El Cajon Public Safety Center

The new 332,150 SF center is a 5-story structure with 212,750 SF of parking integrated on three levels. It sits on 5.7 acres at 100 Civic Center Way adjacent to City Hall. The state-of-the-art facility has administrative and operational space for all police divisions, a joint police and fire emergency operations center, community meeting room, modern communications and dispatch center, indoor firing range, crime laboratory, property processing and storage area, short-term custody facility, a central data center, vehicle maintenance facilities and parking for 661 police and city staff (572 parking spaces in five-story parking structure and 89 surface parking spaces).

It meets LEED Gold standards with the installation of energy-efficient IT and AV equipment to reduce energy consumption. It includes an energy-efficient mechanical system, natural ventilation, solar power, an efficient lighting system and other renewable energy features.