BLUE FOLDER ITEM
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 10, 2025
J.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
• PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
From: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail)
To: CityClerk
Cc: Anneke Blair; Jeffrey Gaul; Alan Klainbaum; Nancy Skiba; Austin Carmichael; [email protected]; Gilbert M. Escontrias; Cindi Arrata; Candace Nafissi; John Simpson; Andrew Beeli; Jay Tsao; Steven Anderson; Bhuvan Bajaj; Traffic Engineering; Andrew Winje; James Light; Paige Kaluderovic; Zein Obagi; Scott Behrendt; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Brock Rogerson; Darryl Boyd; Nancy Orchard; [email protected] Subject: Public Comment - Blue Folder - RBCC 6/10/25 - Error Correction BRR#03 - ITEM L.2 Date: Monday, June 9, 2025 3:00:26 PM
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Provided as a comment to RBCC, PSC, PWSC for immediate upcoming meetings.
The current BRR#03 estimate is incorrect in the 2025-2030 CIP package.
The BRR#03 Soundwall cost should be corrected to $370K for full frontage, and $230K for north of intersection frontage.
Proof of Cost Below.
Error #1 - The estimate assumes a 24-foot tall wall that it outside of the Standards Manual Min-Max range, and likely unbuildable using the methods of the cost-estimate. The California standards are 6-feet to 14-feet, with exceptions to 16-feet for specific highway use.
Error #2 - The estimate uses a unit cost dataset that contains costs for a 400-sqft wall. That is a clear outlier in size and cost in the data. When it is removed, both the average unit cost and its standard deviation are within reasonable engineering judgement.
The revised unit cost estimate using the same Caltrans database, except with the outlier removed.
That provides a unit cost of:
Caltrans
Unit Cost $
32.23 RBPW
Adders 35%
Subtotal
Cost
Estimate $
43.51 RBPW
Inflation
Adder 35%
Fully
Loaded
Unit Cost
per SF $
58.74 For the purposes of soundwall cost consideration, I provide the following two cost estimates reflecting sound wall coverage on the frontage:
A. 6-foot tall x 1050-feet long - the entire Prospect frontage B. 6-foot tall x 650-feet long - the north of BCHD intersection segment of the Prospect frontage
Height Length Loaded Cost Total Cost Estimate
6 1050 $ 58.74 $ 370,056.80
6 650 $
58.74 $ 229,082.78
Therefore BRR#03 Soundwall cost should be corrected to $370K for full frontage, and $230K for north of intersection frontage.
From: Darryl Boyd
To: CityClerk; Anneke Blair; Jeffrey Gaul; Alan Klainbaum; Nancy Skiba; Austin Carmichael; [email protected]; Gilbert M. Escontrias; Cindi Arrata; Candace Nafissi; John Simpson; Andrew Beeli; Jay Tsao; Steven Anderson; Bhuvan Bajaj; Traffic Engineering; Andrew Winje; James Light; Paige Kaluderovic; Zein Obagi; Scott Behrendt; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle Subject: Public Comment for City Council 6/10, Public Safety Commission 6/16, Public Works Commission 6/23 Date: Monday, June 9, 2025 6:50:30 PM
Attachments: Blue Folder Comments for RBCC 6-10-25.pdf
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Please see attached PDF file for:
Public Comment for City Council 6/10, Public Safety Commission 6/16, Public Works Commission 6/23
I agree to these comments and wish them to be included on my behalf.
Darryl Boyd
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Blue Folder Items, RBCC Meeting 6/10/25
To the City Clerk:
The following consists of three comments for inclusion into Blue Folders. They are clearly marked for inclusion. Thank you.
Please include this comment as a Blue Folder Item for Item L.2 on 6/10/25 Background
The following comments are provided regarding the rehab of the 500-600 N Prospect Frontage Road following the death of the Oleanders from lack of maintenance of the irrigation system by the City. Their death and removal left the Frontage road with a lack of privacy; increase in auto emissions and particulates that are trapped in a mature hedgerow; increase in noise; and increased safety risk from the lack of a pedestrian barrier. This causes both reductions in the value of our properties, and it negatively impacts the health of residents – from child through the elderly. Particulates are known to cause diseases from asthma in children to cancers to dementia.
