Update on the
Burbank Civic
Center Project
City Council
April 11, 2023
BURBANK PUBLIC
LIBRARY
Overview
• Review of project components, P3
model, and financial feasibility
• Progress since September 2022
• Public engagement
• Space planning
• Sustainability
• Planning considerations
• Next steps
A transformative opportunity to meet
City Council goals and community
needs while building a thriving
downtown neighborhood in a
sustainable and fiscally responsible way.
The Burbank Civic Center Project
Project
Overview
Conceptual Site Plan
Public Private Partnership (P3) Model
• Transfers risk
• Optimizes lifecycle costs
• Creates maintenance incentives
• Spurs private development
• D-B-F-O-M
Supporting Housing Production
• Civic Center Project: Proposed 475 units
• Mix of affordable and workforce
• RHNA allocation: 8,772 units
Feasibility Analysis
Considered:
• Balance of City needs with
elements to attract development
partners
• Fit with Burbank and downtown
neighborhood; Downtown TOD
Specific Plan
• Applicability of P3 delivery model
• Short- and long-term financial
implications
Project Costs
• Updated public asset capital expenditures
$132.8M in 2023 dollars
• Annual payment obligation = $7.8M annually
Public Engagement
• www.burbankciviccenter.com
• Library survey (1,600 responses)
• 3 community meetings in December 2022
• Outreach to
• City Boards and Commissions
• Downtown Burbank PBID
• Downtown-serving nonprofits
• Community groups
Space Planning
Sustainability Strategy
• Renewable energy, battery storage
• Reduced operational and embodied carbon
• Reduced potable water use, stormwater
management, drought-tolerant plantings
• Sustainability certifications
Planning
Considerations
• Historic considerations
• Surplus Land Act
• Downtown Burbank
TOD Specific Plan
Next Steps & Timeline
www.burbankciviccenter.com
Elizabeth Goldman
Library Services Director
[email protected]
(818) 238-5551
BURBANK PUBLIC
LIBRARY