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Council awards construction funds and contract actions for Fire Station 70 project
Summary
The council approved amending the CIP and awarding construction funds totaling $716,000 for Fire Station 70 on Old Grand Avenue. Councilmember Becerra moved the item; it passed with five ayes and two absences noted for the roll call.
The Santa Ana City Council approved amendments to the capital improvement program and awarded construction funding for the Fire Station 70 project on Old Grand Avenue, adding $716,000 for construction funds.
Councilmember Becerra moved the item and it was seconded on the floor; the council determined the action was exempt from further review under CEQA and approved the amendment. The clerk recorded the vote as five ayes and no nays with Councilmembers Hernandez and Phan absent for the final roll call on the item.
Councilmembers described the existing facility as outdated and said improvements were necessary to provide firefighters with modern and safe working conditions. “When I toured this firehouse it was pretty outdated,” Councilmember Jesse Lopez said in support of the measure, and she thanked staff and the fire chief for their work on the project.
The item amends the FY24–25 CIP to include $716,000 in construction funds for the Fire Station 70 construction project and authorizes contract award as described in the staff recommendation. The council also found the project exempt from further CEQA review at the time of approval.
— Ending — The approved funds will be incorporated into the CIP and procurement steps will proceed; councilmembers asked for a longer-range assessment of fire station needs to guide future capital planning.
