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RFP NO. 11308-FY12-01
Architectural and Engineering Services Police Department’s Technical Support Building
Expansion and Renovation
ADDENDUM NO. 1 May 24, 2011
The April 2011 Needs Assessment and Master Plan Options for Police Station Headquarters and Satellite Facilities Final Report is now available for your use and has been added to the Bid Board for this project. END ADDENDUM NO. 1
Police Department Needs Assessment
Town of Leesburg, VA
FINAL REPORT April 2011
Prepared by
Brinkley Sargent Architects 5000 Quorum Drive #600
Acknowledgements Special thanks for their cooperation and time is extended to all town staff and interested citizens who assisted in the completion of this study. Town staff members who were particularly engaged in this study process are listed below: Town of Leesburg
Town Management/Town Hall John Wells Town Manager Kaj Dentler Deputy Town Manager Betsy Fields Research & Communications
Police Department Joseph Price Police Chief Clagett Moxley Police Captain
Information Technology Wendy Wickens Director
Planning & Zoning Susan Berry-Hill Director Brian Boucher Deputy Director
Capital Projects Tom Brandon Project Manager for Design &
Engineering Brinkley Sargent Architects / Consultant Team
Harold E. Sargent Architect / Project Manager Gina Irwin Senior Programmer Wayne Hughes Hughes Group Architects
Introduction This report constitutes a study concerning the growth and resultant facility needs for the Town of Leesburg, Virginia. The architectural firms of Brinkley Sargent Architects, with local assistance by Hughes Group Architects, were asked to formulate the projected space needs for the Police department. The scope of the study included three distinct activities:
1) To renovate and expand the current facility on the current site to house all department personnel, and
2) To study the possibility of a satellite police station and back-up dispatch/communications center on private property at West Loudoun Street.
3) To review satellite police facility at town airport site.
4) To complete a cursory review of private buildings currently being used by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s office on Catoctin Circle and on Harrison Street.
The Executive Summary precedes the study and provides a synopsis of the findings of the report. The Planning Context Section follows and establishes the basis of the report. The Existing Facilities Section catalogues the existing Police facilities and their general condition. The Police Space Needs section is the heart of the study and forecasts the needs of each department in terms of square footage. Sections 6 and 7 cover the space needs for the satellite facility scenarios. Specific budgets for each project site are contained in Sections 8, 9, and 10. The last sections (Section 11 and 12) provide options for development and the projected cost of each option. The Appendix provides supporting documents that were used in the study.
Town Information and Background1
On October 12, 1758 the Virginia General Assembly founded the town of Leesburg. It consisted of 60 acres laid out by Nicholas Minor in the traditional Virginia plan of six criss-cross streets. The town began as “George Town” in honor of the British Monarch. The village began to prosper when the British Colonial Council established a Court House at the crossroads of what are now Route 15 and Route 7. It was renamed Leesburg after Thomas Lee, and the historic town has been the county seat for Loudoun County for close to 250 years. During the War of 1812, Leesburg served as a temporary haven for the United States Government and its archives (including the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution and portraits of early American leaders). Early in the American Civil War Leesburg was the site of the Battle of Balls Bluff, a Confederate victory. The Battle of Mile Hill was fought just north of the town prior to its occupation by Robert E. Lee in September of 1862.
Purpose of Study
The Programming and Master Plan was developed in response to Town leader’s need to determine the space requirements and implementation options of these requirements for the Police facility. This Plan provides a guide for both the near-term (at 2020) as well as long-term (at 2035) space needs with budgets, department adjacencies, site requirements, and space standards.
Methodology of Study
This report is based on preliminary data gathered by the Town and the architects as well as numerous meetings with staff members from each department. This information includes current and future population, staffing, staff ratios, organizational charts, and
department staff, Town vehicle parking requirements, and adjacency criteria.
After reviewing this preliminary data, on-site meetings were held with representatives from each of the departments studied. Participants were encouraged to think about the long-term goals and needs of their departments.
The developed data resulted in projected staffing growth numbers at the milestone years of 2020 and 2035. Some staffing numbers were compared to towns of similar size and demographic composition. Adjustments were made as required and reviewed with key departmental staff members.
Goals for this Study
Several Goals for this study were established at the beginning of the process. These include:
• Analyze Departments and Determine Space Needs
• Determine Condition and Constraints of Existing Police Facility structures and site
• Study location and space options for one Precinct facility
• Develop a Strategy for Satisfying Future Space Needs by expansion of the existing facility; one Precinct facility also taken into consideration.
• Determine Budget Options
References
1. Excerpts taken from a historical compilation found at the website www.leesburg.com/history.
Executive Summary This report is a product of an in-depth study into the present and future needs of the Leesburg Police department as well as the town’s Information Technology department. Near term and long range needs for these departments were established as well as the possibility of a satellite Police facility at two sites.
Premises
Current Facility – The existing Police Building is 20,775 s.f. with an independent Technical/Support Building of 4,428 s.f. The existing site plan has 28 public parking spaces and 68 secure staff/ town parking spaces. Police Operational Support Services are currently located at the town airport terminal building in lease space. Special Investigations detectives are currently housed in a temporary trailer on the Police Building secure parking lot.
Police Building Expansion – The conclusions of this study show the Police Building requires a total size of 35,544 s.f. within 25 years. The Technical/Support Building will grow to 10,582 s.f. Secure staff/town vehicle parking will expand to 138 spaces. Public parking needs require a total of 48 parking spaces.
