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Home My WebLink AboutRatify Design of Aquatic Center of Offer New DirectiveCITY OF PALM DESERT OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORT REQUEST: That the City Council Ratify its' Directive to Staff Regarding the Design of a Pool or Offer a New Directive SUBMITTED BY: Carlos L. Ortega, City Manager DATE: September 27, 2007 CONTENTS: Verbatim Minutes from September 13, 2007 Council Meeting October 27, 2005 Staff Report Recommendation: By Minute Motion, that the City Council ratify its' directive to staff regarding the design of an aquatic center or offer a new directive. Discussion: At the City Council meeting of September 13, 2007, the Council directed staff to work with the pool architect and redesign the pool and include a lazy river to the proposed design before the City Council. The proposal included construction of two pools: a competitive pool, 50-meters x 25-yards accommodating competitive swimming at all levels, diving, water polo, and programming of various activities at one time. The second pool is a zero -depth entry pool (for children) that attaches to a four lane, 25-yard pool that is 3' x 4' 6", to allow for water exercise, swimming lessons and other various activities. The cost of the proposed project is estimated at $9,977,077, with an annual operating cost of $1,100,000. Based on a projected 35 percent cost recovery, the net annual operating cost is estimated at $715,000. A copy of the verbatim Minutes from the September 13, 2007 City Council meeting is attached. Before staff proceeds to spend additional funds to redesign the project as directed by Council, and returns to the College of the Desert for the approval of a new plan, I want to make sure that the City Council reaffirms its directive. Staff continues to be concerned that a competition pool will not get sufficient use and that the project, as designed, will not have a sufficient cost recovery. Therefore, I am Staff Report Ratify Directive for Pool Design Page2of2 September 27, 2007 presenting the original concept for the City Council's consideration. This was the concept presented at the October 27, 2005, City Council meeting. The project that was presented at the time was Scheme 2 from the feasibility study prepared by Aquatic Design Group (ADG), which was an aquatic center featuring two pools that included a 25-yard by 25-meter swimming pool, a recreational free -form pool, lazy river and a double slide plume. The recommended facilities can support diving, competitive swimming, and water polo (USS, High School, and College level). The cost of the project in October 2005 was approximately $8 million, with an annual operating cost of $768,966. Based on a projected 80 percent cost recovery, the net annual operating cost is estimated at $153,793. Submitted By: Carlos L. t ega City Manager �ITY COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED DENIED RECEIVED OTHER iL/L-e.C/eai MEEETIr DATE etl-(y :/-Ord AY• p NOES : _61{'7, ABSENT: (/t'j.YI ABSTAIN: fine VERIFIED BY: Ir'im ')riginal on File h City Clerk's OffirE * By Minute Motion, directed staff to return to the City Council with an Aquatic Center Complex proposal that includes only the cost for installing and maintaining: 1) Achoice between a 25-yard or a 50-meter competition - size pool; 2) attendant diving boards in the sizes of 1-meter and 3-meter for the competition -size pool; 3) a small children's pool that will accommodate swimming lessons and related recreational activities, including a seating area for parents. 55-00 G:ICityMgriKaren RussolAgenda Reports 2007Wew Pool Directive.doc PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Palm Desert Aquatic Complex Design (Verbatim) XVI. OLD BUSINESS B. REQUEST FORAPPROVAL OF THE PALM DESERTAQUATIC COMPLEX DESIGN AND RELATED ACTIONS. Rec: . , � , , , , , , Action: By Minute Motion, asked stafFto review and work with the architects to incorporate the comments made at this meeting, i.e., Lazy River component that is scaled back from the first proposal, and return to the City Council for consideration. 3=2 (Benson, Finerty NO) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following is a verbatim transcript of the subject item of business: Key CLO Carlos L. Ortega, City Manager JS Janis Steele, Parks and Recreation Services Manager RSK Richard S. Kelly, Mayor JF Jim Ferguson, Councilman RAS Robert A. Spiegel, Councilman CF Cindy Finerty, Councilmember JMB Jean M. Benson, Mayor Pro Tem JM Justin McCarthy, Assistant City Manager RDK Rachelle D. Klassen, City Clerk CLO Mr. Mayor you have a report and design, new cost, iYs in accordance with the directive of Council that staff come back. In addition there is a proposed agreement with the College of the Desert for leasing the property and providing some funds, also for providing some funds for the operation. Um...staff is here to answer questions. I don't know if they want to make a big presentation, probably. JS No not so much. Mayor could I make a quick comment please? I just wanted to PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Palm Desert Aquatic Complex Design (Verbatim) make a correction for you, which is a positive correction in the total operating cost from the report. I believe it says it's $1.4 million, and it should be changed to $1.1. Just wanted to make that correction. RSK Before we start that discussion I'd like to read it...a