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Rochelle Callis CRPD Therapeutic Recreation Program Final Report and Recommendations September 8, 2017 page 32 Retail across the country is diminishing as sales online continue to increase, and it is likely that the rate of vacancy will grow, not drop, in the next several years. PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT: the District, if it pursues this, will likely incur between $1,000,000 to $3,000,000, depending on the size and location of the site. 19. Explore the purchase of other properties, owned by nonprofits or other units of local governments (including schools) in Thousand Oaks, to be repurposed as a comprehensive Therapeutic Recreation Center. PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT: the District, if it pursues this, will likely incur between $1,000,000 to $3,000,000, depending on the size and location of the site. 20. Concurrent with 18 and 19 above, explore the feasibility of constructing an addition to a current District facility, for use as an auxiliary or primary Therapeutic Recreation Center. Many jurisdictions have successfully mixed seniors and people with disabilities. The District has other facilities with promise as well. PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT: the District, if it pursues this, will likely incur between $3,000,000 to $5,000,000. 21. Establish a central line item for the cost of supporting inclusion placements. This is an integral tool in the effort by the District to encourage staffs to provide modifications when requested by persons with disabilities who seek inclusive participation. Having a central line item also makes accounting and reporting regarding ADA compliance more efficient. PROJECTED FISCAL IMPACT: because the District does not today know the number of persons supported in inclusive settings, this is difficult to project with any accuracy. Based on our experience with other entities, we project fiscal impact at $20,000 in year one, $30,000 in year two, and $40,000 in year three. 22. Eliminate charges to the Therapeutic Recreation Program for "loaned" employees, consistent with the way the Therapeutic Recreation program does not charge when it provides advice and assistance in response to requests made by other District programs and facilities. From our interviews with program and facility staffs, it appears as if some programs and facilities "loan" part-time employees to the Therapeutic Recreation Program. However, it was clear that each "loaner" program used different approaches to manage the loan. Some charged the wages back to Therapeutic Recreation. Other programs did not do so. The programs and facilities are District programs, and are not separate and independent entities in a silo. As an example, the Therapeutic Recreation Program does not charge the other programs THE W -T GROW DBA RECREATION ACCESSIBILITY CONSULT' C ONE SOURCE. INFINITE SOLUTIONS.