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included for planning purposes. He explained <br />changed or removed in the future if desired. <br />Mayor Strommen questioned if staff would be <br />addressing that item during the budget process. <br />City Administrator Ulrich confirmed that item <br />flexible. <br />that the item would not be imbedded and could be <br />comfortable not taking the second step and instead <br />could be addressed at that time, noting that staff is <br />Councilmember Williams stated that this step would help the City to identify whether this would <br />be necessary and if so, the scale of the project. She shared the concern that this step could start <br />the ball rolling, but noted that she would support the space needs analysis as it would answer the <br />necessary questions. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau asked for information regarding the Revolving Acquisition Loan <br />Fund (RALF) properties. He stated that public works equipment for the City is currently being <br />warehoused throughout the City and asked for additional information regarding the intent of the <br />RALF properties as that could have implications on the need for a public works campus. <br />Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama stated that the City owns <br />RALF properties along Highway 10. He noted that some had been demolished while others were <br />available for reuse and the City has, or is attempting to, lease those properties to the private <br />sector in order to generate tax dollars. He stated that the current public works campus does not <br />have sufficient space for equipment, materials and vehicles and therefore the City is using the <br />available overflow space for storage. He stated that there are two vacant buildings with cold <br />storage that public works is using to store equipment in. He noted that while there are some <br />challenges with one of the sites because of existing leases in other portions of the building, that <br />site could be leased. He noted that the other building is in poor condition and therefore would <br />not be leased and will not hold off long-term. <br />Councilmember LeTourneau clarified that the buildings do not have a long-term use and that is <br />why a new public works campus is needed. <br />Mayor Strommen stated that there are very real needs and that is why the City needs to conduct <br />the space needs analysis. She acknowledged the hesitancy to commit to moving forward and <br />advised that can be determined at a later date once this information is known. She questioned <br />when the space needs analysis would be complete for the Council to review. <br />Asst. City Administrator/Economic Development Manager Brama did not have the date but <br />believed it would take a few months. He stated that if the item moves forward the Council <br />would have the information sometime this fall. <br />Councilmember Johns stated that the space needs analysis identifies not only the building size <br />but would also identify the land that could be used. <br />City Council / June 9, 2015 <br />Page 10 of 18 <br />