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Carmel council backs ad hoc plan to downsize police, public-works projects and direct staff to prepare an RFP
Summary
City staff and an ad hoc committee presented reduced square-footage targets for new police and public-works facilities and were directed to prepare a competitive request-for-proposals for architectural services; staff will return with a formal RFP next month.
The Carmel-by-the-Sea City Council reviewed recommendations from an ad hoc committee on Aug. 5 to reduce the proposed square footage for new police and public-works facilities and instructed staff to prepare a competitive request for proposals for architectural services.
The ad hoc, formed earlier in 2025, re-examined previously proposed footprints and recommended smaller interior and exterior area targets for both a replacement police station and a new public-works facility. Public Works Director Ken Wysocki told the council the goal is to be “cost conscious” and to right-size both buildings while addressing immediate structural and operational problems in the existing facilities.
Why it matters: council members and staff said the public-works building has drainage and…
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