HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-06-20; Planning Commission; ; City Hall and Civic Center Project UpdateCurtis Jackson, Real Estate Assets Manager
Gary Barberio, Assistant City Manager
June 7, 2018
City Hall & Civic Center Project Update
Agenda
•Project overview
•Summary of work to date
•Opportunities for input
•Schedule/next steps
Project Overview
•City Council goal to break
ground on new City Hall by
2023, at a site designated for a
future civic center complex
Why a New City Hall?
•Operate out of a number of
buildings
•Spread across 39 square mile
city
•Inefficient and confusing
•No longer meets workforce
or community needs
Who Pays?
Who Pays?
Potential Locations
1.Existing City Hall
2.Pine Avenue Community
Park (western parking lot)
3.Existing City Faraday
Center
4.Former Farmers Insurance
Building
Summary of Work to Date
•2016: Council direction to begin planning for
new city hall
•2017/2018: Consultant MIG, Inc. on board
–Future workforce trends
–Operational needs for city hall building
–Site feasibility
–Site criteria
Civic Center Spaces
•Discussing potential for new civic center
or community spaces around city hall
•New spaces could increase the sense of
community in our city
•Create civic center for community to
enjoy
Potential Community Spaces
Public Involvement
Public Involvement
•Thursday, June 21, 6 to 8 p.m., City
Faraday Center, 1635 Faraday Ave.
•Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m. to noon, City
Senior Center, 799 Pine Ave.
Public Involvement
•Beginning July 1
•www.carlsbadca.gov/input
What We’re Asking
•How could the city support its core
values with community spaces,
activities and amenities as part of
new city hall?
•What types of public spaces and
activities would you like to see more
of in Carlsbad?
What We’re Asking
•When you are out and about in
Carlsbad, where and when do you
most feel the greatest sense of
community?
•What do you most like in existing
spaces in Carlsbad that should be
considered in creating new spaces?
What do you dislike?
Project Schedule
Spring/Summer 2018
Technical research on sites Public input
Fall 2018
Conceptual site plans Initial cost estimates
Winter/Spring 2019
Public input City Council selects site
Winter 2023
City breaks ground on new city hall
Questions?
Thank you!
curtis.jackson@carlsbadca.gov
760-434-2836