A City Council briefing was held Monday night to update the City Council on the design of the new City Hall and Municipal Campus, approved by voters last May. Since then, a community survey was completed over the summer to gather input on a direction for design, and initial options have been developed following the feedback.
Following a request by the City Council at a meeting last month, the total parking spaces on the new campus was reduced by 67 spaces, to allow for additional greenspace. Council also discussed whether to add a new entrance to the campus off Arapaho Road through the plaza between the Library and new City Hall building. Council supported maintaining entrances/exits located along the west, and south sides of the site without having access to the campus from Arapaho Road.
As the design process continues, the Council is expected to hire Balfour Beatty Construction at its Sept. 25 meeting as the project’s Construction Manager At Risk (CMAR). Balfour Beatty recently completed the Richardson Senior Center Renovation Project, and is the CMAR for the Library Renovation Project, which will maximize coordination between the two projects.
Two more public input meetings are scheduled for October:
Open House 1
Tuesday, Oct. 10
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Richardson City Hall
2360 Campbell Creek Boulevard
Open House 2
Saturday, Oct. 28
10 a.m.-noon
Heights Recreation Center
711 W. Arapaho Road
Council Presentation: Link
New City Hall website: www.cor.net/NewCityHall