report that I found in...when I was cleaning out my office yesterday. It's a report from the City Manager to the City Council that said "Aquatic Center, currently under study and review by the Aquatic Center Committee, Parks & Recreation Commission, Civic Center, Steering Committee. City-wide Survey has been completed and reports are being formulated. Further action witl depend on results of the study." And the date for that report is February the 10th, 1995. (Laughter) Were really moving fast. CLO This was two City Manager's ago, Mr. Mayor. (Laughter) RSK So much for cleaning out your office. Okay, excuse me for interrupting. JS I'd be happy to answer any questions you have, and our Principal Architect, Roger Clark with Ruhnau, Ruhnau, Clark is here with some of his colleagues if you have questions for them. As City Manager stated we brought back a competition pool that will serve water polo with the diving wall, zero-entry pool for children, area for swimming lessons and water exercise as the Council had directed us back in April, I believe it was. JF Comment—in looking through this, the only thing that I really didn't like was the enclosure of the tower, which made it look like a...either a fire station or half a barn. Other than security, is there a reason to enclose what in most instances is an open diving tower? JS I think I can answer for the Architect. It was a safety concern. JF So security? JS Yeah, safety and security. JF Are there ways to do that without putting the wrapping on the tower and making it look like a building that would obviously exceed are height limit? JS Yes, we can look at that. JF Okay. 2 PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Palm Desert Aquatic Complex Design (Verbatim) RAS You and I talked on the phone, you just came back from San Diego, I think...where you were attending a Park & Recreation Convention? JS Yes. RAS ...and we talked about the size of the pool and how it's about twice as big as it was originally planned to be...and you indicated to me on the phone that they built a pool the size of Las Vegas and nobody uses it. Is that right? JS ...a pool that was just a competition-only pool that nobody uses. Yes, that's correct. RAS That nobody uses? JS Yes. RAS Okay. Secondly, we took out the easy... J F Lazy. JS Lazy River. RAS ...river. Thank you. And in my opinion, that was a big mistake. The reason I say that is we know this pool is going to cost us money to operate annually, but were not allowing the more mature person to use the facility, cause they're not gonna want to compete and dive, and also they are not gonna want to get into a pool with a lot of little kids. So if that customer of ours or resident of ours wants to use the facility, they need a easy river— a lazy river. And would there be a way to include a lazy river with what you have there now? JS I think I have to defer that to the Architect. If thaYs ok? JF Well, before we get the Architect up here, can you give us...an educated guess or estimate? Do we have enough land to do what Councilman Spiegel is suggesting? JS My estimate is no. My estimate is that the pool would need to be a bit smaller, but thaYs my educated guess, so the Architect may know better than me. I would think that the competition pool would need... RAS Which pool would need to be smaller? 3 PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Palm Desert Aquatic Complex Design (Verbatim) JS Well, it could either be laid out differently, but I think that the 50 meter pool would probably need to be the size we started with, the 25 yard by the 25 meter, in order to make that happen. But, like I said... RAS Would that be adequate to still allow for the diving and the competition that we originally planned for? JS Yes. That original pool would serve for swimming, high school, college, and for diving wall, yes. JF But not Olympic events? JS Not Olympic events. JF Is there land available...you know I haven't even started on the business side of this, but originally we were gonna get this land for free or a one dollar a year lease. Is there the possibility of getting some additional space to accommodate Councilman Spiegel's... I know thaYs a City Manager question, but are we limited by land? CLO Physically no. But I think...the College in their master plan...wanted to include some additional parking to the west. I mean could we go back and talk to the College and say "can we redesign your parking and go a little bit more into the driving range?" My point is that there are no buildings, no physical impediments, we have to work with the College. But I'd just like to...do you remember that the prior plan...did include all of those things...and I believe the same site that were presented to now. It was just a smaller pool. JF Well but the...the competition here if you pardon the pun, is between purely recreational use, which is great for the constituent's of ours that wanna, not actually swim in a pool, and the competiv—competitive use, which admittedly are younger; you know adults and children through competitive swimming and diving and...water polo...water ballet or whatever you call that, synchronized swimming. I'm trying to see if there is a way to accommodate all segments that might be interested in this facility and that would require, I think, a little bit more space. If we have that space, I'd certainly be willing to take a look at a lazy river. And if we don't have