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Policing Services Building
Notice given by: Councillor Biermanski
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BUDGET POSTPONED MOTION:
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That Poli-006 Policing Services Building Accommodations for 5,000,000 is postponed to 2023 for consideration in Capital Budget.
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Administration’s Understanding of the Intent of the Motion:
That Capital Project Poli-006 is placed in the unfunded category in 2023 and reconsidered for funding in 2023
Operational or Organizational Impacts if Motion is Approved:
If this motion is approved there could be RCMP Contract implications, related to the City not providing the necessary building accommodations. Contract implications could include the potential for the RCMP to lease space and bill back the expenses to the City of St. Albert at 100% of the costs.
This project is also intended to address a number of identified safety and security issues including the RCMP Front Counter security deficiencies that has been identified in the unfunded Capital Project POLI- 005 (Maloney Place Front Counter Security Renovations). This work is estimated to total $218,000. These security deficiencies were originally identified by the RCMP and communicated to the City in 2016 and the necessary work delayed until the outcome of the recently completed building accommodations study. If this motion passes, City Administration does recommend that POLI-005 be fully funded in 2022 , however City Administration would like to highlight that completing just the immediate front counter security upgrades in 2022 will likely result in some wasted spending as the larger necessary renovations take place in the future.
Financial Implications of Motions:
The delay of this project will not have an impact on taxes in 2022 as it is planned to be funded through a borrowing bylaw where interest costs will not likely be realized until 2024 at the earliest.
Stakeholder Consultations:
Should this motion pass, City Administration would communicate the decision t...
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