Cal City Economic Development Corporation Projects

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to Expand or Relocate</font></font></b> <br><b>A nonprofit corporation, California City Economic Development Corporation (Cal City EDC) provides information and facilitation for companies looking to expand or relocate in <font color="#FF0000">"AFFORDABLE"</font> California City.</b> <br> <hr> <br><b>DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES IN CALIFORNIA CITY; LATEST PROJECTS UNDERWAY! </b> <br>Dateline: 9/24/01  <br>Re: Overview of Pending and Approved City and Private Development Projects  <p><b>1. State Route 14-CCB Interchange: </b> <br> On august 1, CalTrans Districts 6 and 9 presented the approved project designed for construction of the 14/CCB interchange, and widening of Route 14 to four lanes from Mojave to Phillips Road.  Project cost is estimated at $40 milllion.  Funding for the project has been approved by the State Transportation Commission, and construction is due to start in 2004. Completion date is mid-2007.  <br><b>2. CCB – Baron Boulevard to State Route 14  (6.5 miles): </b> <br> The City is preparing the Project Review study for KernCOG and CalTrans to widen CCB to four lanes including railroad crossing improvements.  Estimated construction cost is $10.6 million.  Construction to correspond to 14/CCB interchange improvements.  <br><b>3. Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion: </b> <br> Montgomery Watson has complete engineering design for increasing WWTP  capacity from 1 million gallons per day to 1.5 million GPD.  Additional engineering for the drying beds is underway.  Staff is working with City/Agency financial advisors and Bond counsel to issue $7 million in bond financing for $1.5 million in construction and  repayment to SDI fund of $5.5 million borrowed for the 1993 expansion.  Construction for the current expansion is expected to begin in the fall, 2001.  <br><b>4. CNG facility at CCMS: </b> <br> CalTrans/KernCOG has approved a CMAQ grant for $500,000 to develop and construct the Compressed Natural Gas facility. City Council has approved entering into an MOU with the Mojave Unified School District for the facility, to be located at the California City Middle School bus barn.  Quad Knopf has been contracted to provide the engineering.  The project is scheduled for completion in the Spring, 2002. MOU is being worked out between City and MUSD at this date.  <br><b>5. Electric Charging Stations: </b> <br> Four charging stations for electric vehicles are currently installed. They are located at the City Yard, Sprague & Son's Construction, Airport and Fire Department. Three Toyota electric mini-SUV's were delivered to the city on Monday. They are assigned to the Fire Department, Airport and City Hall (Code Enforcement and other staff uses as necessary).  <br><b>6. Street Improvements: </b> <br> City Public Works Dept. has completed 30 miles of ground asphalt streets including five miles of Twenty Mule Team Parkway.  Staff is working with San Bernardino County and CalTrans for approval to pave the remaining 1.5 miles to connect TMT Parkway to Hwy. 395. We have discovered that the City purchased 120,000 tons of grind instead of 90,000; therefore we can pave an additional 20 miles for the same money.   Repaving of streets funded by state grants in the amount of $1,175,000 will begin in three weeks and be completed within 60 days.  <br><b>7. Water Well #3: </b> <br> Staff is in the process of obtaining state and county approvals to convert Well # 3 from standby to full-time use.  We are gathering information about several existing test wells for additional water production.  <br><b>8. Wonder Acres Water System: </b> <br> Staff is working with the Mojave Public Utility District for upgrading the Wonder Acres water system, including a storage tank, distribution system and line improvements for fire protection.  <br><b>9. City Yard Fueling Station: </b> <br> Public Works is working with fuel suppliers to upgrade the City Yard fueling facility, which will also fuel Mojave Unified School District buses.  <br><b>10. Borax Bill Park: </b> <br> The City has applied for state Green Sticker grants in the amount of $90,000 to upgrade the park for OHV/Recreation use including restrooms, day camping and picnic areas with barbeque grills. State will make awards in December/January.  <br><b>11. Lakeview Mobile Home Park: </b> <br> Kern County has approved a CDBG grant for $200,000 to resurface all streets in the park.  Kern County s completing the environmental assessment for the project, and city staff is doing the street paving engineering.  Construction is scheduled to begin Winter 2001-2002.  <br><b>12. Mabel Davis Senior Center: </b> <br> Williams Construction has been awarded the construction contract for $71,000 to upgrade the Senior Center, including a computer room and ADA/Handicapped restroom facility.  Construction will start this month, completion scheduled by October.  Funding from CDBG grant.  <br><b>13. Bike Lanes and city sidewalks: </b> <br> KernCOG has approved two grants totaling $20,700 for construction of additional bike lanes and to install sidewalks plus ADA access around the City on city buildings.  Construction is scheduled for winter 2001-2002.  <br><b>14. Airport FAA grants: </b> <br> FAA has approved $550,000 for drainage and lighting at the Airport. Engineering and design is underway. Construction to be completed winter 2001-2002.  <br><b>15. Matrix Motors, Inc.: </b> <br> Grading and Foundation plans have been approved, construction is underway.  The foundation will be started later this week with building walls begun September 1st on the 83,000 square-foot industrial facility.  <br><b>16. D&T Aviation: </b> <br> The Hoppers are completing construction of three 4,000 square-foot hangars for aviation use.  Completion is scheduled for October 1st, 2001. The ban on non-instrument flights/flight plans by the FAA is hampering some flights into the airport, and affecting local businesses such as D&T. They will ferry flights in if necessary, as they are Instrument-rated pilots.  <br><b>17. California City Studios, Inc.: </b> <br> CCSI is in the process of building back lot sets on property they recently purchased, and are preparing to raise funds for a sound stage, one of four in the State. Contracts are signed and waiting by Southern California studios for when the sound stage is completed.  <br><b>18. The Inn at Tierra Del Sol: </b> <br>Four Star Construction has submitted plans for the hotel, which are being reviewed by the City engineering department at this time, contingent upon financing. Construction will begin before November 1, 2001.  <br><b>19. Village Square Shopping Center: </b> <br> The Redevelopment Agency has entered into an Exclusive Right to Negotiate for 180 days with KZ Holdings for development of a supermarket in the Village Square Shopping Center..  <br><b>20. CCA Prison Expansion: </b> <br> CCA is in the process of gaining approvals from the Federal BOP for an additional 1,000 beds.  They are needed now.  <br><b>21. Silver Saddle Ranch and Club: </b> <br>Silver Saddle is building 3 new homes in the second community; escrow is open on  two of the three. They are also building a new European-style health spa complex, the Constellation Spa, set to open by the end of the month.  <br><b>22. Prestige Manufacturing: </b> <br> This motor home manufacturer is moving into one of the 10,000 square foot buildings on Moss, as temporary home until they can build a new facility in the Industrial Park.  This manufacturer brings several motor homes in various stages of completion, and contracts for more, to the City.  <p><b>Approved and pending are the following projects: </b> <br>Herb Spry’s Mini Storage, Hubbel’s Mini-Storage, Charlie Sprout Mini-Storage,  High Desert Bible Church and Church of Christ, new sanctuaries;  new sanctuary for the New Hope Church of the Nazarene,  Dennis Automotive storage yard, Grimshaw Construction construction yard, and Max Gramse’s 400-unit residential Parkway Vista Estates.  California City EDC provides economic development and business expansion assistance for businesses to expand or relocate in the City of California City. California City Economic Development Corporation, business relocation service, incentives, Cal City EDC, SBA 504 loan, California City Industrial Park, California City Chamber of Commerce, California City Economic Development, Cal City Economic Development Corporation, labor information, business incentives  <br>  <h3> <font color="#008080">Administrative Office and Hours</font></h3> <blockquote><b><font color="#FF0000"><font size=+2>California City EDC</font></font></b> <br><b><font color="#FF0000">8001 Cal City Blvd.</font></b> <br><b><font color="#FF0000">California City Ca 93505</font></b> <br><b><font color="#FF0000">(760) 373-2007</font></b> <br><b><font color="#FF0000">(800) 892-2007 </font></b> <br><b><font color="#FF0000">FAX (760) 373-1414 </font></b> <br><b><font color="#FF0000"><a href="mailto:edc@calcity.org">edc@calcity.org</a></font></b> <br><b><font color="#FF0000"><a href="mailto:ccedc@ccis.com">ccedc@ccis.com </a></font></b> <p><a href="http://www.califcity.com/survey.html">email inquiry form</a> <br><a href="http://www.califcity.com/directions.html">map and driving instructions to office</a></blockquote> <blockquote>Office hours: <br>  Monday - Friday <br>  8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST <p>Read the <i><a href="http://www.califcity.com/history-1958.html">Historical Summary of Economic Development of California City</a></i></blockquote> </td> <td ALIGN=LEFT VALIGN=TOP> <center><table BORDER CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=5 WIDTH="150" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <tr> <td ALIGN=CENTER VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="100%"> <center> <b><font color="#000080">Antelope Valley Press has recognized that the Antelope Valley is the </font></b> <b><font color="#000099">"the last valley" in Los Angeles County, and one of the last areas in the five-county area with room to grow, considering environmental restrictions in other counties.</font></b> <br><b><font color="#000099"><a href="http://califcity.com/avnr.html">Read Press Release</a></font></b></center> </td> </tr> </table></center> </td> </tr> </table> <b><font color="#FF0000"><font size=-1>These pages are made possible through the generosity of Al and Katy Gagnon of <a href="http://www.califcity.com">California City Real Estate</a>.</font></font></b></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>