"Analyses and studies in years that followed confirmed the earthquake risk and showed that the building's mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire, life-safety and technology systems had gone past their useful service life, according to a staff report on the building. A 2021 seismic evaluation showed that under a significant earthquake, the roof could collapse, risking injury to those in the building and disrupting the city's ability to serve the public. The life safety and economic risk could be substantial, concluded the report."
"the City Council decided to hold off before it committed to the hefty expenditure balked at by both residents and councilmembers and set aside the first $2.5 million to allow the project to begin and staff to explore ways to bring down the cost. It's 20 years that we've talked about (these renovations), said Cupertino Mayor Kitty Moore. It's time that we actually prove that we care about the health and safety of our employees and really do something."
Cupertino City Hall, built in 1965 and renovated in the 1980s, has been repeatedly assessed as seismically vulnerable and structurally outdated. Multiple analyses identified earthquake risk and concluded mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire, life-safety, and technology systems have exceeded their useful lives. A 2021 evaluation warned the roof could collapse in a major quake, posing substantial life-safety and economic risks and disrupting public services. The council has debated solutions since 2011 and redirected funds at times. Current planning estimates $54 million to design and build over five years; the council allocated $2.5 million to begin design and cost-reduction work while maintaining the building footprint and updating critical systems.
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