10. DISESTABLISHING THE CARLSBAD GOLF LODGING BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT UNDER THE PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA LAW OF 1989

[11. ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE ALGA NORTE AQUATIC CENTER RESTROOM AND LOCKER ROOM RENOVATION PROJECT AND THE POOL REPLASTERING PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION, CIP PROJECT NOS. 4756 AND 4733]

GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ITEM NUMBER 11 IS TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE ARGONAUT AQUATIC CENTER RESTROOM AND LOCKER ROOM RENOVATION PROJECT AND THE POOL REPLASTERING PROJECT, AS WELL AS AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION RELATED TO CIP PROJECT NUMBER 4756 AND 4733.

MAKING HER PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR PUBLIC WORKS MANAGER, JOHN MASSOFF, ALONG WITH OUR PARK AND REC DIRECTOR KYLE LANCASTER.

CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU, SIR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, KYLE LANCASTER AND MISTER MASCHOFF TO MY RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO DIVE STRAIGHT INTO THE PRESENTATION AND WE'LL COVER AN OVERVIEW OF THE SITE, A RESTROOM AND LOCKER ROOM RENOVATION PROJECT, THE POOL REPLASTERING PROJECT, AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE SCHEDULING OF THOSE TWO PROJECTS COLLECTIVELY, AND THEN FINALLY NEXT STEPS.

SO, A FULL SLIDE HERE.

JUST A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW.

I KNOW YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE PARK SITE, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, THIS IS ALGA NORTE COMMUNITY PARK, AND THE AQUATIC CENTER IS JUST ABOUT TOP CENTER THERE AND INCLUDES THREE POOLS, A OLYMPIC SIZE OR COMPETITION AND INSTRUCTIONAL POOL, AND A SPA.

WE'LL SEE THOSE ENLARGED IN A MOMENT.

AND THIS IS THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE RESTROOM AND LOCKER ROOM BUILDING.

THIS IS THE ENLARGED AERIAL.

AND AGAIN, THREE POOLS, COMPETITION SIZE, INSTRUCTIONAL AND SPA.

AND THEN THIS AREA IS OF THE RESTROOM AND LOCKER ROOM, SUBJECT TO TONIGHT'S ITEM.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER.

MR. MASHAW, FOR A DESCRIPTION OF EACH PROJECT.

THANK YOU, MR. LANCASTER.

THE FIRST PROJECT IS A RESTROOM AND LOCKER ROOM RENOVATION PROJECT.

THE PARK WAS OPENED IN 2013, AND THE CONTRACTOR THAT ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED THE PROJECT GAVE THE CITY A FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY ON THE PROJECT.

SO ANNUALLY THE CITY WOULD GO AND WALK THE SITE AND SUBMIT WARRANTY REPAIR ITEMS TO THE CONTRACTOR.

NEAR THE FIVE-YEAR END OF THAT WARRANTY PERIOD, THE CONTRACTOR DISAGREED WITH SOME OF THE WARRANTY ITEMS BEING IDENTIFIED BY THE CITY, INCLUDING SOME ITEMS THAT INVOLVE THE RESTROOMS. THROUGH LITIGATION AND MEDIATION, THE CITY RECEIVED A FINANCIAL SETTLEMENT.

THE SETTLEMENT FUNDS WERE DEPOSITED INTO A NEWLY CREATED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT, THE ARGONAUT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PROJECT.

THE RESTROOM AND LOCKER ROOM RENOVATION PROJECT WILL REFURBISH AND RECONSTRUCT THE FAMILY RESTROOMS AND PORTIONS OF THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM, AND THE SHOWERS WITHIN THOSE.

THE PROJECT WILL REMOVE AND REPLACE FLOOR TILES AND WALL TILES.

ANY COMPROMISE FRAMING, AND SOME OF THE WALLS WILL BE REPLACED.

NEW WATERPROOFING MEMBRANES WILL BE INSTALLED AND THE FLOOR DRAINS WILL BE REPLACED.

THE SHOWERS WILL BE REBUILT, AND ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE.

THE ALGA NORTE SETTLEMENT PROJECT WAS INITIALLY FUNDED WITH JUST UNDER $2 MILLION.

APPROXIMATELY 200,000 HAS BEEN ENCUMBERED OR SPENT, LEAVING A BALANCE OF JUST OVER 1.7 MILLION.

THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS FOR THIS PROJECT IS 1.125 MILLION.

IT WILL LEAVE A REMAINING BALANCE OF 651,000 TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY FUTURE WARRANTY REPAIRS NEEDED AT THE PARK.

SO MOVING ON TO THE POOL REPLASTERING PROJECT.

THE POOLS HAVE BEEN THERE IN SERVICE FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW SMALL REPAIR AREAS, THE GROUT TILE AND POOL PLASTER ARE ALL ORIGINAL.

THE ANTICIPATED LIFESPAN OF PLASTER IN A TYPICAL COMMERCIAL POOL IS APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 YEARS.

THE AMOUNT OF AND FREQUENCY OF CRACKING, SPAULDING, AND WEATHERING IN THE POOLS HAS INCREASED IN RECENT YEARS, AND ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS STAFF HAVE HAD TO CLOSE SECTIONS OF THE POOL AND RETAIN A CONTRACTOR TO MAKE LOCALIZED REPAIRS.

ELEMENTS OF THE POOL SYSTEMS ARE REACHING THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIFE, AND STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING REFURBISHING THE POOLS AT THIS TIME.

THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT WILL BE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE ALL WATERLINE, COPING, DECK AND SPECIALTY TILES IN THE POOLS.

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THE PLASTER POOL SURFACE WILL SURFACES WILL BE DEMOLISHED AND REMOVED.

THE CONCRETE SUBSTRUCTURE WILL BE ASSESSED AND NECESSARY REPAIRS WILL BE MADE.

THE DECK DRAINS, POOL DRAINS AND LIGHTING FIXTURES WILL ALL BE REPLACED AND A NEW PLASTER SURFACE WILL BE APPLIED TO THE POOLS.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT 4733 WILL BE USED TO FUND THE POOL.

REPLASTERING PROJECT.

PROJECT APPROPRIATIONS TO DATE ARE $1.424 MILLION 273,646 HAS BEEN ENCUMBERED OR SPENT, LEAVING A BALANCE OF JUST OVER $1.1 MILLION.

THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPLASTERING THE POOLS IS JUST UNDER $2.4 MILLION.

THE ESTIMATED COST TO COMPLETE OTHER ELEMENTS OF SCOPE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT ARE ESTIMATED AT $263,000, AND THEREFORE STAFF ARE REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL $1.487 MILLION FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT FUND TO THE PROJECT. I'LL COVER THE SCHEDULING OF THE PROJECTS AND NEXT STEPS, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION GOING ON WITH BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A SINGLE CONCURRENT CLOSURE OF ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

AND THERE'S A COUPLE OF PROMINENT REASONS FOR THAT.

