CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
July 15, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Anita D. Gutierrez, City Manager
Submitted By: Rene Guerrero, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $250,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES FOR ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES AT PALM LAKE GOLF COURSE AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF A MOWER RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-108 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $250,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES FOR ABATEMENT ACTIVITIES AT PALM LAKE GOLF COURSE AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF A MOWER.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-108 (Attachment No. 1) will appropriate $250,000 from General Fund Reserves in order to fund various abatement activities at Palm Lake Golf Course including demolition of existing structures, the repair and/or replacement of perimeter fencing, and a one-time weed abatement of the entire site. It will also provide funding for the purchase of a remote-controlled heavy-duty mower that will allow Staff to provide consistent, ongoing weed abatement at Palm Lake Golf Course and at other City-owned locations.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
This action will amend the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget by appropriating $250,000 from General Fund Reserves to the Park & Landscape Maintenance fund. The funding will be distributed to the following accounts:
Account Number
Account Description
Amount
Purpose
101-4011-52285-00000
Controllable Contracts
$83,000
Demolition of Structures
101-4011-66189-00000
Other Equipment
$129,000
Fencing and Mower
101-4011-52920-00000
Weed Abatement
$38,000
Weed Abatement
DISCUSSION:
The Palm Lake Golf Course area is the site of a former golf course that officially closed in 2017. Subsequently, the City leased the property to a private entity with the intent of having the site restored to a functioning golf course, but that ultimately did not occur. Because the site and the associated structures are currently abandoned, it has become a location used by the unhoused and has been subject to vandalism and illicit activities, while also presenting a fire danger.
City Staff have already gone out to bid for demolition and fencing. In March, the demolition bid came in at $82,620 and fencing came in at $48,800. The funding requested will provide for the demolition, fencing, mower, and a one-time weed abatement by a contractor. Because the City has already gone out to bid for these services, staff is prepared to issue purchase orders immediately so that work can commence upon approval.
Approval of the resolution will allow for funding to provide for abatement of the site, which will include demolition of the existing structures, the repair and/or replacement of the perimeter fencing, and a one-time weed abatement of the entire site by a contractor. This funding will also provide for the purchase of a remote-controlled, heavy-duty mower at a cost of approximately $78,000 that will allow one staff member to provide consistent maintenance of the site and at other City-owned sites. This purchase will result in a long-term cost savings for the City since it will not have to consistently contract out weed abatement services for this particular site and will allow staff to respond to smaller-scale weed abatement issues throughout the City more efficiently.
Prepared by:
Shandy Dittman
Public Works Fiscal and Project Manager
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2024-108
Abatement Activities at Palm Lake Golf Course.