TO: CITY COUNCIL
VIA: CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Placentia City Council
FROM: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
DATE: APRIL 19, 2022
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE DESIGN CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE LA PLACITA PARKETTE RENOVATION CIP AND PROP 68 PROJECT NO. 7911.
FISCAL
IMPACT: BUDGETED: $640,000 PROP 68 GRANT FUND
EXPENSE: $638,360 PROP 68 GRANT FUND
SUMMARY:
In August 2019, after careful consideration and following City Council approval, the City submitted seven (7) project applications requesting grant funds for various improvements/renovations at several community parks through the California State Parks, Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS). The Statewide Park and Community Revitalization Program (SPP) is a competitive grant program that provides funds to create new parks, expand existing parks, and/or renovate existing parks in critically underserved communities across California. Funding for the grant program is provided through the California Proposition 68 Parks and Water Bond of 2018.
The City was notified in February 2020, that the renovation project for La Placita Parkette was chosen by OGALS to receive a grant award of $640,000. The La Placita Parkette renovation project will include removal and replacement of the existing playground and rubberized surfacing, addition of water efficient irrigation, landscaping, addition of removable bollards at the park entry, decorative fencing, and new park lighting.
The City Council awarded a Professional Services Agreement to RHA Landscape Architects Planners, Inc. (RHA) for design services for the La Placita Parkette playground renovation project on November 17, 2020. In following the Placentia Parks Initiative Plan, a comprehensive plan aimed at improving aging park and facility infrastructure over the next two (2) Fiscal Years, RHA was tasked with providing the City with a creative design concept plan for the renovations of La Placita Parkette. The design concept plan has been reviewed by Staff and was presented to the Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission (PARC) at the February 8, 2022, Commission meeting for their review.
Staff and the PARC Commission recommend the City Council approve the concept design plan submitted by RHA for the renovation project of La Placita Parkette. The proposed action will approve the design concept plan of the La Placita Parkette renovation project.
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City Council Agenda
April 19, 2022
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council take the following actions:
Provide Staff with input to incorporate into the design plan for the renovation of the La Placita Parkette renovation project; and
2. Approve the design concept plan for the La Placita Parkette renovation project.
DISCUSSION:
The City was notified in February 2020, that the renovation project for La Placita Parkette was chosen by OGALS to receive a grant award of $640,000. The La Placita Parkette renovation project will include removal and replacement of the existing playground and rubberized surfacing, addition of water efficient irrigation, landscaping, addition of decorative fencing, new park lighting, and replacement of aging park amenities. After receiving notification of the grant award, the City budgeted funds for the renovation of La Placita Parkette in the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The project began in Fiscal Year 2020-21 and a total of $9,600.28 was previously spent for design services. A total of $630,400 has been rolled over for the project completion in Fiscal Year 2021-22.
The design concept plan provided by RHA aligns with the City Council approved Placentia Park Initiative ("PPI"), to enhance play experiences throughout the City's parks system, by creating unique "themed" playgrounds that are all different. The design incorporates a citrus theme paying tribute to the rich history of the orange groves in the community. The playground will feature a spinner, new slides, citrus tree climbers, shade sails, a playhouse, wagon climber, and inclusive play elements. The PARC Commission reviewed the design concept plans for the renovation of La Placita Parkette at the February 8, 2022, meeting. The PARC Commission recommends approval of the proposed design concept plans provided by RHA for the La Placita Parkette renovation project.
The recommended actions will provide direction to Staff on the proposed park concept design.
Should the City Council approve the design concept, Staff will move forward with advertising, bidding, and constructing the project. Additional park amenities will also be ordered per the concept design and per the OGALS grant deliverables.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City budgeted funds for the renovation of La Placita Parkette in the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The project began in Fiscal Year 2020-21 and a total of $9,600.28 was previously spent for design services. A total of $630,400 has been rolled over for the project completion in Fiscal Year 2021-22.
Total budgeted Prop 68 grant funds are $640,000. The total project cost allocated to Prop 68 funding is $638,360. Therefore, sufficient funds exist in the CIP budget to order and install the playground equipment and replacement of the various amenities consistent with the PPI.
City Council Agenda
April 19, 2022
Prepared by:
Veronica Ortiz
Community ervi
Reviewed and approved by:
Jen�Ldmpson
Director of Finance
Attachments:
Reviewed and approved by:
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Kare Crocker
Director of Community Services
Reviewed an approved by:
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City Administrator
1. La Placita Parkette Concept Design Renderings
2. La Placita Parkette Cost Estimate
3. Presentation