HomeMy WebLinkAboutInfo Item - Landscaping of Civic Center Driveways INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
CITY OF PALM DESERT
TO: City Council and City Manager
FROM: Richard J. Folkers, Assistant City Manager/Public Works Director
SUBJECT: INFORMATION ITEM: LANDSCAPING OF CIVIC CENTER ENTRYWAYS
DATE: November 14, 1991
Based upon the request from the City Council for consideration of changing
the three entryways to drought-tolerant landscaping, we have obtained the
following cost estimates:
ENVIRONMENTAL CARE, INC. $7,793.91
ARROWHEAD LANDSCAPE $7,520.50
These costs include the removal of sod and soil to two inches below curb;
planting of 120 five-gallon plants (forty plants per entrance) ; retrofit of
the irrigation system to drip emitters; and the installation of Palm
Springs Gold fines. The above figures do not include the estimated cost to
purchase the plants, which is under $1 ,000, nor the cost of relocating
Crepe myrtle trees ont he Fred Waring Drive entrance and the Brazilian
Peppers at the YMCA entry. The cost to relocate the Crepe myrtle and
Brazilian Pepper trees to other locations in the Civic Center has been
estimated at $800. Finally, we will need to purchase and install six palm
trees at $750 each or $4,500.
The total estimated costs are as follows:
Changeover to Drought Tolerant $ 7,600.00
Plants and Shrubs 1 ,000.00
Relocate Existing Trees 800.00
New Palm Trees (6) 4,500.00
$13,900.00
It should he noted that these costs do not include any design, consultant
or staff time.
�� CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
DENIED
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