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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1993 0519 CC REG ITEM 11B ITEM n• B • DORPARK, CALIFORNIA City Cou •II Meeting of S 7 1993 AGENDA REPORT ACTION: . .!&IIA 4/ CITY OF MOORPARK 1�� TO: The Honorable City Council BY j7ZL i FROM: Ken Gilbert, Director of Public WorkstyF DATE: May 11, 1993 (Meeting of 5-19-93) SUBJECT: Consider Request to Construct Additional Property Walls at the Northwest Corner of Los Angeles Avenue and Spring Road BACKGROUND On March 3, 1993, the City Council awarded a contract to DWM Construction, Inc. in the amount of $108,162. 30 for the construction of rear property walls for the residential property located on Sherman Avenue. The walls are actually located on the north side of Los Angeles Avenue between Spring Road and Millard Street. The Contractor has made contact with all of the affected property owners and has started the removal and relocation work necessary to facilitate construction of the new wall . DISCUSSION A. Request for Additional Wall Construction 1. Burkhart: At the meeting of May 5, 1993, the City Council received a request from Pat Kilmartin on behalf of his parents Melvin and Virginia Burkhart who reside at 480 Sherman Avenue (see Exhibit 1) , asking that consideration be given to extending the proposed property wall to the easterly limits of that property. 2 . De Leon: On May 7 , 1993 , staff was contacted by Mr. Juan De Leon, who resides next door to the Burkharts at 36 Harry Street (see Exhibit 1) . Mr. De Leon also requested that the proposed property wall project be extended to include his property. RPr\aheraa Sherman Wall Project May 19, 1993 Page 2 B. Analysis 1 . Burkhart: Staff has reviewed the request made on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Burkhart and offers the following findings and recommendations: a. The approved limits of the project (see Exhibit 1) , as recommended by staff and approved by the Public Works, Facilities and Solid Waste Committee (Mayor Pro tem Montgomery and Councilman Wozniak) and the City Council, presumed that the east-west segment of the wall ended at the westerly property line of the Burkhart property. b. The east-west segment of the wall actually ends at about the mid-point of the rear property line of the Burkhart property (see Exhibit 2) . c. In assessing the various factors which guided the design, staff and the Committee concluded that the existing diagonal property wall at the northwest corner of Spring Road and Los Angeles Avenue was of a height and condition which did not warrant replacement and that ending the project at the westerly end of the diagonal would provide a smooth transition between the new wall and existing improvements. d. A more recent assessment of this wall shows that the construction of the wall is not concrete block, with a stucco veneer as initially thought. The wall is actually constructed of wood framing covered by stucco. e. In addition, a review of the project plans shows that the top of the new wall will be approximately four to five feet (4' - 5' ) higher than the top of the existing diagonal wall at the point where the two meet. It is the view of staff that this marked difference in wall height at this very visible location, does not provide for the smooth transition initially anticipated. f. It is the recommendation of staff, therefore, that the diagonal segment of wall, all of which is on the Burkhart property, be replaced. It is also recommended that some sort of textured block design relief be included in this segment of the wall to soften the effect of this very high wall at this location. APT\sherne Sherman Wall Project May 19, 1993 Page 3 g. The above recommendation is made with the following conditions: i. That the new wall be constructed at the same location and alignment as the existing diagonal wall; and, ii . That a landscape easement (see Exhibit 3) be conveyed to the City by the Burkhart's to allow for the planting and maintenance of landscaping in front of the wall to soften the affect of such a high wall at this location. Note: Staff has been unsuccessful to date in acquiring this easement from the Burkhardts. 2. De Leon: Staff also assessed the height and condition of the rear property wall at 36 Harry Street and offers the following findings and recommendations: a. The wall at the rear of the De Leon property is constructed of the same wood / stucco construction as the diagonal wall discussed above. b. The height of this wall is also four to five feet (4' - 5' ) lower than the proposed new wall . c. The rear property wall for the property immediately north of the De Leon property is constructed of concrete block. d. Ending the project at the easterly end of the diagonal wall (which is the southerly corner of the De Leon property) would result in the same marked difference between the tops of the old and new walls as discussed above. e. It is the opinion of staff the aesthetics of the project would be improved if the new wall were to extend northerly from the easterly end of the diagonal wall in order to provide some balance of design at this very visible intersection. APT\allergia Sherman Wall Project May 19, 1993 Page 4 C. Fiscal Impact The estimate cost to construct the above described additional property walls is as follows: Property Cost ($) Burkhart: 7,500 De Leon: 14 ,500 Total 22 ,000 The revised total project cost estimate with this additional work is summarized as follows: Prior Cost Additional Revised Element Est. ($) Cost ( $) Total ($) Design 19,000 19,000 Construction 108, 162 22,000 130,162 Contingency 11,000 2,000 13 ,000 Insp. Admin 20 .000 1 ,000 21,000 Total 158,162 25,000 183,162 The amount budgeted for this project ($189, 000) is sufficient to cover this cost increase. D. Committee Review This matter is scheduled to be discussed by the Public Works, Facilities and Solid Waste Committee at their meeting of May 17, 1993 . The comments and recommendations of the Committee will be provided at the City Council meeting. RPT\.h.nB Sherman Wall Project May 19, 1993 Page 5 RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that City Council take the following actions: 1. Approve the proposed construction of additional rear property walls along the rear of properties located at 480 Sherman Avenue and 36 Harry Street. 2. Authorize staff to process and approve a Contract Change Order to the L. A. Avenue Property Wall Project (DWM Construction, Inc. ) for said work, in an amount not to exceed $22,000; and, 3 . 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