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Council leaves chain‑link fence at Bundy Canyon detention basin after cost error raises decorative option to roughly $700,000
Summary
Staff identified a missing bid item that increased the decorative‑fence estimate by about $211,000 (to roughly $700,000); the council opted to leave flood‑control's installed chain‑link fence in place and asked staff to evaluate lower‑cost screening options as a separate project.
Wildomar — Staff updated the council on fencing options for the Bundy Canyon/Monav Vista 19‑acre detention basin and recommended keeping the county‑installed chain‑link fence in place after discovering an omitted bid item significantly increased the estimated cost of an optional decorative fence.
Public‑works staff said the decorative option originally was presented to the council at a cost just under $500,000, but an omitted bid item added roughly $211,000; "that brings the total cost of the fence to yeah just about $700,000," staff said. Flood control had installed chain‑link fencing and will maintain it under the terms of the cooperative agreement. Staff told the council the city could later evaluate lower‑cost screening alternatives — slats, different materials or a separate trail/fencing project tied to the city’s active‑transportation program — but any decorative or screening option pursued by the city would become a city maintenance obligation.
Councilmembers generally supported staff’s recommendation to accept the chain‑link installation now and consider alternative screening as a standalone project if desired.