COST SAVINGS OF APPROXIMATELY $275,000 VERSUS TWO PARTIAL CLOSURES.

IT'S ALSO LESS IMPACT TO OUR PATRONS IN TERMS OF DUST AND DEBRIS, NOISE, EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL, STAGING AND FRANKLY, A SAFER SITE.

SO WITH THAT, NEXT STEPS WOULD BE TO SOLICIT CONSTRUCTION OF BIDS DURING THE AUGUST PERIOD.

WE WOULD HOPE TO RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER TO AWARD THE CONTRACT, AND ULTIMATELY BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FROM NOVEMBER 2024 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2025, TARGETING ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH IN EACH OF THOSE CASES, AGAIN FOR A TOTAL PERIOD OF THREE MONTHS, AND MR. MASHKOFF'S TEAM AND MY TEAM HAVE WORKED COLLECTIVELY TO TARGET THIS PERIOD AS OUR LEAST HIGH-VOLUME SEASON.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WE HAVE A LOW SEASON, NECESSARILY.

WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT USE OF THE FACILITY, BUT WE CERTAINLY WON'T HAVE AS MUCH USAGE AS WE HAVE, LET'S SAY, DURING THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER.

SO THIS WAS ALL VERY INTENTIONAL AND FEEL LIKE IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PROJECTS AND THE PUBLIC.

WITH THAT, I'LL GO BACK TO THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS, AND I'LL FOREGO READING THEM INTO THE RECORD AGAIN.

AND MR. MASCHOFF AND I ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

MISS BHAT-PATEL.

YES. THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

JUST TO CONFIRM, YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A LITTLE OVER 651,000 WHICH WILL REMAIN FOR FUTURE POTENTIAL REPAIRS.

YEAH. THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT COVERED MORE ELEMENTS OF THE PARK THAN STRICTLY THE FAMILY RESTROOMS. SO THAT MONEY WILL BE USED TO MAKE WARRANTY REPAIRS AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PARK.

OKAY. GOT IT.

AND THEN THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION YOU ALL FEEL SHOULD BE ENOUGH.

OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE TO COME BACK AT ANOTHER POINT? I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE.

I MEAN, I KNOW YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COMMIT TO THAT, BUT I WANT TO UNDERSTAND FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF AS WE PLAN AND OBVIOUSLY AS WE'RE MAKING THIS DECISION WHERE WE'RE AT.

YEAH. BASED ON THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE THAT WAS GIVEN TO US, WE FEEL FINGERS CROSSED IT'S ACCURATE.

WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU TO AWARD THE CONTRACT.

AS KYLE MENTIONED IN OCTOBER.

SO, IF WE ARE OVER UNDER, WE'LL BE TRANSPARENT.

SHARE THAT. AND IF WE NEED TO ASK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS, WE WILL AT THAT TIME.

OKAY. I HOPE IT'S UNDER I HEARD YOU SAY OVER AND UNDER.

AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE JUST TO CONFIRM WAS AROUND YOU SAID THREE MONTHS OF CONCURRENT CLOSURE FOR THE FACILITY.

SO THAT CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN AGAIN, FOR THE PUBLIC? YES, MA'AM. ABSOLUTELY.

SO WE'RE TARGETING MID-NOVEMBER THROUGH MID-FEBRUARY, AND THAT WOULD MEAN A FULL CLOSURE OF THE AQUATIC CENTER.

WE WOULD ACCOMMODATE AS MANY OF THE USES AS WE CAN AT MONROE STREET POOL.

CLEARLY, MONROE STREET IS A SMALLER FACILITY, SO WE CAN'T ACCOMMODATE EVERYTHING.

THERE WILL BE SOME USES THAT WILL EITHER HAVE TO BE WITHHELD FROM CERTAIN PATRONS, OR THEY'LL HAVE TO GO ELSEWHERE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT AVAILABLE FACILITIES IN OCEANSIDE AND SAN MARCOS TO BE ABLE TO DIRECT THEM TO AGAIN, IF WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THEM AT MONROE STREET.

AND WE ARE ALSO TAKING ACCOUNT THE POTENTIAL MONROE STREET RENOVATION REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

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MR. MASHKOFF AND I ARE ALSO WORKING COLLECTIVELY ON THAT PROJECT, AND WE WOULD HOPE TO BRING THAT TO YOU FOR APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECS AND AUTHORIZATION TO BID IN SEPTEMBER, TARGETING SEPTEMBER 9TH.

CURRENTLY PRESUMING YOU WERE TO GIVE APPROVAL FOR US TO CONTINUE WITH THAT BIDDING PROCESS AND AWARD A CONTRACT, THAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER THE ARGONAUT PROJECTS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT ARE COMPLETE.

AND THEN IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE AWARE OF, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, THE CLOSURE AND THE OPTIONS, WHAT TYPES OF METHODS ARE WE THINKING OF MAKING SURE THAT, OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO POST IT, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT WHEN THEY VISIBLY WALK IN.

BUT IN TERMS OF OTHER WAYS, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WE'LL DEVELOP A FEW FULL COMMUNICATIONS PLAN WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM THAT WILL INCLUDE SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL BLASTS.

CITY MANAGER NEWSLETTER UPDATES, A VARIETY OF NOTICING TO OUR PATRONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS A WHOLE.

SO WE WILL DEFINITELY GET ON THAT RIGHT AWAY.

WE ACTUALLY STARTED A CONVERSATION LAST NIGHT AND WE'LL CONTINUE THAT SHOULD COUNCIL GIVE APPROVAL.

GREAT. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MISS LUNA? SO HAVING HAD POOLS AND CYCLICALLY ARE WE LOOKING AT EVERY TEN YEARS I MEAN I GO THERE I PARTICIPATE IN THE AQUACISE.

IT'S A GOOD PROGRAM. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

AND IT'S USED. IT'S USED.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT TEN YEARS LIFE EXPECTANCY JUST TO GET AN IDEA FOR FUTURE BUDGETS.

YEAH, A TYPICAL 10 TO 15 YEARS.

YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. MISS ACOSTA? YES. THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE WELL-WRITTEN STAFF REPORT.

IT'S VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND TO FOLLOW UP ON THE COMMENT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A 10-TO-15-YEAR LIFE EXPECTANCY AND IT'S BEEN 11 YEARS.

SO, IT'S WE'RE READY FOR THIS.

AND I THINK THAT THE PLAN IS WELL THOUGHT OUT IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

I ALSO HAD THOSE QUESTIONS EARLIER IN BRIEFING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING SO THAT THEY DON'T WORRY OR MAKE PLANS.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR A LITTLE BIT, AND THEY'LL MAKE OTHER ACCOMMODATIONS, BUT IT'S THE BEST TIME OF YEAR TO DO THAT. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MOTION FOR BOTH RESOLUTIONS, PLEASE.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 12 CITY MANAGER.

