Coversheet

Board Action Request
21-0177

Item Description:
Negotiate a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Maple Grove for the operating activities of the North Metro Regional Public Safety Training Facility, and any subsequent transactional documents required; $700,000 supplemental budget appropriation to 1007652 North Metro Regional Public Safety Training Facility

Resolution:

BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Maple Grove for the construction, operation, maintenance, and use of the North Metro Regional Public Safety Training Facility; and that following review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the Joint Powers Agreement on behalf of the county; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the 2021 Capital Budget for project 1007652 North Metro Regional Public Safety Training Facility be increased by $700,000, funded with a transfer from the Facilities Property Tax Suspense Account 0039997, to cover design and related fees; that the administrator is directed to include an additional $7,500,000 in general obligation bonding in the 2022 Capital Budget for construction and related costs of the project; that the Controller be authorized to transfer and disburse funds as directed; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Administrator be authorized to negotiate any other agreements or transactional documents required to give effect to the above resolving clauses, including but not limited to any lease or joint powers agreement related to the facility; and that following review and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign such agreements or transactional documents on behalf of the county.


Background: In 1992, the City of Maple Grove constructed a 20,000 square foot Public Safety Training Facility (Facility), which became operational in 1993. The Facility provided an indoor firing range, training classroom, and a firearms simulator to meet the training needs at the time. Following a fire in 2011, the Facility was upgraded to over 22,000 square feet. Today, the Facility now serves nearly 20 customer organizations, which include local, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and post-secondary law enforcement education institutions. The Facility is also available for limited public rental use to meet statutory requirements. Between the City's needs and those of the current customer organizations, the Facility is near capacity. An expansion of the Facility is needed to increase training capacity as the current level of use causes difficulty for agencies to schedule training time, to increase training time to stay ahead of state mandates or to serve the demand of additional agencies across the region. Additionally, there is a need to modernize the Facility's training capabilities to serve new training curriculum with relevant, modern technologies. Additional agencies and organizations have expressed interest in utilizing the Facility, however, that cannot be accommodated without an increase in its current size. The City of Maple Grove and Hennepin County would enter into a Joint Powers Agreement for the construction, operation, maintenance, and use of the North Metro Regional Public Safety Training Facility. The City of Maple Grove and Hennepin County will share in revenues received from other entities that use the Facility and will share in the costs to operate. The City of Maple Grove will contribute $3.5 million of State bond funds, $5.5 million of its own funds and land valued at $400,000 towards the expansion. If approved, Hennepin County will contribute $700,000 in 2021 for design work of the expansion, and an additional $7.5 million capital contribution in 2022 for construction costs of the North Metro Regional Public Safety Training Facility.


Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval