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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2011 1116 CC REG ITEM 09AMOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM 9.A. City Council Meeting ACTION: -91� TO: Honorable City Council FROM: Hugh R. Riley, Assistant City Manage DATE: November 2, 2011 (CC Meeting of 11116/11) SUBJECT: Consider Sending Letter of Intent to Provide A Building Site of Between .75 and 1.00 Acres in College View Park to the Ventura County Fire Protection District for a New Fire Station BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION For a number of years (since 1999) the City of Moorpark (City) and the Ventura County Fire Protection District (District) have been planning for Fire Station 48, a new station to be located in the Campus Park Area. Both the City and the District have discussed a possible site at the northeast corner of College View Park. (Attachment 1 shows the possible site). Another site considered and discussed was a site at the east end of Campus Park Drive owned by Moreland Investments. A site option for a new station in the proposed North Park Village Development was also discussed but not pursued when the development was turned down by Moorpark voters in February 2006. The District has suggested that a site of between .75 and 1.0 acres would be sufficient for the new station. If the City Council wishes to provide land for other than park uses that was acquired and /or improved with Quimby Grant Funds, suitable acreage would need to be acquired by the City to offset the taking of the College View Park property. Recent acquisitions by the City of park property on Second Street (.344 acres) and open -space land west of Moorpark Road (80 acres) are more than sufficient to replace the property in College View Park. The substitution action can be implemented by the City Council at the time a formal land transaction is made. The District has asked for a written commitment by the City to lease or donate the site needed for the station prior to the expenditure of District resources to begin architectural planning for the new station. 3 Honorable City Council Regular Meeting of Nov. 16, 2011 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT Since the property for College View Park (formerly Griffin Park) was donated to the County and later included in the City of Moorpark by Griffin Development Company, a current value for the property will need to be determined. The site would be donated at that value for so long as the site is used for a fire station, or a long -term lease made available for $1.0 per year STAFF RECOMMENDATION Authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Fire District offering to provide a site of between .75 and 1 acre at the northeast corner of College View Park. ATTACHMENTS: Map Showing Station Site in College View Park E RUG-10-1999 17:12 1, a w N-OT�, .k LL Q' - -----C-A-M -P-d -S— -- i " P W Campus Park Fire Station 0 100 200 Foot Proposed ow TOTAL P.03 of P. 03 4s� t4! Xn 4 - -----C-A-M -P-d -S— -- i " P W Campus Park Fire Station 0 100 200 Foot Proposed ow TOTAL P.03 of