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City updates council on police training academy schematic design and funding gap
Summary
The bond office told the Nov. 10 Public Safety Committee that schematic design for the police training campus is 50% complete and a funding gap remains between current commitments and the $185 million project estimate.
Jenny Niswander, director of the bond office, updated the committee on the criminal-justice training facility and de-escalation center. She said supplemental agreement No. 2 was authorized for programming and design and the architect has completed 50% of schematic design; the office expects 100% schematic design in time for internal review by Thanksgiving and a public briefing in December.
On funding, Niswander said $50 million is accounted for in the 2024 bond program; fundraisers are targeting $70 million (with $21.5 million in firm commitments reported to date) and the state has committed approximately $25 million in grants. Committee members noted an apparent $45–50 million gap and asked for options; Niswander said fundraisers and the bond office are meeting biweekly and will present options in a December briefing to Public Safety.
Why it matters: The training academy and de-escalation facilities are capital priorities tied to police training and operations; identifying reliable funding sources and timelines affects project delivery and related training operations.
The committee did not take immediate action; staff said they will present a fuller funding plan in December.
