SF2133

Purpose

To fund the creation of a regional public safety facility in the city of Winona. The bill would provide money and authority to build a center that houses multiple public safety functions to improve coordination and services.

Main Provisions

• Appropriation: The bill would allocate 36,500,000 dollars from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner of public safety. This money would be given as a grant to the city of Winona to acquire land and to plan, design, build, furnish, and equip a regional public safety center.
• Scope of facility: The regional public safety center would co-locate police, fire, and sheriff’s offices. It could also serve ambulance departments in the Winona area.

Funding and Financing Details

• Bond funding: To provide the money, the commissioner of management and budget would issue state bonds up to 36,500,000 dollars.
• Legal framework: The bond sale would follow Minnesota’s bond statutes (sections 16A.631 to 16A.675) and the Minnesota Constitution (Article XI, sections 4 to 7).

Use and Purpose of the Facility

• Objectives: Create a single facility to streamline operations, support coordinated emergency response, and potentially improve public safety services for the Winona region.
• Ambulance services: The facility may also support or serve local ambulance departments in addition to police, fire, and sheriff operations.

Significant Changes to Law or Administration

• Introduces a new capital investment project funded by bonds specifically for a regional public safety facility in Winona.
• Transfers funding authority to issue bonds for this project under existing bonding statutes and constitutional provisions.

Implementation and Oversight (as described)

• The funds would be managed as an appropriation to the city of Winona for property acquisition and a comprehensive build-out (predesign, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping).
• The project would be carried out under Minnesota’s standard bond issuance procedures and requirements.

Relevant terms - bond proceeds fund - appropriation - grant - city of Winona - real property acquisition - regional public safety center - co-locate police, fire, sheriff - ambulance departments - predesign - design - construct - furnish - equip - bond sale - commissioner of management and budget - Minnesota Statutes sections 16A.631 to 16A.675 - Minnesota Constitution Article XI sections 4 to 7