TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Melissa McCollum, Senior Recreation Manager
Gilbert Gamboa, Acting City Engineer
Michael Codron, Interim Community Development Director
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Patricia Matson, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of an Update and Next Steps Regarding the Existing Memorandum of Understanding with The Bay Club Company to Construct and Operate an Aquatic Facility with the City (No Budget Impact) (City Manager Mirzakhanian).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the update, discuss the matter, and provide direction to staff on whether the City should continue pursuing the potential construction and operation of an aquatic facility by The Bay Club Company (Bay Club) on City-owned property currently leased to Bay Club.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Fiscal impacts are currently limited to the staff time dedicated to evaluating the proposed project. Future fiscal impacts will be identified and bought to City Council for consideration, as needed, if the project continues to move forward.
BACKGROUND:
Begg Pool
The City operates the Begg Pool Facility as part of a long-standing Joint Use Agreement with the Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD), the owner of the parcel. Originally built in the 1950s, Begg Pool is twenty-five yards long, six lanes wide, and approximately four-feet deep. The pool hosts a variety of recreation programs and classes, including swim lessons, lap swimming, swim team, water aerobics, summer camp programs, water safety classes, recreational water play, and required Manhattan Beach Middle School physical education swim classes (Begg Pool Summer Season Schedule Attachment).
As identified at previous City Council meetings, the Begg P...
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