that space, then that's another issue. RSK How about trading the diving boards for a lazy river? (Laughter) JF Not with me! 4 PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Palm Desert Aquatic Complex Design (Verbatim) CF You know, I need to say that I cannot begin to justify the City spending 10 million dollars for the "couch potatoes" at home to go down a lazy river. I just don't think that, that's a wise investment of City funds. IYs not up to a City to provide amenities and recreation as hotel's do. JMB I, I, I don't understand in looking through this book, when we went through it before and told Ruhnau, Ruhnau and Clark that we wanted a swimming pool and a toddler pool, how we came up with two—these two monstrosity diving boards in there,when we never mentioned that we wanted diving boards. We just wanted simple pools that were for competition, the...the other type pool, and then a place for the kids that won't want to get in with the rest of the people. But they insist upon putting all this junk in here that is not what we asked for. JF Well...respectfully we did ask for it. We said water polo, swimming...high school, college level, and diving...were the uses. JMB I don't remember the diving. I can see... RSK I don't remember the diving either. JMB I can see diving boards, but not.... JF Well...l don't think they did it on their own, let's put it that way, and I do remember discussing it. Whether you want it or not is a separate issue, but they didn't do this on their own. RAS And I'd like to comment on the "couch potatoes." We have concerts in the park for couch potatoes—every year, and I don't think we ought to do away with those. CF Well it's not... RAS This is an entertainment place. This is not where you have to go out and exercise. CF What... RAS This is an entertainment place for our residents. CF It is entertainment, but I question...how prudent it is for government and for cities to provide entertainment for its residents...and this is 10 million dollars. I don't think the concerts cost that much. 5 PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Palm Desert Aquatic Complex Design (Verbatim) RAS I don't think the lazy river is 10 million dollars. JS One of...one of the things with the lazy river is that it was one of the top of our survey items, and generally pool speaking, trends across the country in family community center—famity aquatic centers, I guess I should call them, are going to more recreational features because they can help recover cost. So if you do spend the money for the construction,....it's a bigger draw, not just for the old—not just for the older folks but for children too. And I'll tell you that just from running a pool like that, there are actually water exercise ladies and gentlemen that would go across...they would work out in the lazy river pool, going out to sit in it, and working against the current. So it can be used for a lot of different uses, rather than just floating. It has a lot of different uses involved, if that's your concern. CF Well, Ms. Steele, I did look at the survey, and my interpretation of the survey in a whole was that seven out of ten people didn't even want or need a pool. That was the part I remember about the survey. Now of those three out of ten that did want a pool, yes they thought a lazy river and all of the perks should be included at City expense. So you have a small segment of the population that would like to use it, but the majority is having to pay for it. And this is at 1.1 million dollars per year to operate, which costs are only going to go up, plus the 10 million dollars if we stay within the construction cost. IYs just gonna continue to go up as well. And I think it's a huge investment, and I would much rather spend the money on an in-door fitness center, which is gonna offer many different types of actual exercises that would draw many different residents in for other activities, where this is solely one activity. RAS Rancho Las Palmas used to be Marriott Rancho Las Palmas. Just announced that they are going to tear out their current swimming pool and build a new one with a lazy river. Why? Because it's suppose to...to a...people who want to stay there, can have something to do. That's the reason they are putting it in. CF But the City is not a hotel. RSK Well, let's...maybe we ought to start looking for a recommendation so that we don't get into a cross fire. RAS Sorry. JF Well I think where Councilman Spiegel and I agree, is maximizing revenue potential for the pool. I don't know who's talking over here, but could you—Justin? 6 PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Palm Desert Aquatic Complex Design (Verbatim) JM Sorry. JF Thank you. I do think having competitive facilities available on a regional attraction basis is gonna be good for our economy, it's gonna bring a lot of people here. I think if you look at our soccer park, people from all over Southern California come to have tournaments in Palm Desert because we have such a great facility. And I think the competitive components of this pool will do the same thing. Having said that, their parents are gonna come here, relatives are gonna come, they aren't gonna dive,they aren't gonna swim 50 meters, but they are gonna want to relax and cool off, and that's why I started seeing the value and the benefit of a limited sort of a lazy river component...to this so that the whole family could enjoy. And