Recommendation
A. Receive a status update on the Ellwood Mesa Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan;
B. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Design Services Agreement with RRM Design Group for landscape architecture, graphic design, and project management assistance, in an amount not to exceed $188,000 and with a termination date of June 30, 2025;
C. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Design Services Agreement with Althouse and Meade, Inc., for butterfly aggregation site assessments and habitat enhancement recommendations in an amount not to exceed $245,000 with a termination date of June 30, 2025.;
D. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Design Services Agreement with Rincon Consultants, Inc., for biologist, arborist, and permitting services in an amount not to exceed $158,000 and with a termination date of June 30, 2025; and
E. Authorize City staff to submit a Coastal Development Permit application to the California Coastal Commission for a five-year waiver-de-minimis to allow for ongoing maintenance work identified in the adopted Ellwood Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan.
Staff
Charles W. Ebeling, Public Works Director
George Thomson, Parks and Open Space Manager
Estimated Time
60 minutes