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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 a...
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