The expansion of the existing Police Building by 14,769 s.f. and the Technical/Support Buildings by 6,154 s.f. is not caused entirely by future department growth. The following chart shows where the growth of the Police Facility occurs:
20,775 Current Police Building 1,791 Current Operations Support impact when moved
back from airport 552 Current Special Investigations impact when
moved from trailer 2,120 Addition of I.T. Department 160 Addition of 311 Call Center to Communications 1,468 Original building Copy Room, Interview, Patrol
Storage, Investigations Storage, Building Storage, Administration Waiting, and Chief Administrative Assistant spaces currently occupied by new staff offices and secure file room
8,678 25 Year Expansion Space 35,544 Total New Building square footage
Technical/Support Building
4,428 Current Building 468 Original Motorcycle garage now utilized for
Evidence 864 Addition of Command Vehicle garage.
Command Vehicle currently at Public Works. 4,822 25 Year Expansion Space 10,582 Total New Building square footage
Police Facility Development - Budget Options
Five possible options for development of the existing Police site were determined.
Option One $17,280,000 All renovation and addition work would
commence design 7/2012 and building would be complete 11/2014.
Option Two $22,015,000 All renovation and addition work would
commence design 7/2016 and building would be complete 11/2018.
Police Support Building Development- Budget Option
$ 935,000 All renovation and addition work would commence design 7/2012 and building would be complete 11/2014.
Satellite Facility Options
Loudoun Street
An additional goal of this study was to provide information for possible construction of a 5,233 s.f. Police Satellite Facility including back-up communications center with an additional 18,000 s.f. for Volunteer Fire Department at 215 Loudoun Street SW. Based upon a design start date of 7/2016 and completion by 5/2018, the total cost would be $12,192,000.
Town Airport/Storefront
Finally, the existing Town airport building was reviewed for incorporation of the satellite Police function with back-up communications center. Total cost for this site was $846,000 based upon 7/2016 design start and completion by 2/2017.
Police Site Masterplan
We trust that the enclosed information will be useful in guiding the Town of Leesburg in its future decisions for both the Police and I.T. Departments.
The most difficult aspect of planning any municipal facility is anticipating future space and use requirements. The most common design error made concerning this building type is that a needs assessment is not undertaken which can result in the building capacity being exceeded within a short time after occupancy.
This study is meant to be a long-term road map for the facility needs of these departments. Therefore the hallmark time frames of 10 years and 25 years were established for this study. This time frame alleviates the issue of the departments outgrowing the expanded facility shortly after re-occupying it.
Population Growth
The Town of Leesburg had a 2000 population of 28,311. The reported population in 2010 used for the purpose of this study was 42,616. In looking at the continued growth in the future, a handful of sources were used in determining population projections. (Ref. chart at right.) Much debate occurred regarding the population within the town limits versus the population of the Leesburg Planning Area, which is equivalent to the Police service area. (Refer to Addendum #1 for presentation comparing the two.) For purposes of this study, the possible population growth at 2020 of 46,597 was utilized, while 2035’s population is 48,527.
Jurisdiction Population # of Officers Officer per 1000Falls Church 11,711 32 2.73Fairfax City 24,702 65 2.63Manassas 36,213 90 2.49Manassas Park 14,026 31 2.21Winchester 26,383 75 2.84Fredericksburg 22,902 72 3.14Herndon 22,045 56 2.54Vienna 14,903 40 2.68Leesburg 39,641 82 2.07
* based on 2009 population and staffing
Agency ComparisonNorthern Virginia
Police Planning Staffing Projections
Projecting staffing requirements is one of the most crucial aspects of a successful needs assessment. Projections of staff requirements were made using past history, present staffing and staffing growth of comparable towns in conjunction with Police staff. Considerations for a satellite facility were also taken into account.
The organizational charts on the following pages show both the current staffing for 2010 and the expected growth of the police department. This growth is based on expected staffing for the hallmark years of 2020 and 2035. The distribution and growth of personnel is based on discussions with the Police Department.
Presently, the Police Department has a total staff of 101. The current sworn ratio is 1.95 sworn staff per 1000 residents. The department is projected to grow to a total staff of 145 with a sworn ratio of 2.45 in 2020, and the staff will total 167 in 2035 with a sworn ratio of 2.68.
As a point of comparison for growth and staffing, the chart below shows data for neighboring towns. These comparisons show Leesburg with the lowest ratio of officer per 100 residents.
This data set is based on 2009 population numbers, whereas the organization chart on the next page shows the updated staff/sworn number based on the 2010 population.
Due to the nature of both internal activities as well as visitors to any public safety facility, various security levels are required within these buildings. Separation of the Staff and Public entries is important to the security of the facility.
Police Security
The Police public lobby will remain open during normal business hours. During this time, the public will be received by Police Records. Two secondary public entrances are provided for the I.T. department and Property/Evidence. Any after-hours visitors will be received by Communications in the Police public lobby. The remaining portions of the building will have controlled access by card-type authorization.
Once an individual has passed through the first level of security, a second level of access qualifications will be required to gain access into the Records area as well as other public functions such as Police Administration and Operations Support. A third level of access requirements will be used at the Holding area, Evidence and Crime Lab areas.
6 pm 8 pm 10 pm12 am 2 am 4 am 6 am 8 am 10 am 12 pm 2 pm 4 pm
Site Planning Parking
The most significant impact on Site Planning is parking for all staff, town owned (secure) and public vehicles. The parking requirements are divided into Public, Staff, and Town/Secure. The chart below is a summary of the maximum number of parking spaces needed for each user group at the current site.
The current site provides 28 public spaces and 68 staff/secure spaces. Therefore, at least 16 more public spaces and 77 more staff/secure spaces should be added.
Several functional elements that impact the square footage and site requirements were identified during this needs assessment process. Each factor is listed below:
• Animal Control – This function is currently performed by the County, so no space/staff considerations are included.
