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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 7, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />SANTA ANA STADIUM <br />CONSTRUCTION UPDATE <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, 1B & 1G} <br />CITY MANAGE <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />.00 pl <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 10 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Receive and file an update on the Santa Ana Stadium construction. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Stadium, also known as the Eddie West Field and the Santa Ana Bowl, is a City - <br />owned 9,000 seat football stadium that was constructed in 1963. It's been over 52 years since the <br />Santa Ana Stadium has undergone any major construction to mitigate the adverse impacts of aging <br />and weathering of the infrastructure. After much review and consideration of funding options, it was <br />determined to schedule the Stadium for substantial concrete repair. <br />On January 19, 2016, City Council approved a contract with Metro Builders & Engineers Group, <br />Ltd. for structural concrete repairs scheduled to be completed by May 2016. The intent was to <br />complete construction by May 2016 to avoid any impacts on Stadium use, specifically graduations <br />ceremonies and major high school and College football games traditionally conducted at the <br />Stadium. In late March 2016, while working to complete the necessary repairs, the contractor <br />discovered significant structural deficiencies in the Stadium's concrete and corroded steel (Exhibit <br />1). The unforeseen deficiencies required additional emergency repairs to the concrete as well as <br />to the reinforced steel that are scheduled to be completed by September 2016 (Exhibit 2). <br />Fortunately, the Stadium's field has not been impacted by the construction and the community <br />continues to use the field on a daily basis. In the effort to minimize field use impacts for sports <br />organizations at the Stadium field and the Dan Young Soccer Complex (scheduled for synthetic <br />turf replacement from June - August 2016), staff will meet with the impacted sports organizations to <br />share an alternative field plan that will ensure that any affected field users are accommodated. <br />Furthermore, staff, in partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District ( SAUSD) and Santa <br />Ana College (SAC), have made every effort to accommodate the annual graduation and <br />commencement ceremonies at Centennial Park and will continue to assist. The City has decided <br />to co- sponsor the majority of the fees associated with the graduation ceremonies for SAUSD and <br />commencement ceremony for SAC. There are additional costs to be incurred by SAUSD and Santa <br />Ana College that include costs for street safety and traffic control, which are assessed by the Santa <br />19D -1 <br />