Housing authority approves $1.3M project to replace chain‑link fence with 8‑foot decorative wall at Charter Oak Mobile Home Estates

The San Dimas Housing Authority on May 27 authorized construction of a decorative property wall along the north boundary of the Charter Oak Mobile Home Estates.

Brandon Slater, associate engineer in Public Works, told the board the project would replace roughly 1,300 linear feet of chain‑link fencing adjacent to the railroad with a six‑foot slump‑stone block wall plus a two‑foot wrought‑iron attachment, bringing the total height to 8 feet and adding pilasters every 24 feet and security lighting. The project also includes flagging and permit fees, engineering and inspections, and a contingency allocation.

Slater said the housing authority would need to appropriate an additional $418,458 from the Housing Authority Trustee Administration Fund to bring the fiscal‑year project total to $1,418,458; the project budget listed in the staff report was $1,318,040 after accounting for prior expenditures. The city received five formal bids; the low, responsible bidder was Bedrock Group Inc. with a bid of $1,038,040.

After questions about schedule and ownership (staff noted the housing authority owns the property and is responsible for the work), a councilmember moved approval of staff's recommendations, the motion was seconded and the board voted 5–0 to award the work and appropriate the funds.

Slater estimated construction would take about four months after contract award, with work potentially starting in July and completing toward late summer or early fall. The wall is intended to increase security, mitigate railroad noise and reduce unauthorized access to the park from the tracks.

The approval included direction that staff be available to answer questions and to continue coordination with relevant state and regional agencies that reviewed the plans during design.