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City staff outline $45.17 million in facility needs for possible 2026 bond, recommend $13.13M for fire projects
Summary
Staff told the Richardson City Council the citywide facility needs total about $45.17 million and recommended funding $13.13 million in a 2026 bond for three fire projects (an apparatus building, renovations at Fire Station 6, and design work for Fire Station 7); staff said alternate funding options will be returned to council for other facilities.
City facilities staff presented a final bond deep-dive on recommended facility projects and costs as the Richardson City Council considered priorities for a potential 2026 bond program.
Wayne Quorum, the city’s director of facilities and fleet, said staff had completed a facilities condition assessment and prioritized projects that scored a “D” (immediate need). He outlined three fire-related projects totaling an estimated $36.4 million: an $8.5 million Fire Apparatus Building to store reserve apparatus and provide maintenance bays; a $2.1 million renovation and additions at Fire Station 6 (including fitness and day-room space and a generator replacement); and a $25.8 million new Fire Station 7 to house hazmat and blocker units and improve response coverage.
Quorum also detailed $8.77 million of additional needs across four other buildings: service center yard and fuel-island work (including moving to above-ground tanks to address TCEQ compliance), municipal court HVAC replacement ($1.28 million), rec-center repairs and ADA work ($2.6 million), and detention-center cell and infrastructure renovations ($2.25 million). He summarized the facility need at $45,170,000 and noted an earlier “blocking exercise” suggested $15–40 million of possible allocation.
Staff recommended the council fund $13,130,000 in the bond for the three fire facilities (including design funding for Station 7) and said it would return with funding strategies for the remaining $8.77 million of work. Quorum said the city will propose alternate funding sources and present a refined proposition list on the council’s next agenda; staff also outlined subsequent public hearings and a possible election timeline leading to a May election if the council calls it.
Council members pressed staff on deferred roof replacements, regulatory risk from underground fuel tanks (TCEQ), and the detention-center Sally port drainage; staff acknowledged the concerns and committed to follow up with funding and timing options.
Why it matters: The recommended allocation would prioritize fire capacity and readiness while leaving other deferred maintenance items to alternative funding strategies; council will weigh these trade-offs before any bond proposition is finalized.
What’s next: Staff will return with refined propositions and funding alternatives; the council heard this as the last of several bond deep-dives ahead of January public hearings and an anticipated February election call for a May bond election.
