REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Forward Recommendations to City Council to Approve Changes to the Civic Center Modernization Project as Described in the Addendum to the Civic Center Environmental Impact Report
Report
BACKGROUND
The City Council is scheduled to consider this item on July 14, 2020.
On September 25, 2018 Council adopted a resolution to certify the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), adopted the Civic Center Master Plan and directed staff to proceed with design for a Net Zero City Hall Building (RTC No. 18-0799). On December 4, 2018, Council voted to award the Civic Center Phase I design contract to SmithGroup (RTC No. 18-1008).
Civic Center Phase I includes the following building and site components:
* A new City Hall building which relocates staff currently in the Main City Hall, City Hall Annex, South Annex, and Sunnyvale Office Center into one building;
* An addition to the Department of Public Safety Building, housing an emergency operations center (EOC) and detectives' bureau;
* Renovation of the Public Safety Building to support current operational needs and technology functions;
* Demolition of the existing City Hall, City Hall Annex, South Annex and Sunnyvale Office Center; and
* Creation of approximately six acres of plazas and open space.
During the schematic design effort, it was identified that City staffing levels have already utilized much of the growth anticipated for the building; the square footage estimated in the Master Plan for City Hall was not sufficient to support the current City staffing levels and account for future growth.
On August 27, 2019 Council reviewed changes to the Schematic Design, approved the Highly Recommended and Recommended Cost Saving Strategies, and directed Staff to prepare an Addendum to the EIR and proceed with the design and construction procurement for the Civic Center Phase 1 project (RTC No. 19-0592).
RTC No. 19-0592 indicated that the Addendum to the Civic Center EIR would be pres...
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