City of Corona
Staff Report
400 S. Vicentia Ave.
Corona, CA 92882
File #: 22-0296
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 04/06/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
Acceptance of public improvements for 4186 Crown Ranch Road and release of the security posted by Awais A. Gauhar and Fatima A. Gauhar (Applicant: Awais A. Gauhar and Fatima A. Gauhar).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The owners of 4186 Crown Ranch Road were required to post a security for sewer and water improvements associated with the construction of a residential addition. The improvements have been constructed and completed by the owners. The City’s acceptance of these improvements will release the applicable security to the owners.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council:
a. Accept the public improvements for 4186 Crown Ranch Road. b. Retain twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for one year beyond acceptance of the improvements as security for repair or replacement of any improvements that fail to meet City Standards at the end of the one-year period (Faithful Performance Bond:
389884S, $37,800).
c. Retain the Labor and Material Security for six months beyond the acceptance of the improvements, and automatically release the security unless any claims are filed (Labor and Material Bond: 389884S, $18,900).
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Awais A. Gauhar and Fatima A. Gauhar, owners of the property located at 4186 Crown Ranch Road shown on Exhibit 1, posted security with the City for the construction of public sewer and water improvements associated with the construction of a residential addition. The City Council at its meeting on July 20, 2016, entered into a public improvement agreement with the property owners to City of Corona Page 1 of 2 Printed on 3/31/2022
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File #: 22-0296
meeting on July 20, 2016, entered into a public improvement agreement with the property owners to guarantee the construction of the public improvements.
ANALYSIS:
The public improvements secured by this agreement have been completed and inspected by City staff to ensure conformity with City specifications.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Faithful Performance Security for the public improvements will be retained for a period of one-year to guarantee repair or replacement of any improvements that fail prior to the end of the one-year period. Any written claims against the performance security must be made prior to the one-year guarantee period, which is set to expire on April 6, 2023. City Staff will release the Faithful Performance Security one year after acceptance of the improvements by the City Council, pursuant to California Government Code Section 66499.9 (c).
It is necessary to retain the Labor and Material Security for a period of six months, in accordance with the State Subdivision Map Act.
The following is a summary of the securities:
Faithful Performance Labor and Materials
Security No. Amount Security No. Amount
Public Improvements -
Sewer and Water
389884S $37,800 389884S $18,900
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
All applicable fees have been paid by the developer. It is the City’s responsibility to begin the maintenance of the public improvements one (1) year after the date of acceptance.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
The release of this security is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Therefore, no further environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: CHRISTOPHER HORN, P.E., SENIOR ENGINEER
REVIEWED BY: JOANNE COLETTA, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Attachments:
1. Exhibit 1 - Location map
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