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CC - (1) Consideration of Phase Two Proposals from SWA Group and wHY Architects; and (2) Selection of a Firm and Approval of an Agreement with the Selected Firm to Implement the City Hall Landscaping Replacement and Centennial Garden Project
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Meeting Date: September 25, 2017
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: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Review Committee Action Required: Yes [X] No [] Dates: July 11 and 26, 2017
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/20/2017); (Internet Post) Next Door (09/20/2017); (E-Mail) Subscribers of the Sustainability and the Environmental Issues and the Environmental Programs and Events distribution lists (09/20/2017); (E-Mail) Members of the public who pulled speaker cards and/or submitted written comments on this topic during the meetings of August 8, 2016, November 28, 2016, May 30, 2017 and August 30, 2017 (09/20/2017); (E-Mail) wHY Architects Los Angeles, SPF/MLA, Griffin Enright, SWA Group (09/20/2017); Members of the Review Committee formed to oversee the City Hall Landscaping Replacement and Centennial Garden Project (09/20/2017).
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson Public Works Director/City Engineer (08/31/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) review the phase two proposals received by wHY Architects and SWA Group; and (2) select one of these firms, and approve an agreement with the selected firm, to implement the City Hall Landscaping Replacement and Centennial Garden Project.
BACKGROUND
On November 28, 2016 the City Council formed an Ad Hoc Subcommittee comprised of Vice Mayor Small and Council Member Clarke to oversee a design competition amongst City architects to prepare plans for a Centen...
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