Item 09 - Bristol-Tolliver Street Urban Green Project

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Bristol -Tolliver Street Urban Greening Project March 18, 2025 Page 5 Basketball court, may be incorporated as a future project, subject to funding and will be presented to City Council for approval. Public Outreach Staff attended several Central City and Pico -Lowell neighborhood association meetings to solicit input and provide presentations about the Project. Staff will distribute construction update materials to the community prior to the project starting construction. The contractor is also required to issue construction notices to adjacent residents and businesses at least two weeks before construction begins. Additionally, the contractor is required to install signage at the project site indicating project details and contact information. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the recommended actions are exempt from further review pursuant to Sections 15303 (Class 3), 15304 (Class 4), and 15332 (Class 32) of the CEQA guidelines as the project constitutes construction of a limited number of small facilities or structures, minor alterations to land which do not involve the removal of trees, and an in -fill development project. The project continues these parameters of the CEQA guidelines and Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. ER-2024-110 was filed with the Orange County Clerk -Recorder for the project (Exhibit 5). A Notice of Exemption Explanation of Qualification Report was also prepared by the Design consultant, which includes project design features to mitigate environmental impacts. FISCAL IMPACT As indicated in the Cost Analysis, the estimated total construction delivery cost of the project is $4,581,808. All funds are available for expenditure in Fiscal Year 2024-25. Any remaining balances not expended at the end of the fiscal year will be presented to City Council for approval to carry forward to Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (Exhibit 6). The proposed contract authorizes staff a maximum of 10% in contingencies for construction contract change orders. Should additional contingency is necessary due to unforeseeable conditions, staff will return to City Council for authorization and appropriation.. With approval of the requested appropriation adjustment, portions of the accumulated fund balance will be appropriated for spending in the Federal Clean Water Protection Enterprise, Improvements Other Than Building Account (No. 05717640-66220). The spendable portion of the Federal Clean Water Protection Enterprise fund balance is estimated to be $6,126,265 at June 30, 2025, which is sufficient to allow for the recommended appropriation of $1,500,000. The funds will be budgeted and available for this item in the accounts below.