Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consultant Agreement with SLR International Corporation to Provide Site Investigation and Environmental Report Services for the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park, Including Contingency, for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $363,610 and to Amend Project Revenue and Expenditures Budget by $170,610. (Recreation and Parks 91309)
Calendar, there are three items regarding the Gene Sweeney open space park. Two financial items five F and five G represent. Along with the cross Alameda bike trail. The actual start of park construction. These items authorize funds necessary to start soil remediation and construction design for the entire park. Jane started her work on the park in 1998. Now, 18 years. Later, the construction work is. Actually going to start. 2016 is the year. Alameda can say Jane's dream will finally start to become a reality. Item five A. Third item supports the Alameda Food. Banks request to enlarge its space on. Land at the Jane Sweeny Park. Jim and Jane always supported the Alameda Food Bank. And Jane promised she would support support it. Space in the park. The increased. Size of the food bank will compliment the space. Where the new community garden. Will be located in the park. A large. Food bank. And community garden will both honor Jane and. The people of Alameda who. Rely on their services on behalf of Jane. They opened. The Jane Sweeny Open. Space Park Fund, which is board members Jim Sweeney, Dr. Hahn and myself. We would like to thank. All of Alameda for their. Support for the park throughout this long process. We would like to thank. The many city councils along. The way. Including our current council, for their support for the park. And a very special thank you. To. Air PD. Director Amy Aldridge for. Your dedication to this very large. Project. Thank you. Mr. Sweeney. Evening. Council members. Staff. I'm Jim Sweeney. I'm very happy to be with you tonight. As you address staff, we request to execute agreements for site investigation, environmental reports, services, design services and authorization for the Interim City Manager to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Almeida Food Bank, all in regard to the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park . Has taken 18 years of effort, perseverance and patience to get where we are today. I believe it has proceeded as expeditiously as possible, given the circumstances which confronted us over those years. With outstanding guidance from Parks Director Amy Wooldridge. The strong supportive counsel and inspiring public support. The fact that we are closing in on the final design and construction is a momentous achievement. It is very exciting for we who are members of the of the steering committee for the park to be able to pass pass on the elements of the final design and help make Jean and the public's dream come true. I commend the staff reports to you and I urge you to approve the recommendations. Thank you. Pleasure to be here. Do we have emotion? I knew I would be pleased to move approval. Can I do all three items at once? Approval of items five F, five G and five H whose titles have already been read. Second, it was G.H. and I believe. I'm sorry. I circled them right back. All those in favor I motion carries unanimously. Thank you. And now we move to our regular agenda. Item 6 a.m.. Adoption of resolution approving a 15 year concession agreement with a ten year renewal option with. Oh, I'm sorry. How do I say this, Amy? Don't let me be known as James on the course. The provision of food and beverage services at the Chuck Creek Golf Complex. Laura. Oh, I'm sorry. Good evening, Mayor and Council Amy Wooldridge, Interim Assistant City Manager and I. I'm here tonight also in part in my role as a recreation and parks director. So to give you some background, we the city has an existing agreement with gyms on the course that's been in place since 2006.