HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/1/1999 - STAFF REPORTS (13) DATE: September 1, 1999
TO: City Council
FROM: City Engineer and Director, Department of Facilities
STORM DAMAGE CLEANUP AND REPAIR WORK
RECOMMENDATION:
That City Council appropriate$34,766.76 from the City's Fund Balance to pay James O.
Rue Construction Company, Inc.for costs incurred due to storm damage on July 12, 1999,
resulting in the needed cleanup of streets and debris removal at Vista Chino, Araby and
Ell Clelo Road and the replacement of cart path and sidewalk along El Cielo Road and at
Tahquitz Creek.
BACKGROUND:
On the evening of July 12,a severe flash flood occurred in the City of Palm Springs,which
created siltation and debris on Vista Chino and Araby Drive and deposited debris and
damaged sidewalk along El Cielo Road and at the golf course on Tahquitz Creek.
The City's Engineering Division contracted with James O.Rue Construction Company,Inc.
the following day to remove the debris and open the needed roadways to allow for traffic
access.Additionally,work began immediately to remove the siltation from the storm drains
at Tahquitz Creek and on the replacement of the damaged sidewalk along Ell Cielo Road
and cart path for the golf course. All work, including the final cleanup of sidewalk and
placement of additional rock rip-rap at Tahquitz Creek, was completed in seven working
days. The project finalized on August 4.
The cost for restoration of the streets and areas within the related public right-of-way was
$10,693.06. The cost of restoration to Tahqutz Creek, including additional rip-rap and
cleaning of the storm drain at El Cielo Road,was$24,073.70.All work was performed on
a time-and-material basis.There was no revenue loss to the golf course as a result of the
flooding at any time during the cleanup or restoration operations.
DAVID BARAKIAN, City Engineer OTT IKES LL, Director
Engineering Division Department of Facilities
APPROVED:
City Manager
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Minute Order
2. Budget Resolution
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MINUTE ORDER
APPROVING PAYMENT OF $34,766.76 TO JAMES O. RUE
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,INC.FOR COSTS INCURRED DUE
TO STORM DAMAGE ON JULY 12, 1999.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, approving payment of$34,766.76 to James O. Rue
Construction Company,Inc.for costs incurred due to storm damage on July 12, 1999,was adopted
by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the 1"day
of September, 1999.
BY., PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 19636
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR
THE 1999-00 FISCAL YEAR.
WHEREAS Resolution 19541, approving the budget for the fiscal year
1999-00 was adopted on June 16, 1999; and
WHEREAS the City Manager has recommended, and the City Council
desires to approve, certain amendments to said budget;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Director of Finance is
authorized to record inter-fund cash transfers as required in
accordance with this Resolution, and that Resolution 19541,
adopting the budget for the 1999-00 fiscal year is hereby amended
as follows:
SECTION 1. ADDITIONS
FUND Activity Account Amount
No. 001 4201 43200 $34,777
Title: Street Maintenance Contractual
Services
Purpose:
To provide funding for storm damage cleanup.
SECTION 2. SOURCE
FUND Activity Account Amount
No. 001 2930 $34,777
Title:
General Fund Fund Balance
Adopted this 1st day of September , 1999.
AYES: Members Barnes, Hodges, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
City Clerk city Manager
REVIEWED AND APPROVED AS TO FORM rL
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