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CITY OF MOORPARK,CALIFORNIA
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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
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TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Hugh R. Riley, Assistant City Mana er
DATE: November 5, 2009 (CC Meeting of November 18, 2009)
SUBJECT: Consider Scheduling a Special City Council Meeting for December 9,
2009 to Review Proposed Revisions to the Campus Master Plan and
Building Site Design Concept for New Civic Center and City Hall
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
One of the City Council's top ten priority projects is the development of a new Civic
Center and City Hall. City Council selected GKK Architects for the design of the new
Civic Center and City Hall in 2005 and as a result a Campus Master Plan and building
site design concept for the new permanent facility on High Street was prepared by GKK
Architects and presented to the City Council on June 21, 2006. The City Council
approved the basic plan and established an Ad Hoc Committee (Councilmember
Millhouse and former Mayor Hunter) to work with the architect and staff to incorporate
Council suggestions into the design.
A number of modifications to the plan were discussed and alternative design schematic
plans were developed by the architect. The most significant modification was to
incorporate a new Library into the master plan. Over the past months, staff has been
working with the architects to finalize the building program based on potential staffing
needs and develop alternative plan schemes including an additional option to renovate
the existing library as part of the project. Staff is now prepared to present several
alternative plan schemes for the City Hall and Library as well as an expanded Campus
Master Plan that include the new post office and possible use of property that may be
acquired from the Essex Partnership as part of their proposed multi-family housing
project.
Staff is proposing a special meeting on December 9, 2009 for an in-depth presentation
of the alternative plans to the City Council so that the project may move forward. As
proposed the meeting would be in a "workshop" format on the floor of the Apricot Room
but not televised. This format would be more conducive to exchange of ideas and public
review and comment on the plans prior to Council discussion.
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Honorable City Council
November 18, 2009
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Schedule Special Meeting for City Council Workshop for the Civic Center Project on
Wednesday, December 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Apricot Room.
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