HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-02-24 Ordinance 5234ORDINANCE NO. 5234
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF $5,067,906 IN THE
CALIFORNIA AVENUE TRANSIT HUB CORRIDOR STREET SCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (PL-11 0 02), BUDGETED IN THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND, FOR STREETSCAPE AND
UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS ALONG CALIFORNIA AVENUE
BETWEEN EL CAMINO REAL AND THE CALIFORNIA AVENUE
CALTRAIN STATION. OFFSETTING A PORTION OF THE
COSTS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE A SERIES OF ACTIONS,
INCLUDING: REDUCTIONS TO THE STREET MAINTENANCE
PROJECT -PE-86070 ($550,000), BENCHES, SIGNAGE,
FENCING, WALKWAYS, AND PERIMETER LANDSCAPING
PROJECT -PG-06003 ($22,000), AND ART IN PUBLIC
SPACES PROJECT -AC-86017 ($50,000). ALSO REQUIRED
ARE TRANSFERS OF $8,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO
THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND $7,728 FROM THE WATER
FUND TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND IS ALSO
REQUIRED. AN INCREASE TO THE WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT -WS-11003 ($1,372,272)
IS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT WATER UTILITY EXPENSES
RELATED TO THIS PROJECT. A DECREASE TO THE
INFRASTRUCTURE RESERVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,437,906
IS REQURED TO OFFSET THE REMAINDER OF THE INCREASED
PROJECTS COSTS IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and
determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article
III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Council on
June 10, 2013 did adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2014; and
B. At the time the 2014 Adopted Budget was being
considered by the City Council, the costs associated with the
California Avenue Transit Hub Corridor Streetscape proj ect
were not known; and
C. The project will provide for streetscape and utility
improvements along California Avenue between El Camino Real
and the California Avenue Caltrain Station, including
landscaping, traffic calming treatments, streetscape elements,
new street lighting, parking enhancements, improvements to the
Park Boulevard Plaza, and replacement of water line utilities;
and
D. In December 2013, the City issued a notice inviting
formal bids (IFB) for the project, with a bidding period of
forty one calendar days; and
E. Bids received for this proj ect ranged from $ 5. 7
million to $7.7 million, significantly higher than the
engineers estimate of $4.9 million, indicative of the current
economic climate and rapidly escalating construction prices;
and
F. Staff recommends that the base bid of $6,211,331
submitted by Redgwick Construction Company be declated the
lowest responsible bidder. Redgwick Construction had
previously submitted a low bid of $5,715,715, but because of a
clerical error the amount was revised to $6,211,331 which
still makes Redgwick Construction the lowest responsible
bidder; and
G. A change order amount of $ 621,133, equal to ten
percent of the total base bid contract amount, is requested
,for related, additional, but unforeseen work which may develop
during the project; and
H. Funds in the amount of $100,000 are also included in
the project estimate to account for City staff hours related
to Public Works Engineering and Utilities for project
inspection during the construction of the project.
SECTION 2. The sum of Five Million Sixty Seven Thousand
Nine Hundred and Six Dollars is hereby appropriated for the
California Avenue Transit Hub Corridor Streetscape Project and
the sum of One Million Three Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Two
Hundred Seventy Two Dollars is hereby appropriated for the
Water Distribution System Improvements Project. To offset a
portion of the increased costs in the Capital Avenue Transit
Hub Corridor Streetscape Project, a series of reductions is
recommended, including Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars to
the Street Maintenance Project (PE-86070), Fifty Thousand
Dollars to the Art in Public Spaces Project (AC-86017), Twenty
Two Thousand Dollars to the Benches, Signage, Fencing,
Walkways, and Perimeter Landscaping Proj ect (PG-06003). A
Transfer from the General Fund to the Capital Improvements
Fund in the amount of Eight Thousand Dollars, offset by a
reduction to the Community Services Department's General Fund
allocation for Art Maintenance is included as part of this
action. Lastly, a transfer in the amount of Seven Thousand
Seven Hundred and Twenty Eight Dollars from the Water Fund to
the Capital Improvements Fund is included in this action. A
reduction to the Capital Improvements Fund Infrastructure
Reserve in the amount of Four Million Four Hundred Thirty
Seven Thousand Nine Hundred and Six Dollars is required, as is
a reduction in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Eighty
Thousand Dollars from the Water Fund Rate Stabilization
Reserve.
SECTION 4. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo
Al to Municipal Code, this ordinance shall become effective
upon adoption.
SECTION 5. The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby
finds that this is not a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental
impact assessment is necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
BERMAN, .
SCHMID,
BURT
February 24, 2014
HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF,
SHEPHERD
APPROVED:
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