Facilities Study Task Force

Meetings

  • 3:30 to 5:30 pm
  • 3rd Tuesday of each month
  • Via Cisco WebEx

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

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Members

  • Gillian Rosenquist, Council Member, Chair
  • Andy Johnson, Planning Commission
  • Sara Barrow, Member
  • Karen Boehne, Member
  • Gary Cohen, Member
  • Marc Meirovitz, Member
  • Becky Sanders, Member
  • Cameron Selmer, Member
  • Kathryn Simpson, Member
  • Brian Smith, Member
  • Tierre Webter, Member

Overview

The Facilities Study Task Force is working with the City's architectural consultant and a staff steering committee to provide insight and feedback for the facilities study discussion.

Membership

The Task Force is comprised of 10 stakeholders, including:

  • property owners and renters from different geographic locations within the city with diverse backgrounds and ages and varied tenure in the community
  • business community members representing a large employer, a small business, and an institution or non-profit
  • one City Council and one Planning Commission representative to chair the Task Force and provide a land-use perspective.
  • at-large members who do not meet the above criteria or fit into one of the categories but who provide a unique and valuable perspective to the discussion

Guiding Principles

  • Demonstrate planning that fulfills City goals for sustainability, resilience, and water and energy efficiency.
  • Demonstrate to the public the value of each of the key City services.
  • Establish a framework for long-term development with defined thresholds for periodic investment.
  • Increase equity in service delivery and in Golden Valley civic workplaces.
  • Integrate Golden Valley’s vision, values, and mission into project planning principles.
  • Use a transparent, well-documented process with open communication, community, and stakeholder dialogue.

Goals & Objectives

  • Develop a long-term plan for developing new facilities, relocating public works, and to potentially open a portion of the current site to private investment.
  • Balance implementation with debt management.
  • Build on the guidance of the Downtown Study for development of the NE Quadrant.
  • Keep City Hall downtown to support civic, social, and business activity.
  • Address critical space deficiencies and accommodate projected evolutions of operations and service delivery.
  • Explore co-locations for efficiency, value, and impact.
  • Facilitate Fire Department transition from three-station paid on-call model to a two-station duty crew model for 24/7 service to address facility, operational, and safety deficiencies.
  • Provide support and training spaces to enhance Police Department processing, operations, preparedness, and community outreach.
  • Consolidate Public Works into a single location off site from the Civic Campus to improve efficiency, accommodate contemporary vehicles and equipment, and facilitate service delivery.
  • Establish clear thresholds for phased investment and implementation, prioritized for near-term critical issues and aligned with the long-term vision.
  • Integrate community and stakeholder outreach to inform project goals and priorities.