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Gainesville Public Building Design Review Presentation for the GPD Training Facility with Community Meeting Rooms (B)
This item involves a request for the City Commission to authorize and provide input regarding the proposed building design of the new community training facility.
Explanation
On May 9th, 2006 the City of Gainesville entered into a contract with Architects Design Group to prepare an architect's site plan addressing a campus approach to the addition of the GPD's much needed New GPD Training Facility with community meeting rooms. The contract also includes the design and preparation of construction drawings for the proposed training facility with community meeting rooms.
This proposed Training Facility with community meeting rooms and the associated Campus type site plan is only one phase of a multi-phase project. Other phases include an over all rezoning of the GPD held properties to the PS Zoning District, a renovation of the existing Food Bank Warehouse into a Firing Range with situation rooms, and the rerouting of the existing Rails to Trails in order to facilitate the eventual crossing of NW 8th Avenue. The remodeling of the existing GPD facility will be the final phase of the project.
Staff has completed the previous steps in the Design Review Process for Public City Buildings and is now prepared to submit its design review to the City Commission prior to submission to the City Plan Board.
Fiscal Note
The funding for the design and construction of the Training Facility has been previously allocated and provided through a combination of law enforcement contraband asset forfeiture trust fund dollars and two bonds.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) hear a presentation from staff and 2) approve and forward the design review preliminary site plan approval and the public services zoning request for the New GPD Training Facility to the City Plan Board.
Alternative Recommendation
Deny the approval and forwarding of the design review preliminary site plan for the New GPD Training Facility.