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Staff seeks $11.5 million in state/federal grants for police, streets and parks
Summary
Staff said it submitted about $11.5 million in proposed projects to state and federal partners, including a police station, streets work, parks improvements and a ladder fire truck; council was asked to support the grant strategy.
City staff told council they have packaged roughly $11.5 million in projects to pursue state and federal funding, aiming to leverage outside dollars for downtown, public safety and park improvements.
The Presenter listed specific asks including about $6.3 million for a new police station, roughly $3.2 million for a streets/states project, about $500,000 for parks, and just over $1 million for a ladder truck. “These are the things that we’re putting before our state leaders, federal leaders, and hope to see some movement,” the Presenter said, framing the requests as part of a broader economic development and public‑safety strategy.
Staff said the capital requests are meant to amplify downtown investments and reduce the local funding burden if grants are successful. The Presenter also noted department heads supplied about $4.7 million in internal requests for this budget cycle; the proposed budget as presented funds $344,000 of those departmental capital asks.
Council will receive the full package on May 29 and staff asked council to confirm support for pursuing the outside funding opportunities during the ordinance and grant‑application process.
