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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/12/2012    Committee Members: Rhonda Smiley, Assistant to the City Manager Jacquie Sullivan, Chair David Couch Rudy Salas AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Special Meeting of the COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, July 12, 2012 – 12:00 p.m. City Hall North First Floor - Conference Room A 1600 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield CA 93301 The meeting was called to order at 12:07 P.M. 1. ROLL CALL Committeemembers Present: Councilmember Jacquie Sullivan, Chair Councilmember, Vice Mayor David Couch Councilmember Rudy Salas Staff Present: Alan Tandy, City Manager Ginny Gennaro, City Attorney Rhonda Smiley, Asst. to the City Manager Richard Iger, Associate Attorney Steven Teglia, Asst. to the City Manager Dianne Hoover, Rec. & Parks Director Chris Huot, Administrative Analyst Darin Budak, Asst. Rec. & Parks Director Brad Underwood, Asst. Public Works Director Arnold Ramming, Civil Engineer Others Present: Antonie Boessenkool, Bakersfield Californian 2. ADOPT MAY 3, 2012 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT Adopted as submitted Community Services Committee Meeting Agenda Summary Report Thursday, July 12, 2012 Page 2   3. PUBLIC STATEMENTS None 4. NEW BUSINESS A. Discussion and Committee Recommendation Regarding the Feasibility of Opening the Planz and Siemon Pools – Tandy / Rojas Assistant Public Works Director Brad Underwood stated staff from Public Works Department and Recreation and Parks Department reviewed improvement options identified at the Community Services May 3, 2012 meeting at the request of the Committee. Public Works Civil Engineer Arnold Ramming presented a report that included three improvement options to replace the existing pools at Planz Park and Siemon Park. Planz Park Improvement Options: A. Replace the pool with a modern pool at a cost estimate of $3,500,000; this includes the construction of a new restroom facility to accommodate the pool. B. Replace the pool with a skate park at a cost estimate of $300,000. C. Replace the pool with grass and adding a skate park with a future improvement to replace the grass with a modern pool. The cost estimate for this multi-year phased improvement is $3,650,000. Siemon Park Improvement Options: A. Replace the pool with a splash pad at a cost estimate of $550,000; this includes the construction to upgrade the restroom facility. B. Replace the pool with a modern pool at a cost estimate of $3,700,000; this includes the construction of a new restroom facility. C. Replace the pool with a modern pool and a splash pad north of the current pool at a cost estimate of $4,200,000. Committee Chair Jacquie Sullivan asked if upgrading the restroom facilities at Siemon Park was a requirement as it is included in each improvement option. City Manager Alan Tandy stated any kind of physical construction at Siemon Park requires upgrading the restroom facility to current building standards. He also stated an increase in park revenues is not expected in the short term. With capital outlay revenues committed to various projects in the Thomas Community Services Committee Meeting Agenda Summary Report Thursday, July 12, 2012 Page 3   Roads Improvement Program (TRIP), some of which are currently in the construction phase, funding sources for any improvements are limited. Committee member David Couch asked why a skate park was being recommended at Planz Park and not at Siemon Park. Recreation and Parks Director Dianne Hoover stated there is a larger need at Planz Park for a skate park. City Manager Tandy added that a skate park was also planned for at the Mesa Marin Sports complex. Committee member Rudy Salas asked for a general timeframe for each option at Planz Park. City Manager Tandy stated the design and demolition of the amenity for the lower cost option could be funded in the current fiscal year. The construction would be funded the following fiscal year, FY 2013-2014. A specific timeframe for any pool improvement could not be determined as it would depend on the number of years it takes to acquire the total funding. Assistant Public Works Director Brad Underwood stated it would take an additional two years to complete demolition and construction for any pool improvement option in addition to the time it would take to receive funding. Committee member Salas inquired as to the next step in making a recommendation. City Manager Tandy stated staff would hold a community meeting in each of the neighborhoods for community feedback before a full report and recommendation is presented to the full Council. Committee member Salas asked for clarification on a cost estimate provided at a previous Community Services Committee meeting of approximately $100,000 to reopen Planz Pool. City Manager Tandy stated the cost estimate provided at the previous meeting was based on quick fix repairs to simply open the pool. It did not include any additional repairs that could arise after the reopening as older parts deteriorate. Recreation and Parks Director Hoover added that this option usually is the most expensive as quick fixes will prompt a chain reaction resulting in additional and more costly repairs over time. Committee member Salas asked staff to prepare an additional improvement option for Planz Park to replace the pool with a small skate park and expand the picnic area with the addition of more tables. He requested that the new option also be presented at the community meeting. Community Services Committee Meeting Agenda Summary Report Thursday, July 12, 2012 Page 4   Committee Chair Sullivan stated she did not support replacing the pools with a different amenity but would support a long term plan where a modern pool could be constructed. Committee member Salas made a motion to proceed with the community meetings to present each neighborhood with the different amenity options, including cost information and construction timeframes, highlighting a splash pad at Siemon Park and a skate park at Planz Park. The motion was unanimously approved. 5. COMMITTEE COMMENTS None 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 1:05 P.M. cc: Honorable Mayor and Council