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Riverside council approves phase‑2 design services for new downtown police headquarters, targets Measure Z funding

Riverside City Council · July 1, 2025
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Summary

Council unanimously approved Phase 2 architectural design services for a new downtown police headquarters after staff detailed a deteriorating building, a goal to reach shovel‑ready construction within 12 months, and a Measure Z‑funding target of $50 million within a $59.5 million project estimate.

The City Council on July 1 approved a contract amendment to advance architectural design for a new downtown Riverside Police Headquarters, moving the project into phase 2 of design with an accelerated 12‑month goal to get to construction.

City staff laid out a condition assessment of the existing 63‑year‑old building, highlighting recurring basement floods, leaking plumbing that damaged IT equipment, unreliable elevators, outdated electrical switchgear…

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