Community Outreach & Engagement - Vallejo Police Department Headquarters

Welcome, Vallejo Community!

We are happy to have you here, joining the conversation!

Welcome to the Community Outreach and Engagement page for the new Police Department Headquarters in the City of Vallejo.

Purpose of the outreach:

On March 8, 2022, City Council instructed staff to conduct community outreach seeking input regarding alternative locations for the proposed Vallejo Police Department (VPD) Headquarters that benefit the Vallejo community.

A brief timeline of events that lead to this outreach:

Early 2018

• The (current) police building at 111 Amador is deemed no longer sustainable for police operations.

Mid-2018

• City Council made one of their 2018 priorities to “repair and replace key public safety facilities” and directed staff to explore the option of purchasing the former State Farm building at 400 Mare Island Way for use as the Vallejo Police Department Headquarters.

2019

• City Council voted to purchase 400 Mare Island Way to perform a retrofit and upgrade to house the Vallejo Police Department.

2021

• City Council instructed then city manager Greg Nyhoff to return to counsel with a budget to retrofit and upgrade 400 Mare Island Way.

March 8, 2022

• Staff returned to Council with a preliminary budget and requested to submit a loan application for $30M from IBANK to retrofit and upgrade 400 Mare Island Way.
• Community members expressed their continued opposition to the submission of the loan application and the use of 400 Mare Island Way as the new location for the Vallejo Police Department headquarters.
• Council instructed staff to conduct community outreach and return to the April 12 Council meeting with a list of community-identified alternative locations for the Vallejo Police Department headquarters.

How you can help:

Please take a moment to place a pin on the map below indicating where you feel the Vallejo Police Department headquarters would be best suited to serve the Vallejo community. Please note: you do not need to select a specific building or parcel. We are looking for general locations and neighborhoods versus specific sites.

You can also help by sharing this survey with your family and friends.

What will we do with this data?

Once the survey has ended on April 9, staff will take the map and overlay it on top of a map with city-owned buildings and properties. Next, staff will assess the **hotspots on the community input map and create a list of buildings and properties within (or close to) the hotspots on the map.

**Hotspots are defined as locations where there are multiple pins are placed by community members

This list of buildings and properties will be presented to City Council on April 12 for further consideration.

Need some assistance on how to use the mapping tool?

Watch the short video tutorial on this page.

Looking for a flyer for your friends or a business?

Check out the documents file!