[12. AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ACE CAPITAL ENGINEERING FOR THE STAGECOACH COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 4611]

YES. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS THE AWARD OF A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ACE CAPITAL ENGINEERING FOR STAGECOACH COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT CIP PROJECT NUMBER 4611.

MAKING. OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, KYLE LANCASTER, ALONG WITH OUR PARK PLANNING MANAGER, NICK STUEBEN.

GENTLEMEN, GOOD EVENING AGAIN AND I WILL ACTUALLY BE YOUR OPENER AND CLOSER FOR THE BALANCE OF THE AGENDA.

MR. STEUBEN IS NOW JOINING ME, PARKS PLANNING MANAGER.

AND BEFORE WE BEGIN, I DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, AND I SO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THIS COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER AND ATTORNEY AND CLERK AS WELL. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS, OUR OFFERINGS AND OUR PROJECTS.

WITH THAT, I WILL LEAD INTO TONIGHT'S PROJECT ABOUT THE STAGECOACH COMMUNITY GARDEN WITH THE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. WE'LL COVER THE CITY PLAN.

REFERENCES. PROJECT BACKGROUND, THE COMMUNITY GARDEN DESIGN IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE BIDDING PROCESS, PHYSICAL ANALYSIS, AND NEXT STEPS.

AGAIN, ANOTHER LENGTHY RECOMMENDED ACTION.

ADOPT RESOLUTION, ACCEPTING BIDS RECEIVED AND AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO ACE CAPITAL ENGINEERING FOR THE STAGECOACH COMMUNITY PARK COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT NUMBER 4611, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $464,353, AND APPROPRIATING $25,000 FROM THE PARK DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL PROJECT FUND, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PARK AND LU SOUTHEAST FUND TWO FISCAL YEAR 20 2425 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET.

AND AGAIN, I'LL JUST BE BRIEF.

THIS PROJECT IS CALLED OUT IN YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

IT IS UNDER THE COMMUNITY CHARACTER GOAL, AND IT IS A PRIORITY PROJECT IN PARTICULAR, TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A COMMUNITY GARDEN AT STAGECOACH COMMUNITY PARK. IT IS ALSO REFERENCED IN OUR RECENTLY UPDATED PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN THAT THIS COUNCIL ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER.

AND AGAIN, IT'S IN THE SHORT TERM, COMPLETING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS COMMUNITY GARDEN.

THIS IS A COUPLE OF IMAGES OF THE SITE, FORMER MAINTENANCE YARD.

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AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT YEARS AGO WE ACTUALLY SHIFTED TO A CONTRACT MODEL OF MAINTENANCE.

AND THAT FREED UP THIS SPACE FOR REPURPOSING.

AND SO WE'VE GONE THROUGH A VETTING PROCESS, AND WE KNOW THAT COMMUNITY GARDENS ARE AN EXPRESSED NEED OF THE PUBLIC, AND THEREFORE WE'VE RECOMMENDED CONVERTING THIS INTO A COMMUNITY GARDEN.

CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT PREVIOUSLY, AND WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, WE WILL HAVE WE'LL HAVE COMMUNITY GARDENS IN THREE OF THE FOUR QUADRANTS.

SO EXISTING COMMUNITY GARDENS AT HAROLD EAST SMERDU NORTHWEST, PINE AVENUE COMMUNITY GARDEN NORTHWEST, CALAVERAS SCHOOLHOUSE NORTHEAST, AND THEN STAGECOACH WOULD BE IN THE SOUTHEAST. AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SOUTHWEST SO THAT WE HAVE ALL FOUR QUADRANTS, ALSO REFERRED TO AS PARK DISTRICTS ADDRESSED.

PROJECT BACKGROUND.

AGAIN, WE COORDINATED WITH A DESIGN CONSULTANT FOR THE PLANS AND SPECS, BRINGING THEM FORWARD.

WE BROUGHT THEM FORWARD IN APRIL AND MR. STUPA WILL COVER THAT.

STAFF ALSO OBTAINED A CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION FROM THE CITY PLANNER THAT THIS IS A USE CONSISTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PARK, AND STAFF HAS CONSULTED WITH THE COMMUNITY GARDEN COLLABORATIVE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY SPEAKING TONIGHT.

I BELIEVE THEY WILL ALSO BE SPEAKING ON THIS ITEM.

WE'LL TURN THAT TO MR. STUPIN FOR DISCUSSION OF THE DESIGN, FEATURES AND BIDDING PROCESS.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR LANCASTER, AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE FOLLOW UP TO OUR EARLIER CONVERSATION ON THIS.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THIS WILL HAVE A SIMILAR LOOK AND APPEARANCE TO OUR MOST RECENT COMMUNITY GARDEN AT PINE AVENUE.

WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT AT FULLY BUILD OUT, WE'LL HAVE A TOTAL OF THE 35 RAISED BEDS, ALONG WITH AN INFORMATIONAL KIOSK AND SOME OF THE OTHER FEATURES THAT WE TYPICALLY WOULD SEE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS, WHICH ALSO WOULD INCLUDE A CENTRAL AREA THAT I'LL COVER IN JUST A MOMENT WITH A WITH A VERY UNIQUE SHADE STRUCTURE.

HERE'S THE FINAL LAYOUT OF THE PLAN.

YOU CAN SEE THAT PREVIOUSLY WE HAVE ADJUSTED A COUPLE THINGS WITHIN THE PLAN FOR SOME DIRECTION.

WE GOT FROM OUR BUILDING AND SAFETY FOLKS HAS LED TO A MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL PROJECT HERE.

WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF THE ADA ACCESSIBLE BEDS RIGHT AT THE FRONT NEAR THE PEDESTRIAN GATE, A CENTRALIZED ACCESS WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD CIRCULATION THROUGH THE GARDEN TO THE GARDEN TO SOME OF THE MORE ICONIC FEATURES LIKE THAT CENTRALIZED SHADE STRUCTURE, DRINKING FOUNTAIN, FOUNTAIN AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSK.

HERE'S A VIEW OF THE ADA BED FOR THE GARDEN.

THIS IS A PRETTY COOL FEATURE HERE.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD SOME EXTRA DEPTH TO THE SOIL THERE TO ADD FOR SOME MORE HERBACEOUS PLANTS SUCH AS ROSEMARY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IF PEOPLE WANT TO PLANT, THAT WOULD NEED A LITTLE DEEPER ROOT STRUCTURE AS WELL AS ROOT VEGETABLES.

HERE'S A SAMPLE OF THE SHADE STRUCTURE.

A LITTLE 3D VIEW OF IT.

THE TRI CYCLE OF WASTE STREAM THAT WILL BE INTRODUCING INTO THE PARK HERE FOR RECYCLING, COMPOST AND LANDFILL ITEMS. ANOTHER FUN NEW FEATURE IS GOING TO BE THE KEY TO ACCESS A LITTLE PUNCH KEY DOESN'T USE ANY POWER, BUT IT WILL ADD A LEVEL OF SECURITY TO THE PARK COMMUNITY GARDEN.

