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City of Ramsey Page Three PROJECT DESCRIPTION Alexandra House is currently negotiating on a 3.48 parcel of land located in the northwest corner of the City of Blaine. The site for the facility is accessible to public transportation, shopping and parks. Our site search has focused primarily in the northern and western parts of Blaine in order to ensure that the new facility is more centrally located within Anoka County. Alexandra House, Inc. proposes to build a new facility to provide 24 hour temporary, emergency housing and support services to 30 battered women and their children/youth. This facility will have space for a children/youth program, a women's program, various community advocacy programs; i.e. hospital advocacy, Intervention services, community advocacy in northern Anoka County, support and educational groups, storage space for bulk purchases and donated household goods and administration. The building will be designed to be accessible to mobility impaired persons as well as those who are hearing and visually impaired. The construction and design will be very durable in order to maintain good appearance and to minimize operating costs, staff time and energy spent dealing with repair and maintenance of the physical plant. The building itself will be approximately 10,000-13,000 square feet[ constructed on two to three levels. Bulk storage and meeting rooms will be located on the lower level, the first floor will have common dining and kitchen space, a handicapped accessible bedroom/bath and the Women's and Children/Youth programs. There will be an outdoor play area designed to accommodate a wide age range of children/youth. The play area will be screened so that it is not visible from the street. The building itself will reflect the residential nature of the community. Residents's rooms will be large enough to accommodate a number of family members with maximum flexibility through the use of bunk beds. Flexible open office space located in the "heart" of the common living area will allow residents easy access to support services. Commercial grade appliances, floor and wall finishes, case work, doors and windows will be used in the construction of the new facility. These materials will have a longer life, maintain their appearance, require fewer repairs and be less costly to maintain. The administrative and community outreach services offices will be located'in a separate wing attached to the shelter itself by a common foyer. This will allow a separation of the administration and service functions and provide the residents and community families with more privacy from visitors associated with administration. It will also allow administrative staff to be more efficient in their work. ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I