TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Michael Gibson, Parks, Recreation & Maintenance Director
DATE: May 7, 2018
RE:
Title
Location of Sports Field Complex; Authorization to Seek State Funding
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work and Recreate
Executive Summary:
The budget and scope developed for the Parks & Recreation Bond Referendum was based on the Sports Field Complex being constructed on land owned by the City. No funding for land acquisition was included as a result.
The City Council Parks & Recreation Bond Committee has discussed locating the Complex in the Military Business Park, adjacent to Bragg Boulevard and Santa Fe Drive. The Committee voted to April 19 recommend to the Council that the Military Business Park ("MBP") be identified as the preferred location for this facility and that staff be directed to confirm terms of acquisition and seek grant funds to support that cost.
Background:
The Council considered this issue during a Work Session on May 1, 2017. The Council consensus at that time was to have the two potential locations analyzed to determine if the planned park improvements could fit on the MBP site, and how the planned improvements could fit at the City-owned location on Fields Road.
Moorman, Kizer & Reitzel ("MKR") was hired to perform preliminary site analysis of these locations, to determine if the desired amenities would fit on each parcel identified. MKR provided preliminary site analysis of each location (diagrams attached), based on information provided by staff regarding the components of the project. Analysis for the MBP location included five potential layouts. Analysis for the Fields Road location included three potential layouts, with options for Fire Dept. and Emergency Services facilities.
(The Bond Committee did not meet on May 3. Staff prepared the memorandum att...
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