DATE:
January 28, 2025
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
Public Works
TITLE: 186 East Middlefield Road and 851 and
853 Sierra Vista Avenue—Public
Improvements
RECOMMENDATION
1. Accept the public improvements for the development at 186 East Middlefield Road for maintenance throughout their useful life.
2. Accept a portion of the public improvements for the development at 851 and 853 Sierra Vista Avenue for maintenance throughout their useful life.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The “acceptance” of developer -installed improvements signifies that the developer has satisfactorily completed improvements in the City’s right-of-way. Once accepted, the City takes ownership of, and maintenance responsibility for, the improvements.
186 East Middlefield Road
This development project consists of an eight- unit condominium complex. The public improvement plans for this development were approved for construction on March 12, 2019.
The public improvements include:
Table 1: Public Improvements
Quantity Unit Item Description
36 LF 1” Irrigation Water Service
1 EA 1” Irrigation Water Meter
36 LF 4” Domestic Water Service
1 EA 4” Domestic Water Meter
38 LF 6” Fire Water Service
1 EA 6” Gate Valve
186 East Middlefield Road and 851 and 853 Sierra Vista Avenue—Public Improvements January 28, 2025
Quantity Unit Item Description
1 EA 4” Gate Valve
72 LF 15” Storm Lateral
195 SF Driveway (Concrete)
115 SF Sidewalk (Concrete)
3 EA Street Trees
851 and 853 Sierra Vista Avenue
This development project consists of nine residential rowhouse units . The public improvement plans for this development were approved for construction on November 1 7, 2021. All public improvements have been completed, except for a new streetlight along the development’s Sierra Vista Avenue frontage. During the developer’s management and monitoring of the project’s required elements, there was an oversight of the streetlight component. The developer requires additional time to procure and install the streetlight. Council acceptance of the project’s completed improvements allows the developer to avoid incurring additional costs with maintenance and bonding obligations for the se public improvements due to the delay in procuring and installing the streetlight. The contractual and appropriate bonding requirements for the new streetlight will remain active and in place until th is work is completed, estimated in April 2025 . Staff will return to Council to recommend acceptance of the streetlight when completed.
The public improvements include:
Table 2: Public Improvements
Quantity Unit Item Description
15 LF 1” Irrigation Water Service
1 EA 1” Irrigation Water Meter
185 LF 1” Water Service
9 EA 1” Water Meter
300 LF 6” Water Service
40 LF 8” Fire Water Service
1 EA 8” Gate Valve
1 EA 6” Gate Valve
1 EA End of Line Blow-off
128 LF 15” Storm Lateral
1 EA Sanitary Sewer Manhole
2 EA Storm Drain Manhole
245 SF Sidewalk (Concrete)
1 EA ADA Curb Ramp
4 EA Street Trees
186 East Middlefield Road and 851 and 853 Sierra Vista Avenue—Public Improvements January 28, 2025
The public improvements for these two development projects, except for the 851 and 853 Sierra Vista Avenue streetlight, have been completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and are in accordance with the City’s standard policy to accept the improvements for maintenance.
FISCAL IMPACT
The public improvements for th ese developments were paid for by the developer s. Accepting these improvements does not cause a need to increase the existing operating budget.
LEVINE ACT
California Government Code Section 84308 (also known as the Levine Act) prohibits city officials from participating in any proceeding involving a “license, permit, or other entitlement for use” if the official has received a campaign contribution exceeding $500 from a party, participant, or agent of a party or participant within the last 12 months. The Levine Act is intended to prevent financial influence on decisions that affect specific, identifiable persons or participants. For more information see the Fair Political Practices Commission website:
www.fppc.ca.gov/learn/pay-to-
play-limits-and-prohibitions.html
Please see below for information about whether the recommended action for this agenda item is subject to or exempt from the Levine Act.
SUBJECT TO THE LEVINE ACT
☒ Land development entitlements
ALTERNATIVES
Determine that the recommended improvements are not complete or in conformance with City standards and do not accept the improvements.
PUBLIC NOTICING
Agenda posting. A copy of the Council report was sent to the developer s, Grandwell LLC and Colony Sierra Homes, LLC.
186 East Middlefield Road and 851 and 853 Sierra Vista Avenue—Public Improvements January 28, 2025
Prepared by:
Vincent Chang
Associate Civil Engineer
Neli Avramova
Senior Civil Engineer
Reviewed by:
Ashraf Shah
Principal Civil Engineer
Edward Arango
Assistant Public Works Director/
City Engineer
Approved by:
Jennifer Ng
Public Works Director
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager
VC-NA/LL/6/CAM
981-01-28-25CR
204856
cc: Grandwell LLC
3835 Phoenix Court
San Jose, CA 95130
Colony Sierra Homes, LLC
11716 Winding Way
Los Altos, CA 94024
APWD—Arango, PCE —Shah, PCE—Byrer, SCE —Avramova, ACE —Chang, SPWI, SMA — Goedicke, [email protected], PA—Li, SMA—Doan, F (186 East Middlefield Road, 851 and 853 Sierra Vista Avenue)