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City of Mount Vernon Fire Station #1/Civic Campus Charrette for South Kincaid Subarea Plan Minutes from September 20, 2017 City Planner Rebecca Lowell kicked off the meeting at 5:00 p.m. Attached is a sign-in sheet listing those present at this charrette. Presentation from MAKERS on the Fire Station #1 Charrette: Brandon Herman from MAKERS provided a power point presentation. This presentation is attached to these minutes. Comments/Questions: Following the overview of existing conditions and description the charrette participants were asked to work together to identify an appropriate site, configure a layout and document their reasoning for both Fire Station #1 and a new civic campus. Accompanying theses minutes are copies of the ideas created by the participants. The charrette was concluded at 7:10 p.m. SOUTH KINCAID SUBAREA PLAN FIRE STATION 1 CHARRETTE CHARRETTE AGENDA • INTRODUCTIONS • RECAP SOUTH KINCAID SUBAREA PLAN • DESCRIBE FS1 BACKGROUND & CURRENT CONDITIONS • HIGHLIGHT NEW FS1 NEEDS & CURRENT DESIGN TRENDS • MAPPING EXERCISE 1 • MAPPING EXERCISE 2 GOALS FOR THIS CHARRETTE • EXPLORE SUBAREA / SITE CONSTRAINTS & OPPORTUNITIES • BETTER UNDERSTAND FIRE STATION SIZING, LAYOUT, AND SITING OPTIONS • CONSIDER IDEAL LOCATIONS FOR A NEW STATION • DEVELOP IDEAS FOR NEW STATION CONFIGURATION • LOCATE COMPATIBLE USES DESIRED IN THE AREA • DEVELOP CONCEPTS FOR A CIVIC CAMPUS PROJECT SCHEDULE Project Kickoff Inventory & Analysis Community Workshop 1 Fire Station Charrette Alternatives & Evaluation Community Workshop 2 Preferred Concept Recommendation Refinement Recommendations & Report  NE ST COUNTY SKAGIT SHERIFF MULTIMODAL STATION SKAGIT LINCOLN COUNTY THEATRE SUPERIOR COURT KINCAID ST E R RED APPLE INT I V MARKET ER BROADWAY ST STA R CITY HALL FIRE STATION 1 I T TE G ALFCO 5 CITY SITE LIBRARY A SNOQUALMIE ST K CIVIC CAMPUS S PUBLIC WORKS MILWAUKEE ST CELTIC ARTS SECTION ST T 2ND ST CLEVELAND AVE 3RD ST TS HARRISON ST 1S POST ADES OFFICE AMTRAK CASC PARK ST SCHENK PACKING W HAZEL ST H ST H ST INTERVIEWS & WORKSHOP 1 FINDINGS • THE CITY HALL, FIRE STATION 1, LIBRARY, AND PUBLIC WORKS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED TO CREATE A CIVIC CAMPUS AND HELP CATALYZE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE SUBAREA. • MIXED-USE, MIXED-INCOME INFILL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE A PRIORITY—3-5 STORIES. • INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREATER RESIDENTIAL DENSITY. • INCREASE BICYCLE PATHS AND WALKABILITY—ESPECIALLY CONNECTIONS TO DOWNTOWN. • MORE PARKING IS NEEDED—A PARKING GARAGE COULD BE A GOOD SOLUTION. • DESIGN SPACE FOR COMMUNITY GATHERING AND FESTIVALS. • INCREASE OPEN SPACE—PLAZAS AND POCKET PARKS. • CREATE A CIVIC PLAZA TO LINK WITH DOWNTOWN. • A HOTEL IS NEEDED. • EXPAND RIVER WALK PARK INTO THE SUBAREA. • TURN SOUTH KINCAID INTO A GATEWAY BOULEVARD. HOW FS1 SUPPORTS THE SUBAREA PLAN • CREATES AN “ANCHOR” FOR THE AREA • IMPROVES SAFETY AND PUBLIC CONFIDENCE • PROVIDES SUPPORT TO DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS  E R I V R CITY HALL FIRE STATION 1 I T CITY LIBRARY G A K S CIVIC CAMPUS FIRE DEPARTMENT MISSION & VISION MISSION “TO PROTECT THE LIVES, PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT OF MOUNT VERNON AND TO MINIMIZE LOSSES WHEN EMERGENCIES OCCUR.” VISION “MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE” FIRE STATION 1 BY THE NUMBERS • YEAR CONSTRUCTED 1964 • 2016 CALL VOLUME 2025 • NUMBER OF PERSONNEL PER SHIFT 3 • NUMBER OF VEHICLES 4 • SERVICE AREA (SQ MILES) 3 (DOWNTOWN, WEST MV, I-5) • SERVICE POPULATION VARIABLE • 10-YEAR POPULATION GROWTH 35% SERVICE AREA MAIN FS1 SHORTFALLS • FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE • NO SECURITY AREA (FENCING, OR BUFFER