Dimensions - Winter 2017 - 3
know l e dge
Achieving
Municipal
Visions
Associate Principal Brian Meade incorporates creative
planning and financing strategies into available options
for municipalities preparing for the future. In this Q&A, he
shares details on the effectiveness of this approach.
Why is there a need for municipalities
to have creative planning and
financing strategies?
Many communities are experiencing population
growth, and coupled with aging building
infrastructure, municipalities are struggling to keep up.
Oklahoma, there were significant operational, security,
They are in need of efficient, updated facilities to serve
and space deficiencies in their municipal facilities, and
their communities. But as they're attempting to prepare
they desired to consolidate assets. The city purchased a
for the future, municipalities often face obstacles
parcel of land for a new facility that can accommodate
with funding and community support. We have been
future expansions. Some of the existing administration
conducting feasibility studies for our clients and
offices were able to remain in previous locations
figuring out how to successfully and cost-effectively
and be renovated instead of being a part of the new
implement change through innovative planning and
construction.
funding strategies.
How effective are these
planning strategies?
What have you learned
from the feasibility studies?
Our feasibility studies include assessment and
The planning strategies we have had the most success
conceptual phases. They often explore whether existing
with focus on maximizing the municipality's resources.
building inventory can be repurposed and if different
In Yukon, Oklahoma, we envisioned a municipal
municipal agencies can be co-located within the same
building that would serve as the center of a new town
building. The goals for combining and co-locating
square development. The master plan included a
facilities include prioritizing staffing efficiencies and
44,000-square-foot municipal building housing 10
critical adjacencies in creative ways to reduce costs.
city departments that were formerly spread out in five
Through this process, we are able to create a customized
different buildings. By co-locating these departments,
conceptual master plan, and evaluate the scope of options
they are able to utilize the same resources and share
and available planning strategies for a municipality's
multiple meeting and training spaces. In Lawton,
present and future.
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