Speaker 1: Motion carries.
Speaker 2: All right. Now we move to item 27.
Speaker 1: Report from Public Works, Park Recreation and Marine Recommendation to award a contract to General Consolidated Constructors for the One Apparel and Granada Beach concession renovation and site improvement project for a total contract amount not to exceed three 3,311,379 District three.
Speaker 0: Thank you. We're going to have a staff report on this.
Speaker 7: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Members of the council. We're excited to be here tonight to talk about some of the continuing improvements along our beachfront. These are funded, of course, out of tidelands dollars and not general fund dollars. But we have about a million people a year that walk up and down our beachfront. It's amazing how much activity there is. And there's been a focused effort kind of assisted by Councilmember Price and Councilmember Pierce to really focus on some of the community amenities. And so I hope you've been noticing that over the last couple of years, and this really is kind of the next big step. So with that, I will turn it over to Eric Lopez and Joshua Hickman to go through a presentation.
Speaker 4: Right. Good evening, Mayor and city council. Happy to be here tonight. So before you tonight is really a holistic effort to activate the waterfront. And we have a multi-phased approach over a number of different locations. You can see the four outlined here on the screen, and each location includes both concession improvements or improvements to the building as well as play features. So over on the bay shore side of the beach, we've already made some improvements to the concession building itself, shown in the image on the left as well as play features out in the water. Alamitos Beach concession project on the east side of the beach or west side of the beach is under construction now. This is a site plan drawing of the Alamitos Beach concession and the improvements that are happening here. So you can see a play area, a retail restroom, as well as the cafe itself. This is an image showing the playground that is being installed at the Almeida's location. You can see there's a number of different play features that that are being included in that construction that's underway now. At the Gina Paris location. There's a number of different improvements that are again happening in a phased type of approach. Previously, the beach pedestrian path as well as the bike path were constructed as well as the the parking lot that you can see here. And most recently, the basketball courts and the fitness station as well as the multi-sport court have already been have already been constructed south of the beach path. You can see the concession building and the new playground, which are part of the contract that that we're hoping to award tonight. This is an image of the completed fitness station as well as the basketball and pickleball courts. And this is an image of the the new building facade, including the wayfinding signage, the better access to the facility and new shade structure for the for the for the concession area. Another image of the same facility shown looking north from the beach. This is a play area that's being installed adjacent to the Junipero location. So you can see a fairly large play structure with a slide as well as different climbing areas. Another image of the same play area. At the Granada location. There's also a number of improvements that are taking place. We have the concession building that's receiving similar treatment to the June opera. We have the water play feature highlighted in blue on the screen, as well as a fitness station and a dog rental station. So you can see there's a similar theme among all of the concession areas. So we have wayfinding signage as well as improved access, as well as some shading and some facade treatment. You can see a rendering of the Granada play area or the water play feature. It includes a meandering path as well as water that flows and allows the folks that are playing with it to interact with the water. These are some examples of how children would interact with the water. You would pump the water up into various slides and have it come and flow down through the the meandering path. And then we also have a collaborative effort with other city colleagues that we're working to really get some new beach concessionaire into each of these locations. So that is currently underway. We're working with Lee and Associates to to select those those vendors which will be coming back to you at a future at a future meeting. So the next steps would like to award the construction contract will then get started on the play. Features at both the Junipero and Granada location will then be coming back to City Council for Future Concessionaire agreements and then they would complete their their tenant improvement projects. And that concludes the presentation. We're available for any questions or comments.
Speaker 0: Thank you. There's a motion and a second counsel on price.
Speaker 5: Thank you. I want to thank staff for this. Josh Heckman and Eric Lopez have really led this effort. So thank you, gentlemen, for your great work on this. And I want to thank my colleague, Councilmember Pearce. There are three concession stands in total that have been the subject of a lot of attention from us over the last couple of years. And of course, Alamitos is a little bit ahead, and I'm really looking forward to what the changes there are going to be. I want to Paro is a shared space really between the second and third district. It kind of borders our two districts. And then Granada is in the third. And for those who don't know, it's really close to Rosie's Dog Beach, which is going to be great to have the dog walkers station and have that water element there. Really looking forward to seeing these changes. I wasn't surprised, but I think I was I was happy to get reaffirmation on the number of people that are visiting the beach since we put the beach path in, the fact that we can count how many people are out there now is amazing. For those of us who go out there on a regular basis, it's really a great sight to see. No matter what time of day or night. You go out there, you see people of all different walks of life enjoying the beach and the open space and it's really great to see. So this will be a nice amenity to add there. And I think a lot of people don't know that the basketball courts are already there at one to Paro. And so hopefully people will go out there and use those more so that we can give a little bit of relief to other impacted courts like the one at Bay Shore. But I want to thank you guys for your great work and for bringing this project forward. All three of these beach concession stands together are going to provide a really great new amenity for beachgoers. So thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Got some repairs?
