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WORK STUDY SESSIONS <br /> <br />· Drivers for acquiring and remodeling an existing building include: City <br /> operation and convenient location; restrainers include the costs of land <br /> acquisition and construction <br />· Drivers for constructing a new facility on an alternative site include: <br /> City operation and convenient location; restrainers include: unknown <br /> time line, and costs of construction and acquisition <br />· The cost of constructing a new facility would be less if constructed on <br /> City-owned Property <br />· Would require a site area of approximately two acres; Prentice Park is <br /> City owned and large enough to accommodate a new City facility <br />· Drivers for this alternative include: City owns the land, convenient <br /> location, city operated, and new facility; restrainers include: design <br /> issues such as adequate parking and animal disease transmission <br /> mitigation, zoo accreditation, zoo expansion impact and construction <br /> costs <br />· Orange County is considering construction of an animal care center at <br /> the former Tustin Marine Corps Air Station, and construction is <br /> anticipated to commence in 2003 <br />· The City's first year costs would be approximately $2,917,000 <br />· Drivers for partnership with the County include: new facility, <br /> professional director and staff, and semi-convenience of location; <br /> restrainers include: outside city location, shared control over shelter <br /> operations and animal care, and uncertain time line for completion of <br /> facility <br /> <br />Following the presentation by the Chief of Police, Mr. Hal Mahoney, <br />representing the Orange County Health Care Agency presented an update <br />on actions taken by the Board of Supervisors for the development and <br />construction of a new County Animal Shelter facility at the Tustin Marine <br />Corps Air Station. <br /> <br />Lorrie Boldrick, DVM at the Santa Ana Zoo addressed the Council with <br />concerns relative to the susceptibility of the species of animals at the zoo <br />to domestic animal diseases in the event the animal shelter facility was <br />located at Prentice Park. <br /> <br />Harold Hall, representing the Friends of the Santa Ana Zoo, raised <br />concerns relative to parking and zoo accreditation. <br /> <br />Following public discussion, Council discussion ensued. Councilmember <br />Franklin addressed several questions to Mr. Mahoney relative to control of <br />the Orange County site, and asked how construction plans may be <br />impacted by the current lawsuit filed by the Santa Ana Unified School <br />District related to land use at the air station. Councilmember Bist asked <br />staff to pursue the issues of accreditation and noted that the zoo is a great <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 427 NOVEMBER 19, 2001 <br /> <br /> <br />