Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7106 and award a contract to Klassic Engineering and Construction, Inc., of Orange, CA, for the Alamitos Beach Concession Building Project, in the amount of $5,681,000, with a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $852,150, for a total contract amount not to exceed $6,533,150; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments; and Accept Mitigated Negative Declaration ND-07-17. (District 2)
Thank you very much. Next. Actually, any public comment on this saying that please cast your votes. Motion carries. 36. Please report from Public Works, Parks, Recreation and Marine. A very exciting item 36. Recommendation door to contract to classic engineering and construction for the Alamitos Beach Concession Building Project for a total contract amount not to exceed 6,533,150 District two. Okay. Councilmember Pearce. Did you want to do the staff report first? Yes, please. Okay, let's get the staff report. This is a very exciting project. And we're going to have a very exciting presentation from Craig back. Mm hmm. Thank you, Mayor. Members of the council, we are happy to be for you this evening to talk about. The continued renaissance of our beach front. This is. A new project. That we want to go. Through and provide a brief PowerPoint presentation and share some new images of the concession stand. Erik Lopez has been leading this effort for public works, so I'm going to ask him to make the presentation this evening. Thank you. After a comprehensive public outreach process, we are ready to proceed with construction of our new two storey 4240 square foot concession stand. That would include the following amenities a new playground, equipment, rental space, outdoor dining areas, a new pedestrian promenade and rebuild beach public restrooms. The total project cost is estimated at $9 million and it is entirely funded by Tidelands funds. We anticipate beginning construction in April 2019, just a couple of months away and completing prior to summer of 2020. This project continues our efforts to revitalize our waterfront and aid and increase the youth and popularity for locals and visitors alike. The project will also help improve the safety of the immediate area and increase the recreational opportunities available. We are partnering with the Department of Economic Development to help us with the outreach and and bringing on board of new vendors. There is currently a request for proposals out in the streets. Those proposals to operate not just the Alameda locations, but some of our other beach concessions that are due in May. We we anticipate returning to the council in summer to award one or more contracts. So this is really a two step process. Tonight, before you were asking approval to move forward with a construction contract so we can start physically building out the the structure itself and we'll be returning to council for a vendor contract, as Eric mentioned, to have a concession operator at this location and the other beach concessions as well . That concludes our staff report and are available for questions. Thank you. Thank you. Just for clarification, I just would I'm clear the approval of construction is just for the element of beach project. Correct. Okay. Thank you, Councilor Pearce. Well, thank you, Staff. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I am so excited about this project. Before I was in office, we talked a lot about how do we get more people down on our beaches and how do we really activate it? And we had a lot of ideas around concession stands, and I did not at that time believe that we would get to a place with something that's spectacular. And so I'm really thankful for all of your guys hard work, the visioning that was done with community members, with the team that worked on designing this. You know, I know we said we liked what we had in Santa monica and kind of that same model of of being able to have food outside, inside and having the amenities to check out, you know, whether it's what sorts of can we roll the ball, you know, activities, bocce ball, you know, and lots of fun activities there. So I want to commend you on that. I also really want to say, you know, the Tidelands Fund is also often a conversation at the budget time. And I want to thank Councilmember Price. About a year ago, we started working together on our Tidelands funds instead of having separate meetings, and we agreed to prioritize not only this concession stand, but the other ones. And so I really want to thank her for her partnership, and thanks for getting us to a place where we could do that and get to here. And for those that might be listening or might be excited, the other part of this project, phase two with the RFP for operating, you know, currently we've had Alfredo's operate all of the concession stands and really we're a city that's diverse, that has many great restaurants here and many great ideas. And so I really pressed on staff and I want to thank them for separating out the RFP that I understand it might be one operator that operates more than one, but really, if we could have oysters at one, burgers out another, tacos out another, that way you've got a different reason to kind of hop along our different beaches. But it's a good day. I'm very excited. Thank you very much. Thank you. Councilmember Councilwoman Price. Thank you very much. And I echo every single comment that Council Councilmember Pierce just said. I mean, this is a really exciting project. It's going to activate the beach even more than it's currently activated. And in a way that's going to be really meaningful for people that want to spend a chunk of time on the beach because they'll have options and they won't have to leave the beach to go and get lunch or dinner. I agree with Councilmember Pearce. I think it would be really good for us to have different concessionaires or at least a concessionaire that's dedicated to having different feel or different vibe at each of the different concession stands just to have some variety. I would hate for us to have just kind of this cookie cutter thing at every single one you go to, you get your burger, you get your hotdogs, and that's it. It would be cool if they each had a theme or a vibe or that was different and unique because they're all going to look different . Each one of these is going to look different, which is another thing I love about this project that's not going to be this cookie cutter look that we