I was persuaded by Bob's comment that we need to cover all segments of Palm Desert, not just the younger competitive (unclear) but some of the older folks that want to relax a little bit and you know, not be called "couch potatoes" if you will. And I think we can do all that here if we can work with the land a little bit, and maybe ask you guys to come back, if we can't incorporate some of Councilman Spiegel's concerns, which I, at least at this point, think are meritorious. JMB Well, the lazy river that was in that other...the first thing we looked at, was a big monstrosity thing coming... JF Ah hum. JMB Well, we don't want that. RAS Why don't we ask...Janis and her architects to go back and take a look at it, and come back with the comments we made this evening? JF Is that a motion? RAS ThaYll be a motion. JF I'll second that. RSK We have a motion and a second for...for our Park and Recreation Department to take it back and... JF Our staff—our Park and Recreation staff. RSK I said that. 7 PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Palm Desert Aquatic Complex Design (Verbatim) JF Okay RAS Department. RSK I didn't state Commission, I said Department. JF I didn't want somebody on the Commission to misunderstand you. RSK Yeah. Well, well, I want to say something about that before were through also, but I'm referring to the Department, not the Commission. RAS You have a motion and a second. JMB Could that instruction be that the lazy river... RSK I have to state, I'm stating it. JMB If there gonna...if they're going back and look at it, should we give them some guidelines. We don't want them to come back with the same lazy river that they came the first time, because... RSK Well the comment I think, I would understand, understood them to be a less intensive lazy river. Is that what you heard? JF Yeah. JMB A lazier, lazy river. (Laughter) JF Yes. RSK Okay, that the motion... JMB And without the diving boards. JF Well then I'm not gonna go along with that. RSK I don't...l don't like the diving boards, but...but the two of us that don't... RAS If you're gonna have a competitive pool, you need the diving boards. JF Yeah. 8 PRELIMINARY MINUTES REGULAR PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 13, 2007 Palm Desert Aquatic Complex Design (Verbatim) JMB But do they have to be that high? RSK I've seen...l've, I've went to some competitions just in the last yearwhere there must of been 5,000 people and competition going all day swimming, and there were no diving boards anywhere to be seen, so that's not true. JF You need to go to a diving competition. (Laughter) RSK But, but I want to make...one other comment. I, I read the... minutes from the Parks & Recreation Commission, and they evidently...felt like the Council knew a lot more than they did about what was going on. But I didn't know anything about what was going on either, so they got that at the same time. I don't...they have a representative here or not. But I do feel a little bit bad about the...the communication between the Council and the Parks & Recreation Commission because it's...it sounded to me, if you read this, like they had no idea what was happening and what we turned down...what, what, what we sent back to them the last time and they...there was a big disagreement. But it's so changed now, I'd like to see some how, some way, that Parks & Recreation Commission was actually brought in and...better informed at least, or a little bit better relationship between the City Council and the Parks & Recreation Commission about what were doing here. So that's just a comment, we have a motion and a second to take it back and look at the lazy river. So please vote. RDK Mayor Pro Tem Benson did you vote? (Pause) Motion carries three, two. Councilmember Finerty and Mayor Pro Tem Benson voting NO. 9 CITY OF PALM DESERT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Consideration of Conceptual Designs for an Aquatic Facility. SUBMITTED BY: Janis Steele, Parks and Recreation Services Manager Martin Alvarez, Senior Management Analyst DATE: October 27, 2005 CONTENTS: Master Plan Study Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes Dated September 7, 2005 RECOMMENDATION By Minute Motion: 1. Approval of conceptual design Scheme No. 2 for an aquatic facility. 2. Approval to proceed with the College of the Desert's site for an aquatic facility. 3. Authorization to proceed with a request for proposal (RFP) for preliminary design of an aquatic facility based on conceptual design Scheme No. 2, and proceed with securing additional funding sources. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Per the City Council's direction, staff investigated the feasibility of developing an aquatic facility within Palm Desert. Aquatic Design Group, Carlsbad, California, was hired to provide three conceptual designs for a non-specific site. Input was received from potential user groups, swimming organizations and the general public. Attached for your review is the feasibility study, which includes the three conceptual designs as well as construction and operational cost estimates. Included under each design scheme, the study also provides a cost recovery estimate for each design based on similar facilities in California. After receiving input from the community, staff presented the feasibility study to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Commission recommended that staff look