Presentation

CITY HALL & 
COUNCIL CHAMBERS 
RENOVATIONS
OCTOBER 21, 2025

City Hall – Office Space Needs for the next Five Years
Engineering
RedTree Consulting – Architect
City Hall – Council Chambers Improvements
Public Works, IT, & Development Services

CITY HALL RENOVATIONS
Due to limited space within the existing City Hall building and the need to plan for the next five years, the 
City hired an architect to identify areas for renovation, aiming to create additional office and/or meeting 
space.
The architect focused on 6 areas of the City Hall to create the additional space. Each of the 6 areas are shown 
on the next slides and include preliminary cost estimates for each area as it is assumed that the renovation 
would be done in phases.

AREA NO. 1 – FIRST FLOOR – HUMAN RESOURCES
IMPROVEMENTS
Convert Storage Space into Room 120
Convert Two Storage Rooms into Room 114
Place Two Employees in Room 117

AREA NO. 2 – FIRST FLOOR – FRONT LOBBY
IMPROVEMENTS
Convert Open Space into Office 107
Modify Front Desk

AREA NO. 3 – SECOND FLOOR - ADMINISTRATION
IMPROVEMENTS
Convert Open Space into Room 224
Modify Rooms 217 and 220 to Accommodate Room 224

AREA NO. 4 – SECOND FLOOR - FINANCE 
IMPROVEMENTS
Replace Three Cubes with Two Rooms (203D & 203E)

AREA NO. 5 – SECOND FLOOR - LOUNGE
IMPROVEMENTS
Convert Lounge into Four New Rooms (201A-D)
Room 201A and 201B could be combined to allow 
Three Employees or Conference Room
Relocate Security Door

AREA NO. 6 – FIRST FLOOR – DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
IMPROVEMENTS
Convert Two Offices into Three to add Room 108B

ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE (ROM) 
IMPROVEMENTS
Added 11 Rooms
Lost 3 Cubicles
Lost 3 Storage Rooms
COST ESTIMATE
Asbestos Survey: 
$4,500
Design: 
 
 
$54,400
Construction: 
 
$680,000
FFE*:  
 
 
$60,000
Total (All Areas): 
$798,900
*FFE = Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment

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City Hall – Council Chambers Improvements
COST ESTIMATE
Lower Dais by 6” for better visibility: 
$  29,000
Bullet-proofing the dais 
 
 
 
$  34,000
Carpet around perimeter wall 4’ high: 
$    5,000
Floor carpet (public seating area): 
 
$    6,000
New upholstered chairs:  
 
 
$    9,000
Blinds on the east wall: 
 
 
 
$    3,000
Audio-visual improvements: 
 
 
$220,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total: 
$306,000

Proposed Implementation Schedule:
Phase I (Fiscal Year 2025-2026) City Hall Expansion Activity # 62503 in the amount of $567,000:
  
Architectural Design Services for office space 
 
 
$  54,400
 
Improvements to the Council Chambers: 
 
 
  
 
Lowering the dais by 6” 
 
 
 
$  29,000
Bullet-proofing the dais 
 
 
 
$  34,000
  
 
Acoustic improvements 
 
 
 
$  23,000
  
 
Audio-visual improvements  
 
 
$220,000
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total: 
$360,400 (FY 2025-2026)
Phase II (Fiscal year 2026-2027):
Construction Services (Office space needs) 
 
Total: 
$744,500 (FY 2026-2027)

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