Overview
- City staff presented a new deferred-maintenance estimate ranging from $152 million to $345 million, backed by photos of leaks, failed equipment and crumbling concrete.
- The 47-year-old, roughly 1 million-square-foot building has seen operational disruptions, including a flooded 911 call center noted in the staff briefing.
- Maintenance demand has been heavy in Fiscal Year 2025, with 833 plumbing, 627 electrical and 267 HVAC requests documented.
- Options outlined to the Finance Committee include continuing current operations, pursuing extensive repairs or relocating to a downtown office tower, with funding paths that could include asset sales, annual budgets or future bonds.
- Committee leaders asked staff to return with full relocation cost estimates and a valuation of the current site after members questioned budgeting practices and the sharp rise from a roughly $100 million estimate last year.