Committee advances Overland Park public-safety CIP; police training facility budget rises to $23.5 million

The Overland Park Public Safety Committee on a unanimous voice vote recommended that the committee of the whole advance the city manager’s proposed capital improvement plan (CIP) and maintenance plan, moving forward several public-safety projects including a $23.5 million police training facility.

The committee recommendation covers the public-safety portion of the five‑year CIP and maintenance program. The police training facility is listed at a new project cost of $23,500,000, a $4,000,000 increase attributed in staff materials to an updated program study and an updated engineer’s estimate. Staff told the committee approximately $2,500,000 of the increase would come from a reallocation of county courthouse sales tax and the remainder from additional bonding.

Why it matters: the police training facility is the largest single public-safety capital item in the plan and is scheduled to begin construction in late 2025 or early 2026. Committee members and staff said the facility is intended to consolidate training functions, include an indoor range and simulator space, and free up space in the Sanders Justice Center for other police operations.

Staff overview and project list Gina (city staff) and Kyle (city staff) reviewed the CIP book and the city’s five‑year financial assumptions, noting expected assessed-valuation and sales-tax growth and pointing to schedules that show the police training facility increase. The staff presentation reviewed the public-safety projects (police and fire) and maintenance items; highlights discussed by committee members and staff included:

- Police training facility:…