City Council
MEETING DATE: 4/22/2015
TITLE:
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Official Naming of the Whitewater Neighborhood Park Project as Ocotillo Park
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
The Parks and Recreation Commission recommends that the City Council approve the naming of the Whitewater Neighborhood Park Project as Ocotillo Park.
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BACKGROUND:
In February 2010, the Whitewater Park project was submitted by the City of Cathedral City for grant funding through the California State Parks Department Round One Proposition 84 Statewide Park Development Program. In November 2010, the State Parks Department approved the Cathedral City Whitewater Park Project for Round One Proposition 84 funding in the amount of $4,998,392.
In September of 2014 the City Council approved a bid award and authorized the City Manager to enter into a contract with C.S.Legacy of Chino, CA for construction of the Whitewater Neighborhood Park Project in the amount of $2,874,127. In September of 2014 the City Council also authorized $1,761,383 for project management, construction inspection, soils testing services, labor compliance services, utility service and relocation fees, necessary outside services and internal City support services; and authorized the City Manager or his designee to enter into inter-local contracts for cooperative purchasing cooperatives to purchase park equipment and appurtenances for the completion of the Project.
The project was scheduled to be completed in 240 days from the issuance of the "Notice to Proceed" and as of this date, is progressing well with a tentative completion date of July 1, 2015
DISCUSSION:
Beginning in late 2011 and throughout 2012, the Parks and Recreation Commission hosted public outreach events at the Cathedral City Library and local elementary schools, distributing information about the new park and asking residents to participate in the Name the Park survey. The...
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