THE BIDDING PROCESS TOOK PLACE IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.

WE HAD AN ORIGINAL ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE OF $443,327.

WE RECEIVED A TOTAL OF TWO BIDS ON THIS PROJECT FROM RESPONSIVE BIDDERS, AS WE CALL THEM, AND THE LOWEST BID CAME IN FROM ACE CAPITAL ENGINEERING, WHO WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AT 464,350.

EXCUSE ME, $464,353.

THIS AMOUNT HERE IS JUST ABOUT 25, JUST OVER THE ESTIMATED BUDGET.

BY $25,000.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS CAME IN WITHIN 5% OF THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE, WHICH IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE THE PROJECTS THAT COME IN AT THAT NUMBER.

SO, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT THE TOTAL PROJECT TO DATE AT $620,000 BE INCREASED.

HERE'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THAT BREAKDOWN OF THE ADDITIONAL NEED FOR $25,000.

AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE DIRECTOR TO COVER THE NEXT STEPS.

THANK YOU, SIR. AND SO, WE'LL ISSUE A NOTICE TO PROCEED TO ACE CAPITAL ENGINEERING AND CONDUCT A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING SHOULD THE COUNCIL GIVE AUTHORITY TONIGHT.

CONSTRUCTION ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR 2024.

THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY TAKING CONSIDERABLY LONGER THROUGH THE PLANNING AND DESIGN PHASE AND THE CONSTRUCTION.

WE HOPE TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION BY END OF SUMMER, AND IT'S ABOUT A FOUR-MONTH DURATION.

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BRINGS US BACK TO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION, WHICH AGAIN, I WILL FORGO READING INTO THE RECORD, AND MR. STUPIN AND I ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKERS.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

MS. ACOSTA. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

I WAS JUST WONDERING BECAUSE WE DID RECEIVE AN INFORMATIONAL NEWSLETTER FROM THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY GARDENS COLLABORATIVE.

IS THERE A KIND OF RELATIONSHIP OR SOME SHARING OF INFORMATION? HOW DOES THAT WORK WITH THE CARLSBAD COMMUNITY GARDEN? I GET THAT THERE ARE SEPARATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, BUT I'M GUESSING IT'S SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY OR FRIENDS OF THE ARTS.

HOW DOES THAT WORK? IT'S A SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT.

THEY ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND MANY YEARS AGO, THE CITY COUNCIL ACTUALLY ASKED THAT THEY STEP IN AND HELP PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF THE COMMUNITY GARDENS.

THE COMMUNITY GARDENS COLLABORATIVE IS AN ADVOCACY GROUP FOR MORE COMMUNITY GARDENS.

BUT THE REALITY IS THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE EXPENSES THAT GO INTO THESE GARDENS.

WE HAVE A NOMINAL LEASE FEE OF $120 CURRENTLY PER YEAR, AND INSTEAD OF INCREASING THAT FEE SIGNIFICANTLY, THE COUNCIL MANY YEARS AGO ASKED THAT THE COLLABORATIVE STEP IN AND ASSIST WITH ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS SUCH AS MAINTAINING OUR WAIT LIST.

GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MOTION, PLEASE.

YES. MOVE. ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND AGENDA ITEM 12 SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[13. RECOMMENDED ROBERTSON RANCH PARK MASTER PLAN]

ITEM 13 CITY MANAGER, ITEM NUMBER 13 IS THE RECOMMENDED ROBERTSON RANCH PARK MASTER PLAN.

MAKING OUR PRESENTATION ARE STILL PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR KYLE LANCASTER AND PARK PLANNING MANAGER NICK STUPIN.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

MISS LUNA. I WILL NEED TO LEAVE THE ROOM IN THAT I HAVE PROPERTY ADJOINING THE PARK SITE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER.

AND AGAIN, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WE'LL JUMP INTO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IN THIS CASE, ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RECOMMENDED ROBERTSON RANCH PARK MASTER PLAN AND DIRECTING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH THE NECESSARY ENVIRONMENTAL, PERMITTING AND ENTITLEMENTS FOR THE PROJECT.

THERE WE GO. WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION AS WELL.

REGARDS TO AN OVERVIEW OF THIS PROJECT.

IT WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED AS A PARK SITE BY THE CITY COUNCIL WAY BACK IN 2006, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ROBERTSON RANCH MASTER PLAN, THAT BEING THE DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN OF ROBERTSON RANCH COMMUNITY.

THE PARK IS WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL A TWEEN SIZE AT 11.2 ACRES, MEANING IT'S LARGER THAN OUR TYPICAL SPECIAL USE AREA, WHICH OFTEN IS REFERRED TO AS A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.

AND IT IS A BIT SMALLER THAN OUR TYPICAL COMMUNITY PARK.

SO, THE PARK IS A PRIORITY PROJECT AGAIN IN CITY COUNCIL'S FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, AS THE PREVIOUS PROJECTS WERE.

THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT MASTER PLAN ALSO IDENTIFIES THIS PROJECT AS A STRATEGIC GOAL AND COMMUNITY PARKS AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS WERE BOTH IDENTIFIED AS NEEDS IN THAT ASSESSMENT THAT LED UP TO THE MASTER PLAN.

AGAIN, FOR THOSE IN THE PUBLIC MAY NOT BE FULLY FAMILIAR.

THIS ENLARGEMENT HERE SHOWS THE EXACT LOCATION ON CANNON ROAD, JUST OFF CANNON ROAD NORTHEAST OF EL CAMINO REAL.

MANY DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS WENT INTO THIS PROJECT.

WE WANTED TO START BY REFLECTING ON THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, VALUES, AND PRIORITIES.

WE REALLY WANTED TO GET A BASELINE OF THEIR INTERESTS AND WHAT THEY SAW FOR THIS PARK.

BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO FOCUS ON SAFETY AND ENSURE THAT THIS WAS NOT ONLY A SAFE PLACE FOR THE PATRONS, BUT ALSO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE ALSO WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR IN GENERAL AND BE CONSIDERATE OF IMPACTS TO THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS, AND ALSO CREATE A FAMILY-ORIENTED THEME, IF YOU WILL, OR INTENT.

AND WE ALSO CONSIDERED LOCATIONS OF OTHER NEARBY PARKS AND WHAT AMENITIES THEY OFFERED.

SO, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE DID DEVELOP A PLAN WHICH YOU'LL SEE MOMENTARILY THAT INCLUDES MULTIGENERATIONAL, INCLUSIVE ELEMENTS WHILE STAYING WITHIN ROUGH COST PARAMETERS.

