Approval of ARRA Grant Application for Fire Station Repairs Under the Fire Station Construction Grant Program. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: July 6 2009 Item Number: C 2 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of ARRA Grant Application for Fire Station Repairs Under the Fire Station Construction Grant Program. Contact Person/Dept.: Mike Bowden Phone Number: 310 253 6805 Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes No X Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: X Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification (Select from the Public Notification Categories List Where Applicable): (E Mail) Meetings and Agendas City Council (07/01/09) Department Approval: Jeff I. Eastman (06/30/09) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball) (07/01/09) City Attorney Approval: Carol A. Schwab (7/1/09) City Manager Approval: Mark Scott (07/01/09) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve the application for a grant authorized by the American Recovery and Revitalization Act Fire Station Construction Grant (FSCG) administered through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program for repairs needed at Fire Station #2. BACKGROUND: Fire Station #2 was built in 1981 and is getting to the point that major repairs replacement and remodeling are needed to keep it in a useable condition. In addition to other areas which are aging the upstairs bathrooms have leaking shower pans and two of the showers have been unusable for several years due to the lack of funding for the necessary repairs. In 2007 the City hired AEI Consultants to evaluate repairs needed in all City buildings. AEI Consultants recommended that Fire Station #2 be completely renovated. DISCUSSION: Fire Station #2 repair requests for the shower pans have been deferred for several years as higher priority requests compete for maintenance funding. The FSCG is primarily designed to provide funding to build new fire stations and expand services but fun...
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