TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Melissa McCollum, Senior Recreation Manager
Jesus Sandoval, Senior Recreation Supervisor
Gilbert Gamboa, Principal Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Begg Pool Modernization Study Findings and Conceptual Design Options (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction regarding Begg Pool Modernization Study findings and conceptual design options.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action at this time. Once the City Council directs staff on this matter, future funding analyses and/or appropriations may be required. Staff plans to return to a future City Council meeting to discuss potential funding sources.
BACKGROUND:
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.
The Begg Pool Facility has reached the end of it useful life and requires significant pool, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, locker room, accessibility, safety, and additional upgrades due to age and level of deterioration. Minimal repairs have been completed over the last 20 years at the facility, and focused primarily on maintaining the outdated locker rooms at a cost of approximately $500,000. There are m...
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