see in some other cities along the coast. Every every single one is going to have its own feel. So I agree. We've worked together on this and I'm so excited for Council District two and their residents for getting this project. But I'm really excited for all the people that are visiting the city. They're going to have this as a city asset to enjoy. I want to thank staff. You guys have been working on this for a long time and I know sometimes it's challenging because you have limited resources and a lot of project needs and desires and wishes by the council members. And I want you to know that we're working hard to realize that reality for you and trying to be mindful of the priorities that we have and the commitments that we've made, too. And this one is a clear example of, you know, a district asset that the entire city is going to benefit from. So thank you for the great work that you've done. Thank you, Councilwoman Councilmember Richardson. Thank you, Mayor. I got to say, this is this is pretty awesome. Now, my my you know, I have kids, four year old, two year old. We go to the playground. We go to the beach. This puts the playground on the beach. I mean, that's huge. I got things to talk about now. You know, in addition to that, when we go to the beach, it's a lot of logistics. You got to bring the snacks. You got to bring this, bring that. Now, I don't have to bring those things. So how long did this business get open? Summer We'll have a beach party. Summer next. Year. So this will break ground right after the Grand Prix. This will be open in summer 2020. But this is actually the smaller of the playgrounds that are being planned. And there's two other playgrounds that are larger. Two other areas along the beach. And those we are planning to be have open by this summer. That's awesome. I think we're just going to hold off on birthdays until summer 2020. Thanks a. Lot. It's more of a gathering. Thank you, Councilman Austin. Yes. I would just like to congratulate Councilmember Pierson, Pryce and the entire city. This is an upgrade to our beach. I spend a lot of time down at the water and and I look forward to enjoying this. And so it has my full support. And I just want to add, I've been a huge supporter of this project ever since I first kind of heard where you guys are going with this staff. And so I just want to thank you guys. I totally agree with both council members, Pearce and Price. I know I had mentioned this a while back as well, but I think it's very important that each concession have its own experience and that sometimes is hard to do with with one concessionaire. And now, you know, look, of course, you have you have models like the airport, for example, where you have one master operator. But they they actually have different restaurants or different experiences within the airport, within that airport. And I would hope that if we're going to go with one major operator, that we look to the type of project that we have at the airport where these there still are different branded experiences. And if not, I also completely support that, just different operators having different experiences at these at these concessions. Let me just also say that this is one of the projects that is identified in our Olympic projects plan. So all three of the concession stands are and if you think about the visitors that come for the Olympics, they will be able to connect from one end of the beach over at the pier all the way over to downtown. And this is a great way to to stop and get, you know, get some oysters, get a beer, ride your bike and enjoy yourself. And so for fun, for the whole family. And so thank you for your hard work. This is really exciting project. One of the projects I'm probably most excited about, so I'm looking great. So Mayor, if I can comment on the concession stand, so and and absolutely we echo the comments and thank you for, for all the excitement and and you and the and the two council members that do Tidelands really have made this a priority. So this was not a priority before with kind of an idea that was happening. And when we did the reprioritization, this clearly rose to the top. And, and there's been a lot of commitment to get us to the point where we are. So I do want to say that this is the big project that is kind of the mothership of the concession stand, but there are those other concession stands down the road. So you heard Eric talk about them. They're all going to be designed. We do have designs where they look different. They're similar. So you know that they're all concession stands, but they have different feels. The idea behind the actual operators will be that we ask, we're asking for individuals, but we're also allowing one company to do them all. But as long as they're different, so we will not be accepting ones that all look exactly the same and have the same offering. So that is clearly not the plan. We're also looking and supporting Long Beach businesses. If there are Long Beach businesses that would like to come down similar to the airport and have that kind of model. And from the airport, we're adopting the the street pricing model so that you don't pay, you know, $15 for a hamburger that's really, you know, $8 value. So people feel very good. Just in the last second, I'd like to to talk about what's happening. You'll have this will be the big concession stand at Granada. You have a concession stand along with basketball courts and and a big play structure, a net play structure. And then as you go further down by Granada, you'll have a water play theme for for younger kids where they can play with water in the sand and have another concession stand there. And then there's Bayshore. So we'll really have some of the best concessions on on the beach in our mind, way better than Santa monica. And. Not even close to Santa monica. Santa Water Councilwoman Price. I just had one other suggestion and I know we. Want them all to be different and don't want him to look alike. But it would be nice if they had a similar colored color palette family so that it doesn't look like we're just, you know, dumping something there that's not connected or maybe same materials, but different colors , something so that it looks connected. Because one of the things I've found and we're doing a better job of it, but even with our bathrooms and our parks and our fire, I know the fire stations have a color. And then we had our parks, rec and marine facilities had a color. The two colors did not