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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
5 May 1995
TO: City Hall Committee
FM: City Engineer
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RE: Committee Minutes
The Council Committee for the City Hall Construction met at noon
5 May 1995 for a lunch meeting. The members present were John
Clauson, Jack Grable and Carolyn Powers. Representing Art Anderson
and Associates were the architects Jim Brown and David Lewy. Also
present was Larry Curles.
The purpose of the meeting to was to update the Committee on the
design effort.
The department heads had each completed a survey to determine the
building needs of each department. The survey of the city hall
property is almost done. The City has completed the purchase of the
American Legion building.
The architects had et with the Judge, Police Chief, Treasurer and
Engineer to discuss the surveys and to better determine the
departmental needs. On Monday, the Clerk and Planner will be
interviewed.
The following points were discussed:
1. The Police and other employees will be able to share the
exercise/training room and associated showers. The actual
locker room was proposed to be exclusively for the
Police.
2. The design will accommodate an increase in the municipal
court employees. Extra offices can be used in the interim
by the prosecutor and/or dense attorney.
3. The project should be able to accommodate the expected
growth in city government, keeping in mind the budgetary
constraints.
4. some consideration should be made when and if the
employees, other than the police, need a locker room. An
example would be the employee who rides a bike to work.
The Council Chambers and Court were discussed:
1. These are two of the
building. Instead of $100
about $140 a square foot.
more expensive rooms in the
a square foot, they could cost
2. If possible, the two rooms would be separate. Combine
them requires several compromises in uses of furniture
and room features.
3. It is very important to have a presentation available to
both the Council and to the audience. It is also
important to have eye contact between the Council
members.
4. The Court needs rapid response from the police, which may
require the departments to be on the same floor. The
police have indicated a need to be on the Bay Street
level.
5. An annunciator at the Council table would be nice in that
it would improve the ability to communicate with the
mayor in a public discussion. It could be a series of
lights indicating which member wants to speak next at a
public hearing.
6. Some form of television and split screens may be
necessary for the Chambers.
Parking for the building was discussed:
1. The architects initially see about 40 spaces on both the
Bay Street and Propsect Street levels. When
the existing building is demolished, that area
would be the future parking lot. parking under
the building will be too expensive.
2. The Committee does not want parking on the Prospect
Street level. It would prefer a grass area at that level.
If parking is to be on the Bay Street level, then it
should be shielded from the road to enhance appearance.
An L shape building may serve this purpose.
3. To increase parking, the City could make Prospect Street
from Kitsap to bank one way. Another alternative would be
to purchase the Casey office property.
The general appearance of the exterior was discussed.
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