• Emergency Operations Center – As the County runs a free-standing EOC, the Town of Leesburg is currently not required to maintain one. However, as the population increases, the need for a supplemental EOC has been incorporated into this needs assessment to provide for future needs.
• Information Technology – Early in the study process, it was determined that relocating the town’s I.T. department into the expanded police facility would be beneficial.
• Training Academy – This process occurs within the County so no specialty training rooms were required at this facility.
• Detention – Since the County facility is so close, no holding cells or additional detention processing spaces were needed.
• Victims Services – The Police department currently partners with the local child advocacy group to assist young victims, and this working relationship is expected to continue. Therefore, no dedicated office space for this function is needed, but a soft interview room can be used to meet with victims.
• Hiring of Administrative Staff – It was noted that the percentage of administrative staff to sworn staff has been low, historically. This stems from more approval from Town Council for officers over administrative staff. A small effort to correct this staffing imbalance has been addressed in the future staff projections.
• Evidence Lab/Processing – Staff noted that the regional crime lab often cannot turn around evidence processing as quickly as desired, so space considerations were included to allow staff to perform more procedures in house in the future. This includes space for latent prints and AFIS.
• A strong desire to bring all Police functions back under one roof was a specific planning goal. This would include the return of the School Resource Officers (SRO) and the Traffic Management division (Motorcycles) from the airport, as well as moving Special Investigations detectives back into the building from the trailer in the secure parking lot.
Existing Facilities Analysis of Conditions and Shortcomings
This section of the Needs Assessment study documents the current constraints and deficiencies of the Leesburg Police Facility. Tours of the building, supporting exhibits, photos, and staff comments were used to establish these shortcomings.
Address: 65 NE Plaza Street, Leesburg, VA
Building Area: Main Building = 20,775 SF Technical Support Building = 4,428 SF
Building Support • Need to add archive records storage • No general building storage • No building material storage • Need for building engineer space – central building system
controls/manuals have one secure location. Existing Support Building Plan
Technical and Police Support Building
• Good I.D./Crime Lab and Forensic Garage. • No staff areas for Crime Lab Technicians or Evidence Tech.
Must use Patrol drop area. • Evidence has taken over motorcycle storage bay. • No segregation of weapons or drugs which is not in line with
national accreditation standards. • No space for large items to be stored. • No space for growth in Evidence or I.D./Crime Lab. • Lack of evidence processing area. • No public pick-up window for Property. Staff must utilize the
Currently, this department is housed in Town Hall and encompasses approximately 707 SF. The staff are working in cramped quarters, with hallways used for storage and staging of equipment. There is little restricted access to this department right now. Staff noted concerns for better security to the town’s computer systems and moving to the Police Facility will be a tremendous improvement.
Based upon the conclusions discussed in the Planning Section of this program, the requirements for each area of the Police Facility are summarized in the following narratives. The function, adjacencies, and accessibility of each element are detailed, including assumptions and unique conditions that were placed on some areas.
Explanation of Circulation Factors
The Circulation Area is the portion of the Gross (Total) Area, whether or not enclosed by partitions, which are required for physical access to some subdivisions of space. Systems Office Furniture (Work Stations) Circulation: Contrary to popular perception systems office furniture does not take up dramatically less space. What they do allow is flexibility of that space. A certain amount of area is added to these systems before the department circulation to allow for adequate circulation to each of the systems cubicles. Please see the drawings of the workstations for the area added to the actual size. Gross Circulation: This is a calculation of the circulation needed to travel to and within the department and the thickness of walls. It is a percentage of the Gross square footage (i.e. the subtotal and the circulation together). This number is calculated (using 25% as an example) by taking the subtotal and dividing it by (100-25) then multiplying by 25. This gives
you a number that is 25 percent of the Gross square footage. [(Subtotal/75) x 25= gross circulation] This circulation number varies depending on the makeup of the department.
Exterior Wall/ Mechanical/Circulation Factor: After each department is added together to form a component (i.e. Patrol, CID, Staff Support) then each component has a building envelope and mechanical factor added to it. This number covers the
area needed for exterior walls and mechanical systems and circulation between components.
Space Standards
The space standards used for this program are based upon the furniture quantity and sizes necessary to meet the functional needs of the space. The following diagrams show the standards set for this project. The furniture layouts shown are for informational purposes only and may not reflect the final furniture elements or arrangements.
The existing lobby should be renovated to supplement the changing needs of the expanded facility. The Lobby is an open gathering space for the facility and should have seating for 8 people. This space will serve visitors to not only the Police staff but also the Community Room.
Staff requested additional display cases to house the department’s memorabilia, trophies and awards. A new information kiosk was also desired in the lobby. Both of these items should fit easily within the lobby’s existing footprint.
In order to meet the current building codes, the drinking fountains and public toilets will most likely be renovated, but no significant square footage additions are expected.
An enclosed vestibule should be created under the existing front porch entry. This will provide better climate and noise separation to the interior lobby spaces.
The current community room is a large, oddly shaped space immediately off the public lobby. This room provides a place for the police staff to hold training sessions, press briefings, and allows the public to utilize the room for community meetings. At present, this room is reserved for various functions at least 250 times a year.
Changes to the main area will allow the room to be used more effectively. As shown on the sketch below, the orientation of the main room will be rotated to create a new “front wall”. This is achieved by enclosing a corner of the room for storage. Another corner will be enclosed to provide storage for computer training equipment. A room divider should be added to separate into two smaller rooms, which will allow more users to have access to the space. One of the existing vestibule and coat spaces can be converted to storage.
An exterior exit is provided that allows users to enter and exit the room after normal business hours. This access will be maintained. The staff was asked if vending machines were desired in the new configuration of the community room or lobby; they are not.
