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RPC pursues administrative facility purchase; staff cite $250,000 in state budget to help acquisition
Summary
Staff described a potential administrative facility (not on market), ongoing ADA/fit analysis, and work with bond counsel to position RPC as an issuer; a commission member reported a $250,000 FY25 state line item intended to support the acquisition.
RPC staff reported identifying a potential administrative facility that could house the agency and said they are conducting ADA/accessibility and fit analyses before negotiations.
Tammy told the commission the site "is not on the market" and that the team is working with bond counsel (Chapman and Cutler) to establish RPC as an on-behalf-of issuer; staff said they will need bylaw clarifications showing government control and what would happen to assets if the organization were dissolved.
Delito (legislative update) said RPC worked with Senator Farace to include a $250,000 line item in the state's FY25 budget to support the administrative facility. "We worked with Senator Farace to include in the state's FY 2025 budget a line item for the Regional Planning Commission ... in the amount of $250,000," Delito said. Staff said the governor signed the state budget and RPC will work with DCEO and the senator's office to access the funds.
Commissioners asked whether the intent was to move all operations into the new center and whether purchase was intended; staff said the goal is to buy the facility using agency funds rather than continue paying rent, and they are continuing to work the funding, ADA analysis and potential subleasing for unneeded square footage.
Next steps: staff will complete analyses, coordinate with bond counsel and DCEO for access to the state funds, and return to the commission with more specific acquisition details.
