Item A: City Council Priority Issue - City Hall Complex

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options, proposed site evaluation criteria, and emerging issues from citizen interviews, as well as to preview the first Community Forum. Results from this workshop provided the basis for the Forum. At the April 26, 2006 work session, the council adopted three different Police consolidation options for use in ongoing planning efforts related to the City Hall Complex: Option B that con- solidates all Police functions with the rest of City Hall on a single site; Option C that consoli- dates all Police functions except patrol with the rest of City Hall and provides for a separate patrol facility nearby; and Option D that consolidates all Police functions except patrol with the rest of City Hall and provides for a separate patrol facility in a more remote location outside the downtown area. On May 10, 2006, the consultant team facilitated a council workshop that introduced the City Hall Space Requirements Program, presented Renovate, Hybrid, and New options for City Hall, and previewed the second Community Forum which took place on May 25,2006. Results from this workshop provided the basis for the Forum. At the July 19,2006 work session, the council adopted new construction as the preferred option for future planning and design of the City Hall Complex rather than renovating the existing city hall building or doing a hybrid of renovation and new construction. This action reflected a majority of support at the Community Forum for construction of a new City Hall. On August 9, 2006, the consultant team facilitated a council workshop to discuss and refine the site evaluation criteria for potential sites related to a new City Hall Complex and then apply the criteria to specific sites. The consultant team also received direction from the council on elicit- ing public input during the third Community Forum held on August 24,2006. Results from this workshop provided the basis for the Forum. At the September 20, 2006 work session, the narrowed down to two the number of sites to be carried forward for use in developing concept designs for a new City Hall. The two sites selected were the existing City Hall site and the Butterfly LotlRock N Rodeo sites. This action reflected a majority of support for these two sites at the Community Forum, while also acknowl- edging that a third preferred site-the former Sears-might be a viable site if development plans for that site do not move forward. On October 18, 2006, the consultant team facilitated a council workshop to introduce to the council principles of architectural design and urban planning that will guide the concept design options for City Hall, discuss factors that will influence decisions about police consolidation and site, and preview the fourth and final community forum. Results from the workshop provided the basis for the Forum. At the November 20,2006 work session, the council voted to proceed with planning for a new city hall with police patrol in a separate facility. Then at the December 11, 2006 work session, the council selected the Butterfly LotlRock N Rodeo site for use in schematic design and other planning for a new city hall. This marked the completion of Phase 2, the Development Plan Phase, of the City Hall Complex Master Plan. Both of these council actions reflected the major- ity opinion from the Community Forum.