Item B: City Hall/Police Building Priority Issue

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2/6 The City of Sacramento, California, is currently in the process of moving into their renovated City Hall Complex. There was never much doubt that the original 1912 City Hall Building would remain and be renovated. The annex to this building was of a later vintage and was slated for demolition, but the 1912 building was an ornate structure with many historical features. Major improvements were undertaken to make the building much safer to occupy but some of the more rigorous seismic requirements could not be achieved. The city staff was relocated to temporary facilities for a period of 2 years while the 34,000 square foot building was renovated at a cost of 11 million dollars. Across the plaza from the renovated City Hall sits the newly finished 267,000 sf, 5-story city administration building. This structure has underground parking and was built for approximately 50 million dollars. Robert Williamson Supervising Architect City of Sacramento, California The City of Bellevue, Washington developed a feasibility study to determine their course of action to provide a new city hall complex. The options were: 1) Build a new building on a vacant parcel of land 2) Renovate or build new on an existing city owned site. 3) Purchase an existing building and renovate it. The city decided that option 3 was the best choice because of a unique set of circumstances. The city was able to purchase an existing building that was an excellent fit for their needs. The location was suitable, the building's price was less than market value, and the building's infrastructure was robust. The building's previous owner and occupant was a telecommunications company, so the building's wiring system was transferable and superb. A backup generator and related systems were already installed. The HV AC system, including a hot and cold water supply infrastructure met the City needs with only boiler and chiller upgrades. Some seismic improvements were needed, but other factors such as the building's age and purchase price mitigated the impact of this work. Since the building was not occupied, costs to relocate city staff during the renovation were not a factor. As is typical with building renovation work there were surprises along the way, and added costs for unforeseen upgrades to the infrastructure did occur. Frank Pinney Facilities Planning Manager City of Bellevue, W A V:541-686-2031 P.O. Box 24705 Eugene, OR 97402 Fax: 541-686-3392