TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a contract with Moffatt and Nichol to provide professional services for the reconnaissance study of the Long Beach Breakwater, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, for a term of nine months, with an option to extend the contract for three months; receive funds and execute all documents required for the California Coastal Conservancy Grant in the amount of $50,000; and increase appropriations in the Tidelands Fund (TF) in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PR) by $100,000. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Long Beach Breakwater (Breakwater) is a federally owned and operated structure with the purpose of protecting navigation, coastal zones, and property. As a federal project, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) maintains jurisdiction over the Breakwater, including any modification or removal. The City of Long Beach (City) is leading an effort to partner with the Army Corps on a reconnaissance study of the Breakwater. The purpose of the study is to determine if there is a federal interest in a reconfiguration of the Breakwater, which could improve water quality, while continuing to protect the coast. The goal of the study is to create a document that meets the standards and requirements of the Army Corps, and that can be reviewed by the Army Corps (at a minimum federal cost) for a determination of federal interest. Once the study is complete, the City will present the document to the Army Corps, who will then conduct their review. If the Army Corps determines that there is federal interest in reconfiguring the Breakwater, the next step would be to conduct a feasibility study. On July 24, 2007, the City Council directed staff to fund a reconnaissance study of the Long Beach Breakwater, at a cost of up to $100,000 (Attachment A).
A Request for Proposals (RFP) process was conducted, in accordance with Administrative Regulation 8-4, "Selecting Professional Consultants," to secure thes...
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