WE KNOW WHAT THE INDUSTRY STANDARD IS FOR THIS TYPE OF COMBINED USE PARK, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $2.5 MILLION PER

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ACRE. THE PARK PLANNING PROCESS REALLY HAD THREE PHASES TO IT WERE DOWN TO CONCLUDING THE FIRST PHASE, WHICH IS COMING TO THE RECOMMENDED MASTER PLAN.

BUT THAT'S BEEN A PROCESS, AND WE'VE REALLY TAKEN THE FULL 14 MONTHS IN THIS CASE TO GET HERE, BUT IT'S BEEN VERY THOROUGH.

THE NEXT PHASE, WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WOULD BE TO PROCEED INTO THE PERMITTING AND BRING BACK A FINAL MASTER PLAN TO YOU AFTER WE RECEIVE THOSE PERMITS.

AND ULTIMATELY, IF THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE AUTHORIZATION AFTER THE MASTER PLAN, WE WOULD PROCEED WITH DEVELOPING CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECS AND THEN COMING BACK WITH THOSE PLANS AND SPECS, ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO BID AND ULTIMATELY CONSTRUCT THAT FINAL PHASE IS LENGTHY, AND SO THAT COULD BE AS LONG AS FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING. THE PARKS MASTER PLAN IS CONCEPTUAL IN NATURE.

THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE AGAIN, PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

RATHER, IT IDENTIFIES GENERAL FEATURES AND LOCATIONS OF AMENITIES.

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE DETAILS SUCH AS BRANDS OF PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS, THE SPECIFIC PLANTS AND LANDSCAPING TO BE INSTALLED, MANUFACTURERS OF PLAY EQUIPMENT, OR THE PRECISE LOCATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

MOVING INTO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS AGAIN, THAT WAS IN A THREE PHASED PROCESS AS WELL.

THE FIRST BEING THAT BIG PICTURE AND GETTING A FEEL FOR WHAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY WANTS FROM THE SITE THAT I REFERENCED EARLIER.

AND WE DID THAT THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS, WHICH I WILL DIVE INTO IN A MOMENT.

ULTIMATELY, ONCE WE HAD THAT UNDERSTANDING, WE WORKED WITH OUR DESIGN TEAM TO GO BACK AND DEVELOP THREE CONCEPT OPTIONS, AND WE PRESENTED THOSE TO THE PUBLIC, AND THEN WE TOOK FEEDBACK ON THOSE DESIGN OPTIONS AND ULTIMATELY TOOK ALL OF THAT FEEDBACK AND MELDED IT, IF YOU WILL, INTO A PREFERRED DESIGN, WHICH IS NOW CALLED A RECOMMENDED MASTER PLAN.

AND THAT BRINGS US TO TONIGHT'S MEETING AGAIN, REVIEWING THAT RECOMMENDED MASTER PLAN AND REQUESTING YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED.

THESE ARE SOME OF THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS THAT OUR COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT TEAM EXECUTED IN ORDER TO GET ENOUGH COMMUNITY INPUT.

WE DID EVERYTHING FROM PRINT FLIERS TO ONLINE SURVEYS AND IDEA WALLS, TO SOCIAL MEDIA, TO E-BLASTS THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE AND OTHER FORMS. AND THEN FINALLY WE ALSO USED, IN THIS CASE, LOCAL MAILERS TO THOSE ADJACENT RESIDENCES THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.

AND THEN ALSO IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER IS A SAMPLE VIDEO THAT WE CREATED AGAIN AND POSTED ONLINE.

SO OUR COMMUNICATION ENGAGEMENT TEAM REALLY JUST DID A STELLAR WORK ON THIS.

AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO BRING A LOT OF THESE ELEMENTS TO YOU.

I WANTED TO SHOW YOU A PHOTO OF THE FIRST WORKSHOP ON SITE, AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S STANDING ROOM ONLY.

IN THIS CASE, IT WAS A WEEKDAY EVENING AND GOT A GREAT TURNOUT.

SO MUCH THAT WE HAD SOMEONE GO ON A TRUCK OVER A NEARBY CALAVERA HILLS PARK AND GRAB A BUNCH OF CHAIRS FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND COME BACK.

AND AGAIN, IT WAS A VERY VALUABLE EVENING FOR US.

WE THEN PROCEEDED LATER TO HAVE IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS.

AND THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE FARADAY CENTER DURING THE SECOND PHASE.

THAT'S AFTER THE THREE CONCEPTS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.

THIS WORKSHOP WAS HELD ON A WEEKEND, A SATURDAY MORNING, AGAIN IN ORDER TO TRY AND MEET AS MANY SCHEDULES AS POSSIBLE.

THIS ALSO PROVIDED A FAMILY OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN TO BREAK OUT MARKERS AND BASICALLY, AGAIN, TALK THROUGH WHAT ELEMENTS THEY LIKED AND DISLIKED ABOUT EACH OF THE CONCEPTS.

AND THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THAT.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE IT WAS ANOTHER GREAT TURNOUT.

AND THIS WAS AGAIN THE IN-PERSON PROCESS.

BUT WE ALSO HAD ZOOM WORKSHOPS AS WELL IN EACH OF THESE TWO PHASES.

SO WE TRIED TO COVER AS MANY BASES AS WE COULD.

AND THEN TO THAT POINT, WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL HOA'S AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE US TO COME TO THEM.

AND IN THIS CASE, THIS IS A PHOTO FROM THE NEARBY RANCHO CARRILLO COMMUNITY CENTER THEY HAVE.

AND THAT'S MR. STUPIN THERE, TALKING TO A COUPLE OF THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT AND LISTENED TO OUR PRESENTATION.

AGAIN. WE DID THIS TWICE IN THE FIRST TWO PHASES, ONE EACH IN EACH PHASE, AND GOT GREAT INPUT FROM THEM AS WELL.

THAT LEADS US TO THE ACTUAL RECOMMENDED MASTER PLAN, WHICH MR. STUPIN WILL DETAIL.

THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR.

AGAIN, GOOD EVENING.

COUNCIL. BEFORE I GET INTO TOO MUCH OF THE PREFERRED MASTER PLAN CONCEPT THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU, I JUST REALLY WANTED TO GO OVER THE THE GREAT WORK WE

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HAD FROM OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PARK PLANNING TEAM, AS WELL AS OUR CONSULTANT TO TAKE THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY HEAR THEM OUT AND LOOK AT THE ADJACENCIES OF THE SITE, AS WELL AS ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT, TO MAKE THIS TRULY A PROJECT THAT'S UNIQUE TO CARLSBAD.

THE TWO OVERWHELMING CONCEPTS THAT HAD THE MOST FAVOR FROM THE COMMUNITY WERE CONCEPT ONE AND THREE.

THAT WAS THE AGRARIAN TAPESTRY AND THE ROLLING HILLS.

AS WE BLENDED THOSE CONCEPTS TOGETHER AND HEARD THE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS RELIED ON SOME VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR ART NETWORK, SUCH AS THE PARK AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN UPDATE FROM LAST YEAR.

