HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-5 Staff Report - Notice of Completion Azusa A Art StructureCONSENT ITEM
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: DANIEL BOBADILLA, P.E., DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER
DATE: MARCH 18, 2019
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF PROJECT COMPLETION AND AUTHORIZATION TO FILE A
NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE ART MONUMENT ADJACENT TO THE
AZUSA INTERMODAL TRANSIT CENTER
BACKGROUND:
In an effort to aesthetically enhance the surrounding areas of the Azusa Intermodal Transit Center, Staff
worked with the Gold Line Station artist, Jose Antonio Aguirre, to develop art design alternatives. On
October 26, 2015, the City Council approved an agreement with Jose Antonio Aguirre to fabricate and
install an art monument resembling the letter “A” on the southeast corner of Azusa Avenue and the
transit center bus way. The proposed actions will accept the art monument and authorize staff to file a
Notice of Completion with the County Recorder’s Office.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1)Accept the completion of the art monument; and
2)Authorize Staff to file a Notice of Completion for the art monument.
ANALYSIS:
On October 26, 2015, the City Council approved an agreement with Jose Antonio Aguirre to fabricate
and install an art monument resembling the letter “A” at the southeast corner of Azusa Avenue and the
transit center bus way. This artwork provides connectivity among the art components on the southern
wall of the transit center and the Azusa Downtown Metro Gold Line Station.
The “A” monument is expected to enhance the transit customer experience, draw people to the Azusa
Downtown area, and create a place where people from the community and surrounding areas can gather.
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
3/18/2019
Art Monument Notice of Completion
March 18, 2019
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FISCAL IMPACT:
A contract for this project was awarded in the amount of $50,000, funded by the Art in Public Places
Fund. The project was completed within budget for a total cost of $50,000.
Prepared by:
Daniel Bobadilla, P.E.
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Reviewed and Approved:
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
Attachment:
1) Notice of Completion
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
NAME CITY OF AZUSA
STREET ADDRESS 213 E. FOOTHILL BLVD
CITY, STATE ZIP AZUSA, CA 91702 SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE
NOTICE OF COMPLETION
Notice pursuant to Civil Code Section 3039, must be filed within 10 days after completion. Notice is hereby given that:
1. The undersigned is owner or corporate officer of the owner of the interest or estate stated below in the property hereinafter described:
2. The full name of the owner is The City of Azusa
3. The full address of the owner is 213 E. Foothill Boulevard, Azusa, CA 91702
4. The nature of the interest or estate of the owner is: In fee.
(IF OTHER THAN FEE, STRIKE “IN FEE” AND INSERT, FOR EXAMPLE , “PURCHASER UNDER CONTRACT OF PURCHASE”, OR “LESSEE”
5. The full names and full addresses of all persons, if any, who hold title with the undersigned as joint tenants or as tenants in common,
are:
NAMES ADDRESSES
NONE
6. The full names and full addresses of the predecessors in interest of the undersigned, if the property was transferred subsequent to the
commencement of the work or improvements herein referred to:
NAMES ADDRESSES
NONE
7. A work of improvement on the property hereinafter described was completed on February 20, 2019 . The work done was:
Art Monument at the southeast corner of Azusa Avenue and the Transit Center bus way.
8. The name of the contractor, if any, for such work of improvement was:
Jose Antonio Aguirre Studio, 1060 S Oak Forest Lane, Pasadena, CA 91107 December 9, 2015 (IF NO CONTRACTOR FOR WORK OF IMPROVEMENT AS A WHOLE, INSERT “NONE”) (DATE OF CONTRACT)
9. The property on which said work of improvement was completed is in the City of Azusa, County of Los Angeles, California and as
described as follows:
Southeast corner of Azusa Avenue and Transit Center bus way.
10. The street address of said property is None (IF NO STREET ADDRESS HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY ASSIGNED, INSERT “NONE”)
Dated: Joseph R. Rocha, Mayor (SIGNATURE OF OWNER OR CORPORATE OFFICER OF OWNER NAMED IN PARAGRAPH 2 OR HIS AGENT)
I, the undersigned, say: I am the person who signed the foregoing notice of completion. I have read said notice of completion and know its
contents, and the facts stated therein are true of my own knowledge. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
Executed on at (DATE) (CITY, COUNTY, & STATE)
(SIGNATURE)