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The square footages shown in current needs, as well as in the Courthouse Square design, are based on the needs of each of the functional areas of the District. Department managers provided an inventory of their office and work space needs to the project architects. This inventory was combined with a list of the support spaces that are needed, for the purpose of developing an overall schematic design. Attachment A presents the space inventory and a list of the needs and assumptions that Dist,ict staff assembled for review by the architect. In addition, the architect team conducted an on-site analysis of current transit facilities, noting needs and deficiencies in the existing transit spaces. Arbuckle Costic used the results of their analysis, combined with the information in attachment A, to program spaces for the transit functions and suppertive services of Courthouse Square. NON-ADMINISTRATIVE SPACES There are several other transit spaces in Courthouse Square, which do not represent either administrative or operational needs of the transit operation. The District will own approximately 3,430 sq.ft. of leasable retail spac~ on the first floor. This space has two key purposes in the District's plans: first, the retail functions will be oriented to serve the needs of transit riders, thereby increasing the convenience and utility of the transit facility for our customers (as well as the employees of the building). Secondly, leases from the retail footage will provide revenue to the District, offsetting much of transit's operating costs for the entirety of its Courthouse Square spaces. This is an important component of the project from the perspective of transit's funding partner, the Federal Transit Administration. The retail _ space also serves as a safeguard against unexpectedly large growth in transit ridership in the future. If need be, a por`aon of the retail space could be used to expand the customer waiting and service functions of the District's operation. The District will also own and lease approximately 2,400 sq.ft..of o~'ice space on the second floor of the building, adjacent to the transit administrative offices. This space will also provide operating revenue for the District. At some point in the future, it would not be unusual for transit to expand its a~dministrative functions, and ttus lease space may be taken down by the District if need be to provide room for new activities. Based on the experiences of transit districts that are a step larger than Salem's, it seems reasonable to assume that some functions that are cuirently contracted by the District--activities such as paratransit operations, graplucs, and printing-- might well be intemalized within the life of Courthouse Square. Should this occur, the space will be available. The District will also share ownership of the Board room/conference center portion of the facility, with Marion County. While these partic~ilar facilities are sized to the aeeds of the county and are larger than the District might need in terms of square footage (4,666 sq.ft. for the board room and small conference rooms attached), it makes more sense to share their use with the county than to construct and pay for smaller facilities within the transit portion of Courthouse Square. 3