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10/18/2024 <br />12 <br />FINANCIAL PLAN <br />PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY <br />The common practice in cities today is combining police <br />and Fire Department facilities into a joint Public Safety <br />Facility model. This allows for shared conference/training, <br />fitness, and the Emergency Operations facilities. <br />In the exploration process staff engaged with architects to <br />consider options and preliminarily, an approach could work <br />of expanding the existing Fire Department facility. This <br />would address space needs for the Fire Department that <br />has grown since the building was constructed. <br />This option is estimated to cost $12MM - $15MM, and <br />would require outside assistance in the form of State <br />Bonding, Federal funding, grants, etc. It would also require <br />a re-examination of the City’s street reconstruction <br />program to avoid levy impact. <br />FINANCIAL PLAN <br />EXPAND CURRENT FACILITY <br />The existing roof structure is designed to carry snow <br />and wind loads, which are less than the load of a <br />second floor. Thus, lateral expansion and reworking <br />of the current layout would be required. <br />Architects are working on a plan to maximize what is <br />available as much as possible, at a preliminary <br />estimated cost of $5MM. <br />This would not include all amenities desired by the <br />department due to the nature of the structure and <br />the options for renovations available. <br />Some renovations can be started with the contract <br />revenue to better fit needs and make the space more <br />useful in the future use if the department moves.