HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem MFebruary 26, 2001
STAFF REPORT
To: Mayor and Members of the City Council
Attention: John B. Bahorski, City Manager
From: Stephen G. Badum, Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Subject: ANAHEIM CHANNEL DEBRIS REMOVAL, PROJECT #995,
Action Plan
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The proposed City Council action will establish an action plan for the removal of debris (former
Pacific Coast Highway bridge) from Anaheim Bay, Anaheim Channel Debris Removal, Project
#995.
DISCUSSION:
As part of the State budget of FYI 999/2000, the City received funding in the amount of $75,000
for the removal of debris from the Anaheim Bay entrance channel. The subject debris is actually
the remains of the former Pacific Coast Highway bridge over the channel. Some years ago when
the bridge was replaced the old bridge was demolished in place and much of the bridge concrete
was left on the banks of the channel. The proposed project will remove the unsightly debris and
restore the natural banks. City staff and contract engineers, WG Zimmerman Engineering, have
been working with the Navy, Army Corps of Engineers, California Fish & Game, US Fish and
Wildlife, and the California Coastal Commission for the past two years to complete the project.
The project has now evolved to include extensive environmental remediation which have
increased the project costs. Native plants such as Eel grass and pickle weed are proposed for the
re- vegetation effort along with comprehensive monitoring and plant establishment program.
On January, 22, 2001, City Council awarded the construction contract for Anaheim Channel
Debris Clean -up, Project #995, to the lowest responsible bidder, Atlas Allied in the amount of
$89,100 with the provision that additional funds be appropriated by the State. Additionally, the
City will be responsible for planting the site under a separate contract. The State has informed us
that the process to obtain additional funding will require a separate project approval process and
additional environmental review. The process to obtain these funds will likely take six months.
An additional complication is that the project has an environmental restriction which requires all
removal work to be completed before the beginning of the Least Turn nesting season which starts
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March 31. No work can occur between March 31 and August 15. Recent discussion with the
City's contractor, Atlas Allied revealed that it would be unlikely that the removal work could be
completed before the March 31 deadline.
FISCAL IMPACT:
As stated above, the State has appropriated $75,000 to do the project. The current low bid to
remove the debris less the native plantings is $89,100. City costs to date have amounted to under
$12,000 for design and environmental processing. Construction inspection costs of $5000 are
expected. The cost to plant eel grass and pickleweed has been estimated between $ I0,000 and
$40,000. The total project costs could range between $117,000 and $137,000. If the City
desired to fund the project shortfall, additional funds in the amount between $37,000 and
$67,000 would need to be appropriated.
RECOMMENDATION:
In order to proceed with the project, the City has two options: 1) Appropriate City funds, in the
amount up to $67,000, to provide for the funding shortfall and direct the City's Contractor to
proceed with work (before and after the environmental restriction period); or 2) Cancel the
contract due to the lack of an additional State funding commitment, direct staff to work with the
State to secure additional funding, and re-bid the project this summer with work scheduled to
begin after August 15.
""Itepfierboadum, Director
Public Works Department
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