Since the City’s lack of maintenance caused this damage, we feel that the City should be required to mitigate it as quickly as feasible. So far, the process has been slow and the chosen young plants for the median strip will take 5-10 years to reach maturity according the the USDA and the University of California Master Gardener Program reference.
Further, the traffic has been unsafe on the Frontage Road for some time, due to speeding, wrong-way and illegal U-turn drivers. This comment addresses that issue also, via comments to BRR#22.
Issue: BRR#03’s Estimate is in Error. The Sound Wall for Prospect Frontage is Corrected to Cost $230,000 to $370,000
The City estimated a cost of over $3M for a sound wall on the Frontage Road. Both the unit cost and the specification were flawed. The wall was proposed at 24-feet tall. That is well beyond the 14-foot maximum in the California Highway Standards Manual. The City also used a cost in excess of $60 per square foot that contained unacceptable data. The cost should have been just over $30 per square foot.
Assuming a 6-foot tall wall across the entire Frontage Road, the cost estimate is $370,000.
Assuming a 6-foot tall wall across on the relevant portion of the Frontage north of the BCHD intersection, the cost estimate is $230,000. The lower wall should be considered as the COST OF A SOUNDWALL.
Issue: BRR#03 Estimates a Metal Beam Guardrail at $69,000 to $112,000 for the Frontage Road that Would Provide Safety from Vehicles Running Off of Prospect Avenue (Big Prospect) The City estimated a guardrail at $112K in conjunction with an iron fence. The guardrail would provide physical safety from cars leaving Big Prospect onto the Frontage. The reduced $69,000 represents the prorated share of cost for the 650-foot section north of the BCHD intersection. The guardrail should be offered as a SECURITY OPTION FOR THE FRONTAGE ROAD.
Issue: BRR#22 States that the Cost of Road Signs and Markings will be Paid from Traffic Calming Funding
Because speed humps were not recommended for the Frontage Road, BRR#22 states that no capital will be needed for the correction of speeding, wrong-way traffic, and illegal U-turns off Prospect.
Issue: Road Markings and Signage, such as “SLOW” “CHILDREN” “SPEED LIMIT 25” should be added to the Frontage Road.
Currently, there are no speed signs on the Frontage Road. Also, these added cautions could help slow traffic.
Issue: Right Turn Only Signage and Road Markings should be added to the Ingress to the Frontage Road across from BCHD in the Intersection
A sign, sweeping right arrow, and yellow road paint divider will establish a clear right turn path and will discourage the common, illegal left turn.
Issue: The City should consider Side of the Road white paint markings, similar to those on 500-600 Paulina
Paulina was visually narrowed to reduce speed and increase safety for residents and children. Consider doing something similar for the Frontage Road.
Issue: The City should “Red Curb” the Entire Length of the Bus Stop – or – Move the Bench into the Daylighting Area
There is a long history of events at the bus stop, including hospital dump-offs, medical emergencies, unhoused, mental health emergencies, and various criminal activity (see Director Semaan email on Child Predator investigations). A modest extension of the daylighting red curb to cover the entire bus stop would enhance safety and visibility at virtually no cost. This also supports the recent anti-camping ordinance that covers bus stops and the health concerns of Dr. Lesser at the 5/6 RBCC meeting.
Issue: Daylighting Red Curb North of the BCHD “Right Turn Only” Because the 26-foot wide Frontage Road is narrow for 2-side parking and 2-way traffic, a 20-foot daylighting red curb north on the east side of the Frontage Road road would provide a safe merge area for incoming traffic.
Issue: Signal Coils must be Evaluated
The Coils in the road at the intersection often DO NOT WORK. Car, trucks, USPS, etc. wait at the intersection from traffic at the BCHD side to trip the light. Either the road needs to be striped to force vehicles over the coils, or other repairs may be needed.
Please include this comment as a Blue Folder Item for Item J.1 on 6/10/25 The current replacement for the oleander hedge that was killed due to non-maintenance of the irrigation system has some defects when compared to the prior hedgerow. They are detailed below.
