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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO APPROVED AND STAFF' REPORT FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL DATE: September 7. 2010 tephen L. Hollister City Manager TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager FROM: Uche Udemezue, Director Engineering and Transportation Department BY: Kenneth Joseph, City Engineer Engineering and Transportation Department SUBJECT PROJECT /PROJECT DESCRIPTION: RESOLUTION OF ACCEPTANCE OF WORK FOR THE TOYON PARK PLAYGROUND SITEWORK, PROJECT NO. 10- 150 -62 -109. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends acceptance of the work, filing of the Notice of Completion, and authorizing the City Manager to release the maintenance bonds for the subject project upon successful completion of the one -year maintenance period. BACKGROUND The East Bay Regional Park District (District) approved the use of Measure WW grant funds at the Toyon Park Playground. The \VW funding will be used to construct site improvements, including concrete curb installation, storm drainage modifications, and improvements to meet ADA requirements. The playground equipment and installation will be funded by the non - profit organization KaBOOM! Council agreed to partner with KABOOM!, who will install the equipment at Toyon Park as one of its community designed, privately sponsored, and community built playgrounds. KaBOOM! held a Design Day public meeting on July 22, 2010. At the meeting, the final playground fixtures were selected. On Build Day (September 18, 2010) KABOOM! and its volunteer construction members will install the playground equipment and safety surfacing. Analysis On July 6, 2010 the City Council awarded the construction contract for the subject project to Jim Freethy Excavating, Inc. Construction is now complete and is in compliance with the contract documents. This project included the necessary site work preparation for the installation of the playground equipment by KaBOOM! The project consisted of concrete curb, storm drainage