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Louisville City Council Meeting May 7, 20O2 Page 7 Sisk asked what impact this would have on local businesses. Ray stated that it would benefit local businesses, as it would eliminate the annual renewal and fee. Sisk asked Ray about the status of registering home businesses or occupations. Ray stated that home business have a presence in Louisville and require registration. She stated that the one time or occasional sale does not have a permanent presence and would not be require registration. AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH PLANNING AND DESIGN OF NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT BUILDING Davidson called for Staff presentation. City Manager Bill Simmons reviewed the plan and design of the new police department building to be located on the 15-acre parcel located on the comer of McCaslin and Via Appia. He reported on Option A" Preferred" for a two level building, which includes a 12,420 SF building for the Police Department, architectural fees, and additional site work for Phase I, at a cost of $2,776,410. Also included is shell space for possible additions for the Municipal Court and Police Dispatch, at an additional cost of $288,320, making an estimated total cost for Option A of $3,064.730. Simmons stated that staff is requesting authorization to proceed with the final design of the new Police Department building not to exceed 12,420 SF, with an additional 2,744 SF for a future Municipal Court and additional 960 SF for future public safety needs at an approximate cost of $3,064,730. Police Commander Tom Bock, of the Louisville Police Department, reviewed the history of the current police facility. He stated that 3,100 SF was remodeled for the Police Department when the Library moved out of the City Hall in 1990. He stressed that at that time there were only 23 full-time employees and today there are 38 full-time employees working in the same space. He noted that the current police offices were never specifically designed for police activities and do not meet the statutory requirements placed on Police operations. He noted insufficient space in patrol, investigations, prisoner holding, booking, armory, laboratory, evidence, locker rooms and records. He explained that much of the police equipment is stored at the City Shops and training is conducted at the Library Conference room, City Council Chambers and schools. He emphasized that cramped quarters create problems for the officers to effectively perform their duties and presents health, storage and safety issues for employees and citizens. Bock reviewed that the City Council and City Manager have supported the Police Department and investigated ways of eliminating the space problems. In July of 2001, the City purchased the 15-acre parcel of land located at the comer of McCaslin and Via Appia with the intent of building a new Police Facility. In November of 2001, the architectural firm of Roth-Sheppard was hired. The goal was to insure that adequate space was allocated for each function of the police department while being cognizant of