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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item No.l3
For meeting o 11/28/78
ITEM TIT~E Repolrt on Installation of Concrete Planters at Librar~
SUBMITTE BY Director of Building and Housing --
ITEM EXP ANATION (4/5TH'S VOTE R QUIRED YES. NO x )
At th City C uncil meeting of October 24, 1978, the City Council accepted the bid
of $6,900 fro Bill Meza Concrete for removal and replacement of the sidewalk at
the Library. The proposal is to concrete over the present sidewalk level planters
so as to prev nt moisture from penetrating underneath the sidewalk.
The C uncil r quested that the staff make a study as to the cost of installing
plan r boxes with enclosed bottoms. Bill Meza was requested to give us a price
top vide tw lve 2'x4' planter boxes with sides extending six inches above the
side alk surf ce and with enclosed bottoms. The prices given are for two methods
whicf are cas in place and prefabricated and are as follows:
Twel~re cast in place planters -------------------------------$2,950
Tweljj~re precast planters-------------------------------------- 2,590
It i staff o inion, that both methods submitted are very costly, and as such,
we 1 oked at third method of building the planters using Construction and
Repair person el.
Material cost for planter installation by city forces are:
1. Concrete-----------------------------------------------------$ 600
2. Lum er for forming planters and other miscellaneous materials 500
3. App ximate labor costs, utilizing City forces 612
TOTAL $1,712
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t ~_ Resolution
Other ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: Attached Submitted on
FINANCIIAL IMPAC~ $1I00 for materials is available in the Library Construction Account.
STAFF ~ECOMMEND~ATION
Tha install tion of the planter boxes be accomplished by Construction and Repair
per onnel an that the staff prepare a resolution for appropriation of funds to
cov r materi 1 costs.
BOARD/~OMMISSIdN RECOMMENDATION
COUNCIL ACTION
EXHIBITS
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