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City Council approves chip‑seal change order as Utica Park nears completion
Summary
Council heard a progress update on Utica Park — including a tentative April opening and remaining light, shade and exercise‑station work — and approved a $27,582 change order to chip‑seal parking and stripe spaces to make the new lot match adjacent surfaces.
City of Angels council members on Feb. 18 approved a $27,582 change order and associated budget adjustment to finish parking work at Utica Park and received a progress update on remaining park installations.
The council was told contractors expect to demobilize around April 2 and that hydroseeding for turf establishment was scheduled earlier in March so walkways and soft surfaces should be set after that date, weather permitting. Staff said the park will still require installation of play equipment, interpretive signage, shade‑structure decisions based on observed use, and correction of an outdoor gym rubber surface that cured prematurely.
“April 2 is when our contractors are done,” a staff presenter said. A council member asked whether the park could be opened while hydroseeded areas were closed off; staff said that would be possible if the council chose to do so.
On the parking work, staff recommended chip sealing and resealing the existing paved areas rather than full repaving after council members raised concerns about an aesthetic ‘‘patchwork’’ look. The $27,582 figure covers chip sealing, striping and a $1,000 contingency. Staff said the work will blend the new asphalt with older areas, extend the surface life and avoid the larger $150,000 repave proposal previously discussed.
A member of the public and several council members expressed support for the change‑order approach as a cost‑effective way to make the parking area look cohesive with the new park.
The council voted 3–0 on the resolution (Sharada — aye; Chimente — aye; Moncada — aye). The resolution was recorded as Resolution No. 25‑11.
Council members and staff emphasized remaining work — final striping, light procurement (staff said PG&E was not selling a particular fixture and staff would pursue purchase), installation of exercise stations, and decisions about shade grants — and said a formal grand‑opening date will be set after the April contractor demobilization date and closer inspection of seeded areas.