go together at all. I mean, just in recent years, we've changed that. But we should try to coordinate a little bit so that at least the color palettes match. So we have thought of that, about that. We agree completely that you should know that that's a major Long Beach structure and that they're related, but they also should look a little different. So each one will have similar colors, there will be accents so that each one has like different art on the walls. As you get to the concession, they all have a lettering. You know, the one at at Bayshore will have a big be the one at Granato have a big G, so you'll be able to see a little difference. But there the eye will know that those are all belong together. So yes, we putting a lot of thought into that. And I would just. Add to Tom's response that we're using the same architectural firm. For. For the design work. So you're going to see some consistency through that effort. Thank you so much, Councilman Austin. And I didn't want to have the last word, but on that note of coordinating, I was thinking, since we don't have Tidelands funds up in Uptown, right, we could have like a map at every one of the concessions on how to get to Bixby Knolls or, you know, I mean, because we're gonna have a lot of tourists coming through, through to, to our beaches. I think we need to educate everybody about the rest of the city. Just something to think about. The next the next item is we're putting one of these in Highland Park. Actually. This could have a lot of circling back to Gonzales. Pierce, real quick, a phase two of this that we've talked a lot about to address, that is is really the history of Long Beach and making sure that these stands have a full tie in for the full city of Long Beach. And so that goes to your point. Councilmember Austin's that we will be talking about the entire city when you come down to our beaches beaches. But don't scoot down there because there's no scooters on that beach path. The beaches are everyone's everyone's. Yes. Okay. Any public comment on this? Please come forward. Hello, friends. My name's Ashley Summers. I live in District two. First of all, I just want to say I think it's awesome that this is happening for our beaches. I grew up along the coast, not the East Coast, the East Coast and a small beach town, very much like this one. So I have a lot of fond memories along the ocean, just, you know, with my friends and my family. And we didn't. Actually have. Anything like that in Florida. Of course, Florida doesn't have a lot of things that California has. So. But anyway, I do I just want to bring up two suggestions. I've done beach cleanups with the Long Beach Environmental Alliance, and it is. Ridiculous. How much trash gets on these beaches. And this project sounds awesome. And I don't I know I'm going to be a bit of a buzzkill, but I'm just a little concerned that if buying stuff is more convenient, then so is throwing trash on the ground. So I would absolutely urge if you guys have like any sort of, you know, control over this to see if we can get some zero waste like, you know, encouragement at these concession stands. Reusable cups encourage people to bring their own straws, have biodegradable products, make it so that people don't feel awkward bringing their own things, you know, like encourage it. And another thing I really need to stress as well is, you know, while a lot of these eateries are really fun and awesome for for us, you know, when we come and visit them, unfortunately they're not so awesome for the animals whose bodies are sold there. 56 billion animals, land animals die for food in the United States every year, and that number ratchets up to 3 billion a day when you include fish. So I think in a city as modern and progressive as this one, it would be quite amiss to not have plant based options at these these eateries, because, you know, many of us are making the compassionate choice not to eat animals. So I think making sure that that is also compassion is also convenient on the beach is also, you know, a really great way to show tourists what Long Beach is all about. So, yeah, if if you guys could help out with that, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. Our counts are actually we have one more public comment. Please come forward and then we're going to answer a pierce and then we'll go to a vote. My name is and I can say I'm in full support of the Alamitos Beach Concession Building Project. My comment is in relation to the the Contractor six Engineering and Construction Inc of Orange, California. Michael, my column is more an issue of, you know, a local hire. Just researching over the last couple of days that this company in particular, they have been sued multiple times for labor violations. Most recently, about three years ago, they were sued by the construction, construction Cement Mason Construction Labor Fund because they weren't paying their state. They weren't paying their state dues into the retirement board for the workers that they used. So $5 million seems like a lot of money to be spending to work with people who have unsavory business dealings, especially in relation to, you know, a city that has a very viable relation with unions. So just I would just be curious if staff was aware of the even though they have an ongoing lawsuit right now with the Credit Adjustment Bureau. So I just I just think this is an inappropriate company for us to be working with. And maybe we could find a a local one that doesn't have this kind of record and, you know, funneling some city funds into companies that are local and not based in trust. And this is all public record that I found this information for. So just curious. Thank you. Thank you very much. Next up is Councilmember Pearce. I wanted to ask about the waste products that was brought up and just wondering if there's any special language that you guys can. We don't need to hash it out right now, but as close to zero waste and environmental friendly practices as possible. I know the RFP is already out, but if we could take that into consideration. So we'll look at that through the evaluation process and we'll make sure that they're not allowed to use any Styrofoam products so that they'll be covered in the ban that's already in effect. So that'll be the number one. And then we'll look at some of the other like ways to reduce trash. So can I just say let's ban straws on the beach. So it's not the right time. We'll work on it. I understand. Thank you.