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