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Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Lodi Police Department Training Facility (Phase 1) and Approve and Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute a Letter of Intent with San Joaquin Delta College to Partner on the Training Facility (PW & PD)
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MEETING DATE:
August 6, 2025
PREPARED BY:
Public Works Director and Police Chief
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Phase 1 (“Phase 1”) of the Lodi Police Department Training Facility (“Training Facility”) and Approve and Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute the Letter of Intent with San Joaquin Delta College (“Delta”) to Partner on the Training Facility.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of Lodi Police Department has a need for a dedicated Training Facility. Currently, Police personnel utilize a small shooting range (“Range”) located in the basement of the City Hall Annex (formerly the Police Facility) which was recently updated. This Range includes five shooting lanes with a maximum target distance of 25 yards and is mostly suitable for pistol shooting.
A dedicated Training Facility is necessary to provide expanded capability for training and certifying staff in the various skills needed for police service on a long-term basis. These skills include long-range shooting (up to 300 yards), bomb disposal, and high performance driving. Since the existing Range is limited to short-range pistol shooting only, the City of Lodi Police Department must utilize other agencies’ facilities to practice these other skills. The proposed location of the training facility is at White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility.
Development of the Training Facility has been a goal of the City for over 10 years, but due to funding constraints, the City has had to look into phased construction and collaborations with other local agency partners. To this end, the City approached San Joaquin Delta College (“Delta”) about partnering on the development of the Training Facility because both agencies can benefit from the development of the Project. Specifically, the Training Facility will provide one stop public safety training for Delta’s POST Academy students and City public safety staff in the following areas:
• Firearms; and
• Chemical agents training; and
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (“EVOC”) training.
The City and Delta currently envision the Training Facility to be developed in three phases. The general scope of each phase is as follows:
• Phase I, The City is proposing to building the 300-yard, 10 position range including site and access road improvements (the plans and specifications for Phase 1 are presented for Council for consideration now and described in more detail below).
• Phase 2, Delta would build the EVOC, shade/bleacher area, a classroom accommodating 40 students, fencing/lighting and restrooms.
• Phase 3, Additional shade areas and range expansion.
Action Item 1 - Approval of Plans and Specifications for Phase 1
The first phase of this Training Facility project includes the work associated with establishing ten - 300 yard shooting positions including the construction of a target berm, protective shielding walls, graded parking area, site fencing and other ancillary grading and drainage improvements. The improvements included in Phase 1 (aside from portions of the perimeter fencing) have been designed to integrate into future Training Facility phases and will remain part of ultimate facility.
The complete Phase 1 plans and specifications are on file in the Public Works Department. The planned bid opening date is September 18, 2025. The Phase 1 project estimate is $1,000,000 including construction, contingencies and staff time to manage the project construction.
Staff recommends Council approve the Phase 1 plans and specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for the Lodi Police Department Training Facility.
Action Item 2 - Letter of Intent Approval and Authorize Execution
City staff collaborated with Delta’s team to prepare the attached Letter of Intent describing each entity’s role and next steps to accomplish phases 2 and 3 of the Training Facility. The letter acknowledges that the City will complete the bidding process, select the lowest responsive bidder, and proceed with construction of Phase 1 of the Training Facility. Then the City and Delta’s architecture and design teams would collaborate to determine the final design and cost estimates for the proposed Phase 2.
If Delta’s cost estimate indicate that Phase 2 of the Training Facility can be constructed at or below Delta’s budget of $3,000,000.00, the City and Delta would then formalize for Council and Board consideration a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”), detailing the Parties’ respective rights and obligations regarding the Training Facility during and after completion of construction of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Project; and Long-term lease agreement (“Lease Agreement”), providing Delta’s rights to develop Phase 2 of the Project on City owned land and to use the Training Facility as outlined in the MOU.
Therefore, Staff recommends Council approve and authorize the Acting City Manager to execute the Letter of Intent with Delta for the Training Facility.
STRATEGIC VISION:
7B. Public Safety: Create an outdoor training facility.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This initial phase will have minimal fiscal impact. There will be some savings associated with reduced travel time for long gun qualifications.
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
General Fund Capital (43199000.77020) GFCP-22007 - $1,029,490