06-06-2001 Draft One
Chief Gwen E. Deurell
Canterbury Police Department
Response to the Building Wants and Needs Committee
RE: Future Police Departmental Facility Essentialities
Term Considered: 4-5 years
Rooms and or Areas to be Considered:
- Meeting Room/Area
- Meetings
- Roll call or incident briefings
- Lectures
- Training
- Large enough for holding at least 20 people comfortably
- Fold up chairs that can be stored
- Wall with chalkboard/and or wipe away board
- Projection screen
- Electrically wired to allow all projectors, video/TV, sound
etc
- Training and awareness lectures for the community
- Patrol Room
- Large enough for:
- 5-6 desks
- file cabinets
- coat racks
- small current case storage
- mail boxes for patrolmen
- Wired for computers (networking)
- Equipment/supply room
- Secure
- Department weapons
- New and spare uniforms
- Equipment
- File Room
- Secured
- Plenty of file cabinets for storage of all current and pre-archived files
- Receptionist/Secretary Office
- With secure door requiring assisted (buzzer) entry
- Ability to communicate through bullet proof window with public in foyer
- Equipped with all office equipment
- Copier
- Computer
- Phones
- Foyer (entryway)
- With seating area
- Ability to communicate with receptionist/secretary
- 2 - bathrooms with toilet, shower facilities and locker room area (Mens and Ladies)
- 1 bathroom for arrests located in the booking/holding area
- Small, concrete and equipped with minimal facilities (toilet/sink)
- 1 bathroom for the public within the foyer area
- Booking Area
- Area to process arrests and finger print
- Bench
- Counter
- Phone
- Local calls only (or collect)
- Secure holding cell within same area as booking (small)
- Area set up to secure weapon out side of booking area
- Utilities room for storage
- Vacuum
- Cleaning supplies
- Brooms
- Mops
- Other
- A large secure room/area for archiving reports and paperwork
- Evidence room
- Separate secure area within the evidence room for weapons
- Shelving
- Well lit and separate tempter control
- Interview room with a one-way monitor window and viewing area
- Juvenile interviews
- Sexual assaults
- Video taping interviews
- Multi-jurisdictional observation
- Allows identification of criminals while keeping the victims identity confidential
- Wired for video. sound and monitoring via camera
- Large extended garage area with a minimum of two stalls
- Allows storage of two vehicles
- Drained to allow vehicles to be washed inside
- Heated
- Water
- Electric door openers
- Room to store large seizures
- Break area including:
- Small kitchen facility
- Refrigerator
- Sink
- Oven/microwave
- cabinets
- Table and chairs
- Computer Concerns
- Wired for networking through out the building
- Cable ready
- Power and outlets
- General Building Concerns
- Secured (24/7)
- Receptionist/Secretary buzzed entry or;
- Keyed or card entry by employees
- Building up-keep
- Easy to clean materials that will last
- Flooring
- Quality, washable paint
- Avoid Florissant lighting
- Computer incapability
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