at Staff Report Consideration of Conceptual Designs for an Aquatic Facility Page2of6 October 27, 2005 the availability of land, and proceed with Scheme 2 at the College of the Desert (COD) with a reconfiguration of the parking lot (see attached Commission minutes). During the conceptual design process, staff evaluated potential sites for a future aquatic facility. The two sites that were considered were COD and CSUSB Palm Desert Campus. Staff met with representatives of both schools to discuss a potential joint-use project. Once the two sites were identified, staff evaluated both sites based on the following criteria: 1. Location /Access (Proximity to potential users) 2. Site Infrastructure 3. Impact to Adjacent Properties 4. Potential Participation By Site Host Based on the above criteria, both staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission recommend that COD's site be selected if the City proceeds with designing and constructing an aquatic facility in Palm Desert. The City's Redevelopment Agency has approximately $3.4 million budgeted in FY 2005/2006 for a future aquatic facility. With a contribution of $500,000 from COD, we have a total budget of $3.9 million. Staff recommends that the City Council approve conceptual design Scheme No. 2, authorize staff to proceed with a request for proposal (RFP) for preliminary design at COD, and continue to seek funding sources for an aquatic facility. BACKGROUND The City of Palm Desert lacks a public swimming pool facility to provide aquatic programs and activities for residents. With the closure of COD swimming pools, the need for a community pool for recreation and instructional programs has become a greater issue. The City Council requested that staff investigate the feasibility of developing a community aquatic facility that would meet the needs of the citizens of Palm Desert. The City Council directed staff to proceed with conceptual designs for an aquatic facility for a non-specific site. Desiqn Process/Communitv Input: On May 12, 2005, the City Council authorized staff to hire Aquatic Design Group (ADG) from Carlsbad, California, to assist with the development of an aquatic center feasibility study, which included conceptual designs as well as construction and operational costs estimates. In order to assist staff in developing a facility that would address the entire community's needs, staff surveyed local user groups such as: • Coachella Valley Recreation and Park District (CVRPD) W:�Agenda Items�2005 Agendas�2005-Oct 27Wquatic FacilityWquatic Center Staff report Oct 27rev.doc Staff Report Consideration of Conceptual Designs for an Aquatic Facility Page 3 of 6 October 27, 2005 • YMCA • Palm Desert Aquatics • Palm Springs Piranha's • COD • Interested community members With the community input, ADG prepared three conceptual designs that would potentially meet the aquatic needs of the community and could be utilized on any site within the City. Once the initial report and designs were received, staff met with representatives of COD, CVRPD, YMCA, California State University, the City Manager, and the Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency to review the plans and solicit feedback. Comments and feedback were provided to ADG and incorporated into their final report. Attached is a copy of the report/feasibility study for your review. ADG provided three different conceptual designs with associated construction, operational costs and estimated revenue potentials. The following is a brief overview of the three concepts: A. Scheme 1 — A multipurpose pool that features a single pool with an 8-lane competitive pool and a zero depth wading area that provides interactive play features for children. This scheme also includes a single slide flume attached to the pool. a. Total Square Feet— 93,845 b. Total Acres— 2.2 c. Total Project Cost - $5,301,107 d. Annual Operating Costs - $384,478 e. Annual Operating Cost Recovery— $(164,776) B. Scheme 2 — An aquatic center featuring two pools. This includes a 25-yard by 25-meter swimming pool. The second is a recreational pool that is free form with a zero depth entry, and features three play zones. This scheme includes a double slide flume. This scheme can support diving, competitive swimming and water polo (USS, High School and College level). a. Total Square Feet— 153,966 b. Total Acres — 3.5 c. Total Project Cost - $7,987,790 d. Annual Operating Costs - $768,966 e. Annual Operating Cost Recovery— $(153,793) C. Scheme 3 — An aquatic center that includes Scheme 2 components, plus an additional feature — the continuous water feature (lazy river). Other options for this additional feature could be flow rider (surF attraction) with a smaller lazy river. W:Wgenda Items�2005 Agendas�2005-Oct 27Wquatic FacilityWquatic Center Staff report Oct 27rev.doc Staff Report Consideration of Conceptual Designs for an Aquatic Facility Page 4 of 6 October 27, 2005 These features would help offer unique opportunities for the Palm Desert community and additional revenue opportunities for the operation of the facility. a. Total Square Feet—203,208 b. Total Acres—4.7 c. Total Project Cost - $10,678,112 d. Annual Operating Costs - $874,938 e. Annual Operating Cost Recovery— $(87,494) Parks and Recreation Commission Review: On September 7, 2005, staff presented the attached report to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Dennis Berkshire of ADG provided a