RESOLUTION 2025-###
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) ACCEPTING WORK PERFORMED BY MICHAEL PAUL COMPANY , INC. FOR THE
HAPPY FRIDAY PARK ( ORIGINALLY BID AS BUSH AVENUE POCKET PARK) PROJECT (0502) AS COMPLETE ; (2) DIRECTING A NOTICE OF COMPLETION TO BE PREPARED AND FILED WI TH THE COUNTY RECORDER; AND (3) RE -
ALLOCATING UNUSED APPROPRIATED FUNDS FROM THE HAPPY FRIDAY PARK PROJECT (0502) IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 55,234 TO THE MCNEIL PARK PROJE CT (0501) AND IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO THE SAN PABLO AVENUE BRIDGE PROJECT (0202)
WHEREAS, The Happy Friday Park Project (originally bid as Bush Avenue Pocket Park Project) was a proposed multi-benefit, community-informed pocket park project that transformed the 1701 Bush Avenue vacant lot into a pocket park with swings, exercise loop, fitness machines, shade structures, other play equipment, and native plants;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 2024-023, adopted on February 20, 2024, the City awarded the contract to Michael Paul Company, Inc. in the amount of $571,887.66 with a 15% contingency for a total authorization not to exceed $657,671;
WHEREAS, the construction work began in March 2024 and was completed by November 2024 in accordance with the Plans and Specifications;
WHEREAS, the final construction contract has been determined to be $656,131.71 and Michael Paul Company Inc. concurred to this amount on November 22, 2024;
WHEREAS, the City is holding a 5% retention on this project;
WHEREAS, after the prescribed period of recordation of the Notice of Completion, the City will release the final retention payment; and
WHEREAS, with the closing of the project, the unused funds in the amount of $105,234 will be re-appropriated to other projects as follows: to the McNeil Park Project (0501) in the amount of $55,234 which includes $15,000 of Street Lighting and Landscape Assessment District funds to fund additional park facilities and $50,000 to the San Pablo Avenue Bridge Project (0202) to fund additional grant procurement expe nditures for the replacement of the bridge and neighboring Kennedy Plaza Park renovation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo hereby:
(1) Accepts work performed by Michael Paul Company for the Happy Friday Park (originally bid as Bush Avenue Pocket Park) Project (0502) as complete;
(2) Directs that a Notice of C ompletion to be prepared and filed with the County Recorder’s Office for the Happy Friday Park Project (0502); and
(3) Re-allocates unused appropriated funds as follows:
Resolution 2025-### Page 2
Action Fund
Source
Account
Code
Amount To
Fund/Account
Code
Amount
Re-allocate Street
Lighting and
Landscape
Assessment
District
320-0502-
43604-
SLD-322
$15,000 McNeil Park
320-0501-
43604-SLD-
322
$15,000
Re-allocate FY22 CIP
General
Funds
320-0502-
43602-
GEN-424
$40,234 McNeil Park
320-0501-
43604-GEN-
425
$40,234
Re-allocate CIP General
Funds
320-0502-
43604-
GEN-424
$50,000 San Pablo
Avenue Bridge
320-0202-
43602-GEN-
425
$50,000
Total Re-Allocation $105,234
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing recitations are true and correct and are included herein by reference as findings.
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ADOPTED this 21st day of January 2025, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Arturo Cruz, Mayor