TRAVIS COUNTY CAPITAL FACILITIES STRATEGIC PLAN VERSION 1.1
and Health Clinics. This Strategic Plan also suggests that the Commissioners
Court may wish to locate customer service centers/desks for the Tax Assessor
Collector in each of the satellite and/or precinct offices in the future. 181,000
square feet of space is contained in these facilities in 8 locations. Many of these
sites have sufficient space for facility expansion, at least in the near term.
There are a number that have already had future redevelopment or relocation
discussed with the Commissioners Court.
Existing Owned Facilities
The Strategic Plan provides a general description of 27 facilities that are
categorized according to whether they are general government facilities (8),
court-related facilities (8), satellite facilities (8), or correctional facilities (3).
SPACE PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES
The Strategic Plan identifies critical principles to guide the development of any
projects undertaken to implement the strategic directions outlined in the
document. The “Principles of Strategic Planning” address: collaboration,
maximizing existing owned real estate, parking, expansion space, operational
planning, owning versus leasing, quality standards, space allocation standards
and public scrutiny. In addition, there are “Guidelines for Executing the
Strategic Plan” that should be used in the development of architectural
programs for future County building programs. These guidelines address:
geographic location and relationships, massing or location within a building,
allocation of space, quality of space, and transportation and parking. Formal
adoption of these principles by the Commissioners Court will be an important
step in the review and approval of this Strategic Plan.
PLANNING THE DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
Looking ahead to 2020, the need for additional space will be difficult to meet in
the downtown region due to:
• The increased cost of land downtown;
• The relatively few parcels available to acquire near the existing campus;
• The capitol view corridor statutes that limit future development on
existing County-owned land downtown; and
• An existing shortage of parking spaces for users of the facilities.
Given the above circumstances, the Commissioners Court has endorsed the
concept of developing two County campuses. One downtown campus will
support the courts and have the Historic Courthouse as its anchor. The second
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