Item B: Use of Facility Reserve - Next Steps on Police Patrol Facility

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Work Session: Use of Facility Reserve - Next Steps on Police Patrol Facility Meeting Date: February 11, 2009 Agenda Item Number: B Department: Central Services Staff Contact: Mike Penwell www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5547 ISSUE STATEMENT The purpose of this work session is to establish policy direction for using a portion of the Facility Reserve for the design and construction of a Police Patrol Facility as the next step in addressing the deficiencies of the existing Eugene City Hall. BACKGROUND 2009 marks ten years that the council has actively addressed the issue of expansion or replace- ment of the Eugene City Hall. In 1999, the Council Committee on City Hall Alternatives was formed to consider—and ultimately reject—the possibility of selling City Hall to the Federal government as a site for the new Federal Courthouse. In 2001, council adopted a policy state- ment that called for the replacement of City Hall with one or more new buildings by 2010. At that same time, council also adopted a policy to reduce the level of reinvestment in City Hall and the Public Works Building, assuming an expected 8 to 10 years of remaining use. A number of projects have been undertaken as part of the Downtown Space Plan to achieve the goal of replacing City Hall: ? Prior to the official start of the Downtown Space Plan, the 9-1-1 Center was relocated from City Hall to a new building at the 2nd and Chambers Emergency Services Complex. ? In September 2001, the council directed that relocation of EPD personnel from the basement of City Hall and relocation of Fire Station #1 should be the first priority projects in the Downtown Space Plan. ? The new Police property and forensics building was completed in 2004. ? The new Downtown Fire Station, which was funded with General Obligation bonds approved by voters in May of 2002, was occupied in 2005. The construction of a new Police Building and City Hall were the next project priorities, with design for the Police Building originally projected to begin in FY05, and a replacement of City Hall targeted to begin design in FY08. See Attachment A for the history of council action on the Downtown Space Plan. Also in 2001, the Facility Reserve was created as a mechanism for partially funding the goals of the Downtown Space Plan. See Attachment C for a history of the Facility Reserve including major deposits into and major expenditures from this reserve fund. L:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090211\S090211FacilityReserves.doc