Approval of the Final Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Advertise for Construction Bids for the El Marino Park Playground Project P 899. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 02/14/11 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: Approval of the Final Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Advertise for Construction Bids for the El MarinoPark Playground Project P 899. Contact Person/Dept.: Patrick Reynolds Parks Manager Fiscal Impact: Yes X No General Fund: Yes No X Phone Number: 310 253 6470 Item Number: C 6 Public Hearing: Action Item: Attachments: Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: (E Mail) Meetings and Agendas City Council (02/09/11); (E Mail) Parks Recreation and Community Services Commission (02/09/11). Department Approval: Pam Robinson (02/03/11) (by P. Mooney) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by K. Marsden) (02/09/11) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (02/07/11) City Manager Approval: John M. Nachbar (02/09/11) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Councilapprove the final plans and specifications and authorize advertisingfor construction bids for the El Marino Park Playground Project P 899. BACKGROUND: One of the top priorities of the Parks Recreation and Community Services Department is to create safe modern and engaging play environments in Culver City parks. To this end staff has performed a playground audit identifying elements of the City s playgrounds that are in need of repair or replacement. As a result of the playground audit several elements of the El Marino Park Playground were identified as being in need of replacement including the playground equipment for children ages 5 12 all of the swings and the rubberized surfacing. Since no grant money could be identified to fund the rehabilitation of El Marino Park funds from the Park Facilities fund and the Capital Improvements & Acquisitions fund were set aside for this project (P 899) On May 3 2010 ...
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