PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX / EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER REQUEST : $ 1,000,000
BENEFIT :
The City of Port St . Lucie is seeking a $ 1,000,000 appropriation to support construction of the Port St . Lucie Public Works Administrative Complex & Emergency Operations Center . This facility will provide a hurricane hardened centralized hub for staff that are currently working out of six ( 6 ) different facilities , five of which have no hurricane rating . Numerous inefficiencies due to the separated facilities necessitate the need for a centrally located hub that could house the entire staff with a Category 5 rated hurricane facility .
DETAILS :
• All Public Works staff are deemed essential and act as 1st responders in the event of an emergency . This facility is to be constructed with an EOC center to serve during extreme events as hurricanes .
• This complex and emergency operations center will allow us to immediately mobilize after such events and clear roadways to insure safe passage to facilities such as hospitals .
• The total cost is $ 18,752,628 . The City of Port St . Lucie has bonded this project for $ 15,000,000 .
POLICE TRAINING FACILITY REQUEST : $ 1,000,000
BENEFIT :
The City of Port St . Lucie is seeking a $ 1,000,000 appropriation to support construction of the Port St . Lucie Police Training Facility to train Officers and Police Personnel more effectively . The growing needs of both the agency and the city has demanded the increase in high liability trainings . The project is designed to support the projected growth of the city and agency , providing a state-of-the art training facility that will allow multiple trainings to be conducted simultaneously , meeting the need for state mandates .
DETAILS :
• The Police Training Facility will provide internal training to improve direct service to citizens . The multilevel training facility will support the needs of the department as demand for direct policing services continues to grow with the growth of the City ( current population : 224,905 )
• The Police Training Facility will allow the department personnel to receive basic required training and advanced training in an efficient and effective manner .
• Additionally , the facility will allow the department to host advanced training classes for other departments in the region . Highly trained law enforcement officers provide superior service to their communities .
• Improved police response to calls for service , including but not limited to mental health crisis , violent crime , active shooter , and civil disorder .
• The total cost is $ 20,000,000 . The City of Port St . Lucie has bonded this project for $ 9,000,000 .
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