We
analyzed staffing trends, existing space and building utilization, building
conditions, existing property capacity, and maximum building/site capacity to
accommodate 20-year growth requirements for city hall administration, planning,
and building departments for the Tukwila City Administrator.
The
existing city hall was custom-designed to provide for all governmental
operations including police, court, administrative, planning, and building
departments. Subsequent staff growth caused the city to lease space for planning
and building operations within an adjacent office building.
This
analysis was commissioned following our completion of the municipal facilities
master plan to determine the maximum capacity of the city hall building and site
- especially whether the building could be expanded to satisfy all projected
space requirements and adjacencies for administration, planning, and building
department needs. In addition, we projected life cycle cost and benefit
assessments to determine if and when it would be practical to acquire the
adjacent leased office building as a cost-effective means of meeting foreseeable
space needs.
Our
analysis determined it would be more cost effective to acquire the leased office
building if no subsequent additions were completed on the current city hall
within an 8-year time span. City Council subsequently entered into a
lease/purchase agreement with the building owner and acquired the property in
the following year.