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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 2001 0321 CC REG ITEM 10BITEM 100 g C7Tv OF � ;onTzP%P,,, C k1,trn1?NTA or 3 - -a I -a00 / ACTION: APPQouEz:) S7rP)- Reaorn. 1f1CL.U.Orf)4o f -00P -n n pF RESO. boa / -18aa MOORPARK CITY COUNCILRV: � -- -- AGENDA REPORT TO: The Honorable City Council FROM: Steven Kueny, City Manager DATE: March 13, 2001 (CC Meeting of March 21, 2001) SUBJECT: Consider the Purchase of Real Property at 500 Spring Road from M.V. Smith for a Site for a City Police Facility and adopt Resolution No. 2001 - Amending the City Budget Appropriating $176,962 from Transportation Development Act Funds (TDA) and $74,324 in Los Angeles Avenue Area of Contribution Funds (LA AOC) to purchase that portion of the property to be dedicated for street improvements. SUMMARY2 It is proposed that the approximate 7.52 -acre site owned by M.V. Smith at the northeast corner of Spring Road and Flinn Avenue be acquired as the site for the City's planned police facility. Approximately three acres of the site will be used for this purpose with about three acres available for a use consistent with the Downtown Specific Plan. The acquisition will also allow realignment of Flinn Avenue to intersect Spring Road directly across from Second Street to facilitate installation of a traffic signal at this modified intersection. About 1.5 acres will be needed for the street widening and realignment. BACKGROUND: The City has contracted with the Ventura County Sheriff's Department for police services since incorporation in 1983. While it has always been a desire to have a police facility in Moorpark, funding options other than a long -term debt obligation restricted the City's ability to acquire a site and construct a facility. The City does collect a fee on all new development to help pay for the planned facility. At build out of the City, about sixty percent (60 %) of the anticipated cost of the facility would be funded by the Police Facilities Fee revenue. City Council Agenda March 21, 2001 Page 2 The City's assigned law enforcement contract personnel (Moorpark Police Department) were housed at the East County Sheriff's facility until late 1998. At that time, all but the patrol operations relocated to modular buildings leased from Moorpark Unified School District (MUSD) at 30 Flory Avenue. The lease is currently set to expire on June 30, 2003, with the ability to extend for an additional three -year period. The current monthly cost including rent and utilities, exclusive of telephones, is $2,133.33. The northern 2.99 acres of the site was proposed for acquisition by the U.S. Postal Service and the current owner was processing a parcel map to effect the sale (TPM L.D. No. 5243). After the Planning Commission recommendation the Postal Service abandoned the project and the owner withdrew the parcel map application on June 27, 2000. DISCUSSION: Over the last several months, staff has reviewed various alternatives for siting of the proposed facility. Preference was given to a site on the Los Angeles Avenue corridor and in the downtown area with compatibility of surrounding land uses. Alternatives included the following: 1. Birkenshaw property with frontage on either Moorpark Avenue (SR 23) or Park Lane. 2. Portion of the commercial site on south side of Los Angeles Avenue east of Park Lane with frontage on either Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark Avenue, Park Lane, or the unnamed street under construction south of Los Angeles Avenue connecting Moorpark Avenue and Park Lane. 3. Moorpark Redevelopment Agency owned property on the south side of High Street east of Moorpark Avenue. 4. Various locations on the north side of High Street with connection to Charles Street requiring the consolidation of several lots and relocation of businesses and residents. 5. An expansion of the existing Community Center site. 6. Former Caltrans Yard on the south side of Los Angeles Avenue. 0; 0 ( City Council Agenda March 21, 2001 Page 3 7. The commercial property at Collins Drive and Campus Park Drive. 8. A portion of the Carlsberg Specific Plan commercial or industrial area. The above sites were not recommended for a variety of reasons including location, size, cost, land use compatibility, configuration of the site, development costs, and potential environmental concerns. The site at the northeast corner of Spring Road and Flinn Avenue offers the following advantages: 1. It is available at a fair and reasonable price. 2. It provides a good location within the Downtown Specific Plan area. 3. It is, vacant and ready for development. The Phase I Environmental Study, preliminary report indicates that there are no hazardous materials present on the site. 4. It solves a long- standing traffic safety issue. 6. A public facility at this site is compatible with surrounding land uses. 7. It provides a suitable location for sharing with the California Highway Patrol offices for east Ventura County, which must be relocated in the near future. The proposed cost of the 7.52 -acre site is $2,100,000.00. This is about $6.41 per gross square foot of the site. It is proposed to be funded as follows: 1. 