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City estimates ~$8M to remodel city hall for court and administrative needs as police facility planning continues
Summary
Staff reported a high-level estimate of roughly $6M in hard costs plus ~$2M in soft costs (design, FF&E) to remodel city hall and repurpose vacated police space for municipal-court and city-department needs; staff outlined bond and grant options and set timelines tied to an August bond-call deadline.
City staff provided the council with an update on police facility planning and the associated city-hall remodel and ancillary costs. The preliminary, high-level estimate for the city-hall remodel—intended to repurpose the existing police facility should a new police headquarters be built—ranges from about $4.9M to $5.9M for construction work and roughly $2M for soft costs such as design and furniture, for a planning-level total near $8M.
Staff emphasized that the numbers are preliminary and include contingency assumptions. Options for funding discussed include general-obligation bonds (requiring voter approval), targeted grants for public-safety or community facilities, and the use of limited one-time funds; staff noted certificates of obligation are less feasible for city-hall-only projects without a public-safety component.
Staff said next steps include more detailed cost refinement, public education materials and outreach, and schedule alignment with key bond-deadline decisions; council asked staff to continue analyzing alternatives, explore grants and present public-education plans ahead of the August deadlines associated with a November bond question.
No formal budget or bond action was taken at this meeting; staff will return with refined cost estimates and a proposed public-engagement timeline.
