REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Al Zelinka, City Manager
VIA: Sean Crumby, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Denny Bacon, Maintenance and Operations Manager
Subject:
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Appropriate funds for emergency maintenance repairs at Warner Fire Fuel Station located at 3831 Warner Avenue
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Statement of Issue:
The Warner Fire fuel station requires mandated repairs, following a failed annual inspection performed by the Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) on April 4, 2022. The two failed items include the Under Dispenser Containment (UDC) and the Vapor Recovery Tank (VRT), which require immediate action. Additionally, this fuel site no longer complies with South Coast Air Quality Management District's (SCAQMD) fuel canopy requirements for Class 1 fuel dispensing and are recommended to be addressed as part of the overall repairs to the fuel station.
Financial Impact:
Staff is seeking an inter-fund transfer from the General Fund to the Infrastructure Fund in the amount of $550,000. There is a sufficient fund balance in the General Fund to accommodate this transfer.
Recommended Action:
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A) Appropriate $550,000 in Transfers Out from FY2021/22 General Fund year-end surplus to the Infrastructure Fund; and,
B) Appropriate $550,000 from the Infrastructure Fund to account 31440006.82800.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not appropriate the funds. If the site is shut down for regulatory non-compliance, the City's marine vehicles/vessels will be required to fuel elsewhere at a higher cost per gallon. In addition, the fire vehicles at Warner Fire Station will need to fuel at other City facilities.
Analysis:
The Warner Fire Station maintains a fuel island for emergency services fleet and marine boats. Built in 1998, the Station has been identified as being in need of upgrades to meet current regulatory requirements. However, the City temporarily deferred these upgr...
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