WE KNOW CERTAIN NEEDS THAT ARE THAT ARE EXISTING WITHIN OUR PARK SYSTEM THINGS LIKE PICKLEBALL COURTS, COMMUNITY GARDENS SPORTS FIELDS, ETC. AND SO WITHIN THIS PLAN, WE CAN SEE THOSE MAJOR ELEMENTS TAKING SHAPE ON THE PLAN BEFORE YOU.

WE ALSO HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY HERE FROM ONE NEW REQUEST THAT CAME OUT, WAS FOR DEDICATED SPACE FOR FOLKS TO JOG OR RUN ON.

AND AS WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE MULTI-USE SPORTS FIELD, THIS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL SPORTS PLAY AS WELL.

FROM YOUTH SPORTS TO ADULT LEAGUES, AND THE RUNNING TRACK THAT SURROUNDS THE SPORTS FIELD WILL HAVE A CLEAR DELINEATION BETWEEN THE WALKING PATH AND THE RUNNING AREA. SO THOSE TWO GROUPS DO NOT INTERACT.

ALSO ADJACENT TO THE SPORTS FIELD, YOU'LL SEE ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND OF THE SCREEN, THERE'S A LITTLE TURNAROUND THERE WE WERE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THAT, SO THERE'S A BETTER CIRCULATION THROUGHOUT THE SITE, OPPORTUNITIES FOR DROP OFF AND HAVE A GOOD AREA FOR PEOPLE TO TO INTERACT WITH THE SPACE WITHOUT HAVING TOO MUCH OF A TRAFFIC JAM.

TOP HALF OF THE PARK.

WE CAN SEE SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES THAT PRESENTED THEMSELVES AGAIN FROM ANOTHER ROUNDABOUT DROP OFF AREA FROM THE DEDICATED ENTRANCES, CALLED OUT AS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN OFF OF TRAILBLAZER.

AND THAT CONNECTS TO A CENTRALIZED PLAZA SPACE, WHERE WE'LL HAVE A UNIQUE PLAYGROUND AREA THAT WILL ENCOMPASS THE TRADITIONAL PLAY AREAS THAT WE TYPICALLY WOULD SEE WITHIN OUR PARKS, AS WELL AS THE NATURE-BASED DISCOVERY AREA, AND ALSO A WATER INTERACTIVE AREA, OR, AS WE CALL IT, OUT ON THE PLAN, A SPLASH PAD.

ANOTHER KEY FEATURES WE HAVE A CONNECTION TO THE ADJACENT TRAIL SYSTEM AND THE NORTH WESTERLY EDGE OF THE PARK.

WITHIN THAT CENTRALIZED PLAZA AREA, WE'LL ALSO SEE THAT THERE'S AREAS FOR THE RESTROOM AND CONCESSIONS BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS A SHADED PICNIC AREA.

ON THE WESTERLY EDGE OF THE PARK ADJACENT TO THE NATURAL PRESERVE AREA, WILL HAVE A AREA THAT WILL KIND OF INVOKE AN AREA, IN ESSENCE, OF A LEISURELY PATH.

SO, THERE'LL BE A PATH NOT QUITE THE TRAIL, BUT SOME MORE OF AN ORNAMENTAL PLANTING THAT WILL ALLOW USERS TO JUST HAVE A, A CASUAL WALK THROUGH THE PARK. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE WE ALSO HAVE SOME OF THE USUAL THINGS THAT WE WOULD SEE BLEACHERS AND SEATING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE PARK AS WELL.

ANOTHER KEY THING THAT CAME OUT OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUR PARK PLANNING PROCESS WAS THE NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL ENTRANCE ON.

THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HAVING A RIGHT TURN IN AND RIGHT TURN OUT OFF OF CANNON.

TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONCERN FOR CONGESTION AND CIRCULATION OFF OF THE ONE DEDICATED AREA OFF OF TRAILBLAZER WAY.

SO AT THAT POINT, USERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER DRIVE A CAR OR THEY CAN RIDE THEIR BICYCLE INTO THE PARK.

GO TO EITHER END OF THE PARKING LOT TO HAVE PARKING ADJACENT TO WHATEVER USE THEY WANT TO HAVE IN THE PARK.

SO, IF THEY ARE GOING THERE TO VISIT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, THEY'LL THERE'S PARKING IN FRONT OF PICKLEBALL COURTS.

AND IF THEY'RE THERE TO GO TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN, THEY'LL BE PARKING FOR THE COMMUNITY GARDEN.

AND IN EFFORTS TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, WE ALSO WERE STRATEGIC IN OUR PLACEMENT OF OTHER FACILITIES, SUCH AS THE MULTI-USE FIELD AND THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, WHICH ARE ABOUT EQUAL DISTANCE FROM BOTH RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES OF RANCHO CARLSBAD AND ROBERTSON RANCH.

ALSO ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH SOUTHERLY END OF THE HOMES OFF OF TRAILBLAZER WAY, WE'VE CREATED A LITTLE GREEN BUFFER AREA, WHETHER THAT'S THE OPEN SPACE, GRASSY AREA OR THE JUST A LITTLE VEGETATED BUFFER.

ANOTHER KEY FEATURES THAT FOCUS ON THE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS OF THE SITE ARE THE DRAINAGE AREAS HERE.

WE TYPICALLY CALL THEM BIOSWALES.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT HAVE A LOT OF PRETTY PLANTS IN THEM THAT REALLY TAKE ACTION WHEN IT RAINS, AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL AXIS.

ANOTHER KEY POINT HERE IS THE CENTRAL AXIS THAT COMES OFF THE PLAZA THAT INTERACTS DIRECTLY WITH THE MULTI-USE FIELD.

SO REALLY HELPS CIRCULATION FOR THE SITE.

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AND NEXT STEPS WILL BE COVERED BY OUR DIRECTOR.

THANK YOU SIR AND I'LL TRY AND CLOSE IT OUT QUICKLY.

BUT WE DID WANT TO PROVIDE SOME SPECIFICS ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL.

SO, IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE HERE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDED MASTER PLAN AND PERMITTING ENTITLEMENTS.

BUT THEN IF YOU APPROVE THAT STAGE, WE WILL GO INTO THE ACTUAL PERMITTING PROCESS.

AND THAT WOULD LEAD TO PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING FOR ITEMS LIKE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT'S EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN EARLY 2025, ULTIMATELY LEADING US BACK TO THIS COUNCIL IN SPRING OF 2025, PROBABLY LATE SPRING.

AND AT THAT POINT, WE'D ASK YOU FOR APPROVAL OF THE FINAL MASTER PLAN.

IF YOU WERE TO AUTHORIZE THAT, WE WOULD THEN ASK THAT YOU ALSO APPROVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE PLANS THROUGH THE DESIGN TEAM.

SO, YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, WE HAVE ALSO OVERLAID THE CURRENT APPROPRIATIONS, WHICH BRINGS US THROUGH TODAY.

