VETERAN’S MEMORIAL BUILDING

COMMUNITY FACILITIES
PRE-FLOOD
SITE: BUILDING:
N VETERAN’S MEMORIAL BUILDING
= SITE

EXISTING UNDERGROUND PARKING = USABLE SPACE: 90,718 SF

PARKING = AUDITORIUM: 31,162 SF

Ave
1s t
TOTAL : 121,880 SF
516 OF PARKING SPACES NEEDED
- 127 OF ALLOWABLE SPACES
389 OF TOTAL PARKING DEFICIENCY LEVEL+4 MEZZANINE
SQUARE FEET: 1,571
e
d Av
2n
SITE SUMMARY:

Located on the municipal May’s Island,

the Veteran’s Memorial Building of
Cedar Rapids is surrounded by water LEVEL+7
Ave and necessary support infrastructure. SQUARE FEET: 2,868
3rd
Due to the historical nature of the
LEVEL+6
building, and site constraints, the SQUARE FEET: 2,876
structure is not readily expandable for
VETERAN’S MEMORIAL current space requirements/needs. LEVEL+5
BUILDING / COMPLEX SQUARE FEET: 2,839
NOT TO SCALE

LEVEL+4
SQUARE FEET: 8,333
BUILDING LEVEL+3
SQUARE FEET: 10,224
INFORMATION: LEVEL+2
SQUARE FEET: 11,937
The Veteran’s Memorial Building provided a central location for many city services prior to the Flood of 2008. The
building, however, prevented expansion of many program and departmental spaces due to its site constraints and LEVEL+1
historic nature. At the heart of the building lies expansive public event spaces, which can affect the operation of internal SQUARE FEET: 28,478
service departments and necessary space adjacencies. To encroach on the public event spaces with internal space
needs would be a detriment to the historic nature of the structure.

AUDITORIUM
SQUARE FEET: 31,162

LEVEL -1
SQUARE FEET: 11,745
LEVEL -2
constructed
1928
SQUARE FEET: 41,009

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 VETERAN’S MEMORIAL BUILDING
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
POST-FLOOD
SITE: BUILDING:
N VETERAN’S MEMORIAL BUILDING
(Damaged) = SITE

= USABLE SPACE: 36,884 SF

EXISTING UNDERGROUND PARKING
= AUDITORIUM: 31,162 SF
Ave
1s t
PARKING = USABLE SPACE: 53,834 SF
(NON CRITICAL FUNCTION
& FLOOD OF 2008 EXTENTS)
516 OF PARKING SPACES NEEDED TOTAL : 121,880 SF
e -127 OF ALLOWABLE SPACES
d Av 389 OF TOTAL PARKING DEFICIENCY *
2n

PARKING SUMMARY:

Ave The parking structure and green

3rd space on May’s Island suffered yet
unconfirmed damage. Alternatives
for parking facilities located on May’s
VETERAN’S MEMORIAL Island may need to be implemented if
BUILDING / COMPLEX city services return to this structure.
NOT TO SCALE

* Final parking deficiency total

dependent on structural assessment
POST-FLOOD
CONSIDERATIONS:
The below-grade and ground levels of the Veteran’s Memorial Building are at the greatest risk for damage due to future
flood events. As May’s Island and the Veteran’s Memorial Building are not protected by flood mitigation technology
along the Cedar River, the building carries an inherent risk for future occupants. The planned flood mitigation strategies
designed to protect the greater Cedar Rapids Area may in fact increase flood event damage on May’s Island as water is
channeled through and away from the urban core.

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 VETERAN’S MEMORIAL BUILDING
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
A RETURN TO PRE-FLOOD CONDITIONS WITH
FLOOD MITIGATION & CODE UPGRADES
- SAME PROGRAM NO GROWTH FUNCTIONS:
SPACE/PROGRAM USES EXISTING PROGRAMS WILL NOT FIT BACK
PRE-FLOOD: INTO “NON-FLOODED” SPACE

36,884 S.F.
PERCENT SQUARE
OF BUILDING FOOTAGE USABLE SPACE

90,718 S.F.
1.89 %
5.34 %
1.38 %
2,310 SF
6,511 SF
1,686 SF
City Attorney’s Office
City Auditor
City Clerk’s Office
30.3%
2.67 % 3,252 SF City Council
2.27 % 2,767 SF City Manager’s Office/Council

53,834 S.F. 31,162 S.F.

