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Council consents to RDC pursuing RFP for former jail after estimated $7 million renovation cost
Summary
Council gave consensus for the Redevelopment Commission to pursue a request for proposals (RFP) to seek development options for the former jail property after staff estimated renovation costs near $7 million; the county declined to take the property back and staff suggested a public-private approach and an RFP committee was formed by the RDC.
The mayor and staff told the council the city will solicit proposals for redevelopment of the former jail property and the council gave general consent for the Redevelopment Commission (RDC) to proceed with an RFP process. Staff reported that an earlier plan to convert the building for mixed public uses (entrepreneurship space, police department offices, indoor playground) returned an estimated renovation cost of about $7,000,000, driven in part by…
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