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Kenosha committee receives agreement with Cimini Architects to study police facility needs
Summary
The committee approved an agreement with Cimini Architects LLC to conduct a needs-and-location assessment for a potential new Kenosha Police Department facility as part of the city's capital improvement planning process.
The Kenosha Safety and Welfare Committee on May 12 received and approved an agreement with Cimini Architects LLC to perform a needs assessment and conceptual design study for the Kenosha Police Department as part of the city's capital improvement program (CIP).
Why it matters: City staff said the police department has outgrown its existing space and needs a study to project long-term facility, training and substation needs before seeking funding. The study will evaluate square footage needs, possible locations and options such as one consolidated building or multiple substations.
What staff said: The police chief said an RFP produced four respondents and that Cimini Architects, a local firm, best met requirements and budget. "We are buried on the eastern portion of the city that services a hundred thousand people... We are currently at 222" officers, the chief said, describing space constraints and the need to plan for future staffing and training space. The chief said the firm will provide conceptual designs, location assessments and a projection to present to the council.
Scope and next steps: The agreement is described in the hearing record as a study and conceptual design to inform future capital decisions; it does not itself appropriate construction funds. Committee members discussed whether a new facility would replace or supplement the existing public-safety building; staff said the study will examine both options and produce recommendations for the council.
Vote: A member moved to approve the agreement; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The chair recorded an "aye" vote. City staff said the study will return to council with findings and options for next steps, and any actual construction would require separate funding approvals.
Provenance: The item was introduced as "Agreement between City of Kenosha and Cimini Architects LLC for police department facility" and concluded with a motion to approve and a recorded "aye."
