Council sees Civitan service‑center master plan to consolidate and modernize 85 acres of city operations

The council received a high‑level master plan presentation for the 85‑acre Civitan service center from Juan Rivera, interim director of asset management. The plan is a strategic framework — not a single construction project — that maps current operations for multiple departments (public works, fleet, parks and recreation, CCW, animal care) and identifies modernization, security and vertical expansion opportunities.

Rivera described overcrowded parking, insufficient laydown yards, shared and undersized warehouses, and the need to modernize employee facilities and bring equipment indoors to protect expensive assets from corrosion. He said the plan includes projects already in the CIP and others still in concept that would be phased over the next 10–15 years and that some projects would be considered for inclusion in the next bond program.

Council discussion focused on funding, sequencing and practicality. Councilman Hernandez said he wanted every project and potential funding source collected in one view (project list, funding source, estimated cost and schedule). City Manager Peter Zanoni said the plan was a first step and that staff would prepare the next level of detail — project lists and funding sources — for the upcoming capital‑budget process.

Council members praised the goal of protecting assets and making employee workspaces safer and more efficient; they also emphasized environmental and drought considerations (solar, rain capture) for future buildings. Rivera and staff committed to bring more detailed cost and funding information back to the council for the next capital plan cycle.