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facility that responds directly to .the local law enforcement agency's policing philos- ophy and operational needs. It also allows projected needs to be anticipated in the original design so that they can be accom- modated "gracefully," or with minimal disruption, when they arrive. This calls for an overall master planning strategy to be developed at the earliest conceptual phase of architectural design work. Even if the new constructlon option has the greatest merit in terms of the cost/bene- fit comparison, the question of the disposi- tion of the existing facility willremain. Ide- ally, the existing facility may serve some other govemment need within the service jurisdiction In fact, if it has such potential and another department is going to benefit from acquiring the use of it, the ability to get a positive decision on new construction for the police is going to be greatly en- hanced. Wyoming, Michigan, presents an example of this, where the district court was able to expand into former police space after a new police facility was constructed. In another example---:-the renovation and expansion of the police facility in Champaign, Il!inois-a different set of cir- cumstances was presented. The existing facility was only 12 years old when it be- came abundantly clear that growth in per- nneI and police operations meant that the extent and quality of services delivery was being seriously compromised. Avail- able lockers were insuffident for male per- sonnel and almost nonexistent for female. personneL LobbV space could not accom- modate the number of tL.<;ers, and tnP.rP. \NrI~ New construction allows a public safety agency to design a facility that responds directly to the agency's policingphiloso- phy and operational needs. no space available for confidential inter-, views with victims and witnesses. 1be list of problems, similar to those faced in exist- ~ mg taOuues everywhere, went on and on. In Champaign's case, howev~r, an as- sessment of the physical plant and sur- rounding site found that expansion md remodeling of the existing structure could be accomplished at a lowe~ cost than new construction. Instead of a 'total new cOn~ struction project of almost $15 million, in- eluding site acquisition, a budget of $10 million was adopted as feasible for an ex- panded facility meeting current and pro- jected needs and incorporating contem~ pOtary police facility design concepts. . Ultimately, through the diligent efforts of the total architectural engineering team, the project was brought in a million dol- lars under budget at $9 million. The Champaign police facility is also an el<ample of the critical importance of developing a renovation and expansion plan that allows existing ope:rations to continue 24 hours per day and seven days per wee!<;, unimpeded by the construction activities that need to be conducted. In this case, this was accomplished by ""'W!'apping" new space around the exist~ ing building for administration, investi- gations, patrol, records, and public lobby functions. Existing operations then moved into the new space upon its com. pletion and the "vacated" existing space was renovated for support functions, such as trainiri& break rOOID, roll call, e0- dence and property storage, tactical oper- ations, storage, and the like. Again, this strategy allowed the project to be com- pleted under budget and in less time than originally thought necessary, .:. operated by satellite or by landllnes. Your trunking system or any other communications systems can be easily located throughout the uni!. Central communications panels can b~ built for multi-agency response. High-resoiution live video feed, as well as live video teie- conferencing capabilities are easily integrated. The communications aspect of the vehicie can be customized to whatever level of need your department requires, worst case scenarios to high profile visibil- ity in communities as a substation. We custom design the interiors and the communications to meet the demands of your area of opera- .tions. We do this in a cost-effective manner that will allow.even small departments the ability to afford the on-site communications capabili- ties they need. · HIGH R;SOumON UVEVlDEO · VIDEO TELECONFERENCING · ABIUTYTO UPGRADE AS TECHNOLOGY CHANGES · 28'1'0 3ll' MODElS WiSUDE-OUT · GRAPHICS INCUJDED NORTH AMERICAN CATASTROPHE SERVICES, me. 863 Washburn Road, Melbourne, FL 32934 Office: 321-259-0888 Fax: 321-259-1505 Toll Free: 888-595-6227 Email: nacsi@mihdspring.com 106 _ THE POLICE CEIEF/OcrOBER 2002 · COMPlETElRAlNING INCWDED · WE ARE CAPABLE OF H~"JDU~JG ANY REaUEST Circle no. 93 on Reader Response Card ....~(.