BHCC Equitable Restroom Renovation Project October 30 2019

BHCC: Equitable Restroom Renovation Project October 30, 2019

Equity: A Central Value and a High Priority at BHCC • Formed the Equity Work Group in Spring 2018, to assess the culture and climate of BHCC so that equity informs the work of staff, faculty, and administrators. • Conducting national search to fill new position: Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CEDIO). • Created Center for Equity and Cultural Wealth (CECW), which develops cultural inclusivity and equity-minded practice throughout academic and co-curricular programming, infusing it in all our work with students.

Equity at BHCC: Working Definition Formulated by the Equity Working Group: • Equity is a common understanding within BHCC of how we engage through reaching, serving, teaching, and learning. To achieve this, BHCC utilizes an equity-minded lens when creating and changing policies, practices, and programming; ensuring additional institutional and societal disparities are recognized, evaluated, and addressed, leading to members of the College community having access to what they need to be effective in their personal and professional aspirations.

Issues: B and D Building Restrooms Not ADA-Compliant; Worn-out materials from 1973; Inefficient: Serve one gender at a time; Inequitable for transgender and non -binary students; • Outdated fixtures don’t conserve water and electricity; and • Contain asbestos spray fireproofing on beams, columns, ceilings, light fixtures. • •

Proposed Renovation • Twelve restrooms in two buildings will be gutted, reconstructed in two phases; • New restrooms will be fully ADA-compliant; sinks, toilets, grab bars. Wheelchair users will have required space for entering in, exiting from, and turning into restrooms; and • New restrooms will have gender-inclusive toilet cubicles, available for any gender to use. • Study completed 2019, ready to be submitted for certification. Estimated cost: $4. 3 M.

B (foreground) and D Buildings

Location of restrooms to be renovated

Typical D Building Restroom

Example: ADA-Compliant Restroom

Existing Wheelchair Access Issues Type 1 at Elevator Type 2 at Janitor’s Closet

Proposed Wheelchair Clearance Type 1 Type 2 at Elevator

Updated Restroom: Style 1 Eight toilets; two are ADA-compliant

Updated Restroom: Style 2 (Elevator-adjacent with custodian’s closet) Six toilets: two are ADA-compliant

ESTIMATED TIMELINE B & D BUIDLING RENOVATIONS Proposal submitted: Approved proposal notification: Study certification: Design: Bidding: Construction: Occupancy B Building restrooms: Occupancy D Building restrooms: December 2019 May 2020 June 2020 July to December 2020 January 2021 January to December 2021 June 2021 December 2021

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