Land Use Working Group Public Works Subcommittee ranks six sites for new municipal campus. Members Rob Almeida, Matt Boger, and Linda Miller, supported by Director Alan Cathcart and Facilities Manager Russ Karlstad, evaluated acreage, accessibility, costs, and infrastructure for each location.
Concord's Municipal Consolidation Subcommittee completes benefits-scoring exercise favoring NewMUNI option. The panel, chaired by Paul Boehm with Mary Hartman as Clerk and Tracey Marano as member, weighted criteria at 45 percent for financial benefits, 30 percent for staff collaboration, 15 percent
Three Concord Land Use Working Group subcommittees near completion of facility consolidation assessments. The Public Works Subgroup, examining a potential new campus at the MCI site, reported preliminary cost estimates of $30 million to $40 million and an 80,000 square foot building requirement on
Concord's Public Safety Subgroup advanced evaluation of five public safety facility options. Members Judith Long, Mark Martines, and Sven Weber, co-chair of the Land Use Working Group, unanimously approved prior minutes and discussed site visits to neighboring Fire and Police departments. The
Concord Land Use subcommittee reviews Walden Woods conservation proposal for public works landfill. The Walden Woods Project, represented by Kathia Anderson, Samantha Corron, Tom McShane, and Anna Winter Rasmussen, presented a proposal to place a conservation restriction over the Public Works
Land Use Working Group consolidation subcommittee adopts standardized cost benchmarks for municipal facility analysis. The Committee, chaired by Paul Boehm and including Tracey Marano and Mary Hartman, established $500 per square foot for renovations and $700 per square foot for new construction,