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FINANCIAL PLAN The financial aspects of this exploration can be categorized into three areas: Contract price approach and annual charge Personnel and operating needs and related costs Facility upgrades needs CONTRACT PRICE AND DIRECT COSTS Staff have not had the opportunity to further refine the financial aspects of a renewed contract due to the annual financial audit taking place that consumes all the Finance Department’s capacity for a number of weeks, but also the focus to date has been on other aspects of the topic. FACILITY UPGRADES NEEDS Police Department leadership have been able to review the draft concepts that Oertel Architects offered to City staff in the Spring of 2023. To review, the architects discussed the Police Department facility with staff about short term and long-term needs for the department and how that relates to the building and space usage. Staff highlighted a need for a professional work environment to draw recruits to a changing police department, including but not limited to: Repurpose existing spaces to be more useable Need for training and meeting space Larger secure evidence storage Improve daylight access Add additional equipment storage Rework locker rooms Improve reception area Larger garage and secured storage The architect’s estimation for renovations/expansion of the existing facility to address all needs would be in the range of $1,800,000 - $2,200,000, in 2025 dollars. Based on draft methodology to a contract price, the cost of renovating and possibly expanding the footprint of the police department could be funded by the revenue from the police services contract. Thus, no additional tax levy from Saint Anthony residents would be needed: Additional personnel, operating and equipment costs $1,400,000 - $1,500,000 Shared Fixed costs and capital contribution $250,000 - $300,000 Preliminary contract price range in 2026 $1,650,000 - $1,800,000 Staff is not proposing that an entirely new police station be constructed. This review took place before the topic of a renewed partnership was in front of the City to consider. The exploratory process has simply raised the priority to address the outdated facility, and will modify the scope of renovations based on additional personnel and related equipment needed to support serving the City of Falcon Heights. STAFFING PLAN The department analyzed call data and identified the following additional personnel to support expansion: Patrol Officers Additional patrol officers same as previous contract 4 Swing Shift Patrol Additional officers during high call volume time 2 Investigator Investigative capacity to adequately address call type needs 1 Community Engagement Officer Sworn officer to coordinate community engagement for all cities 1 Administrative Support Additional administrative capacity similar to previous contract 1 Total additional personnel needed 9