Fort Worth Police Department Strategic Plan
Capital Improvement Plan: Facilities In addition to the need for increased staffing to provide service to a growing population, it is also important to understand the geographic areas of the city that are expanding each year through annexation and development, and adequately plan for this growth as call volume and the demand for services are expected to increase exponentially. During the past decade, the far northern portions of the city experienced rapid and extensive growth, and in the next 5-7 years both the southern and western portions of Fort Worth are expected to experience similar rates of urban expansion. Based upon these projections, the Department re-prioritized and refined the list of impending facility projects in an effort to plan for this growth. The top two projects address the needs for new patrol facilities in the fastest growing areas and represent potentially significant capital investments for the City. The 350 W. Belknap project, third among the CIP list, has a short-term solution identified (Calvert Street-the former site of the Police Academy), but requires a long-term solution beyond 2022. In fact, the last City of Fort Worth proposed bond project that funded a police facility was in 1978, and was 350 W. Belknap. Each project below competes with other city department initiatives for available funding over the next 5-10 years, and the below list presents the Police Department priorities in order of urgency.
Figure 3.20. Unfunded Facility Projects
Estimated Costs*
Rank
Facility
Funding Source
Police South Patrol Division Facility (8 th Patrol Division) Land Acquisition and Construction Police Far West Facility (7 th Patrol Division) Land Acquisition and Construction Relocate Police Staff from 350 W. Belknap Street and Central Patrol Division Leases Consolidate Police Property Room Expansion and Crime Scene Offices with Blood Drying Room Phase II Public Safety Complex Improvements (i.e. Generator, Uninterrupted Power Source, Soundproofing Interview Rooms, Safety & Security Enhancements, K-9 Obstacle Course, SWAT Obstacle Course, etc.) Joint PD/FD Public Safety Vehicle and Equipment Storage, Back-Up EOC, and Communications Center Consolidate Police North Patrol Division Facilities
Bond Program or other source Bond Program or other source Bond Program or other source Bond Program or other source Bond Program or other source
1
$17,850,000
2
$17,850,000
3
$30,000,000
4
$17,850,000
5
$10,000,000
Bond Program or other source
6
$5,300,000
Bond Program or other source
7
$9,000,000
All unfunded facility projects are also included as a priority in the City’s Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan and the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
*Estimated costs based on Property Management Department price per square foot of $450, FFE (Furniture, Fixture, and Equipment) costs, and a 5% annual escalation.
How Growth Affects the Fort Worth Police Department
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