City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: August 1, 2023
From: Daniel S. Wall, P.E., Director of Public Works
Department: Public Works
Submitted by: Lissette Melendez, Project Engineer
Subject
Notice of Completion for Contract No. CS-1456 Citywide Tree Wells Recommendation
A. Find that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is an administrative procedure and will not result in direct physical changes or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore does not constitute a ”project” as defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; B. Accept the work of FS Contractors, Inc. as related to City Contract No. CS-1456; and C. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute and submit the Notice of Completion for the project to the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office.
Background
On October 18, 2022, the City Council awarded City Contract No. CS-1456 Citywide Tree Wells in the amount of $702,690 to FS Contractors, Inc. This project consisted of construction of 103 new stormwater tree wells and installation of trees and tree wells on Soto Avenue, per the City of Vernon Tree Planting Standard Plan MV1891. The unique tree well design collects runoff from the gutter and channels it into the tree well where the runoff is treated through biofiltration and infiltration while simultaneously supplementing the irrigation requirements of the tree.
City Contract CS-1456 was completed on June 20, 2023, in accordance with the project specifications and City Staff expectations.
Fiscal Impact
The final contract cost was $702,690. The project was fully funded by the Los Angeles County’s Safe Clean Water Program (SCWP).
Attachments
1. Notice of Completion for CS-1456