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Home My WebLink About1992 03-30 CCP Special Session CITY COUNCIL AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER MARCH 30, 1992 7:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Opening Ceremonies 4. Open Forum 5. Council Report 6. Discussion Item: a. Review of Civic Center Expansion Needs 7. Adjournment • CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER council Meeting Date March 23, 1992 Agenda Item Number REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: REVIEW OF CIVIC CENTER EXPANSION NEEDS DEPT. APPR Gerald G linter, City Manager MANAGER'S REVIEW/RECOMMENDATION: No comments to supplement this report Comments below /attached SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (supplemental sheets attached ) • During the City Council's consideration of improvements to the Council Chambers to accommodate cable telecasting of council meetings, the Council asked staff to place as a discussion item a review of the civic center space needs and previous discussions of expansion alternatives. Approximately three years ago the City Council authorized a detailed study of physical facility needs of the all the various departments and activities in the City of Brooklyn Center. From this study it was determined that there were needs for additional space in the following functional areas of the City of Brooklyn Center: 1. The police department - it was observed there is a shortage in virtually every area of space for virtually every activity the police department is involved in - investigation, storage facilities, sergeants and patrol officers, locker room, dispatch, jail, etc. 2. The fire department - it was determined there was need for remodeling and additional space at both the east and west fire stations. (The east station is now 20 years old and the west fire station is more than 30 years old and is especially showing its age.) 3. Community Center - it was determined there is insufficient storage facilities, office space, exercise facilities and need for a senior center /activity room. 4. Administrative Offices - the study determined there was a shortage of space for the storage of equipment and records, space for personnel was needed in the planning i and inspections, engineering, and EDA /housing. The study also identified need for additional, large conference /meeting rooms and the need to update entrance and exiting requirements for the City Hall. 5. City Council Chambers - the study indicated a need to remodel, update and expand the Council Chambers to accommodate cable telecasting of council meetings. 6. Meeting requirements for the Americans for Disability Act - in the original study of Civic Center Space and Community Space Needs it was indicated there were developing federal regulations regarding accommodating disabled people. At this time that act has been enacted and must be considered as a factor as we will be required to modify buildings and other governmental systems to accommodate disabled persons under these new regulations. Some of these provisions will be required even though no remodeling is being done. Since receipt of this study the Council has reviewed the original study and proposed alternatives to major renovation and construction additions to these physical facilities within the community. The alternatives and options involved: 1. Long range alternatives which would require a bond issue referendum to finance construction. This option, at the time of your original review, was rejected because of concerns over the volatility of state aid and the need to reevaluate and study other • interim or short range options. 2. Short range or interim options - the City Council asked staff to develop interim or short range solutions which hopefully could be integrated and used as a part of the long range solution. Staff was instructed to develop options to address the space needs of the police department, inspections, Council Chambers, meeting rooms and storage within the civic center complex. The options investigated can be summarized into three general categories: A. Seek leasable space and move certain city departments out of City Hall to other locations. This option was not seriously considered because it involved considerable additional expense to the general fund budget and with levy limits and state aid reductions that was not feasible. B. Move City Council Chamber to an alternate location allowing for relocation of certain police functions to the existing Council Chambers and do minor remodeling in the upstairs of City Hall. 1. One alternative considered was to move the Council Chambers to Constitution Hall or the Tack Room at the Heritage Center. Council members rejected this option. i 2. Another option involved the building of a replication of the G Barn on the northern portion of the Heritage Center site and the movement of . the Council Chambers to that location, thus freeing up the current Council Chambers for police department functions. It also involved some remodeling of the upper and lower levels of City Hall. C. Remodel the current Council Chambers and modernize it to accommodate cable telecasting at its present location and build a two story addition to the south side of the City Hall building and remodeling the upstairs and downstairs, thus gaining additional space on the first and second levels of the current City Hall. Attached you will find a plan with layouts and sketches of various alternatives and options. RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION Discuss and review various options and alternatives and give staff direction to develop cost estimates for favored options. In addition, because of operating cost impacts of an expansion alternative on the General Fund budget, staff recommend the option chosen by the City Council be reviewed by the Citizens Financial Task Force. • { ;$ N �an - 11v7 5 s f FE FLOOD 2 = 3,35o14 1 2ba"000 NEW CONST- SITE PLAN I"= 20.. 0' PLAN E WORUD ARCHITECTURE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER 12400 12TH AVENUE NORTH CITY HALL EXPANSION 6301 SHINGLE CREEK PARKWAY MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55441 BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA 55430 612/544•3871 SEA • ■1 ONA •RA G Site Constraints - I SOFTBALL \. 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