To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Gini Pingenot, Director, Open Spaces Department
Prepared By:
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Matt Bixenman, Fairgrounds Site Manager, Open Spaces
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Presenter: Matt Bixenman, Fairgrounds Site Manager, Open Spaces
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Subject:
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2:30 PM *Fairgrounds Event Center Office Renovation
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this session is to present the CIP request for tenant improvements to the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds Event Center Office to the Board for consideration.
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Background and Discussion:
Facility: The original fairgrounds facility was built in 2006 with a small corner of the current office dedicated to employee officing. Over the years, staff has made small tenant improvements to expand office space and improve usability to provide customer service to clients. Most of the space utilized today was originally built as a storage space/room for the Event Center. The small tenant improvements over the last 18 years included adding doors, carpet and cubicle furniture to support staff expansion. The current space is outdated and does not match the level of professionalism that staff strives to provide for our customer base.
The new design will achieve the following:
1.) Provide a more professional space for client interactions;
2.) Improve security for staff through a clear delineation between visitor space and employee space;
3.) Create an official meeting/breakroom/flex space to host staff meetings, lunch breaks, event meetings, etc; and
4.) Address structural settling issues that have occurred over the last two decades.
Interim workspace: During construction, staff will utilize a hybrid schedule with more work from home days. Staff can utilize Lima workstations, and/or utilize onsite space in a conference room if the event schedule allows. Since 2020, our appointment only model has reduced walk-in requests and minimized t...
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