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M-11/24/1998 I I I CITY OF SANTA MONICA REDEVELOPMENTAGENCYNITNUTES NOVEMBER 24, 1998 On order of the Chair, at 8 24 pm, a SpecIal Jomt CIty Council and Redevelopment Agency Meetmg was convened Redevelopment Agency Roll Call Present Chair Robert T Holbrook ChalfPro Tern Pam O'Connor Agency Member Ruth Ebner Agency Member MIchael F elllstem Agency Member Ken Genser Agency Member Paul Rosenstem Also Present ExecutIve Duector John Jahh AssIstant Agency Attorney Joseph Lawrence Agency Secretary Mana M Stewart PICO BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT RA-I PICa BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Presented was the staff report recommending authorization for the City Manager and Redevelopment Agency Executive DIrector to negotiate and execute a contract for 1) constructIOn of the PICO Streetscape Improvement project With Terra-Cal Construction, Inc, In an amount not to exceed $4,076,379, and 2) authonze the Redevelopment Agency ExecutIve Director negotIate and execute a contract, WIth DMR Team Inc, for $314,295, for constructlOn management services On order of the Chair, the publIc heanng was opened Member of the pubhc John Darling spoke m support of awardmg the contract to T erra-Cal ConstructIon Members of the publIc MIchael McGronty and Patnck Owens discussed labor practIces assocIated WIth L A Signal and spoke In oppoSltlOn to awardmg the contract to Terra-Cal due to Its associatIon WIth L A SIgnal Member of the pubhc Joy Fullmer expressed her concerns 1 November 24, 1998 Members of the publIc MIke Martozolo, MIke VIldasola and Raymond Morales addressed comments made by prevIOUS speakers about L A I SIgnal Member of the publIc TIm Ward suggested that the project be modIfied to mclude an Island between 32nd Street and 33rd Street Member of the publIc RIchard Bloom expressed concern wIth the labor Issues raIsed thIS evenmg, however, spoke m support offindmg a way to move forward wIth the project RECESS On order of the ChaIr the Redevelopment Agency recessed at 9 29 pm, and reconvened at 9-52 pm, WIth all members present except ChaIr Holbrook Motion by Agency Member Genser, seconded by Agency Member Rosenstem, to reject the bIds and ask staff to reVIse the scope of the project as necessary to lllcrease the lIghtIng to Increase pedestnan onentatIOn of so-called "dead areas," and traffic safety related to medians, and dIrect the Executive Director to negotIate m the open market for the best aVailable price Mohon by Agency Member Genser, accepted as fnendly, to amend the motIOn that m addItIon to reJectmg bIds, dlfect staff to either re-bld or negotIate m the open market The motion faded by the followmg vote I Ayes Agency Members Rosenstem, Genser, Femstein, Mayor Pro TemNIce ChaIr O'Connor Agency Member Ebner ChaIr Holbrook Noes Absent MotIon by Agency Member Genser, seconded by Agency Member Rosenstein, to reject all bIds Agency Member Genser WIthdrew hIS motion, Agency Member Rosenstem WIthdrew hIS second Subsequent to dlscusslOn a determmatiOn was made that the due to the "eIther/or" aspect of the motIon, which reqUIred only four affirmative votes The ExecutIve Director wIll return on December 8, 1998, eIther with a proposal to re-bid or a proposal to take alternatlve actIOn, WhICh might be a recommendatlon to dIrect the ExecutIve DIrector to negotIate a contract on the open market 2 November 24, 1998 I I I I ADJOURNMENT Motton by Agency Member Genser, seconded by Agency Member Rosenstein, to approve Contract No 7418(RAS) WIth DMR Team, Ine, m the amount of$314,295, for constructIon management servIces The motIon was approved by the followmg vote Ayes Agency Members Ebner, Rosenstein, Genser, F emstem, VIce Chatr O'Connor None Chatr Holbrook Noes Absent On order of the VIce Chatr, the SpecIal Jomt Meetmg was adjourned at 1035 pm ATTEST ~~ok Mana M Stewart Agency Secretary APPROVED ~~~ Robert T Holbrook ChaIr .... -' November 24, 1998