22.1, Arena New Urban Design El Paso City Council Dec. 6, 2016 Rep. Peter Svarzbein, District 1
Agenda Item • Discussion and acFon direcFng City Manager to incorporate new urban design and historic preservaFon features in the ongoing design and procurement qualificaFons for the 2012 Signature Project-MulFpurpose Arena.
Not Best Design PracFce
Arena Design Best PracFces
HKS HIGHLIGHTS
Master Planning Report (2014)
What We Don’t Want
What We Don’t Want
Urban
PPL Center, Allentown, PA. 2014
PPL-day
PPL at night
PPL at night
PPL-inside
Detroit Arena, ConstrucFon start 2016
Detroit Arena
Overhead
Current RFQ Language • The following are extracts from the RFQ for the MCPAC A&E solicitaFon that specifically address qualificaFons/requirements to address new urban design/mixed use and historical elements: • 1) SecFon 1.2 – SolicitaFon Process – reads in part: Offeror shall be knowledgeable about the following, including best pracFces: (last bullet point) Master Planning and Mixed-Use Projects • (source: city management)
Current RFQ Language, conFnued • 4) Amendment A001 – Exhibit A-2 – Site DescripFon – reads in part: The Project design professionals will be asked to incorporate the following City properFes into the Arena development: (1) the City Fire StaFon located at 314 South Leon Street, which is and will remain operaFonal (west of the footprint area); (2) the closed Fire StaFon #11, a Trost & Trost Building located at the northwest corner of the South Santa Fe Street and West Paisano Drive intersecFon, which has architectural significance; and (3) the Firefighters’ Memorial Park located at 316 West Overland Avenue, which is and will remain open to the public (west of the footprint area). AddiFonally, the Architect should consider incorporaFng unique facades of other exisFng buildings into the design.
Policy ConsideraFons & MoFon Add urban design and historical preservaFon design elements into procurement review criteria for firm selecFon and design;afer firm is selected, direct firm to incorporate new urban design and historical features… DirecFng City Manager to incorporate new urban design and historic preservaFon features in the ongoing design and procurement qualificaFons for the 2012 Signature Project-MulFpurpose Arena.
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