To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS, INC. FOR FIELD INVESTIGATION, MATERIAL SAMPLING, LABORATORY TESTING, SOIL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT, AND LANDFILL GAS PROBE INSTALLATION AND MONITORING SERVICES FOR DOMINGUEZ PARK IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $638,700 AND AN INITIAL TERM THROUGH OCTOBER 6, 2027
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City’s improvements to the play area and surrounding landscaping and walkways at Dominguez Park prompted implementation of the heretofore unenforced regulations regarding closed landfills by the County Los Angeles Department Public Health, Solid Waste Management Program, acting as the Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) for the State. These regulations include development of a Field Investigation Workplan (Workplan) to complete the historical and physical/chemical characterization of the site. The Workplan was recently reviewed and approved by the LEA and is a key component of the LEA’s mandate to have the site in compliance with County Standards, including addressing drainage, erosion, cover integrity, and landfill gas monitoring and maintenance. The recommended Agreement includes the scope of work to complete the elements of the Workplan that was approved by the LEA.
Geosyntec is familiar with the park site, including the playground area, dog park, northern hillside, and shooting range and has provided useful insight and work products from previous investigation of the site. Approval of the proposed Agreement is time sensitive and necessary to reach the LEA’s mandate to have the site in compliance by March 17, 2027.
BACKGROUND
During the construction of the Dominguez Park Playground Equipment Improvement Project, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, acting as LEA for the State, issued a letter to the City claiming authority under California Regulation Code - Title 27 (27 CCR), Section 21190 to review the environmental impa...
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