HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2017-R0262 - Facilities Committee - 07/27/2017Resolution No.2017-R0262
Item No.7.16
July 27,2017
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS,the Mayor of the City of Lubbock on August 12,2016 named a Facilities
Committee (the "Committee")comprised of certain members of the Lubbock City Council to
examine in close detail real property and facilities presently owned by the City of Lubbock,the
condition and adequacy of said facilities,and the sufficiency with which those facilities are
meeting the needs of the citizens of the City of Lubbock;and
WHEREAS,the Committee has undertaken its charge, in part, by compiling an inventory
of City properties, assessing the current condition of City facilities, and has engaged City of
Lubbock staff to determine the modern functionality of existing facilities,as well as the
feasibility of renovating or,where appropriate,repurposing City-owned structures;and
WHEREAS,the Committee has further studied and considered whether,and to what
extent,existing buildings and facilities in their current form and state can adequately
accommodate the evolving nature of certain City services,or whether newer facilities are needed
to deliver those services to the community better and more efficiently;and
WHEREAS,the Committee has prepared a preliminary report and recommendations to
the City Council concerning, specifically, city facilities related to public safety, including a
police headquarters, police substations, municipal court facilities, and a police property and
evidence warehouse;and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to receive favorably the report and
recommendations of the Committee, and direct the City Manager to research and report back to
the City Council a detailed analysis of, and proposals for, available funding mechanisms to
accomplish projects recommended by the Committee, a timeline for completion of said projects,
and an estimated maximum cost associated with implementing the projects.
THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the following project recommendations of the Mayor's Facilities
Committee as presented below are favorablyreceived bythe CityCouncil and that the following
components and all necessary and related items are hereby designated as the "Public Safety
Improvement Project -2017":
a. a Police Administration Building consisting of approximately 47,500 square feet;
b. three (3) appropriately sized police substations consisting of approximately
10,000-11,000 square feet;
c. a municipal court facility consisting of a minimum of two (2)courtrooms and
related support space,with the capacity for future growth;
d. an appropriately sized police property and evidence warehouse sufficient for
current and future demands;
e. a police crime lab, which may be either separate or incorporated into a facility
above, as such produces the best benefit to the community.
SECTION 2. THAT the City Manager shall, as soon as practicable, report back to the
City Council his findings and recommendations as to the above project regarding financing
options, related impacts, and project phasing for the Council's consideration of the recommended
options and timing as to the initiation of the project, as well as alternatives for repurposing
existing facilities.
PASSED by the City Council on July 27 2017
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DANIEL M. POPE, ayor
ATTEST:
Rebe a Garza, City Secret
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Ste M s gale, man District 4
APPROVE?,ASV
Mdell tter ite, First Assistant City Attorney
ccdocs/RES.Mayor's Facilities Committee Recommendations
July 20, 2017