Central Kitchen Facility Design Team

Purpose(s)/Goal:

• Provide input and process the design elements, equipment packages and related infrastructure associated with the new Central Kitchen.

Basis for Establishment: 

• As a result of community support (from a bond and local foundations) and a national movement to healthier scratched cooked school meals, Bellingham Public Schools is moving towards a scratch cooking model to replace the current heat-and-serve model. We have committed to open the new Central Kitchen no later than the fall of 2019.

Decision-Making Process:

• Advisory to the superintendent regarding decisions related to design of the new Central Kitchen.

Plan of Work: 

• Five to ten meetings during the day beginning in November 2017 and culminating in January 2018.
• Meet 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. weekly on November 15, 22, 29, December 6, 13, 20, January 3, 10, 17, and 24
• Work with project designers and consultants to develop recommended design elements, equipment packages and related infrastructure associated with the new Central Kitchen.
• Keep the Food Services Transition Team updated on the design process as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Regular meeting attendance
• Respectful and collaborative interactions with committee members

Budget Implications:

• Possible substitute costs.
• Expenses will be paid from 2013 Bond funds.