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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-180 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING BIDS; AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR "BRUSH CLEARANCE IN RICE CANYON" (CIP # OP225) TO AZTEC LANDSCAPING, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $216,747.20 IN ACCORDANCE WITH MULTIPLE SPECIES CONSERVATION SUBAREA PLAN (MSCP) OF 2003 AND AREA SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVES (ASMDs); AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
On September 10, 2014, the Director of Public Works received six sealed bids for the "Brush Clearance in Rice Canyon" project. The proposed resolution, if approved, would accept the bids and award the contract to Aztec Landscaping, Inc. in the amount of $216,747.20.
Using a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the City of Chula Vista will be performing brush clearance behind homes around Rice Canyon from
October 13, 2014 to January 30, 2015 and from September 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the project was adequately covered in previously adopted Addendum (dated, January 2010) to the Final EIR/EIS for Issuance of Take Authorizations for Threatened and Endangered Species due to Urban Growth within the Multiple Species Conservation Program Planning Area, LDR No. 93-0287, SCH No. 93121073, dated January 1997, and the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Assessment prepared for the Chula Vista Multiple Species Conservation Program Subarea Plan, EA 03-01, SCH No. 20022051045, dated January 2003. Thus, no further environmental review or documentation is necessary.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
Fire behavior modeling has identified Rice Canyon as a fire hazard area. Rice Canyon present...
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