DATE: August 22, 2018
TO: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
FROM: Eric Stuckey, City Administrator
Brad Wilson, Project & Facilities Manager
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Approval To Enter In A Professional Services Agreement With The Architect Workshop For The "City Of Franklin City Hall Programming Report" In An Amount of $137,800.00 Regarding The Development Of A New City Hall. (Job Number 2018-010, COF Contract No. 2018-0154). (08/14/18 WS, 08/28/18 WS)
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Purpose
The purpose of this memorandum it to provide information to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) to consider the approval for the City of Franklin City Administrator and Project Facilities Manager to enter into a Professional Services Agreement regarding developing a City of Franklin City Hall Programming Report regarding a new City Hall facility for the City of Franklin.
Background
Over the years there has been conversations regarding the condition to the existing City Hall and the condition it is in and cost regarding redevelopment and or building a new facility. In order to understand the exercise of doing programming assessment here is a small bit of history. Harpeth Square Mall was developed around 1973 and was anchored by both Caster Knots and the Sears Department Store at each end the facility along with small little mom and pop type units that were between. With the development of other surrounding malls and ways to shop business became slow and eventually the anchoring box stores terminated their lease leaving only a few of the smaller mom and pops. With the building setting mainly empty and the city growing the City of Franklin acquired the old mall around 1980 to 1981 to become The City Hall. Many of the city departments call this tract of property home. Due to the growth of Franklin the City of Franklin Police Headquarters that was busting at the seams moved to a new facility on Columbia Avenue freeing up some space at City Hall. The former PD space though is now being occupied...
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