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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Approval of a Conceptual Plan to Demolish and Rebuild the Farragut Connector (the "Project"); (2) Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Linda Endler in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $49,950 to Prepare and Present Conceptual Plans, Create Construction/Bid Documents and to Supervise the Project's Construction; and (3) Authorize the Publication of a Notice Inviting Bids for the Construction of the Project.
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Meeting Date: June 27, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Joe Susca, Public Works-Administration
Phone Number: 310-253-5636
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [X] No [ ]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Commission Action Required: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/22/2022); the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (06/08/2022); those residents in the neighborhood who attended the January 27, 2022 community meeting held on this topic (06/08/2022); the owners of the 4201 and 4203 Jackson Avenue properties, which properties abut the Project site (04/27/2022 and 06/08/2022).
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, Public Works Director / City Engineer (06/06/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve a conceptual plan to demolish and rebuild the Farragut Connector (the "Project"); and (2) approve a professional services agreement with Linda Endler in an amount not-to-exceed $49,950 to prepare two conceptual plans and subsequently present them to the community for review, to refine and develop a final concept using the community's feedback, to prepare construction and bid documents, and to supervise the Project's construction; and (3) authorize the publication of a Notice Inviting Bids to competing landscape contractors to construct the Project, CIP No. PS-014.
BACKGROUND
The existing path was built in 1972 and provides Farragut ...
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