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RESOLUTION NO. 86-263
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED December 10, 1986
ADOPTED December 10, 1986
AUTHORIZING A DESIGN COMPETITION FOR A NEW MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
CENTER AND DOWNTOWN PARKING STRUCTURE AND APPOINTING DESIGN COM
PETITION ADVISORY SERVICES AS ARCHITECTURAL ADVISOR
WHEREAS, the adopted Town Plan and the Capital Improvements Program
for the Town of Leesburg call for the redevelopment of the downtown municipal
parking lot into a municipal government center and parking complex; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Leesburg budgets for FY 1986 and FY 1987 have
appropriated $1.075 million dollars to help fund these projects; and
WHEREAS, the manager's office presented a report to the Leesburg Town
Council in May of 1986 which examined the feasibility of developing a new
municipal office/parking complex within the interior block of Market, Loudoun,
King and Wirt Streets; and
WHEREAS, a consulting report prepared by the international planning
and engineering firm, Wilbur Smith & Associates, identified an existing
downtown parking deficit of 140 long-term spaces and an estimated deficit
of 289 long-term spaces and 24 short-term spaces by 1991; and
WHEREAS, the consultant's report recommends a 311-space, three-level
parking structure within the aforementioned interior block and conversion
of the public works shop property on Liberty Street to a surface parking
facility accommodating at least another 120 spaces; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on November 19, 1986, to consider
citizen views and comments with respect to the recommendations contained
in the Wilbur Smith & Associates report; and
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RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING A DESIGN COMPETITION FOR A NEW MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
CENTER AND DOWNTOWN PARKING STRUCTURE AND APPOINTING DESIGN COMPETITION AD-
VISORY SERVICES AS ARCHITECTURAL ADVISOR
WHEREAS, the present 4,700 square foot town office, a former automobile
showroom and garage, was placed in use as the town office in 1969 when the
town's population was under 4,800 residents; and
WHEREAS, the present town office has been through four renovations
and cannot now effectively serve Leesburg's present population of 13,000
residents and nearly eight percent annual growth rate; and
WHEREAS, inadequate office facilities have forced the dispersal of
vital police, engineering, public works and utility functions at four different
locations throughout town resulting in the reduced efficiency and coordination
of these services; and
WHEREAS, by 1988, administrative and legislative space requirements
are estimated to exceed 15,000 square feet and by 1990 nearly 30,000 square
feet; and
WHEREAS, the Old and Historic District has been home for Leesburg's
government since its incorporation in 1758, therefore, construction of a
new municipal office facil£ty downtown reinforces the historic symbolism
and function of the district; and
WHEREAS, the demolition of the current town office, the creatiom of
architecturally compatible in-fill development on Market Street and the
construction of a new landmark quality municipal government center, under
the auspices of a National Endowment for the Arts sponsored design competition,
will enhance Leesburg's downtown architecture and streetscape:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
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RESOLUTION - AUTHORIZING A DESIGN COMPETITION FOR A NEW MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
CENTER AND DOWNTOWN PARKING STRUCTURE AND APPOINGING DESIGN COMPETITION AD-
VISORY SERVICES AS ARCHITECTURAL ADVISOR
A National Endowment for the Arts grant in the amount of $34,100 is
accepted and the manger is authorized to execute a contract, on behalf
of the town, with Design Competition Advisory Services for a professional
fee of $11,000 to manage and advise the town in the conduct of a design
competition for a new downtown municipal government center and parking com-
plex to be located within the interior block of Market, Loudoun, King and
Wirt,Streets. This Council shall consider and approve the design compe-
tition program and jury selection.
PASSED this 10th day of
ATTEST:
Clerk of C~uncil ·
December _ , 1986.
Robert E. Sevila, Mayor.
Town of Leesburg