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Council Meeting: July 12, 2005 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement for Design of Infrastructure Improvements
for the Mountain View Mobile Home Park
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a professional services agreement with Lawrence McDermott in an amount not to
exceed $180,000 to provide design services for infrastructure improvements at Mountain
View Mobile Home Park.
Background
Mountain View Mobile Home Park is located at 1930 Stewart Street and consists of 105
residential mobile home spaces. The property encompasses approximately five acres of
land with an aged infrastructure in need of modernization. On December 22, 2000, the City
purchased Mountain View Mobile Home Park property and thirty six mobile home units as
part of a legal settlement with the prior owner and to preserve the site for affordable
housing.
The City has undertaken a number of interim measures to improve conditions at Mountain
View since taking ownership, including:
1. Establishment of an emergency vehicle access road at the rear of the Park;
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2. Implementation of off-street parking on vacant spaces to keep roadways
clear; and
3. Installation of a fire hydrant just outside the Park at the rear.
Other temporary measures undertaken to date include the installation of bollards to protect
individual propane tanks from cars, the removal of units acquired by the City which were
substandard, mitigation of overcrowding conditions by relocating families to other units
within the Park, and repairs to City-owned mobile homes.
Discussion
The park was built in the late 1940?s and its infrastructure has only been minimally
improved since that time. The current electrical system is insufficient to meet demand and
has fused meter boxes instead of modern circuit breakers. Only a small portion of the site
is serviced by natural gas lines with the majority of residents still using propane tanks to
supply gas for cooking and heating. Additionally, water supply lines are undersized, old,
and prone to leaking and there are no fire hydrants within the Park.
Upgrades will include undergrounding electrical, cable and telephone lines and installation
of new natural gas, water supply, sanitary sewer and storm drain systems. In addition,
several on-site fire hydrants will be provided. The existing spaces will have all necessary
hookups such that new manufactured housing can be installed. Roads are to be re-graded
for drainage and re-paved with rolled curbs.
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Contractor Selection
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued on April 19, 2005 and obtained by thirteen
firms. One proposal was received and after careful review of the information submitted,
staff recommends Lawrence O. McDermott for this project.
Mr. McDermott, a licensed California Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor, has an
extensive background assisting private developers and public sector entities with mobile
home park development projects. With more than thirty years experience, he has designed
over 100 manufactured housing and RV parks with over 15,000 spaces. Given Mr.
McDermott?s specialized knowledge of Park infrastructure and improvement plans,
familiarity with the City of Santa Monica building requirements, and staff capacity to
complete the subject assignment on a timely basis, staff recommends McDermott to
provide engineering services for the Mountain View Mobile Home Park.
Budget/Financial Impact
Funds in the amount of $180,000 are available in account H14037703.589000, ?TORCA
Affordable Housing Trust Fund.?
Recommendations
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a professional services agreement with Lawrence McDermott in an amount not to
exceed $180,000 to provide design services for infrastructure improvements at Mountain
View Mobile Home Park.
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Prepared by: Craig Perkins, Director, Environmental and Public Works Management
Tony Antich, P.E., City Engineer
Jeff Mathieu, Director Resource Management
Ron Barefield, Acting Housing and Redevelopment Manager
Jim Kemper, Acting Housing Administrator
Ellen Alderman Comis, Senior Administrative Analyst
Gary Flora, Construction Specialist, Resource Management
Dave Britton, P.E, Principal Civil Engineer
Jim Creager, P.E., Civil Engineer
Reference Contract No. 8492 (CCS)
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