This is a new division established to oversee the several departments in the future, chiefly Records and Communications. The location of the supervising personnel does not need to be immediately adjacent to either of these departments.
The staff in this suite does not require a dedicated waiting/reception space. They will also utilize work/copy/coffee space within the facility and therefore will have no such dedicated space in their suite.
The Director and the Admin Support Lieutenant will both require private offices while the Admin Associate II should have a large workstation.
Records
Police Records serves as a central point of access to all data that the Police have on file. This area acts is the source of information for the public and Police staff. Records is also the receiving point for visitors to the Police facility. The existing reception counter with two stations will remain, but staff desires the glass divider to be replaced with bulletproof glass. Adjacent to the front counter should be a storage delivery room that allows package and mail drop-off. Access to this room is from both the lobby/public side as well as the Records staff side.
The existing front reception workstations will remain. A third clerk workstation should be added to support these two in the front. A shared workstation is desired that will provide workspace for a volunteer or other staff member.
The main record files will remain in the moving files with additional units added for future growth. The department is making progress in converting records to digital storage, so the file unit growth is modest. Archive storage can be relocated to a remote location.
The work/copy area should be centrally located within the suite. Other support spaces include a coffee bar / coat area, secure file storage, a central mail room for incoming and outgoing mail sort, and an officer counter. The officer counter provides a point of interaction for officers to communicate with Records staff at a transaction/work counter without actually entering the suite. This counter should be visible from the clerk workstations.
This department oversees the emergency operations of the Police Department. Communications is the central receiving point for 911 calls and dispatching of emergency vehicles including police, fire, and EMS. These areas must function 24 hours a day 7 days a week. During the needs assessment process, the town noted that a 311 information system should be planned for inclusion in the building expansion.
The Communications Manager will maintain a private office within the dispatch perimeter. The main dispatch area will maintain three Communication Tech stations, one Supervisor station, and two additional stations should be added to accommodate growth and the 311 function. This open work area will allow for the display of maps, monitors, and documentation that needs to be available at all times to all dispatch positions. A separate room with a training station should have visual lines into the dispatcher area, but should be in an enclosed room for noise reduction.
General support spaces such as a work/copy area, files storage, and equipment rooms will be required. Because the department functions around-the-clock, a break room with toilet and lockers should also be provided. Half-height lockers will allow dispatchers, who share a workstation with other shifts, to keep personal items available and secure.
It was decided that the Information Technology department for Leesburg should be planned for inclusion in the expansion of this facility. With that in mind, the existing computer/equipment room will need to be expanded in order to meet the future technology needs for Communications as well as all town departments.
The purpose of this department is to provide IT services and support for all Town buildings and employees. The Town of Leesburg I.T. department is currently housed at Town Hall, but it was decided that this department should be incorporated into the police facility expansion.
This department should have a separate entry. This will allow outside visitors and other Town staff to visit this department without going through the police lobby. The Admin Technician will have a large workstation overseeing this entry. Off the entry vestibule should be a large delivery/storage room. This room will serve as a holding place for large computer deliveries and allow staff to store equipment conveniently.
Most staff should have private offices with the exception of the Admin Technician and Network Administrator II, who should have large workstations. An office/workroom should be provided for the Network Administrator I, as shown in sketch SK2.
This suite will also require a storage/supply room and a work/copy room with a coffee bar. No dedicated computer training room is needed, as the Community/Training Room can be used for any IT Training sessions.
This department oversees those divisions that traditionally support Patrol Operations as well as community outreach activities. Due to the connection with the community activities, these spaces should be located close to the public lobby.
Private offices should be provided for the Captain and Lieutenant, while several shared offices (SO1) are needed to house the sergeants over SRO and Traffic divisions, the Crime Prevention Officers, and the Training and Public Information Officer (PIO). An open office environment will house small workstations (WS1) for the Traffic Management Officers and the School Resource Officers (SRO). A shared workroom with adjacent storage room should provide ample workspace for the Citizens Police group.
Support spaces for this department include an 8-person conference room, a work/copy/coffee room, a large storage room for Crime Prevention, and several interview rooms. These interview rooms should have immediate access to the public lobby.
This component services the administrative needs of the Police facility. Activities which have a day-to-day interaction with the Chief of Police are included in this area. This area is generally in operation during normal business hours.
The Receptionist/Admin Associate II will have a workstation adjacent to a waiting area for four visitors. This workstation will have a glass front or window looking into the waiting area. Adjacent to this waiting area should be a small conference room.
The Chief’s private office is large enough for a 4-person conference table within the office. A 10-person conference room is large enough for command staff meetings and will also serve as a central resource library for the personnel in this suite. Adjacent to the Chief’s office will be a large workstation for the Executive Associate I.
Private offices will be provided for the remaining staff in this suite. The Assistant Chief will have a PO5, which provides a small conference table and 4 chairs within the office. The Accreditation Officer and Fiscal Manager will have room for private file cabinets within their offices. The Inspection Services Officer will have a private office and a secure file room.
Support spaces for this office suite should include a work/coffee bar area with copier, printer, fax and day-to-day supplies, a storage room, and a staff toilet.
The Criminal Investigations Section (CIS) is responsible for conducting follow up investigation on cases referred from with the police department, from citizens, or from other law enforcement agencies. The personnel of this division also process crime scenes and perform video and computer forensic examinations.
Staff noted that a separate waiting room for CIS was not required. All visitors will be escorted into the suite.
The CIS has two specific divisions – General Investigations and Special Enforcement. The Captain and Lieutenant over both divisions will have private offices. Each division should have a private office for the Sergeant and large workstations for Detectives. The partitions between detective workstations should be lowered to allow for open communication between staff. A shared office space with two workstations is designated for the Crime Analysts.