ZONE) • INADEQUATE HOUSING SPACE FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL • NO ABILITY TO CO-LOCATE A UNIT FROM CENTRAL VALLEY AMBULANCE IMPROVING EMS RESPONSE TIME • INADEQUATE TRAINING FACILITIES • INADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS • LACKING SPACE FOR PUBLIC FIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION • NO ABILITY TO HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS, MEETINGS, OR TRAINING • INTERIOR DOORS DO NOT CLOSE OR SEAL, EXHAUST ENTERS WORKING AND LIVING AREA • APPARATUS BAY DOORS ARE NARROW AND NOT TALL ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE MODERN FIRE APPARATUS • LENGTH OF THE STATION BAY CANNOT ACCOMMODATE 100’ LADDER APPARATUS • APPARATUS MUST BACK INTO THE STATION INCREASING THE RISK OF AN ACCIDENT FS1 NEEDS • 15,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY • 5 THROUGH APPARATUS BAYS • MAINTENANCE BAY • SPACE FOR 100’ LADDER TRUCK • PROXIMITY TO ARTERIAL STREETS • COMPATIBLE ADJACENT LAND USES • IMPROVED LIVING QUARTERS • COMMUNITY SPACE • PERSONNEL TRAINING SPACE • (?) PARKING SPACES FS1 COST & FUNDING SOURCE • ~$9-10 MILLION • FUNDED THROUGH A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND • VOTER APPROVED 30-YEAR CONSTRUCTION LOAN • THE CITY’S DEBT CAPACITY IS ~$66 MILLION • FIRE STATION BOND WOULD ONLY REQUIRE 18% • ON THE BALLOT AUGUST 8, 2018? FIRE STATION SPACE TYPES • APPARATUS BAYS • FIRE FIGHTING AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES ARE STORED • APPARATUS BAY SUPPORT AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE • INDUSTRIAL SPACES WHERE VEHICLES ARE CLEANED, MAINTAINED, AND STORED • ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAINING AREAS • OFFICES, DISPATCH FACILITIES, TRAINING AND CONFERENCE ROOMS, COMMUNITY SPACES • RESIDENTIAL AREAS • DORM ROOMS, DAY ROOMS, KITCHEN, BATHROOMS, FITNESS SPACES, OUTDOOR AREAS Typical Program TYPICAL FIRE STATION PROGRAM 7KHIROORZLQJSURJUDPHOHPHQWVDUHFRPPRQLQPRVW5HGPRQGÀUHVWDWLRQV),*85(LOOXVWUDWHVDQH[DPSOHOD\RXW DGDSWHGIURPWKHÀUVWÁRRURI)LUH6WDWLRQ KITCHEN/ DINING/ Spaces for meal preparation, food storage, and recreation while on shift. DAY ROOM SLEEPING ROOMS Dormitory-style bedrooms and restrooms/showers. Sleeping rooms are typically furnished AND RESTROOMS with assigned lockers and blackout curtains; they should be acoustically isolated from noise as much as possible. LAUNDRY Laundry facilities for bedding, uniforms, and personal items. A separate laundry facility is LGHDOO\SURYLGHGIRUGHFRQWDPLQDWLRQRIHTXLSPHQWDQGXQLIRUPV FITNESS ROOM $KLJKTXDOLW\ÀWQHVVURRPZLWKVWUHQJWKWUDLQLQJDQGFDUGLRHTXLSPHQWLVQHHGHGWRDOORZ IMAGE 10. FS 11 Kitchen FIRE FACILITIES ÀUHÀJKWHUVWRH[HUFLVHEHWZHHQFDOOV PUBLIC LOBBY A public-facing space. If unmanned, the building entrance at this public lobby is locked, EXWIXUQLVKHGZLWKDQLQWHUFRPWKURXJKZKLFKDUHVLGHQWFDQFRQWDFWDQRQGXW\ÀUHÀJKWHU OFFICES & 3ULYDWHRIÀFHVIRURIÀFHUVIRUPDQDJHPHQWDQGFRDFKLQJDFWLYLWLHVDQGVKDUHG 29 REPORT DESK ZRUNVWDWLRQVIRUÀUHÀJKWHUVWRFRPSOHWHSDSHUZRUNRUFRPSXWHUEDVHGWUDLQLQJ6RPHÀUH REDMOND FACILITIES STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PLAN VWDWLRQVKDYHDQRIÀFHZKLFKRSHUDWHVDVDSROLFHVXEVWDWLRQ STORAGE )LUHÀJKWHUVDQG(06KDYHVXEVWDQWLDOVWRUDJHUHTXLUHPHQWVIRUPHGLFDOVXSSOLHVSHUVRQDO SURWHFWLRQHTXLSPHQW 33( WUDLQLQJSURSVDQGHTXLSPHQWVWRUDJH$GGLWLRQDOVWRUDJH UHTXLUHPHQWVLQFOXGHEXLOGLQJPDLQWHQDQFHHTXLSPHQWDQGVXSSOLHV$VWRUDJHVKRUWDJH ZDVLGHQWLÀHGDVV\VWHPZLGHLVVXH IMAGE 11. Sleeping Room With Lockers and Desk at FS 17 HOSE TOWER A hose tower is several stories tall and used for the cleaning and drying of water hoses. It LVW\SLFDOO\HTXLSSHGZLWKDPHWDOJUDWHGVWDLUFDVHZLQFKHVWRKDQJWKHKRVHVDQGÁRRU drains. In many stations it is also used for training exercises. APPARATUS BAYS )LUHÁHHWYHKLFOHV DSSDUDWXV DQG(06YHKLFOHVPXVWEHVWRUHGLQDQHQFORVHGJDUDJH