CC 06/18/2018 Minutes Special Meeting

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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of June 18, 2018 — Special Meeting Page 2 of 4 4. DISCUSSION & GUIDANCE ON THE QUESTION OF RELOCATION OF THE POLICE STATION Staff Presentation: City Manager Randy Newlon gave a PowerPoint presentation with input from Police Chief Larry Krantz which contained the following components: • Casselberry Police Station • Guiding Principles for Lake Concord Park • The Guiding Principles • Wilshire Blvd. Property • How is the Police Station functioning now? • What are the physical deficiencies of the current Police Station? • How will we grow? • Relocating the Police Station • Proposed Public Safety Center Response Routing • Construction of a new Police Station • Renovating the Police Station • How does the City pay for this? • Guidance Requested Discussion: Lengthy discussion ensued between the City Commission, Mr. Newlon and Chief Krantz relating to the feasibility of either relocating or renovating the Police Station which included: estimated cost of renovation vs. construction of a new facility; funding options, including possible bond issue; lack of estimated cost of renovation; repairs and maintenance done on current building; how the Police Station gym facility was currently being utilized; how long the City had been considering possible relocation of the Police Station; square footage needed for evidence rooms and training areas; and how long it would take to determine a timeframe and estimated cost for renovation of the facility at its current location. Mr. Newlon requested guidance from the City Commission as to whether there was consensus to direct staff to begin the process of planning and implementing a move of the Police Station to the Wilshire Boulevard property, or to instead renovate the Police Station at its current location. He advised that either option would require that the City contract with an architect for planning purposes and he was looking for guidance from the City Commission as to whether staff should go ahead and hire an architect to move in one of those two directions. Audience Participation: The following individuals came forward to address the question of relocation of the Police Station: Mr. Walt Bagley, 614 Doheny Way, spoke in opposition to relocating the Casselberry Police Station to the Wilshire Blvd property, and submitted a written statement to the City Clerk for the record specifying flaws he felt were in the presentation and discrepancies in information being given. Mr. John Casselberry, 700 South Lost Lake Lane, expressed concerns about the relocation of the Police Station and his understanding the site would be used to construct an event center. He also made some suggestions about remodeling of the current building.