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Recommendation to review and consider the certified addendum to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (State Clearinghouse
No. 2008071085), and adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6952 for the construction of improvements to Chittick Field and award, less $687,072 for lighting, the Base Bid to and authorize City Manager to execute the contract with C. S. Legacy Construction, Inc., in an amount of $5,148,583 plus a contingency amount of $1,029,716, for a total contract amount of up to $6,178,299;
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to accept and expend a $1,000,000 donation from Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) to Partners of Parks for the Chittick Field project, expend $50,000 contributed by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PR), and increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Department of Public Works (PW) by $1,050,000; and
Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to grant funds to the Chittick Field project, and to execute any documents necessary to request, accept, and expend grant funds for Chittick Field from Los Angeles County; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Department of Public Works by $1,860,000. (District 6)
DISCUSSION
The proposed Chittick Field project is located in the central part of the City of Long Beach on a site known as the Hamilton Bowl/Chittick Field. The Hamilton Bowl/Chittick Field site, which operates as the Hamilton Bowl Detention Basin, is currently owned and operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Flood Control District. The Hamilton Bowl/Chittick Field site consists of approximately 19 acres of undeveloped parcels of land used as a flood control detention basin and as a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) compliance site for both the Cities of Long Beach and Signal Hill. The Project Site is also used as a general recreationa...
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