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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 21, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH <br />DEKRA-CITE - LIGHTING AND <br />MAINTENANCE OF ARTIST VILLAGE <br />TREES <br />?? <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />Q As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />Q Ordinance on Ise Reading <br />Q Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to execute the attached amendment to <br />the agreement with Dekra-Cite in the amount of $22,000 for a total amount not-to-exceed $47,000, <br />subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In December of 201 O, the Artist Village tree lights were removed for routine tree trimming and new <br />lights were replaced on eight out of the twelve trees. The new LED low voltage lights are energy <br />efficient, brighter, and provide normal tree growth by utilizing stretchable strings. For the holidays, <br />snowfall tubes were additionally added to the trees on Second Street/Sycamore and Second <br />Street/Broadway. <br />A request from the Downtown community to light the four remaining unlit trees has been received. <br />Dekra-Cite, a Santa Ana based company, has submitted a proposal to provide the requested <br />services- Dekra-Cite has provided services to Santa Ana for over five years and recently installed <br />the lights on the eight Artist Village trees. To provide the overall consistency and ambiance of the <br />area, staff recommends completing the lighting on the remaining trees- The amendment would <br />include the lighting of four trees, as well as labor and maintenance fees on existing lights for asix- <br />month period. <br />25G-1