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