City of Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.A.

The following is a relatively comprehensive timeline of the development of the Police and Fire Facilities plans and construction. A streamlined list of upcoming and completed project milestones is also available. Links are provided to additional documentation, where available. References to Council decisions will point to the appropriate Council Meeting page where links are provided to the meeting's agenda, information packet, and minutes. Where available, links to recordings of the live video stream at KYMN Radio are provided. Please note that these recordings are not stored by the City of Northfield. Contact KYMN with any problems related to the recordings.

Project Schedule as of 4/27/2010 - from KKe Architects (PDF)

Site Selection & Design

• 4/20/2010: Council Meeting - Discussed List of Potential Sites: City Council discussed the list of 16 potential Police Facility sites. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• 4/27/2010: Council Meeting - Site Selection Process: City Council discussed process that will be used to determine the final facility site(s). Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• 5/4/2010: Council Meeting - Site Selection: City Council narrowed possible sites to a short list of five. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• 5/11/2010: Council Work Session - Updated on planning of Police & Fire facilities and update on financing options for the Police, Fire, and Library buildings. Video of planning update (KYMN), Video of financing update (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• May 18, 2010: Site Selection Discussion. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• May 25, 2010: Police Site, Current Site, Financing. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• June 8, 2010 - Facilities Funding Preview. Video (KYMN). Agenda & Packet
• June 15, 2010 - Public Hearing on Financing Options. City Council selected the Referendum Bond financing option. Presentation by KKE (3MB PDF). Video - Financing Major Facilities, Financing Decision, Approving CIP Bonds (KYMN). Agenda & Packet. CIP Hearing Handout (PDF). Update to Cost Estimates (PDF)- replaces page 30 of Schematic Design Report (PDF)
• July 20, 2010 - Progress Report, PD Site Selection. Video (KYMN). Agenda & Packet.
• August 3, 2010 - Progress Report, Woodley St Combined Site Evaluation. Video (KYMN). Agenda & Packet

Preliminary Steps

• March 2007 - Municipal Facilities Space Needs Analysis (Hay Dobbs)
• 9/17/2007 - Municipal Facilities Feasibility Analysis (Draft) (Hay Dobbs, 5 MB PDF)
• 9/1/2008 - Facilities Analysis for the Public Safety Center (Wold Architects & Engineers, PDF)
• 1/12/2009 - Space Needs Analysis Report (Wold Architects & Engineers, 1.5 MB PDF)
• 2/2/2009 - Council creation of Safety Center Taskforce. Agenda & Packet
• 2/19/2009 - 6/15/2009: Safety Center Taskforce - Examined the needs of the community and the current capabilities of the existing facilities. Looked into potential sites for a combined facility.
• 3/26/2009: Presentation on ISO Standards for Fire Response, Joel Walinski (3MB PDF)
• 6/22/2009 - Safety Center Taskforce presentation of Final Report to City Council. Agenda & Packet
• 8/31/2009 - Council Work Session Safety Center Facility Discussion. Agenda & Packet
• 9/21/2009 - Draft CIP 2010-2014 Presented at Council Work Session Public Safety Center Discussion. Agenda & Packet
• 10/19/2009 - Council Work Session: Financing options for Significant Facility Expenditures - The continuation of the CIP discussion will center on moving the decision process along and staff will provide additional debt impact analyses at the meeting on Monday. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• 11/9/2009 - Council Work Session: Budget Discussion - 2010-2014 Capital Investment Plan. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• 11/16/2009: Council Meeting. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
  • Approval of Significant Expenditures within the 2010-2014 CIP
  • City Council Resolution - Recognize and confirm the need to expand and/or replace the Northfield Safety Center within the next five years to meet the needs of the community for the next twenty years.
• 1/12/2010 - Council Work Session: Major Facility Financing Discussion. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• 2/9/2010 - Council Meeting: Architecture RFP (PDF) Approved. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• 3/2/2010 - Council Meeting: Architecture Selection Committee. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet
• 4/6/2010 - Council Meeting: Selection of Architect - The architectural firm, KKe, was selected by City Council to assist with the development of final site selection criteria as well as building plans. Video (KYMN), Agenda & Packet