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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-01-23 - AGENDA REPORTS - SOLEDAD CYN RD LANDSCAPE BIDS (2)DATE: J SUBJECT: January 23, 1990 AGENDA REPORT City Manager Approval Item to be presented by: Jeff Kolin Authorization to advertise for bids on Soledad Canyon Road landscaping improvements DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation BACKGROUND In the Capital Projects budget for 1989-90 $300,000 has been designated for street median landscape improvements. The targeted area is Soledad Canyon Road, beginning at Bouquet Junction and going eastward. This fiscal year it is expected that the second and third medians (looking east) will be landscaped. The first median is too. narrow for landscaping. In future years the remaining medians will be landscaped as funds permit. In addition to landscaping medians, the side panels on both sides of the road will be planted with street trees, which will be irrigated with a drip irrigation system. The side panel improvements will extend about two miles from Bouquet Junction eastward. An $18,865 California Department of Forestry Grant will be used as a supplement to this project.- The Parks and Recreation Commission has reviewed and approved the landscape theme and selection of plant materials. If funds permit, it is hoped that river rock hardscape will be used to compliment both the landscape materials and the nearby Santa Clara River system. Renderings of the median landscaping themes will be posted in the City Council Chambers for the Council to view prior to the meeting. Alternative #3 is the preferred design concept based on staff and Parks and Recreation Commission review.. RECOMMENDATION Authorize staff to advertise for bids on this project. ATTACHMENTS Location Map APPROVED Agenda Item:_ z Q QL Ll -