Authorization to Solicit Requests for Proposals for Design Services for the Ballona Creek Bikeway Project Adjacent to Overland Avenue. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 05/14/07 AGENDA ITEM: Authorization to Solicit Requests for Proposals for Design Services for the Ballona Creek Bikeway Project Adjacent to Overland Avenue. Item Number: A 3 Contact Person/Dept.: Charles D. Herbertson Public Works Director Fiscal Impact: Yes x No Phone Number: (310) 253 5630 General Fund: Yes No X Attachments: X Action Item: Public Hearing: Public Notification: Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Los Angeles County Department of Public Works County of Los Angeles Public Library Culver City Unified School District Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and Ballona Creek Renaissance by letter dated May 4 2007. Master Notification List on May 9 2007. Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson 4/24/07 City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (05/04/07) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Iker) (05/02/07) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (05/09/07) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council authorize the Public Works Department to solicit Requests for Proposals (RFP) for design services for the Ballona Creek Bikeway Project adjacent to Overland Avenue. flood management; conversion BACKGROUND: California voters approved the Water Security Clean Drinking Water Coastal and Beaches Protection Act of 2002 (Proposition 50) on November 5 2002. Proposition 50 authorized the State Legislature to appropriate $100 million for the acquisition restoration protection and development of river parkways. These funds may be used for river parkway projects that relate to at least two of the following issue areas; recreation; habitat; to river parkways; and conservation and interpretive enhancements. The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC) is authorized to award grants to governmental agencies...
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