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RESOLUTION NO. 2008-079
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ESTABLISHING A FISCAL STRATEGY FOR
FUNDING THE OPERATING COSTS OF MOUNT SAN
MIGUEL PARK AND ALL SEASONS PARK BY INCLUDING
THOSE OPERATING COSTS IN THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR
2008/2009 BUDGET BALANCING EFFORTS, AND BY
DEVELOPING A MANAGED COMPETITION MODEL TO
SOLICIT PROPOSALS FROM OUTSIDE FIRMS AS WELL AS
CITY DEPARTMENTS TO PERFORM PARK MAINTENANCE
ACTIVITIES
WHEREAS, on September 19,2006, the City Council approved a design build agreement
with Erickson Hall Construction, Inc. to design and construct a completed and fully functional
park in San Miguel Ranch, called Mount San Miguel Community Park; and
WHEREAS, on May 15,2007, the City Council approved a design build agreement with
Erickson Hall Construction, Inc., to design and construct a completed and fully functional park
in Village 7 of Otay Ranch, called All Seasons Park; and
WHEREAS, sufficient Parks and Acquisition Fees (PAD Fees) have been collected to
construct both parks, and
WHEREAS, staff estimates that the operating expenses for the parks are $130,000/year
for Mount San Miguel Community Park and $85,000/year for All Seasons Park; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the start of design activities on both parks, the fiscal position
of the City started to deteriorate in the wake of a weakening economy and a significant slowing
of development activities; and
WHEREAS, this weakening fiscal position caused the City to suspend design activities
for a brief period of time in order to develop a plan to fund the operating expenses the City will
assume once the parks are completed and open to the public; and
WHEREAS, assuming a construction start in June of 2008, the estimated completion of
the parks is in July 2009 which will defer any operational expenses until fiscal year 2009/2010;
and
WHEREAS, staff proposes that the City approach funding the operations of the parks as
it is addressing its budget cutting needs for fiscal year 2008/2009; and
WHEREAS, staff intends to develop a program for soliciting proposals from outside
landscape maintenance contractors as well as internal City departments as a way of ensuring that
maintenance costs are as reasonable and cost effective as possible.
Resolution No. 2008-079
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista
that it establishes a fiscal strategy for funding the operating costs of Mount San Miguel Park and
All Seasons Park by including those operating costs in the City's fiscal year 2008/2009 budget
balancing efforts and by developing a managed competition model to solicit proposals from
outside firms as well as City departments to perform park maintenance activities.
Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula
Vista, California, this 18th day of March 2008 by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
ATTEST:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Donna R. Norris, Interim City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2008-079 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council
at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 18th day of March 2008.
Executed this 18th day of March 2008.
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Donna R. Norris, CMC, i'I1terim City Clerk