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the FY01 General Fund budget. The strategy to fund building repair and preservation includes implementation of three approaches: l . Budget $1.7 million in the FY01 General Capital Budget and increase the budgeted amount by $100,000 per year in successive years throughout the six-year forecast period; 2. Dedicate up to $900,000 in end-of--year General Fund balances to facilities maintenance; 3. Refer a series of general obligation bonds to voters to pay for major reconstruction or improvements to City facilities. The base transfer for FY04 is $2.0 million, with a continuing priority allocation of an additional $900,000 of unexpended end-of--year General Fund resources for a potential total of $2.9 .million. In 1995, the City Council adopted a Facility Condition Report (FCR) process, which establishes baseline data about the condition of facilities supported by the General Fund through a detailed, structured inspection process. All capital building and facility projects in the General Fund are assessed and prioritized on the basis of this report The 2001 FCR found that, for the first time since the Facility Condition Report was begun, the Deferred Maintenance Backlog has been reduced, reversing the trend of prior years. Between the 1997 and 2001 audits of General Fund facilities, the backlog of deficiencies decreased by over 40%. While the condition of the current inventory of General Fund buildings has improved due to the replacement of older facilities with new construction, the major reasons for the improvement in the condition of Generale Fund facilities :are the increased level of reinvestment in facility preservation and improved preventative maintenance practices. This reflects in large part the increased Capital funding committed to facility preservation. While progress on addressing the backlog of deficiencies has been made, the level of deficiencies emerging within the next five years will continue to grow due in large part to the average 40 year age of the General Fund inventory. Building mechanical systems make up the largest component of emerging deficiencies, and will require continuing rehabilitation to prevent system failures. In addition, the City has added over 200,000 square feet of space to the General Fund building inventory since the 1997 FCR was completed, increasing the total area of buildings to be operated and maintained by one-third. While buildings constructed in the last few years are presently relatively free of maintenance deficiencies, these buildings represent a large amount of square footage that will begin to require an increasing level of maintenance in coming years to preserve their condition. Adequate maintenance of these newer facilities in the near term will help avoid more costly problems in future years. Maintaining an adequate level of resources for building preservation will become challenging as the Capital Budget faces increasing competition for limited General Fund resources in the next few years. There still remains a backlog of current deficiencies in General Fund buildings of approximately $14 million, with an additional $13.8 million identified in emerging deficiencies. City of Eugene 2004 - 2009 Capital Improvement Program Page 3