| ITEM #: 2. DATE: 09/15/2025 AI #:2512 |
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CITY COUNCIL ACTION REPORT
| SUBJECT: | FY2026 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE - MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS COMPLEX |
| STAFF PRESENTER(S): | Sumeet Mohan, Public Works Director; Tony Mena, Public Works Deputy Director |
Summary
Council will receive an update on the Public Works Department's (Public Works) Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Strategic Plan action item within the Infrastructure focus area. The Public Works action item is to present recommendations to Council on the proposed expansion of the Municipal Operations Complex (MOC). The MOC is a long-range facilities initiative designed to consolidate Goodyear’s field operations, including Public Works, Development Services, and Parks and Recreation departments, into a functional, centralized campus. (Sumeet Mohan, Public Works Director; Tony Mena, Public Works Deputy Director)
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact related to this item. FY2026 funds are budgeted and available to proceed with design of the MOC (CIP project numbers 60119 and 60123). Proceeding with design will help refine the MOC expansion concepts as well as construction costs, but does not obligate the Council to proceed with or fund construction.
BACKGROUND AND PREVIOUS ACTIONS
On November 18, 2024, Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-2434 Adopting the City of Goodyear FY2025-2028 Strategic Plan. In the adopted Strategic Plan under the Infrastructure Focus Area, Public Works has an action item to present recommendations to Council on the proposed expansion of the MOC, which is to be completed in FY2026.
The city has recognized for several years that the current field staff facilities were not centralized, may not be sized to accommodate anticipated future increases in staffing, and be able to provide City services in the most efficient manner with the City's fast-paced growth. Field staff operations are currently spread across multiple facility sites such as Calle del Pueblo, Goodyear Municipal Complex Building D, and the Public Works/Water Services operations campus. The concept of establishing a MOC for field services teams would consolidate their individual functions into a centralized campus.
Further, community feedback has identified additional needs, particularly with respect to expanded solid waste and household hazardous waste (HHW) services, such as offering a centralized HHW drop-off location and proper lithium battery disposal.
In evaluating the potential need for a MOC, staff investigated the best practices of our peer Valley cities, engaged the impacted City departments, and partnered with a MOC consultant to provide preliminary scoping, phasing, and cost information.
The city has recognized for several years that the current field staff facilities were not centralized, may not be sized to accommodate anticipated future increases in staffing, and be able to provide City services in the most efficient manner with the City's fast-paced growth. Field staff operations are currently spread across multiple facility sites such as Calle del Pueblo, Goodyear Municipal Complex Building D, and the Public Works/Water Services operations campus. The concept of establishing a MOC for field services teams would consolidate their individual functions into a centralized campus.
Further, community feedback has identified additional needs, particularly with respect to expanded solid waste and household hazardous waste (HHW) services, such as offering a centralized HHW drop-off location and proper lithium battery disposal.
In evaluating the potential need for a MOC, staff investigated the best practices of our peer Valley cities, engaged the impacted City departments, and partnered with a MOC consultant to provide preliminary scoping, phasing, and cost information.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Cities that implement a MOC do so to improve service efficiency, reduce travel and operating costs, and meet the safety and operational needs of city employees who work in field conditions. Public Works staff will share the results of the City's recent programming and employees’ space needs assessment, and to seek guidance from Council regarding the next steps for the MOC.
Staff analysis concludes that the current field staff facilities will not meet future operational needs, and have developed a MOC concept that could be accomplished in three distinct phases, in order to address staff space needs and allocate the necessary funding at the appropriate time. The first phase, deemed most critical, is currently estimated to cost $93 million and includes a HHW/Solid Waste operations building and yard, a consolidated field staff facility that will accommodate Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Development Services teams, and related facility access roadway improvements. The second phase is currently estimated to cost $91 million and includes expansion of the existing fleet maintenance building, development of a materials and equipment laydown area, and additional facility access roadway improvements. The third phase is currently estimated to cost $17 million and includes the construction of a centralized storage warehouse. The estimated total project cost is $201 million, which as noted can be delivered in three distinct phases over multiple years as approved by Council based on funding availability.
Staff anticipates that development of a phased MOC would be able to meet the operational and space needs for the City's field teams over the next twenty years and beyond. Public Works plans to initiate design of the first phase only of the proposed MOC, using approved FY2026 funding in the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP project numbers 60119 and 60123). Proceeding with the design effort will allow staff to refine the preliminary MOC concepts, and their respective phasing and costs. Staff would return to Council for future consideration and approval of construction funding for phase 1 of the MOC, and any additional design or construction work for MOC phases 2 and 3.
Staff analysis concludes that the current field staff facilities will not meet future operational needs, and have developed a MOC concept that could be accomplished in three distinct phases, in order to address staff space needs and allocate the necessary funding at the appropriate time. The first phase, deemed most critical, is currently estimated to cost $93 million and includes a HHW/Solid Waste operations building and yard, a consolidated field staff facility that will accommodate Public Works, Parks and Recreation, and Development Services teams, and related facility access roadway improvements. The second phase is currently estimated to cost $91 million and includes expansion of the existing fleet maintenance building, development of a materials and equipment laydown area, and additional facility access roadway improvements. The third phase is currently estimated to cost $17 million and includes the construction of a centralized storage warehouse. The estimated total project cost is $201 million, which as noted can be delivered in three distinct phases over multiple years as approved by Council based on funding availability.
Staff anticipates that development of a phased MOC would be able to meet the operational and space needs for the City's field teams over the next twenty years and beyond. Public Works plans to initiate design of the first phase only of the proposed MOC, using approved FY2026 funding in the City's Capital Improvement Program (CIP project numbers 60119 and 60123). Proceeding with the design effort will allow staff to refine the preliminary MOC concepts, and their respective phasing and costs. Staff would return to Council for future consideration and approval of construction funding for phase 1 of the MOC, and any additional design or construction work for MOC phases 2 and 3.