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City Council Meeting Minutes July 2, 2013 Page 11 of 25 well as new structures for vehicle and materials storage. The existing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) facilities would be integrated into the site plan. The pros and cons of each are as follows: Staying at Empire Road site: + City already owns property; project is fully funded and can proceed now + Maintains City operations in current location — The site is constrained in many ways (5.4 acres of useable space); this creates safety risks, reduces ongoing operating efficiency and limits future flexibility. — New construction and staging will dramatically reduce operational area and efficiency and will significantly reduce staff efficiency for at least one year ? Anticipated reconstruction of wastewater treatment plant may provide more site flexibility or further constrain site Moving to another site: + Unencumbered site would enable current and future flexibility including addressing unanticipated needs + New complex can be built while continuing to operate out of the existing Empire site. This minimizes disruption and maintains staff productivity — Requires acquiring another site, taking that site off the tax rolls and limiting business expansion in that location — Added cost and funding constraints would delay project Acquiring a new 8 to 10 acre site at current land prices of around $5.00 per square foot would cost about $1.75 million to $2.2 million, and add this amount to total project costs. City staff attended site visits to comparable facilities in the Denver area, which led all staff involved to conclude before finalizing the design for the existing site, they should further explore relocating the CSF to a larger, Tess encumbered site, which would allow better circulation of equipment and staff and create a safer, more efficient and effective working environment. The CSF is the base of operations for dozens of staff and in some cases their only work space. It must provide adequate space for numerous large vehicles to maneuver, be loaded, worked on and stored. It must also provide efficient access to hundreds of pieces of maintenance and construction equipment, thousands of spare parts and large volumes of materials. The perception shared among staff is the CSF will likely serve as home base for the next 30 to.50 years and perhaps longer. Staff requested Council direction on whether they should explore other potential sites for the CSF or to proceed with design and engineering work needed to construct a new facility on the existing Empire Road site.