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Public Buildings and Facilities <br />The City maintains a wide range of public facilities, including neighborhood, community, and <br />metropolitan parks, community centers, swimming pools, fire stations, government office <br />buildings, parking structures, and the library. In all, the City must maintain and preserve more <br />than 185 buildings totaling over 2 million square feet in area to effectively provide the services <br />desired by Eugene citizens. The City also provides new and/or expanded facilities to meet the <br />needs of a growing community. Most new General Fund facility developments are financed <br />through the sale of bonds. <br />The General Fund (predominately supported by property taxes) is the primary source of funding <br />for Public Buildings and Facilities preservation and improvement projects. Dedicated funds <br />include the Atrium Fund and Parking Funds. Public building projects at the Eugene Airport are <br />included in the Airport section of the CIP. Projects associated with the wastewater treatment <br />plant are part of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission (MWMC) capital <br />program and are not included in the City's Capital Improvement Program. <br />Public Buildings and Facilities projects are derived from several adopted plans and facility <br />condition reports. These include the PROS Comprehensive Plan, Urban Renewal Plans, the <br />2005 Facility Condition Reports, Downtown City Space Plan, Public Works Facility Master Plan <br />Update, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan, and a Parking Structure <br />Condition Analysis. <br />Project Categories <br />Public Buildings and Facilities projects are described in one of three ways: <br />Facility Preservation and Maintenance -These projects preserve, maintain and repair <br />systems associated with existing facilities. They allow facilities to achieve their useful <br />life spans and to be maintained at a level required for effective service delivery to the <br />public. This category is divided into four preservation and maintenance programs: <br />• Health, Safety, and Welfare; <br />• Primary Building Systems; <br />• Secondary Building Systems; <br />• Service Systems. <br />The six-year funding levels and the general criteria and description of the types of <br />projects for each of these program areas are outlined in the section that follows this <br />introduction. In general, these types of projects have no or minimal effect on facility <br />operating costs. In many cases, improvements to building roofs, windows, electrical and <br />HVAC systems can result in more efficient buildings, even if they are technically more <br />complex to operate and maintain. <br />2. Site and Facility Improvements -Projects in this category include modifications and/or <br />additions to existing facilities to meet operational, safety, and cost-efficiency goals and to <br />comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The primary goal of this <br />City of Eugene 2008 - 2013 Capital Improvement Program <br />126 <br />