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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 2, 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 />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 15' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl 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 />On June 7, 2016, the City Council approved an additional $800,000 to the Metro Builders & <br />Engineers Group, Ltd. construction contract to address the urgent safety and liability issues that <br />were discovered during construction. <br />Since then, the contractor has completed all the structural repairs on the west side of the stadium <br />(Exhibit 1) and has made those stadium stands available for public use and event scheduling. <br />The contractor continues to work diligently on the repairs located on the east side of the stadium <br />(Exhibit 2) and is still on schedule to complete the work by the end of August 2016 to <br />accommodate the start of the football season. Once completed, the east side bleachers will also <br />be available for public use. Throughout the duration of the project, the Stadium's field has not <br />been impacted by construction and continues to be available for daily use. <br />The Santa Ana Stadium, also known as Eddie West Field and Santa Ana Bowl, is a City -owned <br />9,000 seat football stadium that was constructed in 1963. It has been over 52 years since the <br />Santa Ana Stadium has undergone any major construction. After much review and consideration <br />of funding options, the Stadium was scheduled for substantial concrete repairs to mitigate the <br />adverse impacts of aging and weathering of the structure. <br />On January 19, 2016, City Council approved a contract with Metro Builders & Engineers Group, <br />Ltd. for structural concrete repairs. During construction, the contractor and staff discovered <br />significant structural deficiencies in the Stadium's concrete and steel reinforcement, and the <br />unforeseen deficiencies required additional emergency repairs to the structure. <br />19E -1 <br />