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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-01-12 - AGENDA REPORTS - SECO CYN RD LANDSCAPING (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval: Item to be presented by: DATE: January 12, 1999 Rick Putnam SUBJECT: SECO CANYON ROAD LANDSCAPING - PROJECT NO. B4001 ADVERTISE FOR BIDS DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council adopt the plans and specifications, and authorize that Seco Canyon Road Landscaping - Project No. B4001 be advertised for bids. BACKGROUND In the FY 98-99 Annual Budget, Council authorized the landscaping of the median between Seco Canyon Road and the Seco Canyon (Service) Road. See the attached Project Location Map. Plans and specifications for this project are complete, and are available for review in the City Clerk's Office. Results of the public participation process for this project indicated a very strong preference for more of a "screening" effect than the 50 percent stamped concrete/50 percent landscape ratio incorporated on previous projects. The agreed-upon concept for this project therefore consists of five shrub varieties and two tree varieties. No stamped concrete is proposed for this project. Shrub varieties chosen for the project include dwarf rosemary and acacia ground covers (up to 2 foot height), a medium-sized abelia (4 to 5 foot height), and larger -sized privet (5 to 7 foot height). Fountain grass has also been included in select areas for accent purposes. Tree varieties chosen for the project include the purple -leaf plum and the crape myrtle. Unfortunately, the project cannot support larger -sized trees due to the fact that the median also serves as a utility corridor with some utilities (including a 5 -foot diameter storm drain) as close as 18 inches to the surface. ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS No alternative actions identified by staff. APPROVED Agenda Item.,4- FISCAL IMPACT Funds in the amount of $450,000 (General Fund) have been budgeted in Account No. B4001001-8001 for this project. ATTACHMENT Project Location Map pr\plandeu\B4001\ag_cc.01 O NORTH m Ci IF 0 PROJECT N DECORO DR OJ� ROUTE 5 eoJ C� RSR �tP 'NACI� p SO�oPD CANYON RD . VALENCIA BLVD SAN FERNMDO RD PROJECT LOCATION MAP