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ARCHITECTURAL CONSIDERATIONS - SPACE NEEDS PROGRAM Overview The current Lino Lakes Public Works Facility was built in 1971. While the facility has functioned in the past 45 years, the City Council and staff determined that a space needs program be developed to assess the existing, current and future needs. The Space Needs Program captures the conclusions made from the assessment exercise over the last months to express the scale and scope of modifications needed to the facility for both short and long term operational demands. A comparison matrix at the end of this section reflects other Public Works facilities as they relate to the scale of this project. Public works facilities in the Twin Cites metro of Hugo, Shoreview, Otsego, and Hopkins were used as references. While each city's needs and approaches are different, the comparisons can provide additional insight when considering the best fit for the City of Lino Lakes. Space Needs Analysis Approach The space needs reviewed are based on the following assumptions to address the long-term needs of the Public Works Department for the City of Lino Lakes. While other approaches may be pursued, the assumptions indicated in this study represent the facility designs commonly taken by other similar municipalities within the greater region. A. Departments Included within the Facility: This space needs program for the overall Public Works Department includes the streets, utilities, vehicle maintenance and park & recreation operations. This combination of operations creates efficiencies in operations and facilities as many functions overlap and require similar facilities. B. Protection of Equipment: This space needs program provides space for all vehicles and equipment to be stored within the protection of the proposed building. This would include fully heated operational areas as well as partially heated storage areas, depending on the needs of the individual spaces. Much of the current equipment and many vehicles are currently stored outside within the current Public Works site significantly reducing its life -expectancy and increasing maintenance requirements. The space needs program assumes that all equipment and vehicles would be stored within the facility providing reduced life -cycle costs for the equipment and vehicles within the public works department. C. Growth Projections: The space needs program allows room for the anticipated growth needs within the following 20 years at a minimum as is typical for a public facility built to operate for a period approaching 50 years. The City of Lino Lakes is projected by the Metropolitan Council's study to expand in population to 31,100 by 2040, or a growth of 49% from current. The growth built into the space needs program represents only the added staff and equipment that was determined to be needed with the increase in population and associated streets, parks, and utilities. Consequently the building space needs growth is only 14% above the current needs, significantly less than projected population growth. CNH ARCHITECTS 17