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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Amendment to the Agreement with SLR International Corporation (SLR) to Provide Groundwater Investigation and Monitoring Services for the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park for an Amount Not To Exceed $163,900 for a Total Contract Amount of $518,060. (Recreation and Parks 2801010)
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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 Amendment to the Agreement with SLR International Corporation (SLR) to Provide Groundwater Investigation and Monitoring Services for the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park for an Amount Not To Exceed $163,900 for a Total Contract Amount of $518,060.
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 to the advocacy efforts of long-time Alameda resident Jean Sweeney.
On July 5, 2016, the City Council approved the Sweeney Park Design Development Plan, which is the detailed design that follows all of the major parameters of the approved Sweeney Park Master Plan, which was approved by City Council on July 15, 2014.
There is soil contamination at Sweeney Park, due to its prior use as a railroad switching yard by the Alameda Beltline Railroad. On January 10, 2015, the City approved an agreement with SLR International (SLR) with a work scope that included development of a Soil Management Plan, an Operations and Maintenance Plan, and Land Use Covenants, all based on previously created environmental site assessment documents. Staff and SLR subsequently met with the CA Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC), which is the regulatory agency that oversees brownfield development and soil contamination. The City was required to receive approval from DTSC on its soil remediati...
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