Old fire station uses, 10th & SP St. traffic on Tuesday’s Council agenda

July 02, 2004
Santa Paula City Council

The City Council will be hearing about a particularly clogged intersection and future possible plans for a long abandoned building at the July 6th meeting.

By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesThe City Council will be hearing about a particularly clogged intersection and future possible plans for a long abandoned building at the July 6th meeting.Since July 4th falls on Sunday, the official holiday is Monday and City Hall will be closed on July 5th. The 6:30 p.m. meeting will be broadcast live on cable Channel 10.Tuesday’s council meeting will feature a discussion for future use of the abandoned county fire station located at the corner of 8th and Santa Barbara streets.The city gained possession of the building shortly after the 1994 Northridge earthquake when the county sought to tear the former fire station down.The city purchased the building for $1.Over the years the building was neglected and the target of regular vandalism but in recent months has undergone grooming and sprucing up with the addition of a lawn and sprinklers, new windows, interior repairs, window guards for the first story and a fine paint job by volunteers.Public uses for the building would require an elevator be installed for second floor access per ADA laws to provide handicapped access.
Also on Tuesday’s council agenda is a discussion of the signal operation at 10th and Santa Paula streets where – if traveling northbound - 10th Street continues slightly to the left and Ojai Road/Highway 150 juts out on the right.Motorists accessing 10th Street from Santa Paula Street have run into trouble with the signal that doesn’t allow much time for the eastbound flow. Traffic backups have become common on Santa Paula Street.Other agenda items include an update of the Development Code and Zoning Map, targeting ordinances to regular growth management nonconformities, among other issues.Fire Chief Paul Skeels will present the weed abatement report and request council approval to contract for clearing non-complying properties.Weed abatement is always a top priority for the summer season but Chief Skeels, a long with other department heads across the state, are particularly concerned about fire danger this dry year.Prior to the regular council session there will be a closed meeting where the bankruptcy of Santa Paula Memorial Hospital will again be discussed.Starting Tuesday’s open session will be a presentation by Santa Paula High School’s Friday Night Live on their efforts to cleanup Las Piedras Park.



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