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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a First Amendment to Right-of-Entry and Maintenance Agreement No. 35159 with Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc., of Signal Hill, CA, to extend the term for four years, from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027.
(District 5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a four-year extension to Right-of-Entry and Maintenance Agreement No. 35159 with Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc., to maintain newly installed landscaping at Willow Springs Park located at 2745 Orange Avenue.
Signal Hill Petroleum, Inc. (SHP), is a privately-owned California-based energy company specializing in the responsible and sustainable exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in urban areas. Additionally, SHP operates as a real estate developer and purchased 2851 Orange Avenue, the former Amerigas property, to construct three industrial buildings and associated parking.
In 2018, SHP approached the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department (Department), proposing to install landscaping to screen the newly constructed retaining walls to deter graffiti and vandalism and create a natural buffer between the commercial development and the adjacent Willow Springs Park (Attachment A). SHP agreed to provide water and maintenance for the landscaped area for five years. On August 21, 2018, the City Council approved entering into a Right-of-Entry and Maintenance Agreement with SHP.
Due to unforeseen delays and the COVID-19 pandemic, the landscaping project was not completed until June 2022. The new landscaping consists of native, drought-tolerant plants and trees, mulch, water-efficient irrigation, decomposed granite, and dirt trails in approximately 98,000 square feet in the northeast corner of the park. To ensure the new landscaping receives its full five-year complement of maintenance, the Department proposes to extend Agreement No. 35159 until June 30, 2027.
The First Amendment to Right-of-Entry and Main...
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