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Mr. Nelson Fialho/Mr. David Haglund Page 8 <br />Preliminary Issues Assessment of Potential Colocation of Maintenance Facilities <br />9.What hazardous materials may be produced or stored by the District that will need to be <br />handled on-site? <br />Some operations result in the storage of hazardous materials. This may not be a new issue <br />for either the City or District since both entities have hazardous materials on their sites now. <br />However, with a combined operation, this would need to be further analyzed. Some <br />operations result in run-off that is not allowable under the City’s storm water permit. <br />Presumably both parties are following proper procedures for ha zardous materials storage <br />and storm water run-off, however a review of current procedures, the development of <br />written guidelines for handling and storing hazardous materials and for avoiding run -off <br />should be performed and communicated to employees working on the site. <br />10.What clarifications or new guidelines may be needed regarding on-site storage of <br />sensitive records for either agency? <br />While both agencies have existing guidelines and protocols regarding records of various <br />sorts, anytime a new agency and use is introduced into a site, written guidelines should be <br />updated for onsite storage of sensitive records and evidence pursuant to legal requirements <br />and administrative procedures. <br />11.What will be the costs to move the District’s operations to the site and then to maintain <br />the expanded uses on the site? <br />Once the City and District conclude whether some functions would be appropriate to move <br />to the site, an important step will be to prepare cost estimates for the move. Costs will be <br />incurred for both the City and District in such a move. Examples include: <br />•One-time costs for such areas as design and construction of facility <br />improvements required to accommodate both operations; <br />•Costs associated with moving some Operations Services Center functions to new <br />locations on the site; <br />•Ongoing maintenance costs of operating the co-located operation; <br />•Future capital improvements for replacements and upgrades; <br />•On site management of the co-located operations; <br />•Cost adjustments over time to ensure that cost sharing remains equitable; and <br />•Liability-related costs. <br />The division of costs applicable to each of the parties for the above cost categories will need <br />to be determined. An updated assessment every two to three years is recommended so both <br />parties can be assured of paying their fair share. <br />12.What steps will be taken to ensure that the two organizations can work well side by side <br />and who will manage the center? <br />The organizational cultures, the values and behaviors that contribute to the working <br />environment, vary among public agencies, in this case a city and a school district. While <br />there are undoubtedly similarities, it is possible that the two entities could have different <br />priorities that could cause impediments or problems with co-located operations. Examples <br />include expenditure priorities, approaches to problem solving, communications between <br />individuals and team approaches.