1 TO: City Council
FROM: Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
MEETING DATE: November 4, 2025
SUBJECT: Authorization to Proceed with Public Works Paint Projects at the Lomita Railroad Museum and Lomita Park
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve Purchase Orders to Evans Painting, CertaPro Painting, and California Banner Co. for painting of the Railroad Museum buildings and train cars, and Taylor Tennis Courts resurfacing and painting of the current Tennis and Basketball Courts and new Pickleball Courts, in a cumulative amount not to exceed $131,340; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Purchase Orders.
BACKGROUND
The Lomita Railroad Museum features two building structures that house a variety of railroad artifacts and heirlooms of special interest to the City of Lomita. The Museum complex also includes train displays that consists of a black Southern Pacific train, yellow Union Pacific train, red Santa Fe train, and a white Union Oil tanker. The exterior of the Museum and trains are in poor condition and require restoration to ensure they last many more years.
Following two trial years of Pickle Ball programming at Lomita Park, the Parks and Recreation Commission voted in favor of permanently converting one tennis court to Pickle Ball at its meeting in April 2025. For efficiency and to capitalize on economy of scale for cost savings, staff will also repair and resurface the adjacent basketball and tennis courts as part of the Pickle Ball painting project.
DISCUSSION
Staff obtained quotes from several vendors to perform work on both projects. For the Railroad Museum project, stenciling (labels and markings) is also included in the
CITY OF LOMITA
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
Item No. 7e
2 repainting of the buildings and trains. There are no apparent structural deficiencies to the buildings, so staff is not expecting any additional costs for structural repairs.
For the Pickle Ball paint project, four courts will be painted on the far east tennis court at Lomita Park, replacing the layout of the east tennis court permanently.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total amount for each project is shown in the table below and includes 10% contingency amounts for unexpected costs. The table below summarizes the recommended contractors, their estimates and project details:
Contractor(s)/Description(s) Appropriation Quoted
Estimate(s)
Evans Painting/Red, Yellow, Black and White Trains $ 46,970 $ 42,700 CertaPro Painting/Tom Rico Building $ 21,703 $ 19,730
California Banner Co./Train and Building Stenciling $ 18,667 $ 16,970 Taylor Tennis Courts/Resurface and Stripe Courts $ 44,000 $ 40,000 Total $ 131,340.00 $ 119,400.00
The Railroad Foundation has agreed to contribute $33,000 towards the painting project at the Railroad Museum, which translates to about 50% of the total project cost. Funds for these projects were appropriated in the current Adopted Budget.
VISION, MISSION, VALUES, AND STRATEGIC OUTCOMES
The City’s Vision, Mission, and Values set the standard for the organization, establish priorities, uniformity and guidelines; and provide the framework for policy decision making. The Strategic Outcomes were implemented to provide a pathway to achieving the City’s Vision. This item aligns with Strategic Outcome No. 5: City Infrastructure & Water Utility – Investing in reliable, sustainable infrastructure.
OPTIONS
Approve recommended action.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
Approved by:
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Andrew Vialpando
City Manager