Roosevelt Yard Facilities Master Plan

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HISTORY MAINTENANCE & PARKS AND OPEN SPACE DIVISION FACILITY The facility located at 1820 & 1902 Roosevelt Boulevard presently houses the majority of Public Works Maintenance & Parks and Open Space Division's staff, equipment, and materials. , Originally built in the early 1940s, the facility was occupied by the Lane County Engineering and Maintenance Department. In the 1950s, additions were made to the original structures and more buildings were constructed. The facility was purchased from Lane County by the City of Eugene in 1978. i The facility was in very poor condition when the City purchased the property. For several years the County had deferred major maintenance items in anticipation of moving out of the facility. Having originally been outside of the City limits, the buildings were not connected to a City i sanitary sewer, but to an aging septic system.. The central heat source in the main building was ~ a failing, oil-fired boiler that distributed heat through pipes in the concrete floor. ~ Upon acquisition of the facility, the City immediately initiated an improvement program to make it ~ " ' a safe, acceptable work environment and to insure the buildings were structurally sound. j Various improvements were made to the facility, bringing it up to its present condition. Early improvements made to the facility include removing the old septic system and installing a sanitary sewer line, removing the old boiler and installing a forced air heating and cooling system, installing 2,500 lineal feet of water lines, and building a 4,000 square foot equipment parking building to house sanitary sewer cleaning equipment. In the 1991 update, several improvements were made to the facilities which are described in this document. Out of the I v e e en ro osed ro'ects included in the 1991 u date all have been p p p l p completed. A major event that expedited facility changes was the unforeseen merger of Parks Maintenance into Public Works Maintenance. This consolidation required the relocation of 45 employees, along with their equipment and supplies, to the Roosevelt site. The 1991 Master Plan provided the necessary detailed information for Public Works Maintenance Managers to make immediate facility decisions to accomplish this task. Also, in 1991, construction was completed on an addition to Building #1 to house the Fleet Maintenance facility and a new automated fuel dispensing system. These additions replaced a ? deteriorated fuel facility and, provide better capacity to maintain Fleet equipment. The old "service station", as it was known, was demolished after the new fuel system became ~~.~i operational. l~_~!~ In May 1994 a study conducted by WBGS Architects concluded a pitched trussed roof over the existing roof structure of Building #1 would eliminate excessive leaking and ponding of rainwater. This new roof would also extend the life of the building by decreasing the stress to the main support structure. Additional benefits would be obtained by enclosing within the new attic space the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), conduits, and other equipment which was installed on the original roof and exposed to the weather. Enclosing the southwest corner of the building allowed approximately 1,000 sq. ft. of new office space to be developed. This project was completed in July 1995. Plans for future improvements and expansion have resulted in the acquisition of additional property to the north and to the west of the Roosevelt facility. Facility improvements that were completed and documented in the 1995 revision of the Facilities Plan include asphalt yard overlay phases 1 and 2; a backflow prevention device for the 6-inch fire suppression line; material storage bins, flammable materials storage for Building #19 and the connecting of Buildings #12 and 13 (which provided space for an employee restroom). These projects (listed in the Future Projects section of the previous Facilities Plan), and many smaller improvements, have been accomplished to transform the facility into an effective work environment. Facilities Master Plan -January 2004 II - 2