HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018 225 CC RESO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
IN SUPPORT OF SOUND WALL AND LANDSCAPE REDESIGN
RESOLUTION NO, 2018-225
• Whereas, in 1956 the City of Baldwin Park became the 47th Incorporated City in
California;
Whereas,the City of Baldwin Park and the California State Department of
Transportation District 07 have over the last ten years been working together to address
the major concerns regarding the negative economic impact to their businesses from the
freeway sound wall that would block their businesses;
Whereas,the California State Department of Transportation built an approximately
20 foot tall sound wall that incorporated mountain recessed images and then they planted
Boston Ivy in the approximate 1 foot planter on the city side of the sound wall and then
classified the freeway sections through the City of Baldwin Park as officially landscaped per
Bus.&Prof. Code, Section 5440;
Whereas,after the sound wall and landscaping were completed,the City of Baldwin
Park completed a financial study of the impacts of the sound wall and landscaping
classification and the study determined that there was a 70 Million dollar loss in property
values and sales taxes,and a 93 Million dollar loss hi outdoor advertising income and
revenue to the City of Baldwin Park and the land owners in the City of Baldwin Park. This
negative economic impact is enormous for the City of Baldwin;
Whereas,the Boston Ivy planted in the approximate one foot planter on the city side
of the sound wall will eventually cover both sides of the wall and thereby cover the
soundwall's existing architectural features of recessed mountains and thus the extra cost of
these architectural features will have been wasted. Furthermore,due to the planter only
being about 1 foot wide,when the Boston Ivy goes dormant and drops every last leaf,the
City of Baldwin Park and the adjoining businesses will be negatively impacted with debris;
Whereas,the City of Baldwin Park is committed to working with the California State
Transportation Agency and California State Transportation (Caltrans) to redesign and
enhance the soundwall's existing architectural features of recessed mountains rather than
cover them up with ivy and to assist Caltrans to remove the Boston Ivy and to declassify the
following three sections that are along the San Bernardino (10) Freeway: Frazier Street to
Baldwin Park Blvd (North Line)(PM) 31.54 to 32.21; Big Dalton Wash to big Dalton Ave
(North Line)(PM) 32.96 to 33.10; and Big Dalton Wash to Big Dalton Ave (South Line) (PM)
33.03 to 33.20; and
Whereas,the City of Baldwin Park is offering to pay for the entire project in the
sections referenced above, from the capping of approximately 316 bubblers and the
removal of the Boston Ivy to the mounting of the artwork and possible faux wall plants that
enhances the architectural features of recessed mountains;
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. Whereas,the City of Baldwin Park agrees to pay for and use licensed Caltrans
arborist and contractors of their choice to do the installation and maintenance of the
artwork and possible faux plants and landscape removal work and to cooperate with
Caltrans on acceptable installation methods;
Whereas, Chapter 29 - "Landscape Architecture" of the Project Development
Procedure Manual indicates that Caltrans will take into account the community values and
maintenance issues and that Caltrans deciding unilaterally to redesign the enhancement of
the existing architectural features of recessed mountains with artwork and possible faux
wall plants and to declassify the landscaping sections referenced above is pursuant to
Caltrans desire to work with local city officials and the community and that is in the best
interest of the State of California and the City of Baldwin Park;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
SECTION 1. That the City of Baldwin Park requests the California State
Transportation Agency to work with and have the City of Baldwin Park fund the installation
and maintenance of the redesigned enhancement of the architectural features of recessed
mountains with artwork and possible faux wall plants on the street side of the sound walls
and depending on costs and feasibility of enhancing the freeway side,the parties can
concur to do the freeway side of the sound wall and to have Caltrans immediately
declassify the areas listed above and to instruct Caltrans to allow the City of Baldwin Park
to fund the immediate removal of the Boston Ivy and cap the bubblers in the sections listed
above;
SECTION 2. That the City of Baldwin Park desire to work with Caltrans pursuant
with"An Introduction to Caltrans Landscape Architecture"wherein Caltrans has a
Community Identification and Monument Program.
SECTION 3. That this Resolution shall go into effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 30th ay of Janu 2018
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ATTEST:
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
I, ALEJANDRA AVILA, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No. 2018-225 was duly and regularly approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on January 30, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Baca, Garcia, Lozano, Pacheco, Rubio
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: C•UNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
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AL JA 'D' • AVILA,
CITY CLERK
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