HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2013-095RESOLUTION NO. 2013-095
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING THE FINAL REPORT OF
EXPENDITURES FOR BONITA CANYON EMERGENCY
REPAIR PROJECT AND RATIFYING THE CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND CASS
CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE BONITA CANYON
EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK (CIP DR189) AND THE
ASSOCIATED EXPENDITURES
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista's infrastructure includes natural and improved
drainage systems that convey water away from property and ultimately out to the receiving
waters of the Otay and Sweetwater Rivers and the San Diego Bay; and
WHEREAS, staff noticed that the Bonita Canyon channel has erosion issues that need to
be repaired to control the erosion in the channel; and
WHEREAS, on July 23, 2010, Rick Engineering Company completed a drainage priority
assessment and determined that the work in Bonita Canyon is the most critical and has the
highest priority among all drainage erosion projects in the City; and
WHEREAS, on August 17, 2010, in accordance with Resolution No. 2010-212, the City
Council established a new capital improvement project for Bonita Canyon Repairs, project
DR189; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista amended the Fiscal Year 2010/2011 CIP Program
approving funds to include the Bonita Canyon Repairs project; and
WHEREAS, on November 9, 2010, in accordance with Resolution No. 2010-263, the
City Council approved an agreement between the City of Chula Vista and the Rick Engineering
Company for professional services for preparing plans and specifications for the Bonita Canyon
Repair Project; and
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2012, in accordance with Resolution No. 2012-041, the City
Council appropriated $466,000 from the General Fund Reserve for Fiscal Year 2012 to the
existing Capital Improvement Project DR189, for the construction of the Bonita Canyon repairs,
environmental permitting fees, and associated consultant services, and approved certain
additional services in accordance with Article I of the existing agreement between the City of
Chula Vista and Rick Engineering Company in the amount of $38,000; and
WHEREAS, City Council appropriated an additional $514,000 to DR189 for Bonita
Canyon environmental mitigation in the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 Capital Improvement Budget;
and
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WHEREAS, while processing plans for repairing the gabion structure with the Resource
Agencies, Staff applied for an emergency Regional General Permit No. 63 permit (RGP63) from
the Army Corps of Engineers due the vulnerability of the current condition of the gabion
structure and the threats of major storms; and
WHEREAS, on December 31, 2012, the Army Corps of Engineers granted the City a
RGP63 permit to reinforce the gabion structure; and
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2013, upon obtaining City Manager's approval and upon
soliciting three informal bids from contractors, staff retained Cass Construction, Inc. to perform
Bonita Canyon Emergency Repair in accordance with provisions in Section 1009 of the City
Charter; and
WHEREAS, Cass Construction, Inc. completed the emergency repair work on March 27,
2013. As result of completing the emergency work, the potential threat of injury and property
damage has been averted due to the combined efforts of the Rick Engineering Team, City Staff,
and the Resource Agencies; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the repair work was $190,543; and
WHEREAS, staff will return to City Council at a later date to select a contractor and
enter into a contract for subsequent mitigation work.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby ratify the contract between the City and Cass Construction, Inc. to perform the
Bonita Canyon emergency repair work and does ratify the associated expenses in the amount of
$190,543.
Presented by
Richard ? . op s
Director of Pu is Works
Approved as to form by
len R. ogins
ity Atto y
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 28th day of May 2013 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers
NAYS: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
Bensoussan, Ramirez, Salas and Cox
None
None
Aguilar
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Cheryl Cox, M or
ATTEST:
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Donna R. Norris, CM ,City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2013-095 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regulaz meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 28th day of May 2013.
Executed this 28th day of May 2013.
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk