HomeMy WebLinkAboutInfo Rprt - Lndscpng Monterey Ave Medians 965-11CITY OF PALM DESERT
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: INFORMATIONAL REPORT ON THE LANDSCAPING OF THE
MONTEREY AVENUE MEDIANS FROM COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
TO DICK KELLY DRIVE (PROJECT NO. 965-11)
SUBMITTED BY: Mark Greenwood, P.E., Director of Public Works
DATE: June 13, 2013
Recommendation
Receive and file.
Background
The project plans and specifications for construction of the Monterey Avenue medians
are at 90 percent completion, and were sent to the City of Rancho Mirage Public Works
Department for review and comment on March 28, 2013. Rancho Mirage subsequently
requested construction and landscape maintenance cost estimates for the project. The
construction cost estimate was sent on April 1, 2013, and the landscape maintenance
cost estimate was sent on May 3, 2013. Construction plans still need to be reviewed by
the Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD) for compliance with their Water Efficient
Landscaping Ordinance.
Currently, there is no agreement in place between Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage for
the landscape maintenance and construction costs for the Monterey Avenue medians.
A landscape maintenance agreement was drafted in 2012, reviewed by Palm Desert
staff, and sent to Rancho Mirage for review on December 11, 3012. On December 14,
2012, Rancho Mirage requested additional information. Palm Desert staff compiled the
requested information, modified the agreement to include both landscape maintenance
and construction, and on March 28, 2013, returned it to the Rancho Mirage Public
Works Department for their further review and comment.
Palm Desert staff recently contacted Rancho Mirage staff and was informed that the
draft agreement and project plans and specifications were still under review. No
expected date of return was indicated.
Staff Report
Informational Report on the Status of the Monterey Median Landscape Project
Page 2 of 2
June 13, 2013
Staff estimates that once the landscape maintenance and construction agreement
between the two cities is approved and executed, it will take 90 to 120 days to bring the
project to construction. This time line provides 30 days for CVWD plan check and
approval, 30 days for bidding, 15 to 30 days for City Council approval, and 30 days for
contract document processing.
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