REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 12/07/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
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Authorize the creation of a new Capital Improvement Project and transfer of funding for the demolition of the old Police Department Building at the corner of Buena Vista Avenue and Sixth Street.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to authorize the creation of a new Capital Improvement Project titled "Old PD Building Demolition" and to transfer funding from the Corona Innovation Center Project to this newly created project. The former Police Station building has remained primarily vacant since the Police Department moved to its present location in 2009 and the building is currently unsuitable for any activities that require full-time occupancy. This project will demolish the former Police Station building and provide additional green space outside the Historic Civic Center for community activities.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Authorize the creation of a new Capital Improvement Project titled "Old PD Building Demolition, Project No. 2022-18."
b. Authorize a budgetary transfer of $1,000,000 from the existing Capital Improvement Project No. 71700 Corona Innovation Center Project to the newly created Capital Improvement Project Old PD Building Demolition within the American Rescue Plan Act Fund 413.
c. Authorize a budgetary reduction of $500,000 in the Capital Improvement Project No. 71700 Corona Innovation Center Project, within the American Rescue Plan Act Fund 413, back to fund balance to be redistributed to other projects as needed.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The City of Corona's former Police Station was constructed in 1978 and is located at 849 West Sixth Street, immediately east of the Historic Civic Center, which previously served as the Corona City Hall. In 2005, the City moved into the current City Hall building located north of the H...
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