A specialty area is required for conducting forensic analysis on computer equipment. A large workroom (SK3) provides ample space to disassemble hard drives and investigate digital evidence at specialty workbenches. A dedicate computer rack should be installed in this room to allow for a stand-alone system to exist outside of the police data system. A storage room connected to the workroom will provide secure storage of evidence while the forensic process is on-going. Another specialty workroom for video enhancement will provide a place to analyze and process any video/media involved in a case.
One highly desired space is a large conference or War Room. This will allow the CIS department to strategize on cases and have a large dedicated space in which to focus on a major case when the situation arises. Another use for this room is to function as an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the town. Ample power and data should be provided in this room to support the EOC function. It was determined that a Races room was not needed.
Currently, the police department has an I.T. Specialist in house. This situation will continue and a dedicated workspace near the War Room and the I.T. Department should be provided. An adjoining
storage room will provide space for hardware storage along with miscellaneous software items and program manuals.
Various support spaces will round out the needs of this department. These spaces include a large work/copy area with small coffee bar, an equipment room, two interview rooms, an evidence storage room, and staff toilets.
During the needs assessment process, it was determined that a dedicated Juvenile Investigations division and a Victim Services office did not need to be included in this facility. Leesburg partners with the local child advocacy center to address the needs of child victims and this arrangement is expected to continue. In regard to women victim services, an initial interview may take place at the police facility, but then the individuals are taken to a local shelter. The Chief stated the desire to have a softened interview room for such interview purposes in the future. (Refer to the soft interview room previously mentioned close to the public lobby.)
The Captain and Lieutenants over Patrol have private offices while the Patrol Sergeants will have 4-person shared offices. (See sketch SO2). The Admin. Coordinator will have a large workstation while all Patrol Officers will share small workstations in the report writing area.
It was decided that this department would not need a public sub-waiting room. Visitors will be greeted in the Lobby, moved to the lobby interview rooms, or escorted back to Patrol.
A work/copy/mail area should be central to the department. The report writing and form stations should be located in close proximity to the Patrol staff entrance and this work area. Adjacent to the staff entry should be an alcove for a water and ice machine which allows officers to carry water/ice out on patrol.
The Patrol Briefing area will be sized for 14 officers (with 2 officers per 1’-6” x 6’-0” table). An arsenal/equipment distribution room should be next to the briefing room to expedite movement of Patrol Officers.
The existing holding/processing area will remain with slight modifications to enclose the detainee toilet. This room will continue to provide space for officers to take photos, fingerprints, and conduct sobriety testing. Two interview rooms will be adjacent to the holding area. The existing sallyport will also remain. No detention cell or holding room is actually requested as detainees are quickly processed and taken to the County detention facility.
Quartermaster
The Quartermaster area should be adjacent to Patrol as this will be the dispensing point for uniforms and other issued gear. The Admin Services Officer will have a workstation adjacent to the uniform storage, a layout table, gear and supplies housed in open mobile shelving, and double height uniform racks.
The Staff Support areas will be shared by all Police and I.T. staff. The break room will have tables and chairs for 16 people. The kitchen/vending will have a double sink, a microwave, dishwasher, coffeepot, and full size refrigerator along with room for three vending machines. A large trash container should be in this area, and some consideration for recycling is recommended if Leesburg has a recycling program. A small room for vending and supply storage should be nearby.
Each locker room will have full size lockers for all sworn staff (24”x24”x72”tall) and half height lockers for the non-sworn staff (12”x24”x36”tall). In planning for the future, a certain ratio of male to female is usually determined in order to establish the proper number of lockers. It was determined to that the men’s side percentage should be 85% sworn to 20% civilian. The women’s will be opposite of this, with 15% sworn and 80% civilian. The staff in Communications will have their personal lockers within the dispatch center.
The locker rooms will each have a dry side component (toilet bank, sinks, and lockers), and a wet side component which are showers and sinks. A utility room with large washer and dryer units, boot dryer, and laundry sink will also be in each of these areas.
A small quiet room outfitted with two lounge chairs was requested. This room provides a place for officers to wait between shifts for a court appearance or other scheduled meeting before or after their shift.
An exercise area adjacent to the locker rooms will be provided to encourage physical fitness of all staff.
Building Support includes areas that are general to the entire building. This area should have direct exterior access or be close to an exit for ease of maintenance. These areas include the central electrical room, sprinkler and central mechanical.
It is suggested that the Town assign a Building Engineer to this facility who will understand the systems installed in this facility. The Building Control Room will be this person’s office and have the computer controls for the building systems and security system.
The Central Janitor will serve as a storage/work area for the cleaning staff. The general storage will serve as bulk storage for the entire facility. The Building Material Storage is intended for storage of all of the stock items the contractor will be required to provide at the end of construction.
A central archive room provides space for Records to store older files away from their main workspace. This room can be located any in secure portion of the building.
This free-standing building currently houses the Crime Lab and the Property and Evidence spaces. It will continue to serve these departments in the future, with vast improvements as listed on the following pages.
Crime Scene
The heart of this department is the I.D./Crime Lab. It works well for the department, thus it will remain as it currently exists. Staff noted that separate chemical and powder processing rooms were not required. Other specialty spaces such as an evidence drying room and drying cabinets are not necessary. The existing vehicle processing bay connected to the lab should be maintained as well as a garage bay for the Crime Scene vehicle.
A new shared office space will provide dedicated workstations for staff that is lacking right now. Adjacent to this office space should be a workroom for processing latent prints and house an AFIS machine.
