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MASTER PLANNING APPROACH BKV G R O U P INTRODUCTION Developing the campus master plan concepts was an iterative process of exploration, discussion, and refinement. The master plan diagrams are developed using the long-term (15+ years) space needs identified earlier in the study. The team reviewed options for how to re -purpose, expand, and/or maintain the City's existing facilities in order to meet the City's future needs, as well as challenging assumptions about what has to remain. Following review of initial planning options, the City Council encouraged the team to be more bold in considering options that were not simply solving problems within the existing civic campus, but were taking a bigger -picture view and creating a vision for a vibrant, functional civic campus for decades to come. Removing some of the self-imposed constraints the team was working within allowed for a holistic approach to rethink the civic campus and how it could be a greater asset to the city- both staff and public. One observation the team made was that the existing civic campus does not feel like o campus at all, with the exception of a cluster of buildings centered around a parking lot. Every building faces different directions, most often towards a parking lot and not a public outdoor space, and there is no cohesive sense of identity in arriving at the civic campus. Improving the identity, connections, and function of the civic campus became one of the goals of the team while planning for the future space needs of the facilities located on the campus. Existing Civic Campus Infrastructure Identified to Remain: The following buildings and structures were identified to remain, either because they do not require any changes as part of the forecasting of this project, or because there is inherent value In retaining them in their existing locations. • Fire Station #2 • City Hall Building • Communication Towers • Skating Center and Oval • Memorial Park • Geothermal Well Field (North of Skating Center) Phasing was considered throughout the planning process to maintain continuous operations for the License Center and Maintenance Facility. Priority was also given to developing concepts that addressed the need for additional on -site storage for the Maintenance Facility, to eliminate the need for the currently leased off -site storage space. MAINTENANCE FACILITY A primary focus of the master planning exercise was developing a plan that provided efficient operations for the Maintenance Facility. The four primary functions to this facility are vehicle storage, vehicle maintenance, specialized workshops, and administrative/staff support areas. These building blocks were oriented in a number of iterations to meet industry standards and best practices for operational flow, maintaining safe vehicle access and circulation, while fitting within a campus concept. This included exploring the reuse of existing facilities for various maintenance functions and relocating some functions into proposed new structures that support more efficient workflow. 19 I BKV GROUP I OERTEL ARCHITECTS ROSEVILLE CIVIC CAMPUS MASTER PLAN STUDY