James Way Beautification
February 15, 2022
By: Benjamin A. Fine, P.E. –Director of Public Works/City Engineer Item 12.A
Background
One of the Council’s top goals
•“build on the strength of our local community to preserve the City’s ‘Classic California’ charm and ensure an
exceptional quality of life for residents.”
•October 21, 2021 staff held a public workshop to get
input from the community
•November 16, 2021 staff presented results from
workshop
2 Council Direction
•Install more:
•Trashcans
•Benches
•Mutt Mitt Stations
•Return with a “menu” of options:
•Installation of planter boxes at intersections
•Removing existing tree wells –replacing with flush
mounted grates
•Remove tree wells –replacing with concrete
•Repair concrete tree wells
•Plant new trees in empty tree wells 3
Actions Taken
•Staff began the process of installing:
•Benches –7
•Trash cans –10 (have not arrived)
•Mutt Mitt Stations –4 (delivered 2/14/22)
•Returned to Council on January 18, 2022
•Recommend Project
•Alternate Project
4 Council Direction
•Work with Landscape Architect to develop a
project that would:
•Remove all concrete between sidewalk and fence
•Turn this area into a planter flush with sidewalk
•Improvements on ocean side of the street only
5 Actions Taken
•Developed project conceptual design with
assistance of BEK Collective
•Proposed Project Approach
•Shamrock Lane (Hilton Garden Inn) to Crest Drive (Post Office) •4,000 linear feet Remove concrete between fence and sidewalk •Excavate/evaluate existing soil and amend/replace
•20,000 square feet of landscaping
•66 new trees
•Install irrigation
•Shell Beach Streetscape
•4,000 linear feet
•8,000 square feet of landscaping
•83 trees 6
Design Considerations
•Choice of landscaping
•Trees selection
•Irrigation
•Other
7 Plant Selections
8Crassula ovata
Jade Plant
Asparagus d. ‘Myers’
Myers Asparagus
Syragus spp.
Queen Palm
Pyrus kawakamii
Evergreen Pear
Senecio serpens
Blue Chalk Sticks
9 10
11 12
Tree Wells Fiscal Impacts
Fiscal Impact
14 Fiscal Impact
15 Fiscal Impact –Recommended Project
16 $4,000/year –landscape maintenance
$200/year –SCADA communication
Next Steps
•Council Direction –Tonight
•Develop RFP for design consultant 2 –3 weeks (March 3) •Advertise RFP 4 weeks (March 31)
•Review RFPs 1 week (April 7)
•Award contract –April 19 or May 3rd Council meeting
•Authorization to bid –June 21st Council meeting
•Design/Prepare Plans & Specs 3 months –1st or 2nd week of July
17 Next Steps
•Advertise bids middle of July
•Bids due middle of August
•Award project –September 20th Council meeting
•October 2022 –Begin construction
18 Questions?
Plant Selections –Native Options
20Muhlenbergiarigens
Deer Grass
Mimulus spp.
Monkey Flower
Quercus agrifolia
Coast Live Oak
Cercis occidentalis
Western Redbud
Arctostaphylos ‘Pacific Mist’
Pacific Mist Manzanita