HomeMy WebLinkAbout0010_1_Webb Parking Lot Agreement -SRReport to City Council
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Grant Yates, City Manager
Prepared by: Jason Simpson, Assistant City Manager
Date:February 14, 2017
Subject:Agreement with Albert A. Webb (Webb) for Engineering Services on the
Downtown Parking Lot Project
Recommendation
Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Albert A. Webb Associates (“Webb”) in
the amount of $72,556 for engineering and design services for the Downtown Parking Project.
Background and Discussion
The City of Lake Elsinore is seeking an all-inclusive engineering design and bid package for the
proposed parking lot development. The City of Lake Elsinore is proposing to improve the vacant
parcels located southeasterly of Main Street and Heald Avenue for the Downtown Parking Lot.
The area proposed for development is as follows:
Webb Engineering Services Agreement
February 14, 2017
Page 2
The area to be developed is located between Heald Avenue and Peck Street, south of Main
Street. Currently this site is vacant land, with power poles and an easement running across the
lot, which serves as unimproved overflow parking for meetings and events held in the Cultural
Center and downtown activities. The project includes improving the area with a lighted asphalt
parking lot. Webb will prepare preliminary layout studies and associated construction costs for
the design options, assist the City in selecting a conceptual design to meet the demand for the
parking spaces and may be beneficial for the other functions in the downtown area.
Previously, the project site had a building near Main Street utilized as shop but the building was
demolished in 2011. Webb will perform a phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) to
provide information of current and past site use with regard to the presence of hazardous
materials, generation of hazardous waste, and the presence of off-site contamination sources.
Based upon preliminary research and experience with CEQA, city staff believes that the project
is categorically exempt from CEQA. Webb will prepare a Notice of Exemption (NOE) for the City
to review and file with the Riverside County Clerk.
This project site has approximately 1.6 acres of land. The estimated paved area will be about
eighty percent of the site. The proposed paved area will far exceed the 5,000 SF thresholds set
forth for requiring a site specific WQMP. This project is a Priority Development Project and a
Project-Specific WQMP will be required. The Project shall implement Low Impact Development
(LID) BMPs to the maximum extent practicable (MEP) in order to reduce the discharge of
pollutants to Lake Elsinore. An infiltration trench or a Bio-Retention Facility will likely be located
on the low point of the site, on the northeasterly corner of Main Street and Heald Avenue. Services
also include Infiltration testing and a geotechnical review of the site; the resulting infiltration rate
will dictate the final LID BMPs selections. Landscape and Irrigation of the site will be simple and
consistent with the current Main Street landscape and planting theme. Perimeter walls along the
property easterly boundary will be designed to provide a barrier between the parking lot and the
existing residential neighborhood.
Fiscal Impact
The FY2016-17 Capital Improvement Plan – City Parking Facility #Z20017 includes $72,556 in
funding for engineering services from Fund 116 City Hall/Public Works DIF.
Exhibits
A. Agreement
B. Proposal (Appendix A to Agreement)