Several small support spaces are needed to finish out this suite. These are a janitor closet, I.T. closet, a CSI equipment storage room, and several evidence transfer lockers. These lockers allow pieces of evidence to maintain a chain of custody when passed between the crime lab and the evidence department.
Due to the close working relationship of the staff in this building, it is a benefit and convenience to share a work/copy area, staff toilet, and coffee bar.
Property and Evidence
The Property and Evidence Component of the facility serves as a central point of storage and dispensing of evidence for the Police Department. This area should be secured from the rest of the department and have limited access beyond the evidence drop room. It should be convenient for Patrol to drop off evidence and for the public to access/view evidence. The public side will have a pick-up window with an adjacent evidence viewing room that is controlled by the staff.
The Admin Service Officer should have a workstation and files in an open office area. The staff toilet and a work/coffee bar area will be part of the work area and also shared with the Crime Scene staff as previously mentioned, so it should be located between these departments.
The evidence processing/sort area will contain a stainless steel work counter as well as two 30” x 60” stainless steel tables for the initial processing of the evidence. Surrounding the processing area will be several support areas and segregated evidence storage spaces. This includes a full size refrigerator and one upright freezer for DNA evidence storage, a money/valuables safe, a drug vault with direct ventilation to the exterior, and a weapons storage room. These last three spaces will have a secondary lock to provide required security.
To one side of this secure area will be access to the patrol evidence drop spaces. This drop area should consist of an open work room for bagging and labeling evidence, pass-thru evidence lockers of various sizes and a large property/after hours drop room.
The general property and evidence storage areas will have limited access. This area will have large shelving units, rolling shelving units, tube storage for long/thin items to be stored vertically, and an open bulk evidence area for large items that cannot fit on any of the shelving. General bike storage is currently kept at Public Works, and this method of storage will remain. No bike property storage is provided.
A bike patrol and work area is anticipated to accommodate 12 bikes, a workbench, and storage capabilities for supplies, helmets, gloves, etc. For convenience and future flexibility, it’s recommended that a garage bay be used for this purpose. Another pull-in garage for motorcycle and traffic storage was requested. Electrical outlets for charging should be available to each of these garage bays.
There are several other garage spaces in this building, the majority of which are for specialty vehicles such as the mobile command bus which is currently stored at the public works yard.
A room is provided for ammunition storage, with a rolling door for convenient storing of pallets or boxes.
Specialty Storage/Conditioned
It was noted that the K-9 work area and pens are larger than what the department needs; therefore, 2 interior pens can be removed and all exterior pens eliminated.
Dedicated storage spaces for SWAT and Crisis Team will be maintained as will space for mechanical equipment.
A new storage room for storing supplies for patrol cars such as fluids and small parts was desired. There should also be a chemical storage room with ventilation to the outside.
As part of the needs assessment process, consideration for a possible Patrol substation was desired. A boilerplate program for such a police facility was developed, which can be used to establish possible sites or buildings for locating the substation.
A site at 215 Loudoun Street was pinpointed as a possible satellite location which would not only house the Police department needs, but also a new Fire Station. The space needs for the Fire Station were not reviewed, but were considered in the site planning for a combined facility. (Refer to Section 9 for details, site plan, and budget.)
The Police satellite facility will have a public entry vestibule and waiting area. The Administrative Associate II will be the point of reception, and each will have a large workstation overseeing the waiting room. Adjacent to the lobby should be an 8-person conference room as well as a public toilet.
The Police personnel overseeing this substation will be tied to the Precinct in which the facility is located. The Lieutenant will be the highest ranked officer in the building and should have a private office. The Patrol Sergeants will work out of a shared office. Patrol Officers will have use of the report writing stations for doing reports and other office tasks whenever they are in the facility. Incorporated into this open workstation area should be the main copy and mail space, along with filing cabinets to be shared among the officers.
The Squad/Briefing room should be sized to accommodate a full shift, at least 10 people. The space will be oversized to allow this room to function as a back-up EOC for Leesburg. Therefore, a
dedicated storage room for EOC use will be adjacent. A small arsenal room should be next to this area for convenient access by Patrol Officers.
Consideration was also given to providing an area for several dispatch/CAD stations (3) to be located at this facility to function as a back-up Dispatch when the back-up EOC is in operation.
Each locker room will provide full height lockers as well as shower and toilet facilities. A common utility room will provide space for a washer and dryer, a utility sink, and boot dryer. A janitor closet should be convenient to the locker rooms.
A small kitchen and break room will serve the staff, providing a place to store, heat, and eat meals. A separate space for an ice machine encourages officers to carry ice/water on shift so that they stay properly hydrated.
As a stand-along building, this facility will have several support spaces such as a sprinkler room, electrical, mechanical, I.T. room, and small A/V closet to support the briefing room.
As part of the needs assessment process, consideration for a possible Patrol substation was desired. A boilerplate program for such a police facility was developed, which can be used to establish possible sites or buildings for locating the substation.
As an alternative to the satellite scenario described in Section 6, the town wanted to consider using lease space at the airport or at a retail location to be selected at a later time. This scenario would not include a fire station. Refer to Section 10 for site development details and budget.
The Police satellite facility will have a public entry vestibule and waiting area. The Administrative Associate II will be the point of reception, and each will have a large workstation overseeing the waiting room. Adjacent to the lobby should be an 8-person conference room as well as a public toilet.
The Police personnel overseeing this substation will be tied to the Precinct in which the facility is located. The Lieutenant will be the highest ranked officer in the building and should have a private office. The Patrol Sergeants will work out of a shared office. Patrol Officers will have use of the report writing stations for doing reports and other office tasks whenever they are in the facility. Incorporated into this open workstation area should be the main copy and mail space, along with filing cabinets to be shared among the officers.
