TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Prem Kumar, City Engineer
SUBJECT: Title
Veterans Parkway Preliminary Design Presentation (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
APPROVE DESIGN ELEMENTS AND, IF NECESSARY, PROVIDE FURTHER DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed design elements for the Veterans Parkway Preliminary Design so that staff can finalize plans specifications and advertise for the receipt of construction bids.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This project is included in the previously approved Capital Improvement Program, and has two identified funding sources, including $135,000 from the CIP Fund and $297,825 from a Los Angeles County Grant. Once City Council approves the proposed design elements, the plans and specification will be finalized for construction bids.
BACKGROUND:
Veterans Parkway is an important community asset that functions as a passive, tranquil parkway. To ensure that efforts to maintain and improve Veterans Parkway are implemented in an effective manner, City Council approved the Veterans Parkway Landscape Master Plan Guidelines (VPLMPG) presented on June 25, 2013 (Attachment 1).
On September 10, 2013, City Council adopted Resolution No. 13-0062 to endorse the City's application for competitive funding for landscape improvements to Veterans Parkway through the 2013 Competitive Trails Grant, which was made available by Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe's office. Shortly thereafter, the City was awarded a $297,825 grant by the County in December 2013. However, the grant only funded implementation but did not cover design services. Therefore, $135,000 was requested for design services and approved by City Council as part of the FY14/15 Capital Improvement Program.
On August 4, 2015, City Council approve...
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