PRIMARY 1.83 % 2,232 SF Community Development USABLE SPACE
SERVICES 2.42 % 2,947 SF Conference/Training NON-CRITICAL
2.43 % 2,958 SF Human Resources
1.71 % 2,088 SF Information Technology FUNCTION
1.00 %
0.87 %
0.97 %
1,227 SF
1,063 SF
1,183 SF
Purchasing
Treasurer
Veteran’s Memorial
44.2%
Commission
49.62 % 60,494 SF Ancillary & Support Spaces
25.60 % 31,162 SF Auditorium AUDITORIUM

25.5%
100% 121,880 SF TOTAL

TOTAL COST OF PRIMARY COST

TOTAL
CONSTRUCTION: FUNDING SOURCES: COMPONENTS:

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 VETERAN’S MEMORIAL BUILDING
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
B RETURN PRE-FLOOD CONDITIONS WITH FLOOD MITIGATION, CODE
UPGRADES, & EXTENSIVE MECHANICAL/FUNCTIONAL UPGRADES -
WITH PROGRAM GROWTH
FUNCTIONS:
CONFIGURATION 01 CONFIGURATION 02
36,884 SF OF LEASABLE SPACE
Here are two ways to use it: Leasable Space
CONFIGURATION 01 SQUARE PERCENT 32,449 SF Leasable Space
FOOTAGE OF BUILDING 36,884 SF
City Council 3,252 SF 2.67 %
City Council
Veteran’s Memorial Commission 1,183 SF 0.97 %
3,252 SF
Leasable Space 32,449 SF 26.62 %
Leasable for Non-Critical Functions 53,834 SF 44.17 %
Veteran’s Commission
Auditorium 31,162 SF 25.57%
1,183 SF
TOTAL 121,880 SF 100%

Leasable Space for Leasable Space for

Non-Critical Functions Non-Critical Functions
53,834 SF 53,834 SF
CONFIGURATION 02 SQUARE PERCENT
FOOTAGE OF BUILDING
Leasable Space 36,884 SF 30.26 %
Leasable for Non-Critical Functions 53,834 SF 44.17 %
Auditorium 31,162 SF 25.57 % Auditorium Auditorium
TOTAL 121,880 SF 100% 31,162 SF 31,162 SF

TOTAL COST OF PRIMARY COST

CONSTRUCTION: FUNDING SOURCES: COMPONENTS:

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 CITY SERVICES CENTER
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
CITY SERVICES CENTER “ONE-STOP” FACILITY
Programs/Functions: Former Location: Space/Functional Uses
New Facility:
Civil Rights/Fair Housing Ground Transportation Center SQUARE PERCENT
FOOTAGE OF BUILDING
City Attorney Veteran’s Memorial Building
City Clerk Veteran’s Memorial Building City Attorney 2,205 SF 1.58 %
City Council Veteran’s Memorial Building City Assessor 2,326 SF 1.66 %
City Clerk 3,000 SF 2.15 %
WHY A “ONE-STOP” FACILITY? City Manager
Community Development
Veteran’s Memorial Building
Veteran’s Memorial Building City Council 3,992 SF 2.86 %
Finance (Auditor/Treasurer) Veteran’s Memorial Building City Manager 2,200 SF 1.57 %
Comments from Department staff: Human Resources Veteran’s Memorial Building Civil Rights/Fair Housing 3,000 SF 2.15 %
Information Technology Veteran’s Memorial Building Code Enforcement 3,953 SF 2.83 %
Veteran’s Memorial Commission Veteran’s Memorial Building Community Development 8,742 SF 6.26 %
Advantageous to Share Common/Redundant Spaces Engineering 16,070 SF 11.51 %
Benefits Public to Centralize Certain Uses Parks/Recreation Administration Parks and Recreation Building Finance (Auditor/Treasurer) 12,985 SF 9.30 %
Human Resources 2,020 SF 1.44 %
Builds a Civic/Government/Public Relationship Information Technology 11,940 SF 8.55 %
City Assessor Public Works Office
Promotes Synergy Parks/Recreation Administration 1,975 SF 1.41 %
Code Enforcement Public Works Office
Builds Efficiencies Engineering Public Works Office Traffic Engineering 2,829 SF 2.02 %
Utility Billing 855 SF 0.61 %
Saves the User Time Traffic Engineering Public Works Office
Veteran’s Memorial Commission 1,183 SF 0.84 %
Utility Billing Public Works Office
Department Adjacencies Serve the Employees More Sufficiently
Improves Customer Service Shared Meeting Space None Shared Meeting Space 20,600 SF 14.76 %

Mechanical/Circulation/Support 39,638 SF 28.41%

TOTAL 139,513 SF 100%

How do you save space through adjacencies and shared spaces? Space Adjacencies Requested by Departments:

CITY CITY UTILITY

COUNCIL CLERK BILLING

35,410 SF
INFORMATION HUMAN
Total representation of Departments’ meeting rooms, breakrooms, TECHNOLOGY CITY RESOURCES FINANCE
workrooms, and storage within their own program spaces. MANAGER

TRAFFIC
ENGINEERING CITY
ASSESSOR CIVIL RIGHTS/
CITY FAIR HOUSING
ATTORNEY
21,940 SF 13,470 SF
ENGINEERING CODE
Total representation of Departments’ meeting rooms, Total representation of spaces that can ENFORCEMENT
breakrooms, workrooms, and storage after consolidating those now be deleted from the building because
they are shared. PARKS AND
spaces that can be shared into fewer rooms.
COMMUNITY RECREATION ADMIN.
DEVELOPMENT