VSDFHZLWKH[KDXVWYHQWVÁRRUGUDLQVDQGHOHFWULFDOVHUYLFHIRU(06YHKLFOHV,GHDOO\WKH ED\VDUHFRQÀJXUHGWRDOORZ´SXOOWKURXJKµDFFHVV DECON A decontamination area with a shower, boot wash, and a direct entrance from the outside to avoid tracking contaminants into the rest of the station. BUNKER STORAGE/ +HDWHGVSDFHIRUHDFKÀUHÀJKWHUWRGU\DQGVWRUH33(6SDFHVKRXOGEHSURWHFWHGIURP DRYING ROOM 89OLJKWZKLFKGHJUDGHVHTXLSPHQW IMAGE 12. Public Lobby at FS 17 EXAMPLE SPATIAL CONFIGURATION Patio Kitchen Public Fitness Room Lobby Decon Dining / Dayroom Report Desk Police Substation Company Bunker 2IÀFHU·V Storage Storage / Apparatus Bays 2IÀFH Drying Room Restrooms & Showers Laundry Storage Crew Workstations Maintenance 0HGLFDO6HUYLFH2IÀFHU·V Equipment Sleeping Rooms 2IÀFH 6OHHSLQJ5RRP Hose Tower Sleeping Rooms LEGEND Crew 2IÀFHV Public Storage Special Functions N Building Support 0' 10' 40' Circulation FIRE STATION DESIGN TRENDS • PERFORMANCE-FORWARD FIRE STATION DESIGN • PERSONNEL TRAINING FACILITIES • CO-LOCATION WITH OTHER CIVIC SERVICES • FOCUS ON COMMUNITY • GREEN DESIGN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS HUNTERS POINT, NEW YORK PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ISSAQUAH HIGHLANDS, WASHINGTON FIRE STATION 20, SEATTLE FIRE STATION 32, SEATTLE TWO PHASES TO TONIGHTS CHARRETTE MAPPING EXERCISE 1 • LOCATING THE BEST SITE WITHIN THE SUBAREA FOR A NEW FIRE STATION MAPPING EXERCISE 2 • CIVIC CAMPUS PROGRAMMING & CONFIGURATION MAPPING EXERCISE 1 GOALS • LOCATE AN APPROPRIATE SITE FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION • DECIDE WHAT OTHER FUNCTIONS, IF ANY, SHOULD BE LOCATED NEAR THE FIRE STATION SITING CONSIDERATIONS • WHICH SITE WILL PROVIDE THE BEST ACCESS? • HOW DOES THE 100-YEAR FLOOD ZONE AFFECT SITING? • WILL THE FIRE STATION HAVE A 1 OR 2-STORY CONFIGURATION? • SHOULD IT BE CO-LOCATED WITH OTHER CIVIC FUNCTIONS? • DOES THE CONCEPT: • PROMOTE OCCUPANT QUALITY OF LIFE? • MAINTAIN A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT? • ENSURE FLEXIBILITY? MAPPING EXERCISE 1 GUIDELINES • BREAK INTO GROUPS • READ INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED AT EACH TABLE • USE MARKERS TO SKETCH IDEAS ONTO MAPS • LABEL SITE FEATURES • PLACE SCALED GAME PIECES WHERE DEEMED APPROPRIATE • USE SCISSORS TO DIVIDE PIECES TO BETTER FIT SITE, IF NEEDED • FACILITATORS WILL HELP GUIDE A MEANINGFUL DISCUSSION • ONE SPEAKER AT A TIME; RESPECT OTHERS OPINION • RECONVENE TO PRESENT CONCEPTS FROM EACH GROUP •REMEMBER: THERE ARE NO BAD IDEAS!!! MAPPING EXERCISE 1 MATERIALS _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF FIRE STATION SITE 15, 625 SF • BASE MAP _______________ 5,000 SF _______________ 5,000 SF _______________ 5,000 SF LIBRARY 5,000 SF • TRACE PAPER _______________ _______________ LIBRARY LIBRARY 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF • MARKERS FIRE STATION SITE 15, 625 SF • POST-IT NOTES _______________ _______________ LIBRARY LIBRARY 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF • SCISSORS _______________ 5,000 SF _______________ 5,000 SF FIRE STATION 5,000 SF GROUND FLOOR ESSENTIAL FIRE STATION SITE • GAME PIECES 15, 625 SF _______________ _______________ FIRE STATION 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF GROUND FLOOR ESSENTIAL _______________ _______________ FIRE STATION 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF FIRE STATION SITE 15, 625 SF _______________ _______________ POCKET PARK 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 6,000 SF MAPPING EXERCISE 1 EXAMPLE RESULTS • LOCATE AN APPROPRIATE SITE FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION • DECIDE WHAT OTHER FUNCTIONS, IF ANY, SHOULD BE LOCATED NEAR THE FIRE STATION MAPPING EXERCISE 2 GOALS • CREATE A MULTIFUNCTIONAL CIVIC CAMPUS • CONNECT THE CAMPUS TO THE