The RCC Non-Public Offsite that Generated the RCC Baron Cameron Park Recreation Center Intiiative

Below is the summary of a two-day non-public offsite held by the Reston Community Center (RCC) Board of Governors (BOG) on "exploration of a joint venture with the Fairfax County Park Authority to build a Reston recreation center at Baron Cameron Park."

• It does not discuss alternative locations where a recreation center could be constructed, including sites controlled by the FCPA.
• It notes that, on the Friday night before this facilitated discussion, RCC Board members "discussed various options to finance the proposed recreation center in the most cost-efficient and responsible manner possible," but it provides no details on those discussions.  
• Strangely, that Friday evening discussion also apparently included a discussion of "the importance of being completely transparent with the community throughout the entire process."
• In a review of the 2009 Brailsford & Dunlavey (B&D) report, the summary notes, "In general, community input from various focus groups suggests the development of a proposed indoor recreation facility to serve the needs of Reston residents and also fulfill demand on a regional level."  (Emphasis added.)
• The schedule notes that the BOG would take action at its February 4, 2013, meeting.  The minutes of that meeting show no specific resolution to move forward with the initiative (nor do any earlier BOG minutes).
• The summary includes a significant section on "Messaging," that is, selling the project.  

Here is the summary report:

   RCC Recreation Center Offsite Summary--January 2013 by Terry Maynard