself  
o Want retrofit not relocation  
o Feeling more vulnerable due to federal environment  
o Claims that not easy to find building  condition report – follow up: make sure th e 
reports are posted on FAQ  
o Make historic building so could get funding for retrofits  
o Ideas about how to fund a retrofit  
 