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Recommendation to adopt resolution declaring City-owned property located at 3917 Long Beach Boulevard (APN 7139-013-900) (Subject Property) as "surplus land" as defined in Government Code Section 54220 et seq.; and authorize City Manager, or designee, to take any actions and execute any documents necessary to ensure compliance with the Surplus Land Act and State regulations relating thereto. (District 8)
DISCUSSION
The City is currently fee owner of the property located at 3917 Long Beach Boulevard (Subject Property) (Attachment A - Subject Property Map), which the City operated as Fire Station 9 from 1938 until July 2019 when continued water penetration and resulting active mold required permanent closure. The Subject Property is approximately 5,893 square feet and is improved with a 5,548-square-foot wood frame building that remains vacant.
In 2000, the first complaint was received about visible mold being located throughout the existing building at the Subject Property. Since that time, there have been various documented mold and health-related complaints about the Subject Property conditions and a number of investigations have taken place including mold, fungal, asbestos, lead-based paint, and indoor air quality assessments. As a result of these assessments, the City made several attempts to remediate the indoor environmental quality issues at the Subject Property; however, fungal/mold and water leakage issues persist leading the City to cease operations at the Subject Property and temporarily move the Fire Station No. 9 crew to 2019 East Wardlow Road while the design and construction of a permanent replacement station can occur at 4101 Long Beach Boulevard.
A Facility Condition Assessment, prepared by Faithful + Gould, Inc., was completed in December 2019 and found that the Subject Property is in poor condition and nearing the end of its useful or serviceable life. The following critical and potentially critical improvements were identified in ...
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