City Council Watch – March 7, 2023

2 pm Special Public City Council Meeting – Eco Items of Interest
Agenda/View: https://glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=34470

Item 3. Community Services and Parks, re: Contract for Preparation of Design and Construction Documents for a Dog Park at Parking Lot 11, and a Feasibility Study of a Dog Park at Palmer Park, Brand Park, and Glendale Community College – Garfield Campus

a. Motion authorizing the City Manager, or a designee, to enter into and execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with RJM Design Group, Inc. in the amount of $275,500 plus a 10 percent contingency of $27,550, for a total PSA amount not to exceed $303,050, to provide landscape architectural professional services for the design of a Dog Park at Parking Lot 11 and to conduct a Feasibility Study of a Dog Park at three (3) locations: Palmer Park, Brand Park, and Glendale Community College – Garfield Campus
b. Resolution of Appropriation to appropriate $266,750 in LA County Measure A Technical Assistance Program (TAP) funds to cover costs associated with the design/development of the Dog Park at Lot 11 and to conduct a Feasibility Study of a Dog Park at three (3) locations: Palmer Park, Brand Park, and Glendale Community College – Garfield Campus, and shift $40,000 in Development Impact Fees funds from the Dog Park at Lot 11 project to the Feasibility Study of a Dog Park project

REPORT: https://glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/viewer?id=4022&type=0
RJM Design Group Materials: https://glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/viewer?id=8104&type=2

6 pm Regular City Council Meeting – Eco Items of Interest
Agenda/Watch:  https://glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=34470

3. PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS
c. Appointment of Roland Kedikian to the Glendale Water and Power Commission (Devine, 02/07/23) – Application

4. CONSENT ITEMS
b. Public Works, re: Plans and Specification for the Community Beautification Project
Resolution adopting the Plans and Specification for the Community Beautification Project, Specification No. 3849, and directing the City Clerk to Advertise for Bids
Report: https://glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/viewer?id=3997&type=0
Location Map: https://glendaleca.primegov.com/Portal/viewer?id=7986&type=2
Highlight from Report:

a. Public Works, re: Fremont Park Renovation Project Bids, Specification 3624 – REPORT
1. Resolution rejecting all bids received on January 11, 2023, dispensing with competitive bidding and authorizing the Director of Public Works or his designee to negotiate a contract with one or more of the contractors that submitted bids
Motion Amending the Professional Services Agreement with David Volz Design Landscaping Architects, Inc., (DVD) increasing the contract in the amount of $149,596.00 for a new total not-to-exceed contract amount of $1,254,473.00 and extending the contract duration until the completion of the project
2. Motion Amending the Professional Services Agreement with Maestro Development, LLC (Maestro) increasing the contract in the amount of $190,000.00 for a new total not-to-exceed contract amount of $855,000.00 and extending the contract duration until the completion of the project

c. Glendale Water and Power, re: Amendment No. 4 to Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. 8000586) with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC – REPORT
Motion authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement (Contract No. 8000586) with NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC. to extend the agreement through December 31, 2023, and increase the contract amount by $148,300, plus a 10% contingency of $14,830 to a new not to exceed total of $347,800 to provide Complete Financial Forecast, Rate Recommendations and Cost of Service Analysis Model Update, and provide for subsequent development of optional “Op-Out” TOU Model and Rate Recommendations for future consideration

d. Glendale Water and Power, re: Prepare a Request for Proposal using the Alternative Project Delivery Method for the Engineer-Procure-Construct of City-owned PV Solar Projects – Phase 1 – REPORT8 PROJECTS EXHIBIT8 PROJECT DETAILS
Resolution authorizing the General Manager of GWP, or his designee, to prepare a Request for Proposal (RFP) using the Alternative Project Delivery Method for the Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) of Solar PV Systems at the following proposed project sites: 1) Glendale Sports Complex Parking Lot, 2) Montrose Parking Lot 3, 3) Utility Operations Parking Lot, 4) Brand Landfill, 5) Fire Station 21, 6) Glendale Central Library, 7) GWP Perkins Building, and 8) Dunsmore Park Parking Lot, and authorizing the City Clerk to solicit proposals

Report Excerpts:
(Full Report includes information about a potential Scholl Canyon Landfill Solar PV project)



GEC supports item 8d: RFP for solar installations at 8 City-owned sites.
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Mayor Ardy Kassakhian: AKassakhian@GlendaleCA.gov
Elen Asatryan: EAsatryan@glendaleca.gov
Dan Brotman: DBrotman@Glendaleca.gov
Paula Devine: PDevine@glendaleca.gov
Ara Najarian: ANajarian@glendaleca.gov
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