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Ordinance No. 16-80 amending Ordinance No. 15-86 (2016 Appropriation Ordinance) for a Supplemental Appropriation to the Public Safety Sales Tax (PSST) Fund in the amount of $3,200,000 for Public Safety Projects
Presenter:
Kara Skinner, Chief Financial Officer
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Summary:
The attached ordinance is a supplemental appropriation for the PSST Fund in the amount of $3,200,000 for the City's share of a regional public safety firing range, a portion of the Fire Station #1 renovation, and a portion of the Sand Creek Police substation design and construction. The $3,200,000 will be placed into three project accounts: $1,050,000 for the public safety firing range; $1,300,000 for the Fire Station #1 renovation; and, $850,000 for the Sand Creek substation design and construction.
Previous Council Action:
On November 25, 2015, City Council approved the original 2016 Budget per Ordinance No. 15-86, which included the appropriation of funds for the PSST Fund.
Background:
This supplemental appropriation is for the following purposes:
PUBLIC SAFETY FIRING RANGE
City Council recently approved covenant modifications at the Pikes Peak International Raceway (PPIR) to allow for the development of a public safety training facility to be used by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) and other Pikes Peak area public safety agencies. The first phase of the development is construction of a public safety firing range.
CSPD has an emergent need for a firing range. CSPD has used a firing range located at the Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) since 1994. Last year, flooding severely damaged this range and, instead of choosing to rebuild, CSPD has elected to partner with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) and the Fountain Police Department (FPD) to construct a range that better meets training needs. In addition, PPCC is sensitive to the well-being of its students who are military veterans and has asked CSPD to find a new training location so ...
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