WE ACTUALLY STARTED PUTTING MONEY AWAY IN FISCAL YEAR 2017.

AND THEN WE WOULD ESTIMATE PROBABLY $485,000 IN THE SPRING TO COMPLETE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY, IF WE WERE TO COME BACK AND YOU WERE TO GRANT THE AUTHORIZATION TO BID THOSE APPROVED PLANS AND SPECS, WE WOULD AT THE MOMENT BE ESTIMATING A ROUND FIGURE OF ABOUT $30 MILLION FOR THIS PARK.

AGAIN, THAT'S AT A ROUGH COST OF ABOUT 2.5 MILLION PER ACRE, WHICH BRINGS YOU TO 28 MILLION.

WE HAVE ADDED ANOTHER COUPLE MILLION FOR ITEMS LIKE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTINGENCY AND SOME STAFF TIME.

SO AGAIN, WE WOULD ONLY ASK FOR THIS MONEY IN THE REVISED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT.

SYSTEM AT THE TIME OF APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECS AND AUTHORIZATION TO BID.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR ANY FUNDING TONIGHT.

AND THIS CHART SHOWS ESSENTIALLY THAT SAME FUNDING IN A DIFFERENT MANNER.

AGAIN, FLOWING DOWN FROM FISCAL YEAR 2017 WHEN WE FIRST STARTED PUTTING MONEY AWAY FOR THIS PROJECT THROUGH TODAY.

YOUR STAFF REPORT REFERENCES 1,000,038 AND THAT WAS AT THE CLOSE OF FISCAL YEAR 24.

YOU DID APPROVE ANOTHER 425,000 IN THIS FISCAL YEAR BUDGET JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.

AND THEN, AS I SAID, A COUPLE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

ESSENTIALLY ABOUT ONE YEAR FOR US TO BRING BACK THE ITEM AND THEN TWO YEARS TO DEVELOP THE PLANS AND SPECS.

WE WOULD ALSO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO THEN BID THE PROJECT AND THEN AGAIN, THE $30 MILLION ADDITIONAL THERE.

THIS IS A VERY BIG PICTURE.

AND AGAIN, I'LL BE BRIEF, BUT WE WANTED TO LAY OUT POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

SOME OF THIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

OBVIOUSLY TODAY WE REALLY DON'T HAVE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SHOVEL READY PROJECT.

THE PARK IN LIEU FEE FUND IS ABOUT 3.5 MILLION FOR THE NORTHEAST DISTRICT OR QUADRANT ABOUT 28 MILLION IN PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FUND.

AND FINALLY, 131 IN GENERAL FUND RESERVE.

KEEPING IN MIND THAT ANY EXPENDITURE FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF THIS NATURE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO A PROP H VOTE AS WELL.

IF YOU LOOK AT A FIVE-YEAR PROJECTION AGAIN, REALLY NO OPPORTUNITY FOR GRANTS UNLESS WE HAVE THE PLANS AND SPECS FULLY VETTED THROUGH THIS COUNCIL, BUT YOU'D HAVE ABOUT 8 MILLION THAT WOULD HAVE GROWN IN THE PARK AND LUFFY FUND, AS AN ESTIMATION, 35 MILLION PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FUND AND FINALLY 141 IN GENERAL FUND RESERVE.

FINALLY. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.

AGAIN GRANTS TYPICALLY APPLICATIONS WANTS YOU TO BE SHOVEL READY.

THE PARK AND LIEU FEE FUND DOES HAVE AN ADVANCE TO THE PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FUND.

SO, IF YOU DEDUCT THIS 4.5 FROM THE 8 MILLION, YOU ACTUALLY ONLY HAVE ABOUT 3.5 AVAILABLE.

AND THEN FINALLY FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FUND AND GENERAL FEE GENERAL FUND, YOU DO HAVE OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS AND PROJECTS, INCLUDING ITEMS LIKE THE AFOREMENTIONED MONROE STREET POOL OR OTHER FACILITY PROJECTS, AND POTENTIALLY EVEN ROAD PROJECTS.

WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

WE'RE BACK TO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION, WHICH I WILL FORGO READING IN THE RECORD, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

DO WE HAVE SPEAKERS? YES. VANESSA FORSYTH.

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GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE AND READ THE CORRESPONDENCE FROM MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE REGARDING THIS ITEM AND SPECIFIC CONCERNS.

I THINK THAT IT'S A GREAT PARK, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY HAS SO MANY AMENITIES.

AND, YOU KNOW, I DID PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS AND INCLUDED I LIKE THE ROLLING HILLS CONCEPT, BUT MY CONCERN IS REGARDING THE MATERIALS THAT WILL BE USED IN THE PARK.

AGAIN, VERY MUCH CONCERNED THAT CERTAIN SURFACES LIKE THE PLAYGROUND AREA AND THE WALKWAYS AND THE SHARED USE FACILITY, RIGHT FIELD, RIGHT THAT THAT THEY NOT BE SYNTHETIC TURF OR POUR IN PLACE. THAT THE COUNCIL ASKED THE STAFF TO LOOK AT ALTERNATE MATERIALS THAT ARE SAFER IN TERMS OF NOT RELEASING METHANE GAS, THAT ARE SAFER IN TERMS OF NOT REQUIRING IN TEN YEARS TO BE REPLACED AND THEN DISPOSED IN A NON YOU KNOW, RECYCLABLE MANNER.

I THINK THAT THE INDUSTRY, IN TERMS OF USING SYNTHETIC TURF AS A, AS IN OUR PARKS REALLY PROVIDES A LOT OF MISINFORMATION.

THEY USE TERMS LIKE RECYCLABLE, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, LOW-COST MAINTENANCE, AND I ENCOURAGE THAT THE COUNCIL DIRECT THE STAFF TO LOOK AT THAT IN MORE DEPTH AND COME BACK WITH INFORMATION THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND YES, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. AND YEAH, I THINK THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTINGS, AS MUCH AS THEY CAN BE NATIVE PLANTS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, MISS BHAT-PATEL? YEAH. THANK YOU.

AND THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW LONG IT TAKES THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

AND SO, I, I'M KUDOS TO THE TEAM.

AND OBVIOUSLY ONCE IT'S DONE, I'M SURE EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS PARK.

I KNOW WE HAVE SUCH GREAT PARKS, SO GETTING TO MY QUESTIONS FIRST, I'LL START OFF WITH REGARDS TO THE FUNDING.

I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IT.

WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT IT MAY POTENTIALLY COST AND WHAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, IN PREPARATION AS A CITY, WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO AT SOME POINT KNOWING THAT SIMILARLY WITH VETERANS PARK, YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY HAD SOME OUTSIDE FUNDING LIKE STATE AND FEDERAL.

IT SEEMS LIKE AT THIS POINT, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T NECESSARILY PROJECT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE UNTIL IT'S SHOVEL READY, BUT I'M ASSUMING WE WOULD GO AFTER THOSE AND HIGHLIGHT ELEMENTS OF, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER ASPECTS WE WOULD BE ADDING ON TO THE CITY.

