Council commissioners will meet early next week to tackle a raft of issues affecting Tauranga's CBD, including the $3 million demolition of the Willow Street administration building, customer service centre and library.

The civic building saw its neighbouring headquarters demolished in 2017 following the discovery of toxic mould three years earlier.

At that time, the cost of the entire demolition is understood to have reached around $470,000.

Approval to bring down the remaining structure is on the agenda at Monday's meeting, alongside a number of significant matters that could have a lasting impact on the wider Bay of Plenty community as well as the centre of Tauranga.

Near the top of that list is a proposal to challenge and refresh the city's $47 million civic precinct masterplan–a concept that, according to chief executive Marty Grenfell, has been six years in the making.

'Its refresh would prioritise some key projects for the civic heart of the city,” he says.

'Its intent is not only to create a much-needed and long-awaited community-focused facility, but to help reactivate the city centre and stimulate future private development investment.”

The precinct area, which is bounded by Willow Street, Wharf Street, Durham Street and Hamilton Street, is described by council officials as a 'community facility, including public meeting spaces, library and relaxation, innovation and discovery spaces”.

By pressing the reset button on the project, it is hoped planning and design can start before the end of this year ahead of the first phase of construction, while the $11 million development of 'welcoming and attractive community spaces” in an adjacent civic plaza and Masonic Park areas will also be discussed.

If approved, the project would be included in the draft Long-term Plan and commence with a streamlined refresh and challenge process of the existing precinct masterplan.

The original concept was approved in principle in 2018 and has been the subject of previous community engagement.

Officials have also revealed they're exploring the possibility of housing council administration staff under one roof.

At present, most of their staff are housed in three separate locations. However, approval to negotiate a leased interim office facility with a third party could bring their varying departments together in a single city centre location.

'A single administration building would deliver efficiency benefits exceeding $1 million a year and enhance the sustainability of the council's operations,” says Grenfell.

'Effectively, this would also activate and reinvigorate another part of the CBD and help to deliver on the community's expectations for a thriving city centre.”

If approved, the lease option for the administration building decision will be subject to a formal community consultation process, alongside the 2021-31 Long-term Plan.