TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Douglas J. Hewett, ICMA-CM, City Manager
Jeffery Yates, ICMA-CM, Assistant City Manager
FROM: John Jones, Office of Community Safety Director
Michelle Brooks, Interim Budget & Evaluation Director
DATE: June 8, 2026
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Adopt Capital Project Ordinance to Appropriate Funding for the Blue Street Facility RenovationTitle
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe and Secure Community
Executive Summary:
The former Senior Center East facility on Blue Street has been identified as the future home of the Office of Community Safety. Renovations are necessary to prepare the facility for operational use and to support implementation of the program's expanding service delivery and community coordination functions.
Council is asked to adopt Capital Project Ordinance 2026-41 to appropriate $850,000 from the Office of Community Safety's fiscal year 2026 operating budget for the purpose of renovating the future Office of Community Safety facility located at the former Senior Center East on Blue Street.
Background:
The Office of Community Safety was established to coordinate non-enforcement public safety strategies focused on prevention, intervention, crisis response, and community stabilization. As implementation continues, the facility will serve as a centralized location for staff operations, community engagement, coordination meetings, training, and service connection activities.
The Blue Street Senior Center renovation plans and blueprints were originally presented to City Council during its February 6, 2026, Work Session. The City Council Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Committee subsequently received updates on the renovations at their February 10, 2026, April 14, 2026, and May 12, 2026, meetings.
Additionally, during the March 12, 2026, Legislative Delegation Special meeting, it was announced that the former Blue Street Senio...
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