TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Carrie Tai, Community Development Director
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Jan Buike, Recreation Services Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Adopting a Resolution Approving an Agreement between the City of Manhattan Beach, Friends of the Senior and Scout Community Center and the Manhattan Beach Property Owners Association for an $800,000 Donation for Construction of the Senior and Scout Community Center (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 15 Min.)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0072 APPROVING A CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT AMONG THE MANHATTAN BEACH PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, FRIENDS OF SENIOR & SCOUT COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THE CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH REGARDING THE SCOUT HOUSE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider adopting a resolution approving an agreement between the City of Manhattan Beach, Friends of the Senior and Scout Community Center (Friends) and the Manhattan Beach Property Owners Association (MBPOA) for an $800,000 donation for construction of the Senior and Scout Community Center (Center). Direction on the Contribution Agreement from the Manhattan Beach Property Owners Association.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If the attached agreement is approved, the City would receive an $800,000 donation to be used toward construction of the Center. In addition, City Council has allocated $1.0 million in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) toward construction of the Center. The MBPOA identified $100,000 of the $800,000 donation to be utilized solely to provide construction and furniture, fixtures and equipment enhancements to the dedicated Older Adult Space, with use of the $100,000 portion of the donation subject to MBPOA’s advance approval. The balance of construction costs and other tenant improvements for the Center will be provided by Friends. The donation would be deposited into the CIP Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Scout House, located adjacent to the Joslyn Center, was constructed in the 1950s by the Boy Scouts and later donated to the City of Manhattan Beach. It has effectively served as a gathering spot for generations of Boy and Girl Scout members and their families. The facility also provides space for senior recreational activities and is occasionally utilized as a meeting room for the community at large.
The Friends have been fundraising for a new Center for several years, with a goal of constructing a new facility. In 2014, the City, Friends, and the MBPOA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that developed a path to replace the existing Scout House.
On October 2, 2018, staff presented to City Council a summary of financing opportunities that would help offset costs for construction of the Center, and Friends presented the updated budget projection and schematics of the building. At that meeting, after reviewing various funding opportunities, the City’s infrastructure budget, and the variety of projects already identified in the 5-Year CIP, City Council allocated $1 million toward construction of a new Center.
1,000 square feet of the Center will be dedicated to sole and exclusive use for seniors.
DISCUSSION:
The City, MBPOA, and Friends worked together to develop language in the agreement that would meet each party’s needs. That agreement is now before City Council for consideration. Note that the MBPOA contribution does not offset the City’s $1 million contribution to the Center.
Staff recommends that City Council review and approve the attached agreement between the City, Friends and MBPOA to receive an $800,000 donation for construction of the Center.
PUBLIC OUTREACH:
No public outreach has been conducted regarding this $800,000 contribution. However, construction of a new Center has been discussed in a variety of public forums, including at least four previous City Council meetings and with senior groups, scout groups and City staff. A community informational meeting was held in April 2022, facilitated by Friends. Further outreach regarding the project will be conducted at the appropriate design and construction stages as the project progresses.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The City has reviewed the proposed recommendations for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that consideration of funding is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed the agreement and approved it as to legal form.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution No. 22-0072
2. Agreement - Manhattan Beach Property Owners and Friends of the Senior and Scout Community Center