Subject: Consent Agenda
Title
A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Adopting a Facilities Master Plan
Body
Department: Public Works
Presenter: Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
Staff Recommendation:
Recommendation
Approve Resolution adopting the Facilities Master Plan
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Summary and Background of Subject Matter:
The 2020 capital budget includes funds for developing a Facilities Master Plan. The Town-wide Facility Master Plan will provide a long-range operational, departmental, and programmatic plan for all divisions, programs, and groups that support the strategic plan of the Town, to ensure efficient utilization of physical assets.
Key objectives of the project:
* Align facility master planning with the Town-wide plans.
* Enable coordinated planning efforts amongst all Town offices, thus avoiding duplication of efforts, subtle overlaps of services, overlooked complementary programs, and wasted valuable resources.
* Provide for efficiencies and economies of scale, and promote cross collaboration between offices.
* Allow each office program to show long-term needs and compile a Ten (10) Year Plan for capital construction.
* Identify infrastructure needs.
* Ensure adherence with Town Ordinances, capital planning policies, State statutes.
* Potential benefit other agencies such as State departments, County departments (Boulder and Weld) by identifying assets they might use, which are not needed by the Town or could be shared.
The Board approved a professional services agreement with Wold Architects and Engineers on October 30, 2020. Wold has been working with staff since that time and has developed a draft master plan for your review.
Staff presented the proposed master plan in a study session to the Board on August 17, 2021.
Fiscal Impact:
The total cost of all facilities covered by the Master Plan exceeds $60 million in today's dollars. However, construction costs fluctuate significantly from year to year and generally ...
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