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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to submit a grant application to the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District, in the amount of $623,600, for the implementation of Phase 2 of the DeForest Wetlands project. (Districts 8,9)
DISCUSSION
On November 3, 1992 and on November 5, 1996, the people of Los Angeles County (County) enacted Proposition A, Safe Neighborhood Parks, Gang Prevention, Tree Planting, Senior and Youth Recreation, Beach and Wildlife Protection (Proposition A), which, among other uses, provides funds to public agencies and nonprofit organizations in the County for the purpose of acquiring and/or developing facilities and open space for public recreation. Proposition A also created the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District to administer Proposition A funds.
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) proposes to apply for $623,600 in grant funding through Proposition A for implementation of Phase 2 of the DeForest Wetlands project. The DeForest Wetlands site is located along the east bank of the Los Angeles River in the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) Market Street Detention Basin (Attachment). The project will provide for the development of 39 acres of wetlands, riparian and upland habitat, accessible public trails, and educational interpretation along the Los Angeles River, from DeForest Park to Del Amo Boulevard. The DeForest Wetlands project will link to the County’s recently-completed Dominguez Gap project, which is located south of Del Amo Boulevard. The City of Long Beach (City) entered into a use agreement with LACFCD for the development, construction, operation, and maintenance of the DeForest Wetlands on June 28, 2012.
Project design and environmental review have been completed. Invitation to Bid R-6873 was posted on August 26, 2014, and bidding closed on October 15, 2014. Bids were received from six vendors. However, the apparent low b...
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