HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2010-212RESOLUTION NO. 2010-212
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ESTABLISHING A NEW CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT "BONITA CANYON REPAIRS"
(DR-189), AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011 CIP
PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR;
AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO
NEGOTIATE WITH THE CONSULTANT TEAM OF RICK
ENGINEERING COMPANY AND HELIX ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING INC.; AND IF NECESSARY, AUTHORIZE STAFF
TO PREPARE AND SOLICIT REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
AND GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES SO THE ENGINEERING
DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT CAN BE
COMPLETED BY SPRING 20l 1
WHEREAS, in 2004 the City of Chula Vista completed a Citywide Drainage Master Plan
prepared by the consultant PBS&J; and
WHEREAS, City staff presented the findings to the City Council at an infrastructure
workshop on Apri15, 2007; and
WHEREAS, a list of drainage deficiencies that had been identified through the 2004
Drainage Master Plan regarding the citywide drainage priority list was prepazed as part of
comprehensive asset management approach that would ensure the best use of limited funding;
and
WHEREAS, City staff has been working to complete the work on those locations listed
on the drainage priority list that is separated into the following five priority categories:
Priority 1 Tier: Frequent flooding and/or high chance of personal injury or
property damage.
Priority 2 Tier: Occasional flooding with a chance of personal injury or property
damage.
Priority 3 Tier: Frequent nuisance flooding.
Priority 4 Tier: Occasional nuisance flooding.
Priority 5 Tier: Frequent or routine maintenance manages problem but a CIP
project could eliminate the problem; and
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WHEREAS, in Fiscal Yeaz 2009/2010, City staff entered into an agreement with The
Rick Engineering Company in order for this consultant to prepare an unbiased evaluation of
Bonita Canyon and Long Canyon, each a Priority 1 Tier canyon; and
WHEREAS, each canyon is located in eastern Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, Bonita Canyon is located north of Rancho Del Rey Pazkway to the
intersection of Bonita Road/Willow Street and the Long Canyon study azea is located from the
vicinity of Corral Canyon Road/East H Street to about the area of Canyon Drive/Country Vistas
Drive; and
WHEREAS, the consultant is recommending that the work at Bonita Canyon be
completed first; and
WHEREAS, in order to resolve the erosion issue at Bonita Canyon, it is necessary to
establish a Capital Improvement Program project; and
WHEREAS, in the drainage deficiency list presented to Council in April 2007, Bonita
Canyon repairs were originally estimated at $3,900,000 with a recommendation that further
analysis was needed in order to determine what would ultimately be needed; and
WHEREAS, the work estimate today ranges from about $680,000 to $1,000,000
depending on the number of phases that work is completed in; and
WHEREAS, if Council approves the funding, the design work and environmental review
could begin relatively quickly so that pending construction funding, construction work could
commence sooner; and
WHEREAS, the majority of Bonita Canyon is designated Conservation Area pursuant to
the City of Chula Vista's MSCP SubArea Plan; and
WHEREAS, although more expensive initially, in the long run, completing the project in
one phase becomes the most cost efficient solution and completes the needed work on Bonita
Canyon the quickest; and
WHEREAS, staffs recommendation is to appropriate $150,000 for design and
environmental review on Bonita Canyon; and
WHEREAS, the consultant team of Rick Engineering Company and Helix Environmental
Planning, Inc. have unique knowledge of this project, due to the work performed on their
recently completed Preliminary Assessment Report; and
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WHEREAS, due to the urgency of the need for repairs to Bonita Canyon and the cost and
time savings that can be achieved by retaining consultants with familiazity and expertise related
to this project, staff is requesting that Council authorize negotiating terms with the consultant
team of Rick Engineering Company and Helix Environmental Planning, Inc. to perform the
design work and environmental review; and
WHEREAS, staff will bring back as a future action to Council a report on funding
options such as grant funding to fund the construction and mitigation phase of the project
estimated at $530,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby establish a new Capital Improvement Project "Bonita Canyon Repairs" (DR-
189), amend the Fiscal Year 2010/2011 CIP Program and appropriate $150,000 from
unanticipated revenues to the General Fund Non-Departmental CIP budget into a new Capital
Improvement Program project titled "Bonita Canyon Repairs" (DR-189) to fund the engineering
design and environmental review only.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby authorize the Director of Public Works to negotiate with the consultant team of Rick
Engineering Company and Helix Environmental Planning Inc.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the Director of Public Works is unsuccessful in
negotiating a contract with the consultant team, authorize staff to prepare and solicit requests for
proposals for engineering design, environmental review and geotechnical services so the
engineering design and environmental document can be completed by Spring 2011.
Presented by
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Richard A. Hopl
Director of Public Works
Approved as to form by
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 17th day of August 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Cheryl Co Ma or
ATTEST:
Donna R. Noms, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, Califomia, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2010-212 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regulaz meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 17th day of August 2010.
Executed this 17th day of August 2010.
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Dorma R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk