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Report regarding a resolution determining that no further review under the California Environmental Quality Act is required and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement for 71 Camaritas Avenue and approving Budget Amendment Number 22.014 appropriating $5.5 million for the acquisition. (Julie Barnard, Economic Development Coordinator)
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RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends adopting a resolution determining that no further review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is required, authorizing the City Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement for $5,500,000 for the property located at 71 Camaritas Avenue for the relocation and construction of a new Fire Station 63, and approving Budget Amendment Number 22.014 appropriating funds for the acquisition.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Fire Station 63 is located in the rear portion of the Municipal Services Building (MSB) at 33 Arroyo Drive. The station was installed when the City purchased the MSB in 1982 and has been in near continuous operation since that time. It is the smallest of the City's five fire stations, occupying 5,248 square feet. The limited living space, storage, apparatus bay size, and lot configuration make it challenging to meet current operational needs. It is also the busiest station in the department and houses an ambulance and fire engine with five personnel. Attachment 1 shows the primary and neighboring response zones for Station 63.
In 2010, the City renovated Station 63 to address serious structural, life safety and operational issues. However, the MSB as a whole was not seismically upgraded, the living quarters and apparatus bay were not expanded and remain undersized. The station continues to be dependent on the MSB for all of its utilities and mechanical systems and there is limited space for training and no space to house reserve apparatus or emergency supplies.
Initial Civic Campus plans included building a new Sta...
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