It will cost Manteca $282 million in 2025 dollars if all 11 identified government facilities needs are built.

That doesn’t include items such as an aquatics center or anything that is recreational orientated per se. Nor does it include fire stations.

Separate fees for recreation/parks and fire are charged in addition to government facilities fees.

The fee charged to cover the maximum amount growth under law can be assessed to pay for those facilities is before the Manteca City Council tonight for possible adoption.

The cost, in a nexus study, for a 45,817 square-foot police station is $83.1 million.

A police support facility — a non-essential service facility that doesn’t have to adhere to more rigid and costly earthquake standards — is $3.6 million for a 2,000 square-foot structure.

The $86.7 overall figure for the two police projects does not include land acquisition that has already taken place. If it did, the final cost would be closer to $92 million.

Both are targeted for competition by 2030.

The other 10 facilities, although they have planned timing identified in the nexus study, may not occur in the order they are listed.

That said, the animal shelter expansion that is timed for completion by 2030 will likely go forward next given a site doesn’t need to be secured and the city has secured $850,000 in federal funds toward the 8,000 square-foot project. It has a $6.6 million price tag.

There is a fourth projected tentatively timed for completion in 2030.

It is a multi-use community facility of 32,000 square feet for $28.3 million.

The study identities a site on Moffat Boulevard next to the Veterans Center that serves as the home of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The city has located the police station in such a manner on the 8.1 acres they acquired in the 600 block of South Main that it could allow another government facility on the northern half.

There has been some mention that it could be a combined community center/performing arts center or even a library.

The last project with a tentative 2035 completion target is the first phase of the civic center/city hall project.

Combined with the second phase with a 2035 target date for being finished, the city hall project has a cost of $61.1 million.

Four projects have 2034 targeted completion dates. They are:

*$7.5 million for a 12,000 square-foot police training facility.

*$5.6 million for a 22,000 square-foot parks and public works corporation yard on city property at the wastewater treatment plant site.

*$5.8 million for 45,000 additional square feet of maintenance facilities, also at the wastewater treatment plant.

*$1.8 million for a 3,000 parks satellite corporation yard that at one time was suggested for Woodward Park near the parking lot in the southeast corner.

New solid waste facilities proposed also at the wastewater treatment plant where the solid waste collection truck fleet is fueled overnight by compressed natural gas produced from methane gas created in the sewage treatment process would be paid for by solid waste ratepayers.

The final government facilities project is a 17,500 square-foot police range. It has a targeted completion date of 2035 and a cost of $9.6 million.

The city is currently planning on an assumption the portion of Measure Q that could be committed to bonding for facilities over a 17-year period would include the police station, the sixth fire station, and perhaps the animal shelter.

It may also include a community center and/or an aquatics complex that would be wedded with park fees.

The bulk of Measure Q receipts are going to streets, public safety day-to-day staffing and equipment costs, and helping expand other general fund services.

The proposed fees

The nexus study determined the current fee of $2.87 per square foot for single-family residential and $4.06 per multiple-family unit last adopted in 2024 need to be increased.

Both are proposed to be increased to their highest maximum adjustable fee.

The new fees, if adopted would be a 3.5 percent increase to $2.97 per square for single family and 9.6 percent jump to $4.45 for multiple family.

Fees for other categories from commercial, office, and industrial to hotels are also increasing between 3.4 percent to 8.4 percent.

The only fee not be increased to its maximum justified rate is office construction due to a city policy to try and encourage development in that category.

The total cost for government facilities fees would be $7,129.26 on a 2,400 square-foot home, the average house that is being built in Manteca.

The average apartment of 1,200 square feet would be $5,334.

To contact Dennis Wyatt, email dwyatt@mantecabulletin.com