03-1004Council File # 0,3 � /��
Green Sheet # .3803 �
Presented by
Referred To
1 Financing for Irvine Avenue Landscaping
2 WHEREAS, the Irvine Avenue right of way between Ramsey Street and Pleasant Avenue contains an upper and lower
3 roadway with a slope wall beriveen the roadways; and
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5 WIIEREAS, the eastem two-thirds of Irvine Avenue was reconstructed in 1995 as part of the Combined Sewer
6 Separation Program, with only a minor amount of the planned landscaping completed due to limited amount of space
7 and presence of buckthorn and other invasive species on the slope wall; and
8 WHEREAS, the western one-third of Irvine Avenue was not reconstructed due to the poor condition of the slope wall and
9 lack of funding for reconstruction of wall; and
10 WHEREAS, the Departments of Public Warks and Parks and Recreation have worked with the community to develop a
11 plan for buckthorn removal and landscaping for the slope wall azea on the eastern two-thirds of Irvine Avenue; and
12 WHEREAS, Public Works submitted a proposal as part of 2004-2005 Capital Improvement Budget process for
13 reconstruction of the roadways and the slope wall on western one-third of Irvine Avenue and installation of landscaping
14 on the slope wall on the eastern two-thirds of Irvine Avenue; and
15 WHEREAS, the project is not recommended for funding in proposed 2004-2005 Capital Improvement Budget; and
16 WHEREAS, the fragile hillside and the recently completed buckthorn removal effort make it advisable to proceed
17 expeditiously with landscaping the eastern two-thirds of Irvine Avenue which has an estimated cost of $43,500; and
18 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council directs that the landscaping be completed in 2004 and be
19 funded out of the 2004 Residential Street Vitality Pro�ram.
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� 1i/41o3 GREEN SHEET No.: 38038
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ncriorr �QUESTFV: Approve resolution directing the Department of Public Works to proceed with landscaping on
Irvine Avenue with financing through the Residential Street Vitality Program.
RECOMIvIDVDA1TONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAI. SERVICE CONTRACfS MiJST ANSWER TIIE FOLLOWING
QUESIYONS:
PLANNING COMA9SSION 1. Has this persodfirm eva worked under a coniract for tf�is deparhnrnt?
CIB COM��IlTCEE Yes No
CIVI[, SERVICE COMbIISSION 2. Haz this person/fvm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by a�y current city employee?
Yes No
Expiain aIl yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet
INITLITING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNTTY (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
When Irvine Avenue was reconstructed, the customary landscaping in the right of way was not completed because
of a lack of funding and the prevalence of buckthorn in the azea tktat would have choked any planting. In the yeaz's
since, the community has developed a landscaping plan and committed itself to ongoing maintenance of the
hillside. The first round of buckthorn removal was completed last spring, preparing the site for the permanent
sustainable landscaping recommended in the plan. Funds aze available in the 2004 RSVP budget to install the
landscaping in the spring of 2004.
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
Landscaping can be installed, stabilizing the hillside against fut�ther erosion and vulnerability to invasive plants.
DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED:
None
DISADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
The hillside will fall into fiirther disrepair and the investment already made in buckthorn removal will be lost.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $ COST/REVENUE BUDGETED:
F�JNDING S011iCE: ACTIVI'CYNUMBER:
FINANCIAL INFORMATION: (EXPLAIN)
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