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ATTACHMENT B DESCRIPTION OF CIVIC CENTER OPTION A+ COMBINING NEAR-TERM SPACE NEEDS WITH MODEST CIVIC CENTER AMENITIES Option A+ is a 92,000 square foot building which includes 77,000 square feet to support Police functions through 2015, plus 15,000 square feet of general office space to accommodate part- nerships with social service agencies. The social service agency partners would be responsible for tenant improvements, and would pay the O&M costs but not the capital cost for their space (since the voters would pay the capital costs through the GO Bond). The building components of Option A+ are estimated at about $31.2 million for Police functions and $2.6 million for addition of office space to support service partnerships. Additional project elements in Option A+ include the extension of the "Civic Street" pedestrian amenities along 8th Avenue from Pearl Street to Ferry Street, rehabilitation of the existing Park Blocks and the re-establishment of a portion of the historic Park Block on Lane County property at the northwest corner of 8th Avenue and Oak Street. This option would leave the Butterfly lot in County ownership, so no replacement of County parking on another site would be required. Total project cost for Option A+, including these additional elements, is estimated at $35.9 million. Option A+ has the advantage of addressing a number of the policies adopted in the Downtown Plan, as well as supporting the principles developed as part of the Mayor's Civic Facilities Visioning Committee. Improvements to the current Park Blocks, re-establishment of the historic park block on the Northwest corner of 8th Avenue and Oak Street, and the improvement of 8th Avenue as the major Civic Street linking open spaces between the Park Blocks and Cannery Square, are all policies adopted in the Downtown Plan. In terms of the Civic Center Vision prin- ciples, Option A+ retains civic facilities along 8th Avenue, reinforces its character as a civic street, enhances open space, supports the development of partnerships by providing shared space, and provides parking for public safety vehicles and staff and potentially "frees up" dedicated parking under City Hall for public use. It also asks for a minimal amount of funding from the voters, and maximizes the use of internal resources to pay for the facility. Option A+ does not include 20 year expansion space, however, nor does it increase the consolidation of Police functions, as the FEU/PCU units would remain at Garfield until a future addition to the Community Safety Building is constructed. L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040726\S0407265.doc