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Staff Report
Agenda Item No. 4.2
DATE: February 2, 2026
TO: Members of the Legislation and Policy Committee
FROM: Joan Malloy, City Manager
SUBJECT: Larry Orozco Teen Bike Workshop Remediation and Repair Cost Analysis
BACKGROUND
At the Regular City Council Meeting of May 28, 2024, the City Council received a report requesting that the Larry Orozco Teen Workshop be designated a historic landmark. Staff recommended that the City Council review the condition of the building and the repairs that would be required to bring it up to code for public use prior to considering it for a historic designation. The City Council referred the item to the Legislation and Policy Committee to discuss the scope of work and the expected costs for the analysis that would be needed to understand the condition of the building.
On February 25, 2025, staff reported to the City Council the outcome of the Legislation and Policy Committee meeting, which recommended that the City Council authorize staff to proceed with the analysis to determine the condition of the building. This motion passed unanimously. A copy of the February staff report can be found here: Coversheet Over the past several months staff has engaged professionals to assess the condition of the property, including PCA, Property Condition Assessments, LLC (Attachment 1) and Ninyo and Moore, a geotechnical and environmental services consultant to prepare a Hazardous Building Materials Survey (Attachment 2). Staff have also engaged a leadcertified contractor to obtain cost estimates for remediation of lead paint and asbestos.
DISCUSSION
The Larry Orozco Teen Bike Workshop site was the location of the old Mohawk Fireball Gas Station at 33623 Mission Boulevard that was built in the 1930s. At some time in the past, the gas station was decommissioned, and the gas pumps were removed. The underground storage tanks have also been removed. In approximately 1981, the City purchased the building and eventually funded the Youth Employment program placing it under the Leisure Services Department, now known as the Community and Recreation Services Department. The site has been under continuous use by the City and the Agenda Item No. 4.2
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community for over 45 years.
The high-level summary of the Property Condition Assessment and the Hazardous Building Materials Survey reports concluded that the building is in poor to fair condition.
There is lead paint on the interior and the exterior of the building and before any improvements or repairs can be made to the structure, the lead paint must be abated. A small amount of asbestos has also been identified on the roof that also must be abated.
Repair or replacement is needed to the pavement, windows, exterior walls, roof, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. The building and property also are not ADA compliant. The bathroom will need to be enlarged, and ADA parking and walkways will need to be provided. It is not yet clear if the building will need fire sprinklers. Lastly, the building lacks IT infrastructure.
Based on the analysis prepared by PCA and Ninyo and Moore, Public Works staff prepared a preliminary cost estimate that identifies suggested phasing of the building improvements (see Attachment 3). The initial estimate to remediate the lead and asbestos and repair the building to bring it to current code is $684,717.
This cost estimate does not include any funding to repair the exterior mural that will be damaged by the abatement of the lead paint. As part of the abatement, any loose or peeling paint must be removed and this will damage the existing mural. Further, the building stucco exterior would be repaired and sealed once the loose and peeling paint has been removed. While staff does not expect that the entire mural will be impacted, the extent of damage is unknown until the abatement is completed. From a visual assessment, most of the peeling paint is located on the upper half of the building and throughout the portico. Staff would recommend that the City Council consider using the Art-in-Lieu funds to repair the mural once it has been remediated. While staff anticipates that there should be adequate funding, other mural projects, including the BART mural project rely on the same source of funding and full costs are not known.
Approximately $14,081 has been spent to date on the analyses prepared by PCA and Ninyo and Moore. There has also been $12,951 incurred by Cummings Group, who have supported Public Works staff with construction management services for this project.
Cummings Group has spent time coordinating the the consultants, reviewing reports, seeking bids from contractors for remediation, researching lead abatement, preparing a cost estimates, and coordinating meetings with City Manager’s Office and other staff.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total cost of repairing the Larry Orozco Teen Bike Workshop to bring it up to current code for public use is expected to be $684,717. Approximately $27,032 of these funds have been incurred to date with the preparation of the Property Condition Assessment and Hazardous Building Materials Survey reports and construction management costs.
As noted, the cost estimate does not include fire sprinklers or the repair to the exterior mural. The estimate is preliminary, based upon the analysis completed to date and staff’s recent experiences with bids for other City facility projects.
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Phase Cost
1 Lead and asbestos abatement $58,000
2 ADA improvements $134,000
3 Roof repair and replacement $85,000
4 All other repairs $210,350
Soft costs $197,367
TOTAL $684,717
As noted in Attachment 3, $200,000 is identified in Fiscal Years 2027/2028 for the Larry Orozco Teen Bike Workshop. Based on the information that is now known, $200,000 will be inadequate to repair the building. If there is interest in restoring the building for ongoing public use, staff recommends that the City Council consider a phased approach and implement repairs as funding becomes available. This would be managed through the budget process.
The priority, of course, would be to abate the property as soon as possible. However, to do so may require other CIP projects to be delayed. At this time, staff has not completed a full analysis of possible funding sources.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Legislation and Policy Committee review and discuss the staff report and attachments, including the cost estimate. The Committee may wish to accept the reports and forward them to the City Council for a full discussion. If the Committee has additional questions that require further analysis, staff suggests continuing the item to a future the Legislation and Policy Committee.
Prepared by: Joan Malloy, City Manager
Attachments
1. Attachment 1 - Property Condition Assessment Report, May 15, 2025
2. Attachment 2 - Hazardous Building Materials Survey, May 27, 2025
3. Attachment 3 - Cost Estimate, Union City, November 20, 2025