828 foot frontage of proposed facilities site needed for Spring Road widening (11,592 sq. ft.); $74,324.00 Los Angeles Avenue Area of Contribution (LA AOC). 2. Realignment of Flinn Avenue (27,600 sq. ft.); $176,962.00 from Transportation Development Act (TDA)funds. 3. Remaining approximately 6.62 -acres including .69 acres that will remain after the street realignment; an approximately 3.1 acre parcel for the police facility and a 2.81 acre site for future development; $ 1,848,714 from the Moorpark Redevelopment Agency. An additional $20,000 for closing costs City Council Agenda March 21, 2001 Page 4 and contingencies will be requested in the Redevelopment Agency Staff Report. These cost allocations are also shown on the attached Land Cost Analysis (Exhibit A) . Exhibit B shows the proposed parcels and street rights -of -way. Staff has prepared preliminary plans for the site. The police facility would be located on the southern portion of the property. Based on information prepared by Leach Mounce Architects for the Moorpark Civic Facilities Space Needs Study, the projected cost of an 18,120 square foot police facility including site work is $4,967,441.00. This Space Needs Study assumed the police facility would accommodate growth of City population and police personnel and co- location with California Highway Patrol. The space planned would be sufficient whether the City continues to contract with the Ventura County Sheriff for law enforcement services or establishes its own police department. As previously mentioned, about 60% of the total cost can eventually be funded from Police Facilities Fee revenue collected on all new development. Funding options include a combination of short -term advances to the Police Facilities Fee Fund, General Fund, Endowment Fund, Redevelopment Agency financing, technology grants, and some cost sharing with the CHP and County Sheriff. A separate report addressing funding options for facility construction, including both cash and debt financing options, will be presented for City Council consideration in the near future. Staff recommends proceeding now to obtain this key site. Escrow can close by April 2, 2001. It will take about thirty (30) months to complete plans and construct the facility. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: 1. Direct staff to acquire APN 512 -0 -071 -205 and APN 512- 0 -171- 215 for $2,100,000. 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2001 - amending the budget and appropriate funds for the acquisition as follows: $176,962 from Transportation Development Act Funds (TDA) and $74,324 in Los Angeles Avenue Area of Contribution Funds (LA AOC). Attachments: Resolution No. 2001- L ,: u 0 ;f� M.V. Smith Property Land Cost Analysis March 21. 2001 Description Length 1 Spring Road Dedication 828.00 2 Parcel A: Future Street 460.00 3 Parcel B: Northerly portion 140.00 of future Mini -Park $ 74,324.00 4 Police Facility 27,600.00 5 Northerly Parcel 6.41 Total 220.00 3 Parcel B 6 Parcel C: to be Vacated Future parking & driveways [ #3 + #61 i� C2T yT I� Wdith Sq. Ft Acres (Approximate) Cost' per S.F.($) Cost ($) 14.00 11,592.00 0.27 6.41 $ 74,324.00 60.00 27,600.00 0.63 6.41 $ 176,962.00 220.00 30,800.00 0.71 6.41 $ 197,428.00 135,036.00 3.10 6.41 $ 866,061.00 122,500.00 2.812 6.41 $ 785,225.00 327,528.00 7.519 6.41 $ 2,100,000.00 ('Rounded Ofl) 0.71 440.00 60.00 26,400.00 0.61 1.31 EXHIBIT A Funding Source LA AOC TDA MRA MRA MRA temarks Developer Contributions Transportation Development Act Redevelopment Agency Redevelopment Agency Redevelopment Agency r`> C P P\U C L r- A T -- CO D 00 Tax Rate Area u: I _ 10066 15 1i IG 10067 10006 -•-'" I ri 'i: �Ir m 10007 o N 10025 W" Z N 1 I � o ru �� •4J R.Sa- •� i R•'r i .. O FITCH `t 4'. f.CptMK yj-pp " __ e..�T a 1 s�oosso�f o� 14 °' I 0 • .4/ENUE �♦ p p C o t -s9v' R of - • Y '° °° g 17 IY L a ,� ^ I m I ► � j� / 73 3 �- 11.]0' W I q D7 0 boo re o fn K J z + p °• Z I LWLJ 3 ff 1! 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O K{ L• I�.� 0 O 100 EXHIBIT 5 ��RC� L C �fuTur ,,( N)�KIN�) RESOLUTION 2001- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 200012001 ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEREAS, on June 21, 2000, the City Council adopted the operating budget for fiscal year 2000/2001; and WHEREAS, the City Council now wishes to approve the purchase of real property located at the corner of Spring Road and Flinn Avenue for a total cost of $2,100,000; and WHEREAS, the City Council now wishes to amend the adopted budget to reflect this purchase by appropriating $251,286 from TDA and LA AOC funds. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A budget amendment as described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21St Day of March, 2001. Patrick Hunter, Mayor ATTEST: DeUorarr 0. �-iLy l 1eiK Resolution No. 2001 - Page 2 Exhibit "A" Budget Amendment Detail Funding Sources: Funding Source Fund Amount Transportation Development 2603 $176,962 Act Funds (TDA) Los Angeles Area of 2501 $74,324 Contribution Fund Appropriations: Budget Unit 2501.8310.5012 2603.8310.5012 Current New Budget Budget Object Amount Chanae Amount 9610 $0 $74,324 $74,324 9610 $0 $176,962 $176,962