City Council

9L. AWARD OF CONTRACT TO INTEGRATED DEMOLITION AND REMEDIATION, INC.\nFOR THE 8941 PACIFIC AVENUE DEMOLITION AND ABATEMENT PROJECT\nPURSUANT TO THE CITY’S HOMELESSNESS STATE OF EMERGENCY AND IN THE\nINTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE IN THE AMOUNT OF\n$75,000\nAt its meeting of November 26, 2024, the City Council declared a local emergency caused\nby conditions and threatened conditions of homelessness within the City of Stanton. The\nTina Pacific neighborhood has been particularly impacted by the state of emergency, with\ntransients and homeless individuals regularly trespassing and breaking into vacant units.\nIn fact, in recent history there have been three separate instances of fires started by\ntransients and/or homeless individuals in vacant units/garages causing significant\ndamage. In addition, calls for service specifically identified as homelessness-related have\nincreased by 162 percent from 2023 to 2024 within the City, and the intensity and severity\nof complaints from Tina Pacific residents in relation to homelessness-related issues has\nincreased over the last eighteen months. Pursuant to the local emergency declaration,\nand in her capacity as the City’s Director of Emergency Services, the City Manager is\nrequesting authorization to award a contract for demolition for 8941 Pacific Avenue to\nprevent trespassing and vandalism and to preserve the public health, safety, and welfare\nof the community.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\n1. City Council declare the work proposed under this scope increase to be categorically\nexempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1, Section\n15301(l)(3); and\n2. Authorize staff to exercise an exception to the standard procurement procedures in\nthe best interests of the City to preserve the public health, safety, and welfare of the\ncommunity; and\n3. Approve an additional allocation of $75,000 from the Housing Authority Fund (#285)\nFund Balance to Housing Authority Capital Outlay for an amended total budget of\n$75,000; and\n4. Award a construction contract to Integrated Demolition and Remediation, Inc., to\nprovide professional demolition and abatement services in the amount of $75,000;\nand\n5. Authorize the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services to bind the City of Stanton\nand Integrated Demolition and Remediation, Inc., in a contract to provide the services;\nand\n6. Authorize the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services to approve contract\nchange orders with Integrated Demolition and Remediation, Inc., as needed and\ndetermined by City staff, for any contingencies up to 15% of the contract amount; and\n7. Authorize the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services to undertake all pre-\ndemolition survey work in accordance with South Coast Air Quality Management\nDistrict requirements within her signing authority.\nEND OF CONSENT CALENDAR