Civic Center Campus Master Plan
Summary
The city is waiting on FEMA and GSA to lift federal deed restrictions so the emergency operations center components can be built, and is lobbying Congress to acquire the Coast Guard's Battery Barnes property — with a long-shot idea of rebuilding Wayfarers Chapel there.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
The EOC would be the most expensive component and depends on congressional earmarks or other funds.
Residents during emergencies; potentially Wayfarers Chapel and the coastal community if the acquisition succeeds.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) - Jul 15, 2026
Public works is providing utility record drawings to support a high-level city manager effort to obtain land use restrictions from the federal government and Coast Guard — the first step toward relocating Wayfarers Chapel functions, an emergency operations center, and eventually a revitalized civic center.
Finance Advisory Committee Meeting - May 14, 2026
Committee members poked fun at the long-simmering civic center plan, with talk of an emergency operations facility framed skeptically as a 'Taj Mahal.' Funding remains subject to uncertain sources.
City Council Meeting (Goals Workshop) - Feb 23, 2026
The city is waiting on FEMA and GSA to lift federal deed restrictions so the emergency operations center components can be built, and is lobbying Congress to acquire the Coast Guard's Battery Barnes property — with a long-shot idea of rebuilding Wayfarers Chapel there.
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