brief presentation of the report. Staff recommended that Schemes 2 and 3 be considered, as both would provide a variety of services to many age groups and user types, and would meet the immediate needs of the community. After discussing the different schemes, the Commission recommended that Staff look at the availability of land, and proceed with Scheme 2 at the College of the Desert with a reconfiguration of the parking lot (see attached Commission minutes). Site Selection: In the process of evaluating the three conceptual designs, staff also investigated two available sites for a future aquatic facility. The two potential sites evaluated were COD and California State University San Bernardino, Palm Desert Campus (CSUSB). These two sites were evaluated independently of the conceptual designs and with input from the two institutions and the Parks and Recreation Commission. The COD site consists of approximately two acres located at the southwest corner of San Pablo Avenue and Parkview Drive. This site is currently undeveloped and used for overflow parking. COD is willing to participate with the City in a joint project that would have the following components: • COD has offered the City a long-term lease for use of this site as an aquatic facility. The lease amount has been offered at one dollar per year. • COD will allow the City to act as the lead agency on all aspects of construction and operation of the facility. • During the school year COD requests to be allowed use the facility for class instruction. • COD will cover their identified maintenance and utility costs. • COD has offered to contribute $500,000 toward the construction costs. The second site evaluated was the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus. Staff met with representatives from CSUSB to discuss a potential site. It was determined that adequate land is available at the Palm Desert Campus to accommodate an aquatic W:Wgenda Items�2005 Agendas�2005-Oct 27Wquatic Facility�Aquatic Center Staff report Oct 27rev.doc Staff Report Consideration of Conceptual Designs for an Aquatic Facility Page 5 of 6 October 27, 2005 facility. However, the University declined to participate in a joint-use project at this time due to the need to give priority to projects that directly and more immediately impact enrollment. In order to determine the best location, staff evaluated both sites based on the following criteria: 5. Location /Access (Proximity to potential users) 6. Site Infrastructure 7. Impact to Adjacent Properties 8. Potential Participation By Site Host Based on the above-mentioned criteria, staff determined that COD's site presents greater advantageous and opportunities for an aquatic facility. Location and access at COD is better suited to accommodate both residents and regional users. COD's proximity to the YMCA, CVRPD and the Civic Center allow better access to these users. COD's site is more centrally located and accessible to a larger section of the community that generally does not have residential or community pools. Infrastructure for both sites was evaluated based on potential cost of providing street and utility improvements. A potential site at CSUSB would require extensions of new utilities, street improvements and parking. The site at COD currently has all utilities, perimeter curbs and gutters in place. Cost savings could be realized at the COD site by utilizing existing parking both on campus and across the street at the Civic Center Park. Impact to adjacent properties is minimal at COD's site. Located adjacent to other recreational facilities such as the golf driving range, COD's baseball field and the Civic Center Park, a new aquatic facility at COD is more compatible with surrounding land uses. At the CSUSB site, staff identified a potential site at the east end of the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus. This location would be adjacent to residential properties to the south (Desert Falls) and potential noise and lighting would have to be addressed. The last criteria staff evaluated on both sites was the potential participation by the site host. At this time we have received a verbal commitment from COD for participation in the form of land, joint use agreement and a financial contribution. Fundinq: As part of the FY 2005/2006 budget, the City's Redevelopment Agency has $3.4 million earmarked for a future aquatic facility. COD has indicated that they will contribute land and $500,000 for a joint use project. With authorization from the City Council to proceed with this project, staff will continue to seek other participants and funding for an aquatic facility in Palm Desert. W:�Agenda Items�2005 Agendas�2005-Oct 27Wquatic Facility�Aquatic Center Staff report Oct 27rev.doc Staff Report Consideration of Conceptual Designs for an Aquatic Facility Page 6 of 6 October 27, 2005 Staff recommends that the City Council approve conceptual design No. 2 and authorize staff to proceed with a request for proposal (RFP) for preliminary design of an aquatic facility based on this design, at the COD. If approved, staff will work with COD in finalizing a joint use agreement and to continue to seek funding for an aquatic facility. Submitted By: Janis Steele Martin Alvarez Park and Recreation Services Manager Senior Management Analyst Department Head: Homer Croy ACM for Development Services Approval: Carlos L. 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