LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Violet Mak of PEA

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Violet Mak of PEA Group (PEA), the District's landscape architects, updated the board on the status of design and plan preparations for the Nicholas P. Fava U.S. Marine Memorial Park. Ms. Mak presented a proposed Amendment No. 2 to PEA Group’s professional services scope, to add coordination of pipeline easement holder Letters of No Objection at an additional fee of $3000, bringing their total fees for the Memorial Park project to $32,050. She also presented bids received for construction of the Memorial Park and recommended award of the contract to HD Outdoor Construction based on their low bid of $310,866.10. After discussion, upon motion by Mr. Whisler, seconded by Mr. Armand, and unanimously carried, the board approved the landscape architect's report, the proposed amendment to their professional services scope, and awarded the construction contract for the Memorial Park project to HD Outdoor Construction, subject to receipt of all necessary agency approvals and easement holder consents.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.