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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to an Agreement with Placeworks to Add the Amount of $98,129 for a Total Agreement Amount of $763,957 for the Design of the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park. (Recreation and Parks 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to an Agreement with Placeworks to Add the Amount of $98,129 for a Total Agreement Amount of $763,957 for the Design of the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park
BACKGROUND
The Jean Sweeney Open Space Park (Sweeney Park) is a 27-acre park bounded by Constitution Way, Atlantic Avenue, and Sherman Street. The site is the former Alameda Beltline Railroad property that was secured by the City at its original purchase price due the advocacy efforts of long-time resident Jean Sweeney. There are 3.45 acres of remnant parcels on the southern edge that are still owned by Union Pacific Railroad. Staff is actively working with the railroad to negotiate purchase of these parcels.
On July 15, 2015, the City Council approved the Sweeney Park Master Plan, which was designed pro bono by Kristoffer K?ster of KKDesign through an extensive public input process.
On March 1, 2016, the City Council approved a contract with Placeworks Landscape Architects to provide design services for Jean Sweeney Open Space Park. Since then, staff has been working with Placeworks to develop the design, utilizing the approved Master Plan as the design framework.
On July 5, 2016, the City Council approved the design development of Sweeney Park, which included detailed design, strategies and prominent features.
DISCUSSION
During the final phase of design and resulting from a refinement of property boundaries due to negotiations with Union Pacific, which retains a small amount of remnant parcels at Sweeney Park, staff determined that it was necessary to adjust an area on the ...
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