YES, MA'AM. THAT WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE STAFF'S INTENT.

AS YOU SAID, IT'S A BIT UNPREDICTABLE AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME, BUT IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS FITTING AND WE QUALIFIED FOR, WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY PURSUE IT.

GREAT. AND I KNOW THAT THIS CONVERSATION CAME BACK MUST HAVE COME UP THE FIRST YEAR THAT I WAS SERVING.

WITH REGARDS TO SYNTHETIC TURF, AND ACTUALLY, IT'S EXACTLY FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THAT DATE WHEN I WAS LOOKING BACK AT THAT MEETING, AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS TO ASK YOU KNOW, JUST AROUND THE OPTIONS AND WHAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE'VE LOOKED AT UPDATED RESEARCH REGARDING SYNTHETIC TURF AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF ANY HEALTH HAZARD, HEALTH HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

AND THEN, OF COURSE I'M ASSUMING THERE'S USUALLY INFILL THAT'S UTILIZED IN THE SYNTHETIC TURF.

SO WHAT THE RESEARCH FOR THAT SAYS NOW, BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING BACK AT WHAT WE HAD HAD THAT HAD THAT CONVERSATION AT THAT TIME AND THE DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES PRESENTED TO US.

SO I'M JUST CURIOUS IF WE HAVE ANYTHING UPDATED, IF NOT POTENTIALLY JUST BASED ON WHAT WAS SHARED.

WHEN THIS DOES COME BACK TO US, IT'D BE GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THOSE ALTERNATIVES.

YES, MA'AM. AND THIS WAS BROUGHT UP LAST WEEK AT THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING AS WELL.

I WILL BE BRIEF, BUT YOU'RE SPOT ON.

IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY THAT THIS COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, THEN MAYOR PRO TEM AND YOURSELF WERE ON THAT BODY.

YOU APPROVED THE REPLACEMENT OF SYNTHETIC TURF AT STAGECOACH COMMUNITY PARK, BUT THERE WAS A THOROUGH VETTING OF THE VARIOUS OPTIONS AVAILABLE,

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INCLUDING GOING BACK TO NATURAL TURF OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF INFILL MATERIAL.

AT THAT POINT, THE COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO PROCEED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SYNTHETIC TURF, BUT WE LANDED ON AN OPTION FOR THE INFILL OF A POLYMER COATING COATED CRUMB RUBBER.

SO TYPICALLY, WHAT YOU SEE WHEN SOMEONE SLIDES ON ARTIFICIAL TURF FIELD MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF BLACK PARTICLES THAT COME UP THAT IS CALLED CRUMB RUBBER.

AND SO THE POLYMER COATING WAS ESSENTIALLY TO PREVENT DIRECT CONTACT FROM THE SKIN AND ALSO CREATE A COOLING EFFECT.

SO THAT WAS ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE IN AN EASTERN PARK LIKE STAGECOACH BECAUSE IT GETS WARMER.

AND SO, IT KEEPS THE FIELD TEMPERATURES A BIT DOWN.

AND ALSO ADDRESS SOME OF THE POTENTIAL CONCERNS RELATED TO HEALTH EFFECTS.

MIND YOU, THERE ARE STILL DEBATES ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES RELATED TO SYNTHETIC TURF.

WE DO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THOSE.

AND WE ALSO LOOK AT ALTERNATE INFILL MATERIALS.

SO THERE ARE CERTAIN NATURAL PRODUCTS SUCH AS WALNUT SHELLS AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT COULD BE USED INSTEAD OF THE POLYMER COATED CRUMB RUBBER.

HAVING SAID ALL THAT STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMPLETION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING AND ENTITLEMENTS AS IS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING BOTH SYNTHETIC TURF AND THE RUBBERIZED SURFACING, IN LARGE PART IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY INPUT AND THE DEMAND THAT WE HAVE FOR FIELDS.

AND IN ONE CASE, AND ALSO SPECIFICALLY A RUBBERIZED TRACK FOR JOGGING, SOMETHING THAT WAS, AGAIN, NOT ANYWHERE USA WAS UNIQUE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY SUCH THING IN CARLSBAD IN OUR PARKS.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO WANT US TO INSTEAD GO WITH NATURAL MATERIALS THE APPROPRIATE TIME OR BEST TIME? PERHAPS THE BETTER WAY OF PUTTING IT WOULD BE DURING THE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL MASTER PLAN.

AND WHEN YOU ADVISE US TO PROCEED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, WE CAN MAKE THAT LEVEL OF DETAIL CHANGE AT THAT POINT.

BUT THIS IS STILL CONCEPTUAL.

SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND AGAIN MOVING FORWARD AS IN THE RECOMMENDED ACTION.

AND IF THE COUNCIL WANTED US TO LOOK AT NATURAL MATERIALS DO SO LATE SPRING OF NEXT YEAR.

OKAY. GOT IT.

I DID HAVE OTHER FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS ON THAT, BUT BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID, I'LL HOLD OFF FOR NOW, AND I'D LIKE TO HEAR WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU. MISS ACOSTA, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT INFORMATION.

INFORMATION I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT.

ORIGINALLY, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE PROJECT, I HAD HEARD THAT THERE WAS JUST THE ENTRANCE ON TRAILBLAZER WAY.

COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THE ENTRANCE AND EXITS ARE TO THIS? BECAUSE I KNOW THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS THAT WERE SENT TO ME ABOUT IT, AND I SAW THE MAP.

IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD, BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD POINT IT OUT TO US.

YES, MA'AM. I'VE PULLED UP A LARGE SLIDE THAT MR. STUPIN WILL SPEAK TO DIRECTLY.

OKAY, GREAT. YEAH. SO THIS ORIGINALLY TRAILBLAZER WAY IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

AND THAT WAS WHAT'S CALLED OUT IN THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN AS HAVING THE ONE ENTRANCE OFF OF THE PRIMARY.

AND SO FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE LOOKED AT OPPORTUNITIES THAT COULD EXIST FOR A SECONDARY ACCESS AND WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THROUGH OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND OUR STUDIES IS THAT THE BEST COURSE FORWARD WOULD BE A RIGHT TURN IN AND RIGHT TURN OUT OFF OF CANNON.

IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT IT WOULD BE FEASIBLE TO PUT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THAT LOCATION DUE TO THE VOLUME THAT'S IN THE AREA, AND AS WELL AS THE LAYOUT OF THE PRIMARY ROAD THAT'S THERE, IT'S A MAJOR ARTERIAL.

SO, THE RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT GIVES THAT OPPORTUNITY TO RELIEVE SOME OF THAT CONCERN, SOME OF THAT STRESS FOR FOLKS COMING TO AND FROM THE PARK.

GREAT. THANK YOU.