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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCatalina Recreation Facility and Joslyn Senior Center StoragePALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY STAFF REPORT REQUEST: APPROPRIATE $70,000 FROM UNOBLIGATED PROJECT AREA NO. 1 FUNDS TO THE CATALINA RECREATION FACILITY PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE ASSOCIATED PAYMENT OF $70,000 TO THE JOSLYN SENIOR CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STORAGE SPACE NECESSITATED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW RECREATION FACILITY SUBMITTED BY: LAURI AYLAIAN, REDEVELOPMENT MANAGER DATE: JANUARY 13, 2005 CONTENTS: SITE PLAN Recommendation: By Minute Motion, that the Agency Board: 1. Appropriate $70,000 from unobligated Project Area No. 1 funds to the Catalina Recreation Facility Project (Account No. 850-4433- 433-4001) for construction of new storage space at the Joslyn Senior Center to replace an existing storage building that will be demolished as part of the recreation facility construction project; and 2. Authorize payment of $70,000 to the Joslyn Senior Center to reimburse for costs of construction of said storage space. Executive Summary: The construction of a new recreation room for Catalina Gardens and Pueblos senior apartment complexes necessitates the demolition of a storage building used by the Joslyn Senior Center. Approval of the staff recommendation will provide for replacement of this storage building in collaboration with an ongoing project to enlarge the Senior Center building. Denial of the staff recommendation would leave the Joslyn Senior Center and adjacent lawn bowling greens without adequate space for storing equipment and supplies. Discussion: The Catalina Gardens and Pueblos senior apartment complexes are adjacent to the Joslyn Senior Center and an area used for lawn bowling. In order to enhance opportunities for the residents at Catalina Gardens and Pueblos, CDBG monies were Staff Report Appropriate Funds for Catalina Recreation Facility Project; Authorize payment to Joslyn Senior Center for Construction of Storage Space Page 2 of 2 January 13, 2005 obtained to help design and construct a new community room where the seniors can socialize and participate in various activities. To properly site the new community room building so that it will best serve the two apartment complexes and to provide direct access from those complexes, it is necessary to demolish a concrete block storage structure that serves the Joslyn Senior Center and lawn bowling green. This storage building is used regularly by both the Senior Center and by parks maintenance personnel who store equipment for maintaining the bowling green. A number of possible concepts for replacing the existing storage building were investigated. These concepts included: expanding the new recreation room such that it would provide the necessary storage space; adding a storage room to the existing Joslyn Senior Center building; providing off -site storage for the equipment and supplies currently housed in the storage building; and eliminating the storage space altogether, asking the Joslyn Senior Center to make do with existing facilities and the Parks and Recreation District to house their equipment elsewhere. After review of the options, staff determined that the best and most cost effective alternative is to increase the size of the Joslyn Senior Center building. This is easily done in collaboration with the Center by augmenting funding for an existing project to add space to the Joslyn Senior Center. This existing project was already in progress since the current facilities had been deemed to be undersized for current usage and programs. The project had been scaled back due to receipt of bids that exceeded the construction budget. Supplementing the funding for the Joslyn Senior Center project with $70,000 for replacement of the storage building will allow the storage space to be constructed as part of the building expansion. The Agency Board approval of the staff recommendation will allow staff to reimburse the Joslyn Senior Center for the portion of their project that provides for the design and construction of the additional storage capacity as part of their building expansion project. Submitted -by<- "u Lauri Aylaian Redevelopment Manager )m9liq McCarthy, ACM Red�6elopment Carlos L. OrtegK, Executive Director Depa t Head: Dave Yrig�irdevelopment/Hou Director ofsing Paul S. Gibson, Director of Finance G.\RDA\Maria Hunt\WPDATAWYLAIAN\STFRPTS\011305storagebldgdemo.doc ^� a o� � a s u