Title
LONGVIEW POLICE STATION REMODEL PLANNING UPDATE
COUNCIL INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Enhance public safety and emergency response
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: N/A
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Longview Police Department was originally a bank building, acquired by the City and partially remodeled in 1999, with the intent of further remodeling later to add office space. The building lacks adequate facilities for officers to conduct investigations and interviews without interruption, maintain confidentiality, and properly process and store evidence during investigations. The proposed remodel adds 3,400 square feet of finished office and working space, and improves 520 square feet of existing work area to address functional issues and allow detective, patrol, and street crimes officers to work more efficiently as units and individually.
Improvements include offices and work stations, interview rooms, evidence processing area, file storage, a conference room which will also support critical incident response command and planning, and the necessary electrical, mechanical, plumbing, communication and security systems to support the new spaces. Minor HVAC upgrades in other parts of the building are also included to correct ongoing heating and cooling deficiencies.
Additionally, while investigating the causes of heating and cooling complaints, the existing mechanical and HVAC systems which serve the entire building were identified as beyond their design life and needing to be replaced. The existing system is an antiquated electric boiler and chiller system dating back to 1968, and although inefficient, its replacement can’t be justified on energy savings alone. The recent energy savings performance contract captured savings with upgraded controls and VFD’s enabling night time shutoff or temperature setback in some areas of the building. However, the major components might have three to five years of remaining life and should be considered for replacement. The system require...
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