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CIP update: Lot C tendon repairs, green‑streets delay and stormwater planning dominate Public Works briefing
Summary
Staff told the commission that Lot C parking structure repairs will be localized but will push the schedule about eight weeks, Hermosa Avenue Green Streets work is slated to start in late December, and staff is exploring consolidated stormwater dry‑well locations and a possible joint Measure W application with neighboring cities.
Hermosa Beach Public Works staff used the commission’s November meeting to update commissioners on a range of capital improvement program (CIP) projects, including structural repairs at the Lot C parking structure, the schedule for Hermosa Avenue green‑streets and undergrounding work, and preliminary planning for stormwater dry wells tied to Measure W funding efforts.
Staff said contractor work at the Lot C parking structure uncovered broken post‑tension tendons. After a structural assessment and destructive testing the problem was determined to be localized rather than global; staff told the commission the repair design process is ongoing and the overall project schedule is expected to be pushed back about eight weeks, but costs are being negotiated and are currently expected to remain within contingency.
On green‑streets and undergrounding, staff reported construction administration by Torrance had caused delays and that the Hermosa Avenue portion is now slated to start in late December. Staff said the schedule was pushed to avoid heavy summer demand and that construction will primarily affect parking lanes; the work includes permeable gutters and associated planting and is intended to coordinate with tree‑planting opportunities.
Staff also briefed commissioners on stormwater dry‑well concepts intended to meet city stormwater capture mandates. Rather than widely dispersed, upstream dry wells, staff said they are exploring alternative, more concentrated downstream capture locations to reduce neighborhood construction impacts and are holding preliminary conversations with Redondo Beach about a possible joint application for Measure W funding. Staff emphasized funding is not guaranteed and that a fallback phased approach using local funds may be necessary to show progress toward compliance.
Other items noted in the CIP briefing included near‑completion projects such as the annual sewer improvement (CIP 421), Base 3 electrical improvements (near punch‑list completion), and the Kelly Court improvements that recently started construction. Staff also reported the real time crime center contract is in execution and a community center gas‑repair project is under construction.
Staff said they will continue to coordinate paving and slurry seal selections by pavement condition index (PCI) and with utilities (Cal Water, Edison and others) to avoid later digs, and that outreach will be required as stormwater and green‑streets projects are refined.
Next steps: staff will finalize repair documents for Lot C, coordinate green‑streets construction timing with regional partners, continue outreach on stormwater options, and pursue potential Measure W funding while preparing fallback, locally‑funded phasing if grants are not secured.
