For City Council Meeting August 27, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Tim Sullivan, Director of Public Works
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Request City Council to Authorize the Release of Bids for the Birdsall Park Improvement Project, City Project No. 210304.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the release of bids for the Birdsall Park Improvement Project, City Project No. 210304.
BACKGROUND:
On June 8, 2021 (amended on August 24, 2021), the County of San Bernardino Board of Supervisors passed the San Bernardino County Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Spending Plan. The plan allocated the County's $423.5 million in available funding through December 31, 2024, with the goal of rebuilding stronger communities. The City submitted a proposal for project funding for the Birdsall Park Improvement Project ("Project") in February of 2023 to San Bernardino County. The Project was evaluated and deemed eligible for use of the County's ARPA allocation in which the County committed $1,617,950 in ARPA funds for the project.
On August 22, 2023, the City Council authorized a purchase order to BOA Architecture in the amount of $182,600 for the design of the Birdsall Park Improvement Project, pursuant to their on-call agreement for Professional Architectural Services.
The Birdsall Park Improvement Project, City Project No. 210304, had a previous budget allocation of $1,400,000 from the Capital Projects fund. On June 13, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 8103 to amend the Capital Improvement Program and appropriate the County's contribution of $1,617,950 to the Project through an agreement with the County of San Bernardino. Further, the Council approved transferring $1,000,000 from the Fitness Center Conversion Project to the Birdsall Park Improvement Project.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The snack bar and restroom facility at Birdsall Park is in significant need of rehabilitation as the buildin...
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