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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a contract with Mark Sauer Construction for construction of a visitor education center and restoration of the arroyo at Rancho Los Cerritos in an estimated amount of $1,943,636, plus a 10 percent contingency amount of $194,364, for a total of $2,138,000, and execute any documents necessary for the implementation and administration of the project;
Increase appropriations in the amount of $275,000 in Capital Projects Fund (CP 201) in the Department of Public Works (PW) to budget a Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) state grant; and
Authorize City Manager to submit an application to the Rancho Los Cerritos Foundation (Foundation) and receive a gift of grant funds in the amount of $1,232,733 from the Foundation, and increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP 201) in the Department of Public Works (PW) in the amount of $1,232,733. (District 8)
DISCUSSION
In accordance with the Rancho Los Cerritos Master Plan approved in concept by the City Council in 2002, the Parks, Recreation, and Marine Department (PRM), in conjunction with the Public Works Department, is moving forward with the construction of a visitor education center and restoration of the arroyo at Rancho Los Cerritos (Rancho). These projects are designed to help preserve the historic 1844 adobe home, improve visitor orientation, enhance site security, and encourage appreciation of the native landscape. They will also support educational and public programming at this national, State, and Long Beach Historic Landmark property.
The visitor education center, designed with replica adobe similar to the adobe home, will enable the Foundation to expand and diversify its attendance figures as it implements an exciting and unique "Visitors from the Past" interpretive tour program. Guided tours will begin in the new center, and will involve costumed living history characters who will share specific stories of the Rancho and its history. ...
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