TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Gilbert Gamboa, Acting City Engineer
Melissa McCollum, Senior Recreation Manager
Linda Robb, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Approve Demolition of the Existing Pay N Play Building and Installation of Natural Turf at Marine Avenue Park (Budgeted) (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
APPROVE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the demolition of the existing Pay N Play building and the installation of natural turf at Marine Avenue Park as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds of $142,000 are currently available for the demolition of the Pay N Play building and installation of natural turf at Marine Avenue Park. The total Marine Avenue Park Pay N Play project budget consists of $50,000 within the CIP Fund and $400,000 within the Grants Fund. The expenditures totaling $142,000 for demolition and installation of turf will be expended from the Grants Fund and subsequently fully offset by a reimbursement from the Los Angeles County Regional Parks and Open Spaces District (RPOSD) Measure A grant program. A Project Budget and Expenditures Summary is attached.
BACKGROUND:
Repurposing the Pay N Play facility is on the City Council Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and is identified in the Parks Master Plan as a mid-range project in the Increase and Optimize Access to Open Space category.
The 35-year Pay N Play racquetball facility lease expired on December 31, 2021, and control of the building transitioned back to the City in September 2022. Minimal investments were made to maintain the building during the 35-year lease. The building was locked in September 2022 while a facility assessment was completed by the Public Works Department to deter...
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