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April 21, 2022
Council Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council -
From: Paz Gomez, Deputy City Manager, Public Works
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Re: Fire Station No. 2 Project Update (District 4)
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Memo ID #2022045
This memorandum provides an update on a previous Council Memorandum dated Dec. 16, 2021,
on the status of the Fire Station No. 2 project, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project No.
4060 (project), which is reconstructing Fire Station No. 2 located at 1906 Arenal Road.
Background
Reconstruction of the permanent Fire Station No. 2 started in June 2021, and it has progressed
steadily. Since the last project update, fire operations staff have continued working out of the
temporary fire station, which is located in the parking lot area adjacent to the City Library near
Dove Lane.
Discussion
In February 2022, the structural steel frame for the building was completed, followed by the
second floor and roof concrete placements. In March 2022, the interior and exterior wall framing
was installed. This month, the exterior wallboard and interior drywall will be installed. Work
continues to proceed on schedule and is currently 63% complete.
The project schedule has not experienced any additional delays since the previous update. The
anticipated project completion date remains as October 2022.
One significant development since the last project update relates to San Diego Gas & Electric's
(SDG&E) electrical infrastructure, which was recently determined by their engineers to be
insufficient for the permanent Fire Station No. 2. They have designed an upgraded system to be
installed for a shared cost between SDG&E and the city. This work is not currently expected to
impact the completion date for the project.
Public Art
Mary Carter Taub's design agreement for the public art to be placed at the permanent
Fire Station No. 2 was fully executed on Feb 4, 2022. At that time, staff began meeting with
Ms. Carter Taub and the city's project team on developing her initial site-based design concepts
in anticipation of the community engagement and outreach strategies. Ms. Carter Taub will
participate in two staff-facilitated in-person community workshops taking place on Saturday,
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April 21, 2022
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April 30, 2022, at the City Library on Dove Lane and at the Batiquitos Lagoon adjacent to the
nature center. Based on staff's communication with Ms. Carter Taub, she and staff felt strongly
that there should be two in-person community workshops to meet people where they are and to
hold these workshops in close proximity to the permanent Fire Station No. 2, as well as the
temporary fire station.
Staff are also working on digital community engagement for a broader citywide approach. Staff
are scheduled to share the site-integrated design concept and feedback that was received from
both the community workshops and digital engagement and recommend approval of the design
concept to the city's Arts Commission on May 5, 2022.
Next Steps
The contractor, Barnhart-Reese Construction, will continue to work on reconstructing the
permanent Fire Station No . 2, with an anticipated completion date of October 2022.
cc: Scott Chadwick, City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, Community Services
Laura Rocha, Deputy City Manager, Administrative Services
Michael Calderwood, Fire Chief
Nick Ordille, Assistant Fire Chief
Robby Contreras, Assistant City Attorney
Jeff Murphy, Community Development Director
Suzanne Smithson, Library & Cultural Arts Director
Kristina Ray, Communication & Engagement Director
John Maashoff, Public Works Manager
Steven Stewart, Municipal Projects Manager