Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 04/10/2014

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City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update Chapter 15: Public Facilities C. Police The City of Ramsey Police Department is housed in an approximately 25,000 square foot area of the Ramsey Municipal Center. The Department is comprised of 23 sworn officers, which includes the Chief of Police, one Captain, four Sergeants, two investigators and 15 patrol officers. The police staff also includes four office personnel, a Crime Prevention Specialist and a Community Service Officer. The Department also includes a Reserve Unit with 15 members and an Explorer program with 10 members that also utilize the facility. The facility has a detention area with three holding cells for up to four-hour holding, a booking area and an interview room. Three additional interview rooms are located in the main police office area. There is a large indoor parking garage that allows for indoor parking of squads and equipment. Separate locker rooms for male and female personnel contain 83 lockers total, providing for future growth. The facility also contains a large evidence processing and storage area and an armory. The Police Department utilizes dispatching services of the Anoka County Sheriffs Department. Emergency Operations Center The Municipal Center contains an approximately 2,300 square foot Emergency Operations Center/Training area. The center is equipped with emergency communications equipment to be used during emergencies or critical incidents. The EOC and the Police Department have back up power provided by a generator. D. Public Works The Public Works Department is comprised of Engineering, Parks Maintenance, Street Maintenance and Utilities. The public works responsibility is to maintain the City's public utilities and infrastructure including, parks, sewer, water, storm water and street systems and perform all professional engineering services for the City. The public works campus is approximately 25,000 square feet in size and is located in Gateway Industrial Park. This facility was purchased in 1994 and sits on a three acre site utilizing much of the area for storage. The Public Works Department has begun acquisition of an adjacent parcel for a future public works campus to accommodate current and future growth of the department. E. Public Schools The City of Ramsey is served by two school districts. The northwest portion of Ramsey is served by the Elk River School District #728, while the remainder of the community is served by the Anoka Hennepin District #11. Additionally, Ramsey is home to the PACT Charter School, which relocated to Ramsey from Anoka in 200X. PACT Charter School serves students in grades K-12 and is located in Ramsey Town Center. Ramsey Elementary School, the only Anoka Hennepin facility in Ramsey, is located on Nowthen Boulevard, just east of Alpine Drive. This facility was originally constructed in 1975 with an addition that doubled the size of the building in 1996. Ramsey Elementary has a current enrollment of 1,052 students as of October of 2008. This enrollment equals the capacity of the Ramsey Elementary School. After attending elementary schools, most Ramsey students are bused to schools in Anoka for middle school at Fred Moore or Sandburg Middle Schools. High School students are bused to Anoka High School in City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Page 15-2