Agenda Item A.14
CPMS CONSENT ITEM
Meeting Date: December 16, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
SUBMITTED BY: JoAnne Plummer, Neighborhood Services Director SUBJECT: Notice of Completion for the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park Splash Pad and Park Improvements Project
RECOMMENDATION:
A. Adopt Resolution No. 25-___ entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Authorizing the Filing of a Notice of Completion for the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park Splash Pad and Park Improvements Project (CIP No. 9111)”; and
B. Direct the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder’s Office for the Project.
BACKGROUND:
On November 1, 2022, City Council approved the plans and specifications for the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park Splash Pad and Park Improvements Project ( Project) and authorized Staff to advertise the Project for construction bids. The bid solicitation was issued on November 4, 2022, and on March 21, 2023, Council awarded the construction contract to JJ Fisher Construction, Inc. (JJ Fisher) in the not -to-exceed amount of $1,600,371 with an additional change order authority of $527,556.
DISCUSSION:
The Neighborhood Services Department issued a Notice to Proceed to the Contractor to commence work on May 30, 2023. The original contract timeline was to be 100 working days, concluding in the late fall of 2023. The contractor mobilized, only to learn that the delivery of the mechanical building was going to be significantly delayed and the Project was forced to be stalled. The fencing at the site was removed to allow residents access to the site, until the Project could resume later in the year.
In late fall of 2023, the Project resumed and the contractor began working on the excavation, plumbing, sewer and electrical components of the Project. In preparation for the delivery of the mechanical room , underground water storage tanks needed to be in place as well as all remaining infrastructure improvements . However, t he Project experienced further delays with tanks arriving onsite that did not meet the high standard 1 Meeting Date: December 16, 2025
required for this Project. The completion of the building was further delayed until the late Spring 2024, as the team held off acceptance until a tank meeting the team’s standard was received and installed.
While the splash pad was the featured component of this Project, it was not the only slated improvement to the park. The contrac tor also installed four shade structures to the existing picnic tables on the north lawn , added fencing to the pickleball and basketball courts, and resurfaced the basketball court. All these items were requested by the public shortly after the park opened in 2019.
The Project is no w complete, with all features safely operating as designed. The Neighborhood Services Department recommends adoption of the proposed resolution to facilitate the final close-out of this Project, including filing of a Notice of C ompletion with the County Recorder’s Office.
GOLETA STRATEGIC PLAN:
City-Wide Initiative: 2. Support Community Vitality and Enhanced Recreational Opportunities
Strategic Goal: 2.2 Strategic Goal: Support programs that enhance quality of life in the Goleta community such as recreation, public safety, human services, and cultural arts.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
The Project was completed within bud get, including four change orders. One change order requested the contractor purchase the prefabricated mechanical room directly, which was nearly 74% of the total change order amount. Due to the unforese eable extended length of the Project, there were unanticipated Project cost increases for construction management.
The contractor was last on site on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. The figures below represent all invoices submitted to date, with estimated close-out figures included.
Construction Cost Base Construction Cost Change Order Funds Totals Construction Authorization $1,600,371 $ 527,566 $ 2,127,937 DESIGN
Design (Contract with RRM Design Group) $ 69,160
Subtotal $ 69,160
CONSTRUCTION
Construction Contract $1,317,151
Construction Change Orders (includes mechanical room building) $ 364,498 Subtotal $ 1,681,649
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT/INSPECTION/TESTING/SUPPORT
Project Management (Contract with Fillipin Engineering) $ 320,702 Subtotal $ 320,702
*TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST $2,071,511
*Estimated numbers. Final numbers will reflect actual costs from final invoices (estimated to date) 2 Meeting Date: December 16, 2025
ALTERNATIVES:
The Council may choose not to adopt the resolution or direct the clerk to file the Notice of Completion on this Project, but that would be against the standard operating practice for the closing out of construction projects.
LEGAL REVIEW BY: Isaac Rosen, City Attorney
APPROVED BY: Robert Nisbet, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 25 -___ entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Authorizing the Filing of a Notice of Completion for the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park Splash Pad and Park Improvements Project (CIP No. 9111)”
2. Notice of Completion for the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park Splash Pad and Park Improvements Project
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Resolution No. 25-___ entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Authorizing the Filing of a Notice of Completion for the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park Splash Pad and Park Improvements Project (CIP No. 9111)” 4 RESOLUTION NO. 25-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GOLETA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A
NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE JONNY D. WALLIS
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK SPLASH PAD AND PARK
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (CIP NO. 9111)
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2023, the City of Goleta awarded construction to JJ Fisher Construction, Inc. for the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park Splash Pad and Park Improvements Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer and the Neighborhood Services Director have evaluated the work and has determined that the work was satisfactorily completed within budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Engineer and the Neighborhood Services Director recommend the filing of a Notice of Completion pursuant to Government Code section 20854.
NOW, THER EFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GOLETA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
The work required to be performed by said contractor has been completed.
SECTION 2.
The work is hereby accepted and approved based upon the recommendation of the City Engineer and the Neighborhood Services Director.
SECTION 3.
The Finance Department is directed to release retenti on posted for the completion of the project as required by the California Civil Code and other applicable law.
SECTION 4.
The City Clerk is directed to forthwith forward a Notice of Completion to the Recorder of the County of Santa Barbara for recording. 5 SECTION 5.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of ____________ 2025. __________________________
PAULA PEROTTE
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________ __________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ ISAAC ROSEN
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
6 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss.
CITY OF GOLETA )
I, DEBORAH S. LOPEZ, City Clerk of the City of Goleta, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 25-__ was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Goleta a t a regular meeting held on the __ day of ____________ 2025, by the following roll call vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
(SEAL)
_________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ
CITY CLERK
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Notice of Completion for the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park Splash Pad and Park Improvements Project
8 RECORDING REQUESTED BY:
WHEN RECORDED RETURN TO:
City of Goleta
130 Cremona Drive, Suite B
Goleta, CA 93117
ATTN: CITY CLERK
_________________________________________________________________________ SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE
Exempt from recording fee, per Government Code
Section 27383
CITY OF GOLETA, CALIFORNIA
By: __Deborah S. Lopez______
City Clerk
NOTICE OF COMPLETION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a contract was heretofore awarded by the City Council of the City of Gol eta, California, 130 Cremona Drive, Goleta, CA 93117 to JJ Fisher Construction, Inc., 261 W Dana St # 102, Nipomo, CA 93444 for the performance of the following work:
JONNY D. WALLIS NEIGHBORHOOD PARK SPLASH PAD AND PARK
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
Said work w as completed on November 12, 2025, by said company; was completed in accordance with City standards and to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and the Neighborhood Services Director of the City of Goleta; and was accepted by the City Council of the City of Goleta, owner, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16 th day of December 2025, by Resolution No. 25-___.
DATED this 16th day of December 2025, at Goleta, California.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
______________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ
CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA ) ss
CITY OF GOLETA )
I, Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk of the City of Goleta, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Notice of Completion is true and correct, and that said Notice of Completion was duly and regularly ordered to be recorded in the Office of the Santa Barbara County Recorder by said City Council.
DATED this 16th day of December 2025, at Goleta, California.
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DEBORAH S. LOPEZ
CITY CLERK
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