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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of Final Plans and Specifications and Authorization to Publish a Notice Inviting Bids for the Jackson Avenue Pedestrian Walkway Renovation Project.
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Meeting Date: August 14, 2023
Contact Person/Dept.: Joe Susca/Public Works-Administration
Phone Number: 310-253-5636
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Hearing: Yes [ ] No [X] Action Item: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: E-Mail (08/09/2023): Meetings and Agendas - City Council
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director/City Engineer (07/31/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the final plans and specifications and authorize the publication of a notice inviting bids for the Jackson Avenue Pedestrian Walkway Renovation Project, CIP No. PS014.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The existing path was built in 1972 and provides Farragut Drive access to pedestrians and walking bicyclists from Jasmine Avenue on one side to Jackson Avenue on the other (the "Farragut Connector"). The City's parcel in which the Farragut Connector resides is approximately 25' wide and 135' long and is improved with a 10' wide concrete pad enclosed by a chain link fence, signage, two streetlights and some trees. The concrete pad is cracked, and the trees are in poor to moderate health, primarily due to the absence of an irrigation system and the severity of recent droughts. (See Attachment No. 1 - Farragut Connector Photographs).
The scope of work includes demolition of the existing improvements and construction of new fencing, landscaping, an irrigation system, lighting, and pavement that will be "centered" on the City's parcel in lieu of abutting the 4203 Jackson Avenue house as it does now (the "Project").
Prior to approving the conceptual plans, competing versions were presented to the...
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