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![Yesterday morning-separate from any Board decision related to closure for ongoing
renovationsMatt Floca, the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, decided to temporarily close the Center due to "acute risks to public safety resulting from continued structural deterioration at the Center." Declaration of Charles Matthew ("Matt") Floca (Floca Decl.) 9 3.'
During this temporary closure, "which will last for seven days, unless extended, [Floca] intend[s] to assess existing safety risks in those portions of the main building exhibiting severe structural
deterioration." Id.
Mr. Floca did not make this decision, which is within his authority, in a vacuum. Instead, his decision "was and has been informed by the wide array of evidence made available to [him] in
the course of [his] duties, which [he] evaluated based on [his] more than 15 years of experience in managing complex programs, facilities, and large-scale budgets." Id. * 4. This evidence includes a recent assessment by the engineering firm Walter P Moore, which "indicated more advanced](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibvczkyzmye74ttct6powttgymglwvz2zzaspy5dgfblayvadl5ku)
