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City Hall Site Selection Review
1. City Hall Site Selection
Council Review - November 9, 2017
2. History of City Hall Site Selection
• February 2015 – Council began to discuss the redevelopment of the
current city hall site.
• February 2016 – Council confirmed that city hall should remain at the
current location.
• February 2017 – Council Strategic Plan, Implementation Plan:
• FY17 - Investigation into the redevelopment of 1101 and 1207 Texas Ave.
• FY18 - Begin design of the new city hall building
• FY19 - Begin construction of the new city hall building
3. Future Occupancy of City Buildings
• New city hall building - Occupants
• Remains the same
• Current police dept. building – Occupants (after completion of the new PD bldg)
• Fire Administration
• Opens up room for the expanding Public Works Department (in old Fire Admin space)
• Allows Fire Admin to bring logistics, and inventory control and distribution to a central
location
• Community Development
• Eliminates lease space at 511 University Dr.
• Facilities Maintenance OR Human Resources
7. Freeman Tract - Pros / Cons
Cons
• Flood plain limits site
• Doesn’t allow for Municipal Complex
or Campus
• No room for expansion or future
buildings
• Additional cost for fill and mitigation
• Preservation of trees along Texas
Ave.
• limits orientation of the building
• Tree removal is expensive and
disruptive
Pros
• Presence on Texas Ave.
• Adjacent to City Buildings
• Police Department Building
• Public Works Building / Fire Admin
11. Kapchinski Tract – Pros / Cons
Cons
• Don’t own 3 houses on Krenek Tap
• The entire site is needed to allow for
adequate parking and multiple future
buildings
• Additional funds needed to purchase 3
Houses
• Not interested in selling
• Flood plain limits site
• Additional cost for fill and mitigation
• Limits Public Works’ ability to expand
• Lack of presence on Texas Ave.
Pros
• Possible future growth
• 1 additional building
• Adjacent to City buildings
• Future Police Department Building
• Public Works Building / Fire Admin
17. 1101 / 1207 Texas Ave. - Pros / Cons
Cons
• Not adjacent to City buildings
• Future and current Police
Department Building
• Public Works Building / Fire Admin
• No proceeds from the sale of
the property.
Pros
• Presence across from Texas A&M Campus
• Presence on Texas Ave.
• Allows for future growth
• 2 additional buildings
• parking garage
• Municipal complex / campus
• Current operations on the same site.
• Remain in place during construction
• No site fill or mitigation
• Allows for future expansion of municipal
facilities on the Freeman & Kapchinski
Sites
18. Requesting Direction
• Reconfirm the site for city hall should remain at 1101 / 1207
Texas Ave OR provide alternate direction.
• Reconfirm Council’s implementation of their Strategic Plan to
begin design of the new city hall building in FY18.