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Mr.Nelson Fialho/Dr.David Haglund Page 6 Preliminary Issues Assessment of Potential Colocation of Maintenance Facilities With functions that involve the public coming to the site, the City would need to be concerned with issues of parking, liability and potentially neighborhood traffic, depending on the volume.Data was not specifically sought regarding the number of cars in and out of the area with non-maintenance functions, and that would need to be provided during the next phase of study. 2. Can current buildings or outside spaces be reconfigured to accommodate District uses? Once a determination is made about which functions would be appropriate for co-location at the Operations Services Center, an assessment of the site will be needed. It should include both the current uses and needs, and any future space requirements that have been identified (or will be through a more thorough examination,considering future population growth and other needs).Some areas may have excess space and can be reduced in size, while others may require additional space than presently available.The assessment should include, at the minimum: • Square feet required for each operation to be located at the site; • Possible consolidation of current city storage areas(e.g., the boneyard,storage and bin storage areas); • Lunch room,restrooms,storage and conference rooms. • Possible reconfiguration of the boneyard and the Fire District training area(not including the tower) • Consideration of the sewer building as an opportunity site, if storage needs can be addressed 3. Could some functions be coordinated or could some spaces be shared by both entities? The economies of scale that can be achieved through the coordination of functions and shared use of space, along with the estimated cost savings and benefits to the parties should be evaluated.The City and District noted during the April meeting that they currently collaborate on the fueling of vehicles(with the District's use of the City's fueling facilities). Co-locating operations may present further opportunities for coordinating services. Examples of potential opportunities that could be studied are listed below. 1. Vehicle maintenance and repair operations 2. Grounds keeping 3. Emergency Operations Center(EOC) 4. Other uses,such as offices, conference rooms, locker rooms and outdoor spaces For any of these,there will be a host of issues to consider, including costs, administrative issues, logistics,employee relations and others. 4. Are there alternatives available other than the Operations Services Center site? In conducting a full feasibility study, Management Partners recommends that alternatives be examined, such as the following: • Potential to locate PUSD maintenance facility in close proximity to the OSC, providing some of the benefits without the impact on existing City operations. Properties directly across the street from OSC and adjacent to OSC could both be analyzed.