DATE: November 8, 2016
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ACTIONS FOR SITE PREPARATION AT THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT:
A) RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2014 - 2018 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO CHANGE THE PROJECT TITLE OF "INFRASTRUCTURE PRE-DESIGN/DESIGN AT CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT" TO "SITE PREPARATION AT CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT" AND TO AMEND THE PROJECT SCOPE TO ADD THE PREPARATION OF THE EXISTING SITE AND TO ACCEPT EXCESS FILL MATERIAL
B) RESOLUTION APPROVING TRANSFER OF FUNDS WITHIN THE FY 2014 - 2018 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM PROGRAM CONTINGENCY TO THE SITE PREPARATION AT CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 PURSUANT TO BPC POLICY NO. 90 AND NO. 120
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This action will expand the scope of pre-development activities at the Chula Vista Bayfront (CVB) and transfer funds within the 2014 - 2018 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget appropriation. A revision to the scope and an increase in the project budget is requested to provide engineering and technical support for site preparation including demolition, earthwork and import of fill to the CVB.
Raising existing elevations of the site by one to five feet will provide more desirable building pads, improve drainage and create a more resilient project in the face of predicted sea level rise. Staff has identified opportunities to obtain excess fill material from construction projects owned by either the District or other entities at little or no cost to the CVB project. Approval of the proposed actions will authorize staff to obtain a portion of the approximately 700,000 cubic yards (CY) of fill material being sought prior to development, saving up to an estimated $15 million in future development costs.
CIP Project No. P0460 has a budget of $3,973,290 for engineering pre-design and design of the infrastructure needed for the redevelopment of the Chula Vista Bayfront. This action will transfer $200,000 from CIP contingency, increasing the proj...
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