TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, Chief Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Steve Lederer, Public Works Director, and Becky Craig, Assistant Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Facilities Master Plan Implementation
RECOMMENDATION
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Receive presentation of Facilities Master Plan development including conceptual design, financing plan, and recommended implementation plan. (No Fiscal Impact, Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
In January 2023, Staff provided a facilities assessment that outlined the maintenance needs and space limitations of county facilities in Downtown Napa including the 1) County Administration Building at 1195 Third Street, 2) Hall of Justice, 3) 1127 First Street, and 4) 650 Imperial Drive. Board's direction was to prepare phase one of a facilities master plan to determine potential solutions with the dual goals of A) vacating the Hall of Justice and 1127 First Street and B) accommodating projected space needs. Board direction further noted that future phases could contemplate review of HHSA facility space utilization and Agricultural Commissioner relocation, likely in the northern part of the County.
The County's chosen consultant, Gensler, gathered and assessed staffing and facility data and provided five alternative solutions. In spring 2024, staff recommended the most cost-effective solution to renovate three county-owned facilities, 1) County Administration Building, 2) 650 Imperial Drive, and 3) South Campus Building 4, and to construct a new Court Holding facility. The Board concurred with the recommendation and directed staff to hire an architect (LPA was selected) to commence design with the goal of maintaining County governance functions downtown. Outside of this plan, staff has studied options for housing the Probation Department who vacated the Hall of Justice in summer 2023 and the best long-term use of the Reentry Facility.
LPA has prepared a conceptual design that accomplishes the direction provided with some revisions. M...
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