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City Hall may finally get upgrade it has waited for
By Erin Mayes
Construction on the city hall remodel project should get underway soon, thanks to a plan approved by council members on April 17. The council approved hiring a temporary senior project manager, who should lighten the workloads of the city's engineers and result in the more expedient implementation of projects.
City Manager Bernie Strojny said the Campbell Police Department, whose offices are in city hall, needs a lot more room. The remodel project will expand the station by adding on an Emergency Operations Center and a training room, as well as expanding the locker rooms and space where report-writing takes place. Currently, the Emergency Operations Center is located at the library.
Mayor Matthew Dean said he expects several thousand feet to be added on to the police department, including an expansion of the women's locker room.
New safety features will also be added to prevent dangerous situations, he said, adding that work will probably begin within a few months, during which time a temporary senior project manager should be hired.
Strojny said no major upgrades have been made to the police department since city hall was built in 1970.
The planners and development directors working in the community development department in city hall are also in need of some extra space, which Strojny said should be provided with the reconfiguration for the planned second floor.
No work can begin on the project, however, until a temporary project manager and architect are hired.
Another major project that the council is hoping to implement soon is the community center master plan, which Strojny said is important to complete in time for the construction on the Heritage Theater.
Improvements are needed in parking on the Campbell Avenue side of the center, he said. Other plans for the center include tennis court construction, field renovations and a traffic signal at the Campbell Avenue entrance.
City staff estimate that completion of the entire renovation should take approximately five to 10 years.
Construction on the Heritage Theater project is scheduled to commence in 2002.
These projects are part of the capital improvement program, which the city has to approve on a yearly basis. The item that was approved at last week's April 17 meeting was the capital improvement program implementation plan. This plan will help the public works department complete a number of projects ahead of time, without waiting for the budget to be approved in July.
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Campbell, California
