CC SR 20170516 02 - Lower Hesse Park Improvements UpdateRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: 05/16/2017
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Regular Business
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action to receive a project update on the Lower Hesse Park
Improvements.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Receive an update regarding the final design plans and specifications for the
Lower Hesse Park Improvement Project.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for the project is included in the current budget in the
amount of $627,575. The project is also funded by a $300,000 Los Angeles County
Regional (Measure A) Grant, for a total project budget of $927,575.
Amount Budgeted:
Additional Appropriation:
Account Number(s):
$427,575 (CIP Reserves)
$200,000 (Quimby Fees)
$300,000 (Measure A Grant)
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330-400-8033-8802
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ORIGINATED BY: Ron Dragoo, PE, Principal Engineer .37:_.
REVIEWED BY: Terry Rodrigue, PE, Interim Director of Public Works
Cory Linder, Director of Recreation and Parks
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager;`,,,,.
A. Rendering of Proposed Improvements (page A-1)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Hesse Park opened to the public in 1983 and, since that time, the 18 -acre Lower Hesse
Park section has remained mostly undeveloped. In 1999, Lower Hesse Park was
improved with a series of trails, a dirt parking lot and sand volleyball court. The lower
site was connected to the upper section of the park by a trail on the north side of the
property.
At the October 20, 2015, City Council meeting, a modified conceptual plan, supported
by the public, was approved. Subsequently, at the December 1, 2015, meeting, the City
Council approved submission of a grant application to the Los Angeles County Regional
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Park and Open Space District for the project. On April 11, 2016, the City was awarded
a $300,000 Measure A reimbursable grant to implement the improvements.
Since that time, the City's project architects, Withers and Sandgren, developed and
completed design drawings and specifications. The final plans include hydroseeding,
xeriscape/drought tolerant planting, installation of drip irrigation, an improved parking
lot, native plantings, a landscaped buffer, improved trails, picnic nodes, and a rock -filled
drainage area. No active elements beyond the existing on-site sand volleyball court are
included in the project (Attachment A).
Staff has been working with the surrounding Pacific View homeowners' association to
develop the components of the improvement plans. The current project is a product of
the collaboration between the Pacific View residents and Staff. The preliminary cost
estimate for the project is $841,620.
The project is currently out to bid so that Staff can determine the actual costs for the
project (bids were due by May 16, 2017).
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative action is available for
the City Council's consideration:
Direct the Public Works Department to cancel the bid, which will cause a
delay in awarding and missing the funding deadline.
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