CC SR 20231114 L - Park and City Entry Signage NOCCITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 11/14/2023
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar
AGENDA TITLE:
Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion
for the City and Park Entry Monument Signs Project.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
(1)Accept the City and Park Entry Monument Signs Project as complete;
(2)Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the project with the Los
Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office; and
(3)Authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to release the construction
retention payment to Express Sign & Neon Company 35 days after recordation of
the Notice of Completion by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office.
FISCAL IMPACT: The total project cost was $429,390, which is within the budget.
Amount Budgeted: $480,093
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): 333-400-8424-8802
(ARPA Fund – various accounts) VR
ORIGINATED BY: Matt Waters, Senior Administrative Analyst
REVIEWED BY: Cory Linder, Recreation and Parks Director
APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A.Notice of Completion (page A-1)
B.June 7, 2022 staff report
C.July 19, 2022 staff report
D.June 6, 2023 staff report
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The City’s existing monument entry and park signs were designed and generally installed
nearly 50 years ago and appeared out of date and in need of repair. These signs did not
visually represent the aesthetic value of the City today and lacked a graphical consistency
between City entry, park and Preserve signs.
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On June 7, 2022, the City Council approved a professional services agreement for
$345,600 with Express Sign and Neon (ESN) and its design subconsultant, Hunt Design,
to design, fabricate, and install signs for the City Entry and Park Monument Signs Project
(Attachment B) to properly announce and identify entrances to the City and City Parks.
On July 19, 2022, the City Council reviewed the proposed designs for the City entry and
park monument signs and provided direction on their vertical vs. horizontal orientation,
height, lettering, use of the City logo, type of material, durability, and text (Attachment C).
The Council directed Staff to proceed with fabrication and installation based on their
revisions.
Based on Council direction, the agreement with ESN was modified by Change Order No.
1 on August 11, 2022, increasing the number of park entryway signs from nine to 11 and
decreasing the number of City entrance signs from seven to three. On October 25, 2022,
the number of City entrance signs was increased to a total of five signs by Change Order
No. 2. The new contract amount following the change orders was $351,750.
The contract was further amended on June 6, 2023 to include the fabrication and
installation of three additional City entry gateway signs in need of repair, thereby
increasing the agreement amount to $429,390 with a 10% contingency of $42 ,939
(Attachment D).
The scope of services included the following key components:
• Produce design concepts, shop drawings and engineering and material samples
for City approval.
• Fabricate and install non-illuminated signs per bid documents.
• Fabricate and install non-illuminated park entry signs.
• Remove and dispose of existing signs, including concrete foundations.
The first park sign was installed at the Ken Dyda Civic Center and was unveiled at a
ceremony on September 10, 2022. Below is a list of the seven City gateway entry signs
and 10 park entrance sign locations:
City Gateway Entry Signs
• Hawthorne Boulevard, westbound west of Palos Verdes Drive North
• Palos Verdes Drive West, southbound at Marguerite Drive
• Palos Verdes Drive South, westbound at 25th Street
• Western Avenue, southbound at Peninsula Verde Drive (2 signs)
• Palos Verdes Drive East, southbound at Conestoga Drive
• Miraleste Drive, northbound at West 1st Street
• Granvia Altamira, southbound at Monero Drive
Park Entrance Signs
• Point Vicente Interpretive Center
• Fred Hesse Community Park (two signs)
• Robert E. Ryan Park
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• Abalone Cove Park
• Del Cerro Park
• Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park
• Frank A. Vanderlip Park
• Ken Dyda Civic Center
• Eastview Park
• Ladera Linda Community Park
Installation was completed in October 2023. Below are pictures of the City entrance sign
at Granvia Altamira and Monero Drive and the Ken Dyda Civic Center park entrance sign.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
As part of the City’s efforts to upgrade the wayfinding signs in the public right -of-way to
reflect current aesthetics as part of the 50th anniversary, City Staff is currently working
with ESN to prepare a proposal that would replace and upgrade street name and park
site wayfinding signs within the medians of the City’s public right of way. This proposal
will be presented to the City Council in the near future for consideration.
CONCLUSION:
The contractor, ESN, has completed all work in accordance with the plans, specifications,
and construction contract. Therefore, Staff recommends accepting the project as
complete and filing a Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles County Registrar -
Recorder’s Office. If no claims are filed within 35 days after recordation, the City will
release the retention.
ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to Staff recommendation, the following alternative action s are available for the
City Council’s consideration:
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1. Direct Staff not to file the Notice of Completion for the City and Park Entry
Monument Signs Project; and
2. Take other action, as deemed appropriate.
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Revised 05/2019
To be recorded with County Recorder
within 15 days after completion.
No recording fee.
RECORDING REQUESTED BY:
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Attn: City Clerk
30940 Hawthorne Blvd
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
Same as above
THIS SPACE FOR RECORDERS USE ONLY
NOTICE OF COMPLETION
(CA Civil Code 9204- Public Works)
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned owner, a public entity of the State of California, that a
public work of improvement has been completed, as follows:
Project title or description of work:
Date of completion:
Nature of owner:
Interest or estate of owner:
Address of owner:
Name of contractor:
Address of contractor:
Street address or legal description of site:
Dated: ___________________________ Owner: City of Rancho Palos Verdes
(Name of Public Entity)
By:
Title:
____________________________
Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I am the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, the public entity which executed the foregoing
notice and on whose behalf I make this verification; I have read said notice, know its contents, and the
same is true. I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
, California on (Date) Executed at Rancho Palos Verdes
By:
Title: Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk A-1
City and Park Entry Monument Signs Project: NOC-Additional Sheet:
List of project locations
City Gateway Entry Signs
•Hawthorne Boulevard, westbound west of Palos Verdes Drive North
•Palos Verdes Drive West, southbound at Marguerite Drive
•Palos Verdes Drive South, westbound at 25th Street
•Western Avenue, southbound at Peninsula Verde Drive (2 signs)
•Palos Verdes Drive East, southbound at Conestoga Drive
•Miraleste Drive, northbound at West 1st Street
•Granvia Altamira, southbound at Monero Drive
Park Entrance Signs
•Point Vicente Interpretive Center: 31501 Palos Verdes Drive W.
•Fred Fred Hesse Jr. Community Park 29301 Hawthorne Blvd. (2 signs)
•Robert E. Ryan Park: 30359 Hawthorne Blvd.
•Abalone Cove Park: 5970 Palos Verdes Dr. South
•Del Cerro Park 2 Park Place
•Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park Trump National Drive and Palos Verdes Dr. S.
•Frank A. Vanderlip Park: 6500 Seacove Drive
•Ken Dyda Civic Center: 30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
•Eastview Park: 1700 Westmont Drive
•Ladera Linda Community Park 32201 Forrestal Drive
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