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CC - Authorization of a Purchase Order with IPS Group, Inc., for the Purchase of 1100 Parking Meters and Related Parts and Equipment in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,045,137.15.
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Meeting Date: May 30, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Gabe Garcia/Public Works Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5633
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (05/24/17);
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson/Public Works Director/City Engineer (05/23/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council authorize a purchase order with IPS Group, Inc., for the purchase of 1100 parking meters, housing units, yoke extenders, e-locks, sealed coin boxes, and spare parts, in an amount not to exceed $1,045,137.15, to be paid from PZ-949 New Parking Meter project.
No parking meters purchased with this authorization will be installed at new locations without adoption of a future resolution by the City Council and with public notification.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In January 2011, staff presented to the City Council proposed objectives and policies to guide the future installation of parking meters. The policy direction received from the City Council was to install parking meters adjacent to all business/commercial/ industrial streets, except places of worship, schools, State and Federal government facilities, and residential frontages. The City Council also adopted exceptions to these exclusions, when the excluded facility made a request for meter installations, in writing. In order for staff to install parking meters at specific locations, the explicit authorization from the City Council is still necessary, by adoption of a Resolution.
Since then, staff has annually in...
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