Speaker 8: Yes, I too. Thank you guys so much for the work that you guys have done on this. It's really been three years in the making. When I first got in office, we started doing the visioning work and I actually want to make sure that the record shows because the item says District three, but two of them are in District two. So just make sure that the you know, we have some pride over there. But with that said, we know that all of these concession stands are really used by a lot of people throughout the city, not just in our districts. Anytime I'm out there, I'll see constituents that don't live in my district that have taken the bus or taken their bike down there to really enjoy the beach path. So congratulations on that. I know I've talked to a couple of local restauranteurs and I know it's kind of a challenge now that we put the local spin on it and trying to get one of our local businesses in these concession stands. Can you share with me the timeline one on the completion of Alamitos and then two, the timeline for the RFP process? Because I know it's it's kind of been tough.
Speaker 4: Sure. So the Alamitos Construction Project is again a multiphase type approach where we have a core and shell project that's underway now and we're anticipating being complete with that fall of 2020. And subsequent to that, we'll have a tenant improvement project. So we're hoping to select in the upcoming months a future concessionaire for that for that facility. And then they will go through with their own tenant improvement project after we're complete.
Speaker 8: And are we looking at one tenant for Alamitos or two?
Speaker 4: So it's still an open discussion as to who the tenant will be there. We envision that there will be a tenant there for both retail as well as a cafe.
Speaker 8: Okay. I just ask because I had talked to a local brewery last week and they had said that they had been approached about just operating the top. And so I was just curious to that process. But I trust you guys. I think all the projects have been great. Thank goodness. On the Pickleball court, when I first said Pickleball, I never thought we would get a pickleball court there. My constituents are very happy. So thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you. I just want to just add, because I've been a I've been a huge supporter of these projects for for many years. I'm very excited at the work that's being done, the quality, just what it's going to do for activation on the beach. They're also part of our kind of master Olympic plan to ensure that when the Olympics are here, folks are at a fully activated beach. And I think I want to particularly what I also think. Mr. Modica, I think, Tom, you have been our leading advocate for these projects in the city, and we've been working on these for a long time. And I just want to thank you and the team. I think obviously the whole Tidelands team and and the teams that's been working on it has been really great. But I just want to thank you guys. And also just to piggyback on something Councilmember Pearce said, I think it's really important that we. Ensure that we have quality service providers as it relates to food and beverage on these on these sites. And so I hope that as you proceed with the RFP process, that if you feel that we're not getting an adequate response, don't hesitate to come back. If you feel you need to change the parameters of whatever we have set within those. Because I also heard that maybe that that maybe the RFP process was a little limiting. I'm not sure if that's been the case or not, but if it has, I would much rather get a home run at with these are these are home run sites that deserve home, home run food and beverage. And so Mr. Maurer could give any comment on that.
Speaker 7: Yes. Thank you, Mayor. Those are those are great comments. We absolutely agree. We did do an original RFP and it actually didn't produce what we thought it would produce. So we changed courses. We brought on a broker, a local broker who's been really helping us. But we appreciate the flexibility. So we agree it may take a little bit longer to find the right mix, but we really deserve to have amazing concessions that are unique and fun. So we appreciate the leadership of the entire council. We've had a number of discussions with District two, District three and the mayor about how our beaches need to be really special. So we feel we're on that path and really appreciate the comments and the work of the team.
Speaker 0: Thank you. And let me and then the final thing I'll say and I'll turn to Councilman Mongo is and I think Councilmember Ranga will understand this. I'm going to put my former coastal commissioner hat on. And I think that one of the things that I really like about this project, and it's the reason why I supported the the walking and bike path that we put out. A lot of these projects oftentimes get opposition and there is opposition on these projects from folks that want to preserve as much of the beach as possible in its current form. And I think what people oftentimes forget is if we really want to create access to the beach and access to open space, you need to provide the types of services and the types of amenities at these public spaces that will get folks actually come. And I think what we have seen with the example of the the additional path, which was a as we remember opposed and these new amenities, including the basketball courts that I see activated almost every single time that I'm on the path. I see, you know, young, young people playing basketball on those new courts. That, to me, is what the true mission of access to the coast is all about, which is bringing people to enjoy this beautiful coastline. And so I'm really grateful that you guys have worked so hard on doing this and creating these spaces on the beach for people to enjoy and for all families to enjoy, not just in a passive way, but also in a way that keeps our young kids active. So thank you very much for that. Councilman Mongeau.
Speaker 5: I just want to agree and thank all that worked on a recent concession RFP that came out for the fifth District. And I think that.
Speaker 8: While the number of.
Speaker 5: Applicants was small, they were mighty. And I think that echoing the comments about the home run are really important. And then just to consider and I know we're very fortunate, the fifth District procurement proposals were all local. And I think that local hire and local business expansion is a huge opportunity that also should get additional weight because they're.
Speaker 4: Proven.
Speaker 5: To be within the liking of the community. So when you look at that and the vision of the facilities, I'm really excited for what's possible.
Speaker 0: Thank you. There's a motion and a second. I don't have any public comment in front of me. Right. So please cast your votes.
Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications Nos. R-7147 and R-7148 for the Junipero and Granada Beach Concession Renovations and Site Improvements Project; award a contract to General Consolidated Constructors, Inc., of Perris, CA, in the amount of $2,879,460, with a 15 percent contingency in the amount of $431,919, for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,311,379; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments.  
(District 3)