HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018 229 CC RESO RESOLUTION NO. 2018-229
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
IN SUPPORT OF SOUND WALL AND LANDSCAPE REDESIGN
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 in 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 and the City of
Baldwin Park desires to recapture a significant portion of this lost revenue via the
implementation of their past City Council approval of an outdoor advertising Development
Agreement;
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
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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;
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.
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON this 21st day of February 2018.
00614777EL LOZANO, MAYOR
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 herby certify that the
foregoing Resolution 2018-22?was adopted by the City Council of the City of Baldwin
Park at a regular meeting held on February 21st, 2018 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Baca, Garcia, Lozano, Pacheco, Rubio
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAI : COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
AL JAN 9 A AVILA
CITY CLERK
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