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Date: August 3, 2021
To: Mayor and City Councilmembers
Thru: Darin Atteberry, City Manager,
Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager,
Tyler Marr, Interim Director, IES
From: Ken Mannon, Director of Operation Services
Blake Visser, Senior Facilities Project Manager
Re: July 27, 2021, Work Session Summary: Civic Center Master Plan
The purpose of this memo is to follow-up on items discussed during the Civic Center Master
Plan work session presentation, and in reference to the Center Master Plan DRAFT. More
information will be available as we move forward with space planning. There is a budget offer in
2022 to provide funding for the next phase.
Councilmember Comments/Questions:
Ensure that the space is open, welcoming, something to be proud of, has accessibility
for all abilities, and is safe for everyone. The project goals have been updated to reflect
Council comments and are listed on page 10 of the Civic Center Master Plan
Document.
Concerns with parking garage. Counterintuitive to promoting commuting, ride share,
biking, etc. The concept of the parking garage is intended to allow for retail space on
N. Mason St, Maple St., and potentially on the West & South sides of the garage to
encourage City staff and public engagement in the new Civic Center space, as well as
to support the City Plaza. The team will work collaboratively with FC Moves as
outlined in related documents and plans on page 9.
Timeline was discussed, with it being noted that the middle to later part of this decade
was desired for construction, depending on various debt management strategies.
Council Finance is due to discuss debt capacity and associated timing at their August
meeting.
Noted that there should be a sufficient space for employees to address staff that prefer
to work from home, as well as those that want to come into the office and have their
“own” space. The Master Plan is intended to guide project design. Surveys on
Teleworking and subsequent City policy will be incorporated into the design.
Staff expressed they are committed to staying flexible to see what will work in the
future as they move forward.
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Invitation extended to all Councilmembers to have more detailed conversation about
plans with project team members. This can be arranged at Council member
convenience.
Is Child Care part of the plan? Yes, consideration for this is reflected in the massing
of space for the new Civic Center.
Overall, Council was satisfied with the 60/40 explanation.
Council wants to make sure taxpayer dollars are being spent well, while taking care of
employees at the same time. Stewardship for taxpayer dollars is added to the goals
section of the Civic Center Master Plan document on page 10.
Next Steps:
The plan will come forward for Council adoption this fall, after those councilmembers
who wish to discuss further with staff have had the opportunity to do so.
As part of the current scope of work, a traffic and parking study is being done to further
refine information on the need and potential timing of the parking structure.
Once the Master Plan is adopted, additional next steps include a space planning study
to finalize plans for placement of departments and also preliminary design of the new
municipal building, both of which are Offers for consideration in the 2022 budget.
Links for Updated Civic Center Master Plan DRAFT, Updated per 7/27/21 Council Work
session comments and questions:
Full Document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fiyhxF0fvD95tPjAlhCu3wW1tSEvEzI9/view?usp=sharing
Main Document Compressed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pvGHd1eROjO5KmaxvDqXfWkreJUHocbB/view?usp=sharing
Appendix Compressed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r6VE_uFXSEWF9qa9wUDgWFGdQastHWNK/view?usp=sharing
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