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Pleasanton General Plan Fiscal Impact Analysis Final Report 01/16/14 Department incurs periodic parking lot pavement maintenance costs that vary widely based on parking lot size and life cycle.l4 Community Services Community Services Department provides a range of services to Pleasanton's population, including operation of the Aquatic Center, Sports and Youth programs, a theater, senior programs, and programs for special needs population. The Department indicates that most of the services are provided for Pleasanton's population, although some exceptions associated with golf courses, museums, and baseball fields result in a draw of nonresidents to the City. Within residential land uses, different types of housing will result in demand for different services. Single-family households require more programs, sport fields, and team activities while multifamily housing is more facility-driven. Senior housing requires senior-oriented services and the Department is currently evaluating how to better meet these needs as it anticipates substantial growth in the senior age cohort in the City. Community Services Department realizes approximately a 50 percent cost recovery rate net of revenues and interfund charges. The net increase in cost is likely to be proportional to population growth in the City and is estimated in Table 23. The cost increase will depend on specific service needs and cost recovery rates associated with future growth. While changing demographic may result in net increases in the Departmental cost, some of the costs could be offset by improvements in cost recovery rates. Library The City operates a 30,000-square foot public library located in downtown. The library is highly utilized by various segments of local population with 2,000 daily visitors. The largest user segment is parents with young children, followed by seniors and students. Given increasing demand, the current space falls short of the preferred standard of 1 square foot of space per resident. This standard implies the deficiency of 43,000 square feet currently in place with the projected growth likely to increase the space demand by 20,000 square feet through buildout. The current facility operates 62 hours a week, exceeding the standard for a facility of this type and scale. New growth in the City will result in library needs associated with new staff, services and supplies, books and other ongoing capital, technology, maintenance, and overhead costs. This analysis reflects a cost increase associated with service population growth through buildout estimated by the Department, as shown in Table 24. This cost estimate reflects the retention of the existing 30,000 square foot building, which would decrease existing level of service given the level of new growth projected through buildout. The department indicates that addition of a new building would be preferred to meet the Library Department's desired standard and enhance the level of service above the current level provided in the City. An addition to the existing library or a larger replacement is being contemplated in East Pleasanton, although potential deal structure is not known and is not included in this analysis. 14 Parking lot pavement costs are not included in the analysis; the Department estimates an average cost of$0.80 per square foot of one inch of AC given a life expectancy of 25 years. Economic&Planning Systems, Inc. 48 P:\121000\121062Pleasanton\Report\121062Report_FINAL.doc