De la Guerra Plaza update on tap for SB City Council

By NEIL HARTSTEIN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

The City Council today will receive an update on the De la Guerra Plaza Revitalization Project, and will be asked to authorize Public Works Director Clifford M. Maurer to execute an agreement to pay $865,088 to RRM Design Group for continued architectural and design services.

The council also will be asked to amend an agreement with Ann Kale Associates in the amount of $65,599 for lighting design for the revitalization project.

The RRM Design Group is the project architect currently working on the concept design.

The recommended agreement with them includes a scope of work for the remainder of the design services. Ann Kale Associates will work with the RRM Design Group and the Historic Landmarks Commission to complete the lighting plan.

The DLG Plaza Project formally commenced in January 2019, and is funded from Measure C.

“There are sufficient expenditure appropriations in the DLG Plaza Project in the Fiscal Year 2023 Measure C Capital Fund Budget to cover the work that staff plans to authorize in Fiscal Year 2023 from the proposed contract with RRM Design Group and proposed contract amendment with Ann Kale Associates,” staff said. Staff plans to request additional expenditure appropriations during the annual budget process to cover RRM work that will occur in future fiscal years.

DLG Plaza Project formally commenced in January 2019, and is funded from Measure C.

Staff developed conceptual plans to revitalize the De la Guerra Plaza (DLG Plaza) in 2011. This was placed on hold following the dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency in 2012. On January 15, 2019, council directed staff to resume work on the De la Guerra Plaza Revitalization Project (DLG Plaza

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