Council approves consent contracts for veterans memorial, splash pad, parking lot and demolition projects

Corona City Council approved several construction contracts on the consent calendar during the meeting, moving forward projects that city staff said will begin in January and largely complete by March.

The consent calendar bundled routine matters and the council voted to approve the items in one motion. Council members asked staff for scheduling details on several projects before voting.

The largest single contract on the consent calendar was a $1,500,000 construction contract with Resource Environmental Inc. to demolish the former police department building (Capital Improvement Project FC 2023-09). Council members asked whether fiber-optic conflicts had been resolved and whether demolition would affect the city’s summer concert series; staff said they plan to begin demolition in January and expect completion before the summer concert season.

Other approved contracts included a $381,000 construction contract with David Olis Landscape Development Inc. for city hall veterans memorial improvements. Planning staff’s materials listed a total project budget of about $505,000, of which $85,000 was identified as the city’s portion for construction supervision, permits and inspection; staff clarified that the city’s share covers labor for construction support and inspection separate from the contractor’s bid. Council asked for an explicit construction timeline; staff said work will begin in January and that the contract allows 15 days for mobilization and 75 working days for construction.

A contract just under $1,000,000 was approved for Mycon Construction Inc. to build the Victoria Park splash pad (community facilities and infrastructure, phase 1). Staff told the council the splash pad is planned to open by next spring, in time for the typical splash-pad season.

The council also approved a contract with AR To Build for the South Mall parking-lot reconstruction at Main and 6th Street. Staff said the parking-lot project is expected to start in January with a goal of substantial completion around March; the contract schedule allows roughly 105 working days of work with some flexibility.

Council recorded an abstention notice earlier in the consent-item discussion: one member said he would abstain on agenda item 7.8 because his company does business with firms listed on that agenda item. Staff confirmed no speaker cards were received for these consent items.

Votes at a glance

- Veterans memorial (7.7): construction contract with David Olis Landscape Development Inc., contractor amount $381,000; total project budget ~ $505,000 (includes $85,000 city construction support). Outcome: approved as part of consent calendar.

- Victoria Park splash pad (7.9): construction contract with Mycon Construction Inc., amount reported as $999,042 (staff identified typographical correction during meeting). Outcome: approved; staff said planned opening by next spring.

- South Mall parking-lot (7.11): construction contract with AR To Build for Main and 6th Street, schedule ~105 working days; outcome: approved.

- Old police department demolition (7.15): construction contract with Resource Environmental Inc., $1,500,000 (CIP FC 2023-09); outcome: approved. Staff told council demolition is planned to start in January and should not affect summer concerts.

Where council asked for additional detail, staff committed to providing cost and schedule documentation; council directed no further immediate actions beyond approval. The consent vote was taken without public speakers on these items.