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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of August t 16, 1994 TO: Honorable Mayor, City Council, and City Manager FROM: Thomas K. Clarke Actin El fi`-' � Acting Electric Utility Director DATE: 08/04/94 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF CALMAT PROPERTIES COMPANY OFFER AND PAYMENT FOR FOUR ACRES FOR A NEW SUBSTATION AND FIRE STATION SITE, WITH OPTION TO BUY UP TO SIX ADDITIONAL ACRES AS NEEDED BACKGROUND On May 3, :t 994 City Council authorized staff, Black & Veatch, and Coats & Field Services to negotiate with landowners for a proposed transmission route and substation for service to the new County Hospital. The City selected a site about 900 feet south of Slover Avenue, west of the Pepper Street extension, as the preferred site for the substation. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The Electric Department intends to acquire two acres of land for the new substation. CalMat Properties Company has tendered an offer to sell this property to the City of Colton Electric Department at a price of $35,000 per acre. Included in the offer is an option for the City to buy another two acres for proposed Fire Station No. 4 adjacent to the proposed substation. Staff would like to exercise this option and acquire the additional two acres. Also, an option to purchase six additional acres has been included to mitigate any Delhi fly habitat problems if they arise. This offer and the specific options expire at 5 p.m., August 31, 1994. ALTERNATIVES The City can refuse the offer and look at other property in the nearby area. FINANCIAL IMPACT The total cost for the electrical substation is budgeted in Fiscal Year 1994-95. The Fire Department has been working with the County through their Memorandum of Understanding to get reimbursement for the two acres for Fire Station No. 4. Page 1 of 2 Item No. a"