Item A: Next Steps on Facility Reserve

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Although the cannery site is actually owned by the Urban Renewal Agency, it was considered essentially a City-owned site for purposes of this analysis since the council has decision-making authority over the site acting as the board of the URA. The only other City- owned downtown site potentially suitable for a Police Facility is the former Sears site. But since this site is part of an active development proposal, it was not included for analysis with the other two sites. As shown on the diagrams in Attachment C, a phased Police Facility could be accommodated on both the south of City Hall site and the cannery site. The south of City Hall site has the advantage of being closer to City Hall while the cannery site has the advantage of being a larger site which offers more flexibility in layout and better vehicular access to surrounding streets. A Police Facility on the cannery site would probably be less disruptive to adjacent uses than on the south of City Hall site. 3.Develop a cost estimate for a phased Police Facility, rather than a Patrol Facility, with the first phase consisting of space for the patrol function – but designed so that it can be expanded into a building for the entire police department The estimated total project costs for a phased Police Facility are very similar for both the south of City Hall site and the cannery site, and the Phase 1 costs for patrol are consistent with previous estimates presented to the council. The estimated Phase 1 project costs range from approximately $15.8 million for the cannery site to approximately $17.0 million for the south of City Hall site. The Phase 2 expansion costs to accommodate the rest of the police functions from City Hall range from an estimated project cost of $17.3 million for the south of City Hall site to $18.7 million for the cannery site. The estimated total project cost for the completed Police Facility in today’s dollars is a little under $34.5 million at either site. The actual cost would likely be much higher factoring in construction cost escalation between the construction of the two project phases. 4.Investigate the willingness of EWEB to eventually sell its administration building to the City for use as a city hall, and if there is such a willingness, undertake and bring back to council a preliminary analysis of the pros and cons of using that building for city hall EWEB’s current position can be characterized as being willing to sell their administration building and associated parking for fair market value. Staff has a significant degree of interest in the potential opportunity of the EWEB facility as a future city hall, and will continue to be in ongoing dialogue with EWEB about the long-term financial and operational possibilities inherent in this site. The EWEB facility would not be available for 5-7 years. Given this time horizon, staff believes it is in the community’s best interests for EWEB to continue the current master planning process so that all parties will have a clear and full understanding of the property’s potential. Consolidated Police Facility Option Subsequent to the February 11, work session, City staff were contacted about an available property located at 300 Country Club Road with potential suitability as a consolidated Police Facility. Further investigation revealed that the property consists of a 66,000 square foot two- story building with 70-75 secure covered parking spaces below and over 250 on-grade parking Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090422\S090422A.doc