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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 20, 2012 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR CENTENNIAL <br />PARK WATERFOWL SANCTUARY AND <br />THORNTON PARK WETLANDS <br />RESTORATION (PROJECT NOS. <br />096037 8� 096038) <br />�C.l Q � .1.� l,i�l� <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED � � °n"d� �"Z' <br />LrXAS Recommended oZ3/-� <br />Q As Amended <br />� Ordinance on 1s` Reading <br />(] Ordinance on 2n° Reading <br />0 Implementing Resolution <br />� Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract to Green Giant Landscape, Inc_ the lowest responsible bidder, in accordance <br />with unit bid prices for estimated amount of $151,104, for construction of Centennial Park <br />Waterfowl Sanctuary and Thornton Park Wetlands Restoration (Cienega de las Ranas). <br />2. Approve a Funding Analysis with a total estimated construction cost of $196,360. <br />3. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment recognizing $172,064 in the Parks Acquisition & <br />Development Fund (accounting unit 31413002- 50001) and appropriating this amount as <br />matching funds for the Centennial Park Watertowl Sanctuary and Thornton Park Wetlands <br />Restoration projects (accounting unit 31413260- 66220). <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Centennial Park Waterfowl Sanctuary Project is a habitat restoration project on the peninsula <br />along the north side of the lake in Centennial Park (Exhibit 1 )_ The waterfowl habitat <br />improvements will recreate ecological conditions conducive to the nesting of waterfowl currently at <br />the site_ The project also includes a new decomposed granite trail, passive seating, interpretive <br />graphics, automatic irrigation system modifications and riparian planting. <br />The Thornton Park Wetlands Restoration Project is Phase II of the Cienega de las Ranas <br />improvements, an effort to recreate the historic ecological conditions of the site (Exhibit 1 ). The <br />project will enhance the freshwater marsh habitat east of the lake, and connect the flood control <br />channel to the lake with a band of native wetland and riparian planting. As part of this project, the <br />nonnative exotic grasses will be removed. Native plants, as well as plant and wildlife interpretive <br />signage will also be installed. Once completed, both projects will raise native habitat awareness <br />and enhance the aesthetics of these parks. <br />