2013-08-30-Ad hoc Townwide Facilities Master Planning Committee (Final Report of Committee)

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• Building does not conform to Building Code requirements for seismic resistance As with the Central Fire Station, the Police Station was built more than half a century ago when the population of the Town of Lexington was significantly smaller than it is today. The needs and functions of the Police Department have also changed, resulting in different and additional space requirements. The 2011 report highlighted several key space issues as follows: • Building is too small for existing staff, equipment and services (e.g., equipment in shipping containers, a trailer and sport utility vehicle) • Building lacks training space • Locker room is half the size required • Building lacks a secure sallyport for transition between vehicles and the building, therefore prisoner entry to the building is unsecure and dangerous • Building lacks adequate storage spaces • Building lacks an elevator • Sub - basement firing range is inadequate for qualification • Lacks outdoor, qualifications firing range While the building has been renovated several times, it still lacks enough space for the Police Department. The 2011 report stated that the Police Station should be 28,308 SF, which is more than double the existing space of 12,500 SE Calling the existing location ideal, the report recommended renovating the existing building and constructing addition to the rear and right side. The estimated cost, assuming a Spring 2013 bid, was $12 to $13 million. Recent Actions Police Chief Mark Corr urged that any new or renovated Police Station should allow for additional space to accommodate likely long -term growth in programmatic needs. (Fire Chief John Wilson urged the same in regard to space requirements for the Central Fire Station.) Police Chief Corr responded to a questionnaire to update the 2011 study, and in his response, he listed the following as changes or additions, which could require more space than recommended in the 2011 study: • Traffic Bureau created in 2011 and Traffic Bureau supervisor added (with no additional space needs) • Need separate but attached dispatch center • Potentially need more space for records storage and dry evidence storage • Desire outdoor, qualifications firing range • Desire computer forensic person TOWNWIDE FACILITIES MASTER PLANNING