To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: CAMERON HARDING, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
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APPROVE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND THE SOUTH BAY PARKLAND CONSERVANCY REGARDING HABITAT RESTORATION AT HOPKINS WILDERNESS PARK
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report and the accompanying Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are presented for the City Council to authorize payments to the South Bay Parklands Conservancy (SPPC) for work that was completed between the dates of September 2019 and January 2021 at Wilderness Park and for future planned restoration efforts. There is a significant amount of background material included with the report including copies of invoices previously submitted by SBPC and paid by the City as well as a copy of an invoice submitted by SBPC and not yet paid. The work that was completed at Wilderness Park is referenced in two prior Budget Response Reports (copies attached) with funding allocated as part of the adopted FY 18/19 and the FY 19/20 budgets.
As described in this report, staff is presenting an MOU between the City and the South Bay Parkland Conservancy (SBPC) for habitat restoration and native plant design services within Hopkins Wilderness Park. The term of the MOU spans from July 19, 2018 through June 30, 2022 and will compensate SBPC for services provided in an amount not to exceed $77,300.
The City and SBPC desire to enter into this MOU so that SBPC may continue to provide habitat restoration and native plant design services within Wilderness Park at the upper and lower pond areas and for the City to compensate SBPC for those services. SBPC will continue to work collaboratively with Community Services, Public Works, and the City's Arborist regarding coordination of project work, scheduling and plant purchases.
It is important to note that this report and the MOU deal only with work at Wilderness Park. A separate MOU will be needed related to any future SBPC work related to Communit...
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