To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
Date: January 6, 2025
Supplemental Memo regarding Item 5-D (2025-4608) at the January 7, 2025, City Council Meeting:
Recommendation to Authorize the Continued Action to Address Declaration of Unsafe Building and Notice to Vacate, Case Number X24-0470, for the City-Owned Building Located at 2450 Saratoga Street, Alameda, California.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This memo is being provided to supplement the staff report published for the January 7, 2025, City Council meeting, to provide the most current information on recent action taken by City Staff and the City’s contractor, Silverado Construction Inc.
Abatement and Demolition:
• The demolition of all structures is complete, including B114, B191 and sheds. • Sorting and haul-off of remaining materials and final clean-up of the site is currently underway.
• Terraphase Engineering, the City’s Environmental Consultant for Alameda Point, has continued to monitor all abatement activities to ensure all protocols are being adhered to and to provide the required air monitoring services. • Air samples from the work site continue to pass with results below EPA clearance criteria.
• Additional safety measures were taken by the contractor during the demolition and abatement of the fire damaged portion of the south wing and most severely collapsed portion of the north wing of B114.
• Demolition of the north wing of B114, adjacent to the 2-story administrative section along Saratoga Street, also revealed significant structural failures that were not visible during prior inspection.
• Once Silverado has completed site clean-up, the perimeter of the site will remain fully fenced and secured.
As of this date, based on the current scope of work and schedule, Silverado anticipates demobilization to occur before January 21, 2025, earlier than anticipated. Photographs of the work-in-progress are included below.
Respectfully submitted,
Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director
Photos taken at 11:00 AM Monday, January 6, 2025, looking east from Saratoga Street.