The Squad/Briefing room should be sized to accommodate a full shift, at least 10 people. The space will be oversized to allow this
room to function as a back-up EOC for Leesburg. Therefore, a dedicated storage room for EOC use will be adjacent. A small arsenal room should be next to this area for convenient access by Patrol Officers.
Consideration was also given to providing an area for several dispatch/CAD stations (3) to be located at this facility to function as a back-up Dispatch when the back-up EOC is in operation.
Each locker room will provide full height lockers as well as shower and toilet facilities. A common utility room will provide space for a washer and dryer, a utility sink, and boot dryer. A janitor closet should be convenient to the locker rooms.
A small kitchen and break room will serve the staff, providing a place to store, heat, and eat meals. A separate space for an ice machine encourages officers to carry ice/water on shift so that they stay properly hydrated.
As a stand-along building, this facility will have several support spaces such as a sprinkler room, electrical, mechanical, I.T. room, and small A/V closet to support the briefing room.
Analysis of the future space needs (to the year 2035) showed that the existing site is large enough to accommodate an addition of 14,769 S.F. to the main building and an addition of 6,154 S.F. to the Support Building. The site will also accommodate 186 total parking spaces.
The drawing below shows a one-story addition on the north side of the building. There are two two-story additions to the south.
Main Building Renovations
A second floor will be added under the existing facility roof. The 7,340 S.F. of attic space will be renovated to reinforce the roof, add a new floor above the existing ceiling, and mechanical and electrical renovations.
• Extension of the existing masonry wall to enclose the expanded secure/staff parking lot.
• Enlarged water detention pond to meet capacity required.
• New covered parking for patrol vehicles.
• New secure/staff parking spaces.
• New public entry and public parking at the Support Building. This will allow public pick-up of property as well as evidence review by outside agencies.
1. Pricing includes LEED Certification, new telephones, and new furniture.
2. The budget on the next page shows a Project Subtotal Cost that is based on the following schedule:
7/2011 Design Start
7/2012 Construction Start
11/2013 Occupancy
3. The following budget shows a Total Project Cost which reflects the effect inflation will have on this project. This cost coincides with the schedule shown on the previous chart.
Note A: Project Schedule: Note K: Masonry fence cost/l.f. $310 x 800 l.f.7/2012 Design starts Note L: Existing light renovation cost/s.f. $40 x 4,799 s.f.7/2013 Construction Start Note M: Not required11/2014 Occupancy Note N: I.T. infrastructure $4.10/s.f. x 42,000 s.f.
Note B: Subtotal Budget: Note O: Telephone $6.20/s.f. x 42,000 s.f.All base budget costs to 7/2012 Note P: $21/s.f. x 37,358 s.f.Inflation Assumptions: Note Q: Security/AV/MEP Computers 7/10-7/11 2% Note R: Covered parking $3,500/space x 32 spaces 7/11-7/12 5% Note S: 1.5% of construction cost. Certified level.
Note C: Inflation Assumptions: Note T: 10% of construction cost7/2012-7/2013 8% Note U: 9% of construction cost
Note D: Renovation cost/s.f. $185 x 17,789 s.f. Note V: 2% of construction costNote E: New addition cost/s.f. $235 x 12,386 s.f. Note X: Enhanced for LEEDNote F: Second floor addition within Note Y: Existing lab. Updated equipment.
existing structure $220/s.f. x 7,340 s.f. Note Z: Network camera @ .70/s.f.Note G: Roof replacement @ $18/s.f. Note AA: Expansion of existing pond. Partial containmentNote H: New police support costs/s.f. = under parking.
$167 x 4,287 s.f. Note BB: 17,789 s.f. @ $10/s.f.Note J: Site cost/s.f. $21 x 54,000 s.f. Note CC: 16,000 s.f. @ $1.20/s.f.
Scope of this portion of work included the analysis of an existing site to house a Police Precinct Satellite, a Fire Station, and a Back-up Dispatch and EOC facility.
1. Pricing includes LEED Certification, new telephones, and new furniture.
2. The budget on the next page shows a Project Subtotal Cost that is based on the following schedule:
7/2011 Design Start
6/2012 Construction Start
5/2013 Occupancy
3. The following budget shows a Total Project Cost which reflects the effect inflation will have on this project. This cost coincides with the schedule shown on the previous chart.
FF & EFurniture 133,000 Note KI.T. Backbone/Cabling 129,000 Note LSecurity Systems 48,000Telephone 31,000 Note MTelephone Surveillance Switches 5,000 Note NAV Equipment 28,000Police Equipment 10,000Fire Equipment 0 Total 384,000
Town BudgetsComputers 10,000Aid to Construction Electric 15,000 Note OCommunications/Antennas 8,000Site Survey 8,000Owner Contingency 183,000 Note P Total 224,000
Professional ServicesSite Submittal Process 4,000A/E Basic Services 730,000 Note QCivil Engineering 42,000Civil Site Platting 0 Note RCivil Off-Site Engineering 0 Note RCommissioning 50,000 Note WLandscape Design 18,000Leed Consulting 30,000Cost Estimator 25,000AV/Acoustical Consulting 32,000Interiors/FF & E Design 31,000Security/I.T. Consultant 29,000As-Built Drawings 9,000Reimbursables 45,000 Total 1,045,000
Project Subtotal 8,867,000 Note B
Inflation 3,325,000 Note C
Total Project Cost 12,192,000 Note A
Project Budget
Town of Leesburg
Police Satellite, Back-up Communications & Fire Station
Note A: Project Schedule: Note G: Site costs $20 x 26,000 s.f.7/2016 Design starts Note H: 1.5% of construction budget.Leed Cert.6/2017 Construction Start Note J: 10% of construction costs.5/2018 Occupancy Note K: Police 5,233 @ $30/s.f.
