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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1999-19718 RESOLUTION NO. 19718 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE CONSULTANT PROCESS AS IMPRACTICAL AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH PHILIP WILLIAMS & ASSOCIATES (PWA) FOR CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE SPECIALIZED STREAMBED MEANDER DESIGN OF POGGI CREEK CHANNEL AS PART OF THE OLYMPIC PARKWAY PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently issued a 404 Permit to the City for the construction of Olympic Parkway within the existing Poggi Creek; and WHEREAS, one of the conditions of granting this permit was for the City to hire an independent consultant having expertise in stream restoration and enhancement to create an acceptable channel design resulting in a meandering low-flow channel which functions more like a natural stream; and WHEREAS, the 404 Permit conditions further require that the stream meander plan be prepared within a very expedited time frame for submittal to the Corps; and WHEREAS, failure to meet the submittal schedule included in the permit will result in significant penalties to the City including the possible revocation and modification of the permit; and WHEREAS, staff believes that the firm of PWA is best qualified to perform the services needed for this project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby waive the consultant process as impractical for the following reasons: 1. The time needed for the formal selection process for the hiring of consultants will not allow the City to meet the time frames required for design submittal as specified by the 404 Permit for Olympic Parkway. 2. PWA has demonstrated the ability to provide the highly specialized services in the type of third party hydrology, hydraulics, and geomorphic review and stream enhancement as is required to fulfill the requirements of the 404 permit for Olympic Parkway. 3. PWA is experienced and staffed such that they can prepare and deliver the required services to meet the time frames required to comply with the 404 Permit. 4. PWA has considerable experience in working with the same agencies and agency staff personnel that will be reviewing and approving the Poggi Creek channel design. 5. The reviewing agencies indicated that PWA will provide the desired level of independent analysis which they were seeking in the third party review and stream enhancement design for the Poggi Creek channel. Resolution 19718 Page 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby approve an Agreement with Philip Williams & Associates for consulting services for the specialized stream bed meander design of Poggi Creek Channel as part of the Olympic Parkway Project, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of Chula Vista is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Chula Vista. Presented by Approved as to form by PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 14th day of December, 1999, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Moot, Padilia, Salas and Horton NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Shirley HortondMayor ATTEST: Susan Bigelow, City Cler~ STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, Califomia, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 19718 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 14~ day of December, 1999. Executed this 14th day of December, 1999. Susan Bigelow, City Clerk