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From the County of
San Bernardino
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28, 2000
For more information, contact
County Public Information Officer
David Wert
(909) 387-4082
dwert@cao.co.san-bernardino.ca.us
Board of Supervisors addresses dump cleanup, storm drains
and customer service during meeting Tuesday
The
following are highlights from today's meeting of the San Bernardino County
Board of Supervisors:
Agreement approved on illegal dump
cleanup
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on
Tuesday (3/28/00) formally agreed to accept a $750,000 grant from the
California Integrated Waste Management Board to clean up an illegal dump discovered
in late 1998 near Devore and the Cajon Pass.
The CIWMB administers a fund developed by Assembly Bill
2136 that can be used to clean up illegal solid waste disposal sites that pose
a threat to public health, safety or the environment. The total cost of the
cleanup, more than $1.2 million, will
be paid by the grant and those who disposed of waste at the illegal dump.
The cleanup plan has undergone review and comment by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Santa Ana Regional
Water Quality Control Board, the South Coast Air Quality
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District, the California Department of Fish and Game and the state Attorney
General's Office. The CIWMB has participated in the review of the plan and has
given its approval.
Storm drain work necessitated by new
freeway
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on
Tuesday (3/28/00) awarded a $15.2 million contract to Riverside-based Riverside
Construction Company to construct the 20th Street and San Antonio storm drains
in Upland.
The Interstate 210 (Route 30) Freeway Project passing
through Upland will severely interrupt the flow of floodwaters occurring during
major storms. The planned 20th Street and San Antonio Avenue storm drains are
designed to intercept the flows from a 100-year storm and convey them to the
south into the existing flood control basin known as Cucamonga Basin No. 6.
Additionally, the storm drains will alleviate flooding,
which currently occurs in the areas of Euclid Avenue and 19th Street. The 20th
Street Storm Drain will begin in the vicinity of the intersection of 20th
Street with San Antonio Avenue. It will run easterly to Campus Avenue, then
southerly on Campus Avenue, prior to discharging the flows into the existing
basin.
The San Antonio Storm Drain will begin in the vicinity
of 23rd Street and extend southerly to San Antonio Avenue, where it will
connect to the 20th Street Storm Drain.
Funding for the design and construction of the 20th
Street Storm Drain is being provided jointly through an agreement between the
San Bernardino Associated Governments -- acting as the county Transportation
Commission -- and the City of Upland. Additionally, the city is solely
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providing
funding for the design and construction of the San Antonio Avenue Storm Drain,
as well as for the relocation of the utility lines impacted by the project. The
county will provide contract administration services including review of
contract documents, surveying and inspection for the project, valued at $1
million.
Five bid proposals were received on Jan. 27, 2000,
ranging from $15,222,222 to $18,128,280. The three lowest bidders were
Riverside Construction Company at $15,222,222, Steve Bubalo Construction
Company at $15,319,411 and Southern California Underground Contractors, Inc. at
$16,334,496.
County to review customer service in
its Planning Division
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on
Tuesday (3/28/00) approved a $143,202 contract with Irvine-based Hogle-Ireland,
Inc. to prepare an analysis of the county's planning review procedures and
related informational materials.
The Land Use Services Department wants to improve the
services it provides to the public by becoming more efficient and effective and
reducing the cost and time it takes to process applications. But to do so it
needs an objective analysis of its current procedures.
The county determined an objective analysis could best
be accomplished by an outside consulting firm. On Dec. 21, 1999, the department
recommended and the Board of Supervisors approved the issuance of a Request for
Proposal (RFP) to solicit bids to prepare an analysis of and report on the
development application review procedures and related materials used by the
department.
The RFP was mailed to eight consulting firms that were
known to meet the necessary experience qualifications to perform the duties of
the
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contract.
It was also placed on the county's web page. Only one firm submitted a proposal
to provide the necessary consulting services. All others were committed to
other projects or felt a conflict of interest existed.
An interview of the proposing consulting firm was held
on Feb. 16 and a selection committee made the final selection on March 1.
Hogle-Ireland, Inc. is a consulting firm with 12 years
of experience in land use planning issues. The company's professional staff
experience extends beyond this period to many years in the public sector.
Hogle-Ireland Inc. is or has been under contract to more than 40 public
agencies in California. The predominant type of service they provide to the
public sector is to assist cities and counties with the processing and
management of applications through their development review process. However,
they are also well known for their fee recovery studies, organizational
studies, preparation of zoning codes
and specific plans and other development-related activities.
The company has full-service offices in Riverside and
Irvine with approximately 40 full-time employees.
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