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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a Third Amendment to Contract No. 34242 with Plenary Properties Long Beach, LLC, of Los Angeles, CA, to modify the conditions to conveyance of the Midblock site, extend the project long-stop date, and include additions to Lincoln Park;
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into an agreement, including any necessary amendments, with the Harbor Department, to accept and expend grant funding in an amount not to exceed $981,280, for the Lincoln Park Landscaping Project;
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and accept a Water Line Easement Agreement establishing a utility easement over a portion of the Midblock site;
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an Indemnity and Reimbursement Agreement in connection with existing City obligations to remediate impacted soils existing on the Midblock site; and
Increase appropriations in the Civic Center Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $1,736,227, for the revitalized Lincoln Park, offset by County Measure A and Harbor Department grant reimbursement revenues. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
On December 15, 2015, the City Council approved an agreement (Agreement) with Plenary Properties Long Beach, LLC (Plenary), for the design, build, finance, operation, and maintenance of a new Civic Center, including a City Hall, Main Library, Port of Long Beach Headquarters, and revitalized Lincoln Park (Project). At that time, the City Council approved a contract contingency to address various design updates and unforeseen conditions that might be experienced during construction. Over the past three years, the Project team has worked to finalize and construct facilities that meet the requirements of City operations. Numerous meetings were held to discuss building design and functionality to deliver a modern, energy efficient workspace. Through this process different elements were approved and t...
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