Background Information

In 2008, ORW Architecture completed the first Facilities Master Plan for City buildings. View the original report (PDF).

In February 2024, Council approved a personal services agreement with ORW Architecture and their subconsultant McKinstry. ORW’s primary task was to develop and update to the 2008 Facilities Master Plan and McKinstry was tasked with performing a Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) of City owned buildings and provide estimated costs for improvements/lifecycle upgrades.

The condition-assessment information is used to enhance the current asset management database with updated information on heating, ventilation, air conditioning, mechanical, plumbing, structural and roof systems. Understanding the condition and lifecycle of critical components for City facilities will allow staff to be proactive when it comes to budgeting for replacements or upgrades. The FCA was also a driver for ORW in development of the updated Facilities Master Plan.

The focus of the updated plan was to evaluate functionality within each public building and recommend structural changes that could include changing and combining divisions, improving public meeting spaces and customer service locations that may lead to the option to divest selected City owned buildings/properties. The plan update also included a review of the potential development of a consolidated “City/Civic Campus,” that could house all City services and front-facing customer service operations, similar to the 2008 plan.