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and General Obligation Bonds. One of the proposed internal mechanisms, the payment of market based "rent" by services that would be located in new downtown buildings, was the topic of a follow-up work session on November 26, 2001. The "market rent" concept was incorporated as an on-going City practice beginning in the adopted FY03 Budget. On February 25, 2002, Council approved a resolution to fund the construction of the new Fire Station #1 primarily through General Obligation Bonds, with City resources funding non-bond eligible capital costs. At a May 22, 2002, work session, Council approved the location of the Roosevelt Police Facility, a financing plan over two fiscal years using City resources from the Facility Replacement Re- serve, and the use of a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) form of construction management. Council adopted funding elements for the Roosevelt Police Facility on FY02 Supplemental Budget #3 and on FY03 Supplemental Budget #1. Some of the assets originally to be dedicated towards Downtown Space Plan projects have been used for other purposes. The adopted FY04 budget includes a transfer of $900,000 from the Facility Reserve to help balance the General Fund. In addition, on July 23, 2003, Council adopted a financing plan for the new Santa Clara Fire Station #11 that dedicated revenues from the sale of the three surplus fire stations to this project, rather than to the Downtown Space Plan projects. Similarly, on August 18, 2003, Council directed that the proceeds from sale of the Kaufman Annex be deposited in the Kaufman Trust Fund, for support of the Kaufman Center. As a result of these actions, the sale of these surplus assets is no longer an element of the Downtown Space Plan. On October 29, 2003, council held a work session on the Downtown City Space Plan, focusing specifically on the need for a new Police services building. Council directed staff to bring more specific recommendations back on the preliminary planning, cost and financing of a new Downtown Police Services building. During the work session, several Councilors expressed the desire to have more information on how a new Police building would fit with future plans to replace City Hall, and to develop a more general "civic center" concept. On November 17, 2003, staff presented the Multi-Year Financial Plan to the Budget Committee. This plan identifies both the capital and operating needs for the entire organization over a six- year period. The police building is listed as a high priority need in the MYFP, and replacement of City Hall is also included as a future project. On November 19, 2003, council held a work session on sequencing of financial measures to be presented to the voters. The staff materials for that work session indicated that a bond measure for a police building would be the next potential item to be presented to voters in November 2004. Council discussed the materials, but did not provide any direction or make any decisions at the work session. On February 25, 2004, council held an informational work session on the Civic Center Design Charrette and the Mayor's Civic Center Visioning Committee. L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040428\S040428A. doc