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specifications and bid documents for the restoration of portions of Upper and Lower Sycamore Creek. Plans were completed by LTD Engineering, and the project was advertised, bid and awarded by City Council on June 20~', 2006. The construction contract was awarded to the low bidder, HSR General Engineering Contractors Inc., in the amount of $1,524,140. Construction was initiated shortly thereafter and the work is now complete and ready for final acceptance. A typical cross section of the creek is shown below. The creek consists of a low flow channel and higher overFlow bank (100 year floodplain-seasonal wetlands) to handle larger storm events. On the north side of the channel there is a 10 foot-paved maintenance road with atwo-foot jogging path constructed of decomposed granite. Paved access extends from Valley Avenue west along the top of the creek bank. APPIx NA71YE eans~.wa ssffsv wx odHt ENTR2 alma®AaeA ercr~r AcP~r ~IDID ^ MIX YiEaE DE5161lAT1D ON RATSEfA1bN FLAN EROS LONTRaL - EF0910N GGNTROL ERO.~iWN G0171Rd_ BI./JIkT T BLAIB~T IA~I.NU g 4 -f-` 4 ~'' °~ i ~ LPLNID '..EA60NM. RIPARIAW ILPARIAIV 5eg5gyt~, ~ ~N 9.F'F'Ht YE71AND9 WLLCbI WLVJYI FETLAMJ4 p 0 ~~" 0f19TYi4 PARKYUT OR FiRO11N) _ _ _ ~ tM.lTI~1SE PAT1 p . - 1 .~ ~Td~~c i~~'~ - I~ ~~ ~ a ibis i~ai~ 3MPI NOTE. VARY 3lOPt TO GRLAIE ~ ~. .~ . ~D I~SIAAR' l4PD SIIEAM. W E1°NKAA..L .. _ GUlLB. STRFNf BVY H2 SRFN7 IOo-YR RA'T) PWN Funding for this project was identified in the FY 2005-06 through 2008-09 Capital Improvement Program adopted by City Council. Funding has been allocated as listed .below, and includes Grant funding obtained in 2002. Grants were obtained from the Department of Recreation in the amount of $400,000 (for Lower Sycamore Creek only) and from the Department of Water Resources in the amount of $580,000. On September 19, 2006, City Council authorized additional work to HSR General Contractors Inc. for the conveyance of surplus fill material (soil) from the Creek Restoration Project to the Bernal Community Park Sports Fields Project site. in the amount of $105,000. By taking advantage of the surplus fill material generated by this project, we were able to import the material to the sport's field site at $3.00 per cubic yard as opposed to the going rate of $10 to $15 per cubic yard. The actual volume of material delivered to the Bernal Sports Park Project site was approximately 22,000 cubic yards at a cost of $67,053. The offhaul and stockpiling of soil material at the park site has also been completed and is ready for acceptance. As part of the environmental regulatory permits and grant funding, the City is required to ensure a 50% survival rate of the planting of native materials (plants, shrubs and grasses) and provide for ongoing regulatory reporting over the next five years. Annual Page 3 of 4