TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Ramzi Awwad, Public Works Director
Gilbert Gamboa, City Engineer
Marzena Laskowska, Principal Civil Engineer
Jonathan Pascual, Associate Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Accepting as Complete the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project 602745-24 Cycle 4 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Curb Ramp Project by Oppenheimer National (No Budget Impact) (Public Works Director Awwad)
ACCEPT
AUTHORIZE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Formally accept as complete the CDBG 602745-24 Cycle 4 ADA Curb Ramp Project (“Cycle 4 Curb Ramp Project”) by Oppenheimer National;
Authorize the filing of a notice of completion with the County Recorder; and
Authorize the release of retention in the amount of $6,728.04 to Oppenheimer National, upon expiration of the 35-day claims period.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
With the approval of the notice of completion, the five percent retention withheld from each invoice, totaling $6,728.04, will be released to the contractor contingent upon expiration of the statutory 35-day claims period.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Manhattan Beach is a participant in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program. The Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program is administered by the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA), which acts as the administrative pass-through agency for CDBG funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
On January 21, 2025, the City Council authorized expenditure of the CDBG funds for the construction of accessible curb ramps consistent with the approved Fiscal Year 2025 through 2029 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
The Cycle 4 Curb Ramp Project improved 12 existing curb ramps to comply with the latest ADA standards within residential areas and adjacent to schools.
On September 25, 2025, the City i...
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