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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Chris Kukulski, City Manager
Mark Tymrak, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Letter to Gallatin County Commission regarding Law & Justice Center Site
MEETING DATE: Monday February 25, 2008
RECOMMENDATION: We respectfully request the City Commission forward the attached
letter to the Gallatin County Commission requesting a decision within thirty (30) days of the date of
the letter on whether the County would be willing to identify and allocate five (5) acres of property
on the Law & Justice Center site at 615 S. 16th Avenue which could be sold and deeded to the City
of Bozeman for the construction of a new Police and Municipal Court Facility.
BACKGROUND: On February 19, 2008, the City Commission directed staff to draft a letter to
the Gallatin County Commission requesting a decision on the City’s request to purchase 5 acres of
land at the current Law & Justice Center site. City Commission has previously seen presentations
from Carter Goble Lee (CGL) on their Police and Municipal Court Facility Needs Assessment and
formerly adopted the twenty year best practices plan in 2007. The consultant recommended that a
five (5) acre site would be necessary to meet the 20-year space needs, provide adequate parking and
future growth and expansion opportunities.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: Identification of a 5 acre parcel of land for the Police and Municipal
Court Facility.
FISCAL EFFECTS: There are no fiscal effects associated with requesting a decision from the
Gallatin County Commission on the identification and sale of 5 deeded acres of land to the
Bozeman Police and Municipal Court Facility. Significant fiscal impacts will be incurred
implementing the recommendations contained within the plans including the land purchase,
development and construction of the new police and municipal court facility.
ALTERNATIVES: Identify and purchase a minimum of 5 acres of land at an alternate site.
Respectfully submitted:
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Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
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Bozeman City Commission
February 25, 2008
Gallatin County Commissioners
Honorable Bill Murdock, Chairman
Commissioner Steve White
Commissioner Joe Skinner
311 W. Main Street, Room 306
Bozeman MT 59715
Reference: Request for a decision regarding Law & Justice Center site
Dear Commissioners:
For the past year and a half, the City of Bozeman has been working on completing a twenty year
best practices Facility Needs Assessment and Staffing Analysis for the Police Department and
Municipal Court. The adopted Facility Plan identifies severe space deficiencies for the Police
Department and Municipal Court which urgently need to be addressed.
Our consultants have recommended that a five (5) acre site is necessary to meet the 20-year space
needs for the Police and Municipal Court Facility and to provide adequate parking and future
growth and expansion opportunities.
On behalf of the Bozeman City Commission, I hereby request written confirmation of the Gallatin
County Commission’s decision regarding the identification and allocation of five (5) acres of
property on the Law & Justice Center site at 615 S. 16th Avenue to be sold and deeded to the City of
Bozeman for the construction of a new Police and Municipal Court Facility. We request this
confirmation within thirty days of your receipt of this letter.
Respectfully submitted;
Kaaren Jacobson, Mayor
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