CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item #C1
DATE: June 10, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ernesto Marquez, City Manager
BY: Neema Ghanbari, MS, PE, Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION:
RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH MARIPOSA LANDSCAPES, INC. FOR STREET CLEANUP,
TRASH COLLECTION, LANDSCAPING, AND TREE MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAWAIIAN GARDENS BEAUTIFICATION GRANT
PROJECT SCOPE OF WORK
SUMMARY
The Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining arterial and collector street parkways, including landscaped medians and street trees throughout the City. The Department also provides street cleanup services, including the removal of litter, debris, and bulky items, as well as graffiti abatement within public rights-of-way. These efforts support the City's beautification goals and help maintain a clean, safe, and attractive environment for residents, businesses, and visitors.
The Department currently expends approximately $110,000 annually for parkway and median landscaping, tree maintenance, and street cleanup activities. In addition, approximately $50,000 is spent each year on graffiti abatement services, including contractor costs, materials, equipment, and staff labor.
To assist local agencies in improving public spaces, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) established the Clean California Local Grant Program. The program provides funding to local communities to beautify and enhance streets, roads, parks, pathways, transit facilities, and other public spaces. Through litter removal, graffiti abatement, landscaping improvements, and public beautification efforts, the program seeks to create cleaner, safer, and more welcoming environments for residents while promoting walking, recreation, and community engagement.
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The goals of the Clean CA Local Grant Program are to:
• Reduce the amount of waste and debris within public rights-of-way, pathways, parks, transit centers, and other public spaces.
• Enhance, rehabilitate, restore, or install measures to beautify and improve public spaces and mitigate the urban heat island effect.
• Enhance public health, cultural connection, and community placemaking by improving public spaces for walking and recreation.
• Advance equity for underserved communities.
In October 2025, the City's Engineering Division submitted an application for funding under the Clean California Community Cleanup and Employment Pathways (CCEP) Grant Program.
On February 19, 2026, Caltrans awarded the City $180,000 in Clean California Local Grant Program funding for the Hawaiian Gardens Beautification Project. Following the award notification, Caltrans requested the City to submit a final scope of work and supporting documentation necessary to execute the grant agreement and issue a Notice to Proceed.
On May 15, 2026, the City received the fully executed Grant Agreement No. RGA 07- CCEP-17 and Notice to Proceed from Caltrans. The $180,000 grant award will assist the Public Works Department in implementing a citywide beautification program focused on arterial corridors and public spaces. Project activities include graffiti abatement, litter and bulky-item removal, landscaping improvements, tree maintenance, and transit stop cleanups. These efforts will enhance the appearance and condition of public infrastructure, sidewalks, transit facilities, and major transportation corridors throughout the City.
To support the timely and efficient implementation of the grant-funded activities, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on April 14, 2026, seeking qualified contractors to provide citywide graffiti removal, pressure washing, street cleanup, landscaping, and tree maintenance services. The objective was to establish a contractual agreement with a qualified contractor capable of delivering responsive and cost-effective services consistent with the grant requirements.
On May 6, 2026, the City received three (3) proposals from qualified contractors.
Following an evaluation of qualifications, experience, responsiveness, and cost, Mariposa Landscapes, Inc. was determined to be the most qualified and responsive proposer and is able to provide the majority of the requested services within the available grant budget.
The agreement will cover a broad scope of services identified in the approved grant scope of work, including street cleanup, litter and bulky-item collection, graffiti abatement support, landscaping, and tree maintenance services. The agreement will be for an initial one-year term, with options for annual extensions subject to funding availability, Agenda Item #C1
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satisfactory contractor performance, and the continued needs of the City. Work will be performed on both a routine and as-needed basis through task orders issued and administered by the Public Works Department.
Mariposa Landscapes, Inc. currently provides similar maintenance and beautification services for several local agencies, including the Cities of Lawndale, Signal Hill, Santa Monica, and South Gate.
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Mariposa Landscapes, Inc. for street cleanup, trash collection, landscaping, and tree maintenance services in accordance with the Hawaiian Gardens Beautification Grant Project scope of work.
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funds are appropriated in the Public Works Department’s Contract Services account to cover the routine maintenance costs for trash collection, cleanup, graffiti removal, landscaping, and tree maintenance services. The $180,000 Clean California grant award will fund this agreement and other eligible services necessary to implement the approved project scope of work.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve Recommendation.
ATTACHMENT(S)
A. RFP for citywide graffiti removal, pressure washing, street cleanup, landscaping, and tree maintenance services
B. Professional Services Agreement Between the City of Hawaiian Gardens and Mariposa Landscapes, Inc.
C. Proposal Analysis