SURROUNDING SUBAREA NEWPORT BEACH CITY HALL, CA PHOENIX CIVIC CAMPUS, AZ SEATTLE CITY HALL PLAZA, WA CONFIGURATION CONSIDERATIONS • BUILD ON EXERCISE 1 RESULTS • SHOULD THE LIBRARY STAY ON SITE OR MOVE ELSEWHERE? • WHAT OTHER KINDS OF USES SHOULD BE LOCATED ON SITE? • WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO ORGANIZE USES? • HOW BEST TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY? • WHERE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SPACE OPPORTUNITIES? MAPPING EXERCISE GUIDELINES • USE MARKERS AND GAME PIECES TO DESIGN A CIVIC CAMPUS • LABEL SITE FEATURES • IDEAS SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY • RECONVENE TO PRESENT CONCEPTS FROM EACH GROUP •REMEMBER: THERE ARE NO BAD IDEAS!!! MAPPING EXERCISE 2 MATERIALS _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF FIRE STATION SITE 15, 625 SF • BASE MAP _______________ 5,000 SF _______________ 5,000 SF _______________ 5,000 SF LIBRARY 5,000 SF • TRACE PAPER _______________ _______________ LIBRARY LIBRARY 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF • MARKERS FIRE STATION SITE 15, 625 SF • POST-IT NOTES _______________ _______________ LIBRARY LIBRARY 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF • SCISSORS _______________ 5,000 SF _______________ 5,000 SF FIRE STATION 5,000 SF GROUND FLOOR ESSENTIAL FIRE STATION SITE • GAME PIECES 15, 625 SF _______________ _______________ FIRE STATION 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF GROUND FLOOR ESSENTIAL _______________ _______________ FIRE STATION 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 5,000 SF FIRE STATION SITE 15, 625 SF _______________ _______________ POCKET PARK 5,000 SF 5,000 SF 6,000 SF MAPPING EXERCISE 2 EXAMPLE RESULTS • CREATE A MULTIFUNCTIONAL CIVIC CAMPUS • CONNECT THE CAMPUS TO THE SURROUNDING SUBAREA NEXT STEPS Project Kickoff Inventory & Analysis Community Workshop 1 Fire Station Charrette Alternatives & Evaluation Community Workshop 2 Preferred Concept Recommendation Refinement Recommendations & Report  SOUTH KINCAID SUBAREA PLAN FIRE STATION & CIVIC CAMPUS CHARRETTE  CO-OP ST MA IN ST MO 1 ST NTG ST OM L ERY R’S M K P ST 2ND FARME ARK A R ST K 3RD WA ET WG ATE S ST RIVER EDGEWATER PARK MYR T LE S T DOWNTOWN PIN E ST SKAGIT COUNTY SKAGIT SHERIFF MULTIMODAL STATION SKAGIT LINCOLN COUNTY THEATRE SUPERIOR COURT KINCAID ST E R RED APPLE INT I V MARKET ER BROADWAY ST STA R CITY HALL FIRE STATION 1 I T TE G ALFCO 5 CITY SITE LIBRARY A SNOQUALMIE ST K CIVIC CAMPUS S PUBLIC WORKS MILWAUKEE ST CELTIC ARTS SECTION ST T 2ND ST CLEVELAND AVE 3RD ST TS HARRISON ST 1S POST ADES OFFICE AMTRAK CASC PARK ST SCHENK PACKING W HAZEL ST 6TH ST 7TH ST Figure 1. Location of Fire Station 1 and Civic Campus in the subarea.  3 SOUTH KINCAID CHAPTER THREE SUBAREA PLAN PUBLIC OUTREACH & RESULTS Fire Station & Civic Campus Charrette “To Protect the Lives, Property and Environment of Mount Vernon and to minimize losses when emergencies occur..” - Mount Vernon Fire Department Vision PROCESS The City of Mount Vernon has prioritized the development of a new Fire Station 1 to replace the current functionally obsolete FIRE facility (Figure 2). The charrette provided an opportunity for CITY HALL STATION 1 key stakeholders, including the Fire Chief and staff, City Council members, Mayor, and planning department to: ++ Explore subarea site constraints and opportunities. ++ Better understand fire station sizing, layout, and siting options. ++ Consider ideal locations for a new station using baseline square footage requirements and established siting parameters. LIBRARY ++ Develop ideas for the new station configuration. ++ Site compatible uses desired in the area. ++ Create a vision for a civic campus, including programming and configuration. Results will help guide the overall vision and recommendations in support of the South Kincaid Subarea Plan. Figure 2. Fire Station 1 context. Figure 3. Fire Station 1 siting exercise. 