Title
Waste ReSources Facility Program Update
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Information Only. No Action Requested.
City Manager Recommendation:
Information only. No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Whether to brief the Finance Committee on preliminary design of a new maintenance facility on the City's Carpenter Road property.
Staff Contact:
Gary Franks, Waste ReSources Director, Public Works Department, 360.753.8780
Presenters:
Gary Franks, Waste ReSources Director, Public Works Department
Background and Analysis:
The City's Public Works Maintenance Center, located at 1401 Eastside Street, was originally built in 1976 as a Public Works/Intercity Transit Facility. Since that time Public Works operations and maintenance programs have continued to occupy the facility. It is accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week and serves as a critical facility during small and large-scale emergencies. The facility houses approximately 107 full-time and seasonal employees. Currently the building and major systems are near the end of their useful lives.
As part of the 2019 Building Condition Assessment (BCA), $14 million of deficiencies were identified to repair the building and major systems at the Maintenance Center. It's important to note that these repairs do not address capacity, functionality, or seismic upgrades. The BCA consultant recommended the City plan for "full replacement of the facility." This is due to the cost and extent of deficiencies noted, the many systems failing or no longer serving the facility and needing replacement, and the age of the building.
The Parks maintenance headquarters at Priest Point Park is similarly inadequate to meet the department's needs. It is comprised of wooden structures built in the 1940's and 1950's that never originally intended to be a maintenance facility. The facility is significantly undersized, well beyond its useful life, and does not meet the operational needs of the park's maintenance staff...
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