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RESOLUTION 5-24 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONCEPT DESIGN AND PROVIDING DIRECTION TO STAFF FOR THE CIVIC CENTER IMPROVEMENTS WHEREAS, on January 23, 2024, the City Council approved the 2024-2025 City Council Strategic Priorities Implementation Plan with an initiative item to obtain Council direction on the Civic Center Improvements to "increase worlcspace for Town staff to address community needs" under the Value/Priority Area of Protect and Maintain Infrastructure; and WHEREAS, Civic Center Improvements, which has been referred to as the Town Hall Addition Project, was initiated by the City Council in 2018 with the purpose of addressing a shortage or limited employee workspace, on-site meeting rooms, and community spaces; and WHEREAS, as directed by Council, staff has investigated the current and long-term future needs for staffing and space for Town Hall, specific to the main Town Hall Administration space and the Parks & Recreation building; and WHEREAS, the Town could potentially see a need for four to five additional full-time equivalent employees in the next 10 years due to increasing state regulations, mandates, and overall workloads, and also to reduce the reliance on part-time and contract employees; and WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation building is also in need of upgrades/improvements and space reconfiguration for workspaces; and WHEREAS, the project architect, Noll and Tam Architects, prepared two new concept layout options (Concept Options A and B) for the Civic Center Improvements with feedback from the community survey and stakeholders; and WHEREAS, Option A involves a full renovation of the Parks and Recreating building, 2,126 square feet of Town Hall Administration renovation for Community Development Department and Community Services staff, modifications to the public space, and installation of a breezeway to connect the Parks and Recreation building to the main Town Hall; and WHEREAS, Option B involves demolition of the Parks and Recreation building, construction of 2,012 square feet of new addition to the Town Hall, and renovation of 2,126 square feet of Town Hall Administration; and WHEREAS, Option C is a reduced scope of Option A to renovate just the Parks and Recreation building; and WHEREAS, staff is proposing Option D to make immediate repairs and upgrades to the Parks and Recreation building as required with a not to exceed budget of $100,000 from the Civic Center Improvements project if the City Council is not ready to approve Options A, B, or C; and Resolution 8-24