(Editor’s note: This story is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures appearing on upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agendas. The items — routinely passed by the City Council — have typically been part of public discussion in the past.) CITY HALL Residents of the city-owned Mountain View Mobile Home Park are about to receive an extreme makeover.
But instead of the indefatigable Ty Pennington and his team of designers, it will be Gonzales Construction Company that performs the much-needed repairs and upgrades to the park’s community building on the eastern edge of town.
The City Council is expected tonight to award Gonzales a contract worth close to $140,000 to virtually rebuild the park’s community building, a 1,130-square foot space that includes bathrooms, a laundry room and a resident manager’s office, with a small adjacent pool.
The building needs repair to bring the park up to code after water leaks were found beneath the foundation, eroding the concrete foots and slab. Dry rot and termites were also discovered and the bearing wall between the bathrooms and laundry room was found to be unsound.
In all, the council is expected to spend roughly $1.4 million tonight on the Mountain View repairs and other contracts, including a purchase order for gasoline and a five-year lease for office space in downtown.
The council will also be considering renting out some prime real estate — city-owned fiber optic hubs, a move that could generate an estimated $60,000 per year.
MAKING SURE MOBILEHOMES STAY PUT The construction contract with Gonzales will be the first major renovation of the mobilehome park since City Hall gained control over the property at 1930 Stewart Street in 2000, following a legal settlement with the prior owner, according to a city staff report.
Previous work included a number of interim measures, such as the establishment of emergency vehicle access; adequate road widths for emergency vehicles; installation of a fire hydrant adjacent to the property; installation of bollards for protections of residents’ propane tanks; removal of city-owned substandard units and repairs to other units; and
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 13, 2007. Read the original PDF.