Note B: Subtotal Budget: No FireAll base budget costs to 7/2012 Note L: 23,233 s.f. @ $4.10/s.f.Inflation Assumptions: Note M: 5,233 s.f. @ $7/s.f. 7/10-7/11 2% No Fire 7/11-7/12 5% Note N: Network cameras
Note C: Inflation Assumptions: Note O: Transformer costs7/2012-7/2013 8% Note P: 2% of construction cost7/2013-7/2014 8% Note Q: 8% of construction cost7/2014-7/2015 5% Note R: Not required7/2015-7/2016 7% Note S: Existing building status unknown7/2016-7/2017 5% Note T: Not required in downtown district
Total 37.5% Note U: 360 l.f.@$310/ft.Note D: Police 5,233 s.f. @ $235/s.f. Note V: 13,000 s.f. @ $6/s.f.Note E: Fire 18,000 s.f. @ $235/s.f. Note W: Enhanced for LEED
Preliminary Project ScheduleTown of LeesburgDecember 1, 2010
Airport/Storefront Satellite
July 1, 2016 Design StartOct 2016 - Jan 2017 Construct
Feb 2017 Occupancy
Design
Construction
Airport/Storefront SatellitePolice and back-up Dispatch/EOC
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2016 2017O NJ DSF M A M JF M A M J J D
Schedule
Budget
Notes:
1. Budget assumes standard tenant finish-out with MEP drawings as required by the Airport administration.
2. The budget on the next page shows a Project Subtotal Cost that is based on the following schedule:
7/2011 Design Start
10/2011 Construction Start
2/2012 Occupancy
3. The following budget shows a Total Project Cost which reflects the effect inflation will have on this project. This cost coincides with the schedule shown on the previous chart.
Note B: Subtotal Budget: Note F: 5,233 s.f. @ $5/s.f.All base budget costs to 7/2012 Note G: 5,233/s.f. @$7/s.f.Inflation Assumptions: Note H: All MEP services by building construction 7/10-7/11 2% procurement by airport. 7/11-7/12 5%
After reviewing all development options shown in Section 11, the Town staff requested a new option that would meet the immediate needs related to the Property and Evidence spaces at the Support Building. The option shown on the subsequent pages will address the total square footage needs for the Crime Lab and Evidence staff while still providing support spaces related to the Crisis Team, SWAT, K-9 unit, and CSI vehicle bay and storage.
FF&EFurniture 40,000I.T. Backbone/Cabling 12,000Security Systems 10,000Telephone 5,000 Note GTelephone Surveillance Switches 1,000 Note GA/V Equipment 0Police Equipment 0Crime Lab Equipment 0 Note H Total 68,000
Town BudgetsTown Computer/Network Equipment 0 Note GAid to Construction Electric 0Moving Costs 0 Note GTemporary Buildings 0 Note GCommunication Tower / Antenna 0Site Survey 0Owner Contingency 8,000 Total 8,000
Professional ServicesSite Submittal Process 2,000A/E Basic Services 88,000 Note KCivil Engineering 5,000Civil Engineering Platting 0 Note HCivil Engineering (Off-Site Utilities) 0 Note HCommissioning 0 Note HLandscape Design 0 Note HCost Estimating 6,000AV/Acoustical Consulting 0FF & E Design 0 Note GI.T. Cabling/Backbone/Security 0 Note GAs Built Drawings 2,000Reimbursable 12,000 Total 115,000
Project Total Cost 935,000 Note A
Note A: Project schedule Note E: RenovationDesign start 6/11 2,400 s.f. x $120/s.f.Bids Received 11/11 No renovation to 910 s.f. of existing bldg.Commence Construction 1/12 Note F: Existing generator assumed to haveCompletion 7/12 capacity for technical building.
Note B: Light renovation cost Note G: Scope of work by City1,193 s.f. x $48/s.f. Note H: Not required.
Note C: New police support Note J: 10% of construction cost.1,938 s.f. x $140/s.f. Note K: 12% of construction costs.
Note D: Demolition2,400 s.f. x $17/s.f.
Budget Notes:
3/1/11
Town of LeesburgPolice Renovation/ExpansionTechnical Support Building
Project Budget
Project Budget – Support Building
Support Building
EXISTING BLDGADDITION
EXISTING BLDGADDITION
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EXISTING EVIDENCE BAG & TAG
PROPERTY EVIDENCEJANITORCRIME SCENE STAFFLATENTWORKEVIDENCE VIEWING
REFRIGERATED STORAGE
EVIDENCE DROP / GUN CLEANING
EXISTING MECHANICAL
WEAPONS
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SUPPLIES14.DRUG VAULT15.
EXISTING I.D. LAB16.17.
EXISTING VEHICLE PROCESSING 18. EXISTING SWAT TEAM VEHICLE
CSI EQUIPMENT19.20. TOILET
EXISTING KENNEL (REDUCED)21.22.
ROLLING FILES STORAGE23.
EVIDENCE PROCESSING
24. LARGE ITEM PROPERTY25. AFTER HOURS DROP26.27. CRISIS TEAM STORAGE
These powerpoint slides represent a comparison of projected population growth and how they affect the desired number of Police Officers to serve Leesburg in the future. [slides developed by Town of Leesburg staff.]
Appendix 2
This section contains a copy of returned questionnaires that were distributed to each department at the beginning of this study. These questionnaires were used to build a base point for discussion on future space needs by understanding the current department’s conditions and functions within each department. As the study progressed, various concerns expressed in these questionnaires were addressed in the future planning in such a way as to eliminate such concerns.