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It is recommended that the attached professional consulting services contract with H&LA be <br /> approved.This expenditure is anticipated and included in the council's 2021 budget. The scope <br /> of services is set forth in the attached documentation, but includes meeting with local <br /> stakeholders and facility tenants, reporting back to the City Council and making specific <br /> recommendations for how the city and the Authority can take steps to achieve greater <br /> utilization of the Civic Center and create plans for achieving highest and best uses of the Civic <br /> Center for several decades to come. <br /> Prior to the pandemic, city staff started an evaluation of ways to better secure the Civic Center. <br /> Since 1980 the standards and expectations for securing and controlling access into <br /> governmental office buildings, and keeping employees safe, have changed significantly.These <br /> issues will be discussed with the consultant, but any plans for improving the security of the <br /> facility need to wait until the "highest and best use" analysis is complete.The consultant will <br /> also consider whether HVAC systems in the Civic Center can be reasonably upgraded to make <br /> the facility more attractive to groups who may be concerned about reducing communicable <br /> disease health risks by improving the handling of indoor air. <br />