Issue: The Pacific Myrte Drops Flowers and Berries – They will Require Enhanced Street Cleaning Native plants do not necessarily mean low maintenance. The Pacific Myrtle sheds its flowers and drops berries, typically in the winter that will be tracked from passengers in parked cars. The City should consider if Pacific Myrtle was a poor choice when lifetime maintenance is included.
Issue: At a Minimum, the 5-gallon Size Pacific Wax Myrtle Should be Replaced with 15-gallon According to Armstrong Garden, the 5-gallon and 15-gallon Myrtle have comparable transplant survival rates. Furthermore, since Armstrong provides a one-year guarantee, they have a moral hazard for misrepresenting the survivability. The City’s claim that 5-gallon plants transplant better is without justification commercially or in the USDA data. The 5-gallon Myrtles should be replaced with 15-gallon.
The 5-gallon can be repurposed. This will provide a more enhanced view block comparable to the oleanders that were killed by the unmaintained irrigation system.
Thank you for your consideration of these issues and I sincerely hope the City can restore a safer, quieter, healthier Frontage Road for the residents and property owners.
From: James Light
To: Darryl Boyd; CityClerk; Anneke Blair; Jeffrey Gaul; Alan Klainbaum; Nancy Skiba; Austin Carmichael; [email protected]; Gilbert M. Escontrias; Cindi Arrata; Candace Nafissi; John Simpson; Andrew Beeli; Jay Tsao; Steven Anderson; Bhuvan Bajaj; Traffic Engineering; Andrew Winje; Paige Kaluderovic; Zein Obagi; Scott Behrendt; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle
Subject: Re: Public Comment for City Council 6/10, Public Safety Commission 6/16, Public Works Commission 6/23 Date: Monday, June 9, 2025 7:17:26 PM
There was no landscape plan other than what was shown at the onsite meeting. The drawings shown at the on site meeting were to show roughly the approach. The landscape project is in work now. And the street markings to make traffic patterns more clear is coming back to PWSC.
Jim
Jim Light
Mayor, City of Redondo Beach
415 Diamond St., Redondo Beach, CA 90277
310.989.3332
www.redondo.org
From: Darryl Boyd <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 9, 2025 6:49:49 PM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>; Anneke Blair <[email protected]>; Jeffrey Gaul <[email protected]>; Alan Klainbaum <[email protected]>; Nancy Skiba <[email protected]>; Austin Carmichael <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]>; Gilbert M. Escontrias <[email protected]>; Cindi Arrata <[email protected]>; Candace Nafissi <[email protected]>; John Simpson <[email protected]>; Andrew Beeli <[email protected]>; Jay Tsao <[email protected]>; Steven Anderson <[email protected]>; Bhuvan Bajaj <[email protected]>; Traffic Engineering <[email protected]>; Andrew Winje <[email protected]>; James Light <[email protected]>; Paige Kaluderovic <[email protected]>; Zein Obagi <[email protected]>; Scott Behrendt <[email protected]>; Brad Waller <[email protected]>; Chadwick B. Castle <[email protected]> Subject: Public Comment for City Council 6/10, Public Safety Commission 6/16, Public Works Commission 6/23
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Please see attached PDF file for:
Public Comment for City Council 6/10, Public Safety Commission 6/16, Public Works Commission 6/23
I agree to these comments and wish them to be included on my behalf.
Darryl Boyd
--
Darryl Boyd - Broker/Owner, MRP, SFR, CPTS
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Expert Witness - Probate & Trust Valuation Disputes
Substitute Administration - Probate Cases
DARRYL B. BOYD, BROKER
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Redondo Beach, CA 90277
[email protected]
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From: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail)
To: CityClerk
Cc: James Light; Andrew Winje; Paige Kaluderovic; Brad Waller; Chadwick B. Castle; Scott Behrendt; Zein Obagi Subject: RBCC 6-10-25 BLUE FOLDER for Non-Agenda Item Comment - Operations of the BCHD & Prospect Frontage Intersection Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 2:34:37 PM
Attachments: 6-10-25 Public Comment Exhibit.png
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