4 CHAPTER THREE SOUTH KINCAID PUBLIC OUTREACH & RESULTS SUBAREA PLAN FIRE STATION 1 BACKGROUND The City’s vision for its historic downtown, waterfront, and surrounding areas, including the South Kincaid Subarea, Fire Station 1 was constructed in 1964 and the facility has includes new multi-story mixed-use buildings and adaptive exceeded its useful service life. Except for minor changes, the reuse of existing character structures. For Fire Station 1 to Station has had only routine maintenance. It does not meet meet the current and future demands of Mount Vernon, the modern industry standards for energy, efficiency, and fire following configuration needs have been identified: safety and lacks appropriate security for overnight crews. When the Station was constructed the call volume for the City was ++ 15,000 square foot facility approximately 500 calls for service per year. In 2016 Station ++ Five apparatus bays with space for the 100' ladder truck 1 fielded 2,025 calls. In addition, the City has transitioned from a primary volunteer agency to a career department. The ++ Improved living quarters increase in staffing and call volume has outpaced the Station's ++ Community space original design and construction intent. Additional functional ++ Personnel training space shortfalls include: ++ Proximity to arterial streets ++ Insufficient space to house the 100 foot ladder truck ++ Unrestricted site access required to serve multi-story units ++ Safe sight distances to adjacent roadways ++ Insufficient length and number of apparatus bays ++ Compatible adjacent land uses ++ Constrained Station site ++ Lack of security ++ Inadequate space to house additional personnel FINDINGS ++ Inadequate training facilities Charrette participants were given an overview of existing conditions and description regarding how this effort folds ++ No co-location space for other emergency response units into the subarea plan process. They were then asked to work ++ Lack of community and education space together to identify an appropriate site, configure a layout, ++ Inadequate interior ventilation and document their reasoning. Ideas were recorded on maps using the scaled game pieces, markers, and sticky notes (see Fire Station 1 serves the critical downtown area—historic Appendix B). The following themes emerged from the charrette, buildings, businesses, visitors, residents, commuters, and many of which were of consensus among the working groups: high-risk infrastructure (railway and water treatment facility). Placing a ladder truck adjacent to the downtown, which can ++ Fire Station 1 should be co-located with other civic uses, serve multi-story and historic buildings lacking fire protection, including critically needed open space is critical. ++ The civic campus should include opportunities for private A new station will improve efficiency for the Fire Chief, Fire investment, where applicable Marshal, and administrative staff by eliminating commuting ++ The civic campus should be designed with intent so that it time from Station 2. In addition, it will provide a convenient may function as a community amenity means for the public to access the Fire Department during ++ Additional proposed programming for the civic campus permitting, new construction, or other City business. included structured parking, mixed-use residential, park space, and a new library ++ Because of the slightly undersized lot requirements for a new station, a multi-story structure should be considered to fit within neighborhood context and small lots. ++ Ideas for adjacent compatible land uses included park/ open space, parking structure, community space, and mixed use multistory units. ++ Many participants identified the parking lot to the south of the library as an ideal site for the new station. As part of a civic campus, the new station should explore re-purposing the current Public Works site, if Public Works was relocated to a re-purposed or rebuilt Station 1.  5 SOUTH KINCAID CHAPTER THREE SUBAREA PLAN PUBLIC OUTREACH & RESULTS Figure 4. Example Fire Station 1 mapping exercise results. Figure 5. Fire Station 1 group mapping exercises on display. 6 CHAPTER THREE SOUTH KINCAID PUBLIC OUTREACH & RESULTS SUBAREA PLAN CIVIC CAMPUS VISIONING ++ The library should be relocated to the City owned parcel just west of the civic campus, or to the surface parking lot The civic campus consists of an approximately 2.5-acre City- to the northeast. owned parcel cluster that currently houses City Hall, Public Works, Fire Station 1, a parking lot, and the public library (Figure ++ There were several concepts for the current library site, 1). Depending on where future site functions are located, including structured parking, mixed-use, park, and a new reconfiguration and reuse scenarios are likely, each of which multistory public library. should re-imagine the civic campus as the cultural center of These concepts will be incorporated into the subarea the subarea. Participants were asked to consider the following: alternatives for public comment during Community Workshop 2. ++ Should a new public library stay on site or be relocated elsewhere? ++ What is the best way to organize spaces to reflect a civic campus configuration? NEXT STEPS The next step of the planning process is to create several ++ How best to connect the campus with the surrounding alternatives to evaluate during Community Workshop 2. These community? alternatives will reflect ideas gathered during stakeholder ++ Where best to provide public space opportunities to and community sessions, including the Fire Station 1 and strengthen the connections? Civic Campus Charrette as well as findings from the existing conditions analysis. Each of the concepts will present a different ‘kit of parts’ and attendees will be encouraged to pick and FINDINGS choose the best and worst ideas for inclusion in a ‘preferred’ concept. This concept will then be further developed into a Charrette participants were asked to imagine how best to draft Subarea Plan. collocate current uses and what new programming, if any, could add to a robust and active community civic campus. Many of the concepts carried over from the Fire Station 1 siting exercise, which took place prior to the civic campus exercise. The following themes for the civic campus emerged: ++ The new Fire Station 1 should be located at the site of the current library parking lot and include the current site of Public Works. ++ Public Works should relocate to the current site of Station 1, adjoining City Hall. Figure 6. Presenting results from the civic campus group mapping exercise.  7 SOUTH KINCAID CHAPTER THREE SUBAREA PLAN PUBLIC OUTREACH & RESULTS Figure 7. Example Civic campus mapping exercise results. Figure 8. Civic campus mapping exercise groups. Figure 9. Presenting group concepts for the civic campus.  SOUTH KINCAID SUBAREA PLAN APPENDIX A 9 Appendix A - Sign-In Sheets Figure 10. Fire station 1 group mapping exercise.  SOUTH KINCAID SUBAREA PLAN APPENDIX B 11 Appendix B - Fire Station 1 Mapping Exercise GROUP 1 GROUP 2  SOUTH KINCAID 12 APPENDIX B SUBAREA PLAN GROUP 3 GROUP 4  SOUTH KINCAID SUBAREA PLAN APPENDIX B 13 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 Figure 11. Fire Station 1 group mapping exercise  SOUTH KINCAID SUBAREA PLAN APPENDIX C 15 Appendix C - Civic Campus Visioning Exercise GROUP 1 GROUP 2  SOUTH KINCAID 16 APPENDIX C SUBAREA PLAN GROUP 3 GROUP 4  SOUTH KINCAID SUBAREA PLAN APPENDIX C 17 GROUP 5 GROUP 6