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RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT ON THE FULTON PLAYFIELD MULTI-BENEFIT INFILTRATION PROJECT, JOB NO. 60280
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fulton Playfield Multi-Benefit Infiltration Project (Project) is included in the updated and City Council approved Watershed Management Program (WMP) as a priority project. The design of the Project is now complete, and the bid ready construction documents, plans and specifications were approved by City Council on April 21, 2026. The Project will be advertised for competitive bidding on April 28, 2026. The Engineer's construction estimate for the project is $6.6 million. Construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2026 and is estimated to take 120 working days to complete.
BACKGROUND
The City of Redondo Beach, in collaboration with the Cities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Torrance, along with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) formed the Beach Cities Watershed Management Group to develop a WMP to comply with the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permit requirements.? The WMP defined a set of projects and activities each jurisdiction would undertake to reduce pollution entering the ocean in compliance with standards set by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The City Council?approved the first WMP on June 16, 2015 and approved the updated WMP on June 8, 2021. The updated WMP includes the Fulton Project as a priority regional project for reducing the potential for pollutants being discharged into the Santa Monica Bay.
Fulton Playfield is an open green space and play area at the southeast corner of the intersection of Ripley Avenue?and Rindge Lane. The?playfield?is adjacent to an?8.5-foot?by?10-foot LACFCD storm drain that runs under Ripley Avenue?and connects directly to the Herondo Storm Drain on 190th?St, which drains into the Santa Monica Bay. ?An underground flood...
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