Agenda - Planning Commission - 11/12/2015

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Orr Uission: To work together to resposib y grow our community, and to provide quality, cost-effective, and efficient government ierwlcea. CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 06/09/2015 Submitted For: Patrick Brama, Administrative Services By: Patrick Brama, Administrative Services 7. 4. Information Title: Consider Strategy for Future Public Works Campus Planning Process Purpose/Background: PURPOSE Provide direction to Staff on how to move forward with planning for a replacement Public Works Campus. 1. Consider Staff recommendation on how to proceed with the space needs analysis (Step 1 of process). 2. Consider Staff recommendation to budget $65,000 for preliminary design in 2016 (Step 2 of process). BACKGROUND (Public Works Campus) 1. The Public Works department moved from it's original location on Hwy 47 and 142nd Ave to it's current location at 14100 Jaspar St in 1995. The buildings were originally constructed for a company called Minnesota Sawdust in 1984. At the time of the move, we employed 7 full-time maintenance workers and 2 seasonal workers. Today, we employee 17 full time maintenance workers and 8-12 seasonal workers. 2. In 2002 the City of Ramsey purchased the property at 14210 Jaspar St and converted that building to what is now our utility department and sign shop. 3. In 2005 the the Public Works department was granted a interim use permit for a temporary construction trail to house our administrative offices and lunch room. 5. In 2006 we constructed covered storage to protect our winter road salt supply. 6. Since approximately 2007, we have been using off site storage buildings to house seasonal or less frequently used equipment, due to the lack of secure storage space at our campus. BACKGROUND (Process) Please see the attached process outline. At this point, the City is at Step 1 (of 5) in the process to plan for, and construct, a replacement Public Works Campus (Space Needs Analysis Stage). The City budgeted $20,000 for this work in 2015 (to be completed in 2015). Notification: NA Observations/Alternatives: