Manteca could have a new police station, an expanded animal shelter, and a community center by 2030.

That is if voters agree to a limited 20-year three-quarter cent sales tax on the Nov. 5 ballot.

The Measure Q, besides providing the ability to leverage collected growth fees to bond for needed municipal facilities, will also among other things:

*Allow for accelerated street maintenance and repairs to whittle down a $60 million plus project backlog.

*Enable hiring nine firefighters to staff a new fire station to serve the rapidly growing southwest area of Manteca.

*Allow for additional public safety personnel such as police officers to be hired.

*Replace aging equipment critical to providing municipal services.

On Tuesday, the City Council made sure growth will pay the maximum allowed under state law as its share of 10 government facilities projects.

Topping the list as the first priority is a new $56.1 million police station planned where the future extensions of Wawona Street and Milo Candini Drive will intersect.

It will replace an existing police station the city basically outgrew in 2002. It is fraught with security issues, failing mechanical systems, and a significant shortage of space to the point all closets had been converted to offices years ago.

Space has cramped the critical 9-1-1 dispatch center.

The station also lacks space for critical programs concerned essential for modern police agencies such as a wellness center/gym.

The city had $29.8 million in government facilities growth fees as of June 30, 2022.

City leaders plan to use part of the $13 million a year a Measure Q staff would generate to secure bonds to build needed facilities.

Based on the nexus to justify increasing growth fees, the first three projects that would move forward of the 20-year tax passes ie the police station, a $6.4 million animal shelter expansion, and $27.2 million multi-use community facility at 500-600 Moffat Boulevard to the south of the existing VFW Hall.

All three are targeted for completion by 2030 if adequate funding is secured.

Other projects on the adopted $39.7 million list includes:

*$58.6 million for city hall expansion on Center Street.

*$65.7 million for a new library on Center Street.

*$3.9 million for a police safety training facility adjacent to the future police station.

*$9.2 million for a police range adjacent to the future police station.

*$1.7 million for a satellite park maintenance yard.

*$5.3 million for a public works maintenance yard.

*$5.625 million for additional maintenance facility structures.

The last three projects are envisioned on city owned land adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant at 2450 West Yosemite.

A proposal for a $26.6 million performing arts center in the city’s Family Entertainment Zone anchored by Great Wolf and BLD is being shifted from the umbrella of government facilities growth fees to community park and recreation facilities growth fees.

The updated growth fees cover a number of categories with the big dollar generator being the residential sector.

The higher fee going into effect in 60 days is $2.82 a square for single family homes. That translates into $6,770.82 for a 2,400 square-foot house.

The multifamily unit feet is $4 per square foot. That would mean a 1,200 square-foot apartment unit would require a payment of $4,995.35

To contact Denis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com