Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Los Angeles County Sheriff Chief Jim McDonnell
Captain Roosevelt Johnson Santa Clarita Valley Station
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The County of Los Angeles (County) currently owns and
operates the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station located at 23740 Magic Mountain Parkway in Santa Clarita (Existing Station). The 25,000-square-foot Existing Station was constructed in 1972,
staffed with fewer than 100 Sheriff’s personnel serving a population of approximately 50,000. Since then, the population has grown to approximately 300,000
(which is projected to grow by another 63,000 by 2020) and the staff has
more than doubled.
The County, City and Sheriff’s Department have been in discussions regarding
the construction of a new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station (New Station) to address
current and future needs of the community for a number of years. The New Station is
intended to accommodate the entire station personnel under
one roof, including the 33
staff currently housed in a nearby leased space, replace and upgrade the station
infrastructure and address inadequate parking space.
The proposed New Station would be located at Golden Valley Road in the City of
Santa Clarita, on a 6.5 acre City-owned parcel, which would be improved with a 44,400
square foot 2-story building. It will include a 4,000 square foot service building, facilities
to maintain/service patrol vehicles, a helipad and a 359-space parking lot.
The cost of the New Station has been estimated to be approximately $51 million,
excluding the value of the City-owned parcel.It is proposed that the County and City
share the cost of the New Station with the City funding $36 million and the County funding $15 million. The County’s fixed $15 million contribution will be funded
exclusively by the Fifth District using a combination of capital improvement funds and
discretionary funds and the City’s contribution will be funded by a combination of City
general funds and bond financing.
The City will be responsible for project management, including the preparation of
design plans and construction specifications for the New Station, preparation of an
appropriate environmental finding for City Council approval, in compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and for procuring other consultant and
project management services during the construction phase. The City, as project
manager, will hold and disburse all payments for project-related expenses.
The County will monitor the project’s progress and expenditures through its participation in routine project meetings. Any requested change to the proposed project that deviates from the approved project program, function, or utility shall not be authorized without obtaining prior written consent of the County.