Police Department Facility Needs Assessment
Summary
The police station, built in 1961, doesn't meet modern seismic standards for essential facilities and needs roughly 32,500-40,000 square feet versus its current 16,500. Options range from a $24 million bare-minimum renovation to $87 million for new construction — with no funding source identified yet. Nothing was decided tonight; funding and a preferred option come later.
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Last discussed Mar 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Anywhere from $24 million to $87 million depending on the option, plus a temporary modular campus during construction — most cities fund similar projects through public safety bond measures.
Police officers, dispatchers, and residents who depend on emergency response — and anyone who cares about the station staying functional in a major earthquake.
Taxpayers, who will eventually shoulder the cost through some combination of bonds, general fund, or grants — and police staff enduring the leaking, aging building in the meantime.
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