123 = PRIMARY PROGRAM SPACES = SHARED PROGRAM SPACES

OPTIONS ANALYSIS
 CITY SERVICES CENTER
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
C NEW BUILDING - WITH PROGRAM GROWTH
(UNDETERMINED SITE - BUT CENTERALLY LOCATED)
Programs/Functions: Former Location: Space/Functional Uses
New Facility:
Civil Rights/Fair Housing Ground Transportation Center SQUARE PERCENT
FOOTAGE OF BUILDING
City Attorney Veteran’s Memorial Building
City Clerk Veteran’s Memorial Building City Attorney 2,205 SF 1.58 %
City Council Veteran’s Memorial Building City Assessor 2,326 SF 1.66 %
City Manager Veteran’s Memorial Building City Clerk 3,000 SF 2.15 %
Community Development Veteran’s Memorial Building City Council 3,992 SF 2.86 %
Finance (Auditor/Treasurer) Veteran’s Memorial Building City Manager 2,200 SF 1.57 %
Human Resources Veteran’s Memorial Building Civil Rights/Fair Housing 3,000 SF 2.15 %
Information Technology Veteran’s Memorial Building Code Enforcement 3,953 SF 2.83 %
Veteran’s Memorial Commission Veteran’s Memorial Building Community Development 8,742 SF 6.26 %
Engineering 16,070 SF 11.51 %
Parks/Recreation Administration Parks and Recreation Building Finance (Auditor/Treasurer) 12,985 SF 9.30 %
Human Resources 2,020 SF 1.44 %
City Assessor Public Works Office Information Technology 11,940 SF 8.55 %
Code Enforcement Public Works Office Parks/Recreation Administration 1,975 SF 1.41 %
CITY SERVICES CENTER Engineering Public Works Office Traffic Engineering 2,829 SF 2.02 %
139,513 SF BUILDING Traffic Engineering Public Works Office Utility Billing 855 SF 0.61 %
Utility Billing Public Works Office Veteran’s Memorial Commission 1,183 SF 0.84 %

Shared Meeting Space None Shared Meeting Space 20,600 SF 14.76 %

DIAGRAMATIC MASSING
(NOT TO INDICATE ACTUAL DESIGN) 39,638 SF 28.41%
Mechanical/Circulation/Support

TOTAL 139,513 SF 100%

TOTAL COST OF PRIMARY COST

CONSTRUCTION: FUNDING SOURCES: COMPONENTS:
NEW BUILDING

TOTAL
CONSIDERATIONS:
A new facility would allow for the site to accommodate all the departmental
programs. A site will be chosen based on evaluation criteria which best suits
its functions. By creating a “one-stop” facility, it can offer greater services and
increase it’s presence in the community. All new state-of-the art technology and
building practices can be incorporated to make this new building one of the
most sustainable in the state.

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OPTIONS ANALYSIS
 CITY SERVICES CENTER
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
D RE-PURPOSE AN EXISTING BUILDING/SITE
WITH PROGRAM GROWTH (WESTDALE MALL)
Westdale Mall
Space/Functional Uses
New Facility:
SQUARE
FOOTAGE
PERCENT
OF BUILDING
City Attorney 2,205 SF 1.58 %
City Assessor 2,326 SF 1.66 %
City Clerk 3,000 SF 2.15 %
City Council 3,992 SF 2.86 %
City Manager 2,200 SF 1.57 %
Civil Rights/Fair Housing 3,000 SF 2.15 %
Code Enforcement 3,953 SF 2.83 %
Community Development 8,742 SF 6.26 %
Engineering 16,070 SF 11.51 %
Finance (Auditor/Treasurer) 12,985 SF 9.30 %
Human Resources 2,020 SF 1.44 %
Information Technology 11,940 SF 8.55 %
Parks/Recreation Administration 1,975 SF 1.41 %
Traffic Engineering 2,829 SF 2.02 %
Utility Billing 855 SF 0.61 %
Veteran’s Memorial Commission 1,183 SF 0.84 %

Shared Meeting Space 20,600 SF 14.76 %

SQUARE PERCENT Mechanical/Circulation/Support 39,638 SF 28.41%

FOOTAGE OF BUILDING
TOTAL 900,012 SF 100% TOTAL 139,513 SF 100%

Westdale Mall Aerial

TOTAL COST OF PRIMARY COST

CONSTRUCTION: FUNDING SOURCES: COMPONENTS:

BUILDING
CONSIDERATIONS:
Westdale Mall would accommodate the entire new program for the City Services Center. It provides
for easy access as well as parking for employees and visitors. The building exceeds the City Services
Center requirements by 760,499 SF. The remaining space will need to be occupied through lease
or other means. Westdale Mall would need to go through renovation and updates to create a heathy
and state-of-the-art facility. The site is not centrally located within Cedar Rapids and loses the central
city connection desired.

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