TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Director Public Works
THROUGH: Terrence R. Moore, ICMA-CM
DATE: November 17, 2026
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DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION OF A NEW LOCATION FOR POLICE HEADQUARTERS (PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT NO. 24-006)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Discussion and direction of a new location for Police Headquarters.
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Background:
The current Delray Beach Police Department Headquarters is located at 300 West Atlantic Avenue. Construction of the facility was completed in 1987 and currently houses most of the police staff and activities. The City’s population was approximately 48,000 when the facility was constructed and today the City’s population is approximately 68,000 with 233 police personnel. There is another facility located at 2350 Seacrest Boulevard that is leased from the Palm Beach County School Board and is used for training purposes.
The new Police Department Headquarters is being designed to meet the needs of the department 20 years into the future. During evaluation of the needs of this future use, relocating the facility from its current location to the proposed located of 850 N. Congress Avenue should be considered due to the ability to provide more building square footage, increased parking and storage, a larger firing range, and the ability to construct the new facility without having to construct around existing facility use.