ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: November 4, 2024 AGENDA CATEGORY: New Business TO: Planning and Development Committee
FROM: Gary Hallen, Assistant City Manager
DATE: October 31, 2024
SUBJECT: Update on the City Facility Assessment and City Space Downtown Planning
[Document Description]
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends receive and file the City Facility Assessment Update.
BACKGROUND:
City of Bakersfield engaged with Moss Adams a consulting firm to provide the City a Facility Assessment in order to address a referral from Council Member Freeman that requested we investigate the City Space in the downtown as well as City wide.
This is not a space planning exercise but more a point in time assessment of the condition of our major system, space and very general space utilization. Moss Adams was tasked with reviewing how the City makes decisions on major systems improvements and space , as well as assisting on advising the City’s policy and short/long term planning tools concerning space and facility improvements.
Some of the outcomes from Moss Adams report are listed below:
• Develop a multi -year strategic business policy to articu late the vision, goals, and performance measures for the City’s properties with supporting financial plan • Complete a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis for all City buildings
• Create a deferred maintenance program and incorporate into GIS/ESRI • Establish a more comprehensive and more formal Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), one exists for a 5 year duration and a 10 year plan for facilities in industry standards.
A more formal facility assessment presentation will be provided to the Committee at the meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There will be no financial impact to the Cit y, with the action of the presenting the Facility Assessment .
When the City takes further action on space planning and improvement a detailed cost will be outlined at the time of those actions.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable Infrastructure.
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