TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
John Jalili, Interim City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Eve Irvine, Police Chief
Steve Tobias, Police Lieutenant
SUBJECT:Title
Leadership Manhattan Beach Class of 2014 Annual Project: Renovation of Live Oak Park Tot-Lot (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
RECEIVE; REPORT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file this report.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no fiscal implication to the City of Manhattan Beach. The cost of renovating the Live Oak Tot-Lot will be funded by sponsorships collected by Leadership Manhattan Beach Class of 2014, including an initial grant from Beach Cities Health District in the amount of $5,000.
The renovation is scalable and includes the replacement and refurbishing of existing play equipment in the Live Oak Tot-Lot. The ongoing maintenance of the equipment will be minimal because the equipment will be new or refurbished and in better condition than before the project was implemented.
The Public Works Department and Parks and Recreation Department have provided Leadership Manhattan Beach with cost estimates for the play equipment, other material, and installation and will coordinate the installation with Leadership Manhattan Beach volunteers. All installation costs will be covered by Leadership Manhattan Beach.
BACKGROUND:
Leadership Manhattan Beach is in its 22nd year and continues to produce not only possible future leaders, via its participants, but also well thought out, high quality projects that benefit the Manhattan Beach community. The Leadership Manhattan Class of 2014 consists of 24 adult and student participants who live or work in Manhattan Beach. The Class of 2014's mission is to restore the Live Oak Tot-Lot to a condition that is inviting, clean, and fun, all while maintaining the park’s train-themed environment.
Most of the play equipment in the Tot-Lot has been in the Tot-Lot for 10-15 years and has considerable wear (Attachment 1 - Play Structure). The goal is to replace the old marquee centerpiece play structure with an ADA-compliant structure similar in design to the original (Attachment 2 - Proposed Play Structure); restore the remaining play equipment to its original appearance; replace the old weathered water faucet (Attachment 1 - Existing Water Faucet) with a new H2.0 Water Station faucet identical to the others throughout the City (Attachment 3 - H2.O Water Station); and refinish the swing sets and gazebo with fresh paint.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Manhattan Beach has been the beneficiary of a number of Leadership Manhattan Beach projects and the Live Oak Tot-Lot renovation project will add to that tradition by revitalizing one of the City’s most popular children’s parks. As an outdoor recreation and family oriented community, this project has a number of benefits. Most importantly, the project will provide an attractive recreational amenity for families with small children.
Funding for this project is being provided through the fundraising efforts of Leadership Manhattan Beach. There has been an initial grant from Beach Cities Health District in the amount of $5,000.
Leadership Manhattan Beach will be working directly with the vendor for the new play equipment. Public Works and Parks and Recreation have reviewed the specifications for the proposed project and are in agreement with the scope of the project. The new play structure comes with a fifteen-year warranty, and will be ADA compliant.
Any play equipment, tables, or benches purchased for this project is intended to augment the City’s more comprehensive Live Oak Park improvements planned as part of the FY15/16 Capital Improvement Plan.
Maintenance Plan
Currently the Public Works Department maintains the City parks. The long-term maintenance of the renovated Tot-Lot will continue to be the responsibility of the City's Public Works Department following completion of the project.
Project Schedule
Leadership Manhattan Beach is expected to begin restoring the trains and other play equipment in the second week of February. The Project Kick-Off is scheduled on March 8, 2014, where we will begin painting the gazebo and swing sets. The purchase of the new centerpiece play structure will occur the third week of March with a three to four week delivery directly to Public Works. Removal of the existing play structure would be scheduled for the second week of April and the new structure installed the third week of April. The installation will take approximately 2 days. Upon completion of the project, there will be ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by Leadership Manhattan Beach for all City Councilmembers, City Staff, contributors and Class of 2014 members to attend on April 26, 2014.
CONCLUSION:
The Live Oak Tot-Lot renovation project is an opportunity for Leadership Manhattan Beach to work closely with the City of Manhattan Beach to restore a community park feature that is treasured by families and that is deserving of make-over. Staff recommends that City Council receive and file this report.
Attachments:
1. Existing Play Structure and Water Fountain
2. Proposed New Play Structure
3. New Water Fountain Design
cc: Juan Price, Public Works Maintenance Superintendent