In Fiscal Year 2015, the City contracted with CTA Architects and Engineers to prepare a City of Billings Facilities Master Plan.  CTA completed the plan and the findings and recommendations were presented to the City Council in February, 2016.  The City Council approved constructing a Municipal Court hearing room and Legal offices, which have been completed..  Staff began working on the second highest priority in the Facilities Plan; remodeling and expanding the Police Evidence Building (PD 1).  Council approved a preliminary design contract earlier this year and a plan and cost estimates will be available in time for Council to consider them with the FY 2018 budget.  Staff recently recognized that the plan has never been adopted or approved by the City Council, even though implementation activities have been underway for over a year.  Staff requests that the Council adopt the plan before staff commits additional time and money to the plan elements.    

City Council may approve or it may not approve the plan.  Approving it will indicate to the staff that it can and should pursue the Plan recommendations as opportunities arise. 

There is no financial impact from adopting the plan.  However, staff will spend time working on the Plan recommendations and fully implementing the Plan will be costly.  The City Council will be asked to make decisions that have financial consequences as staff develops options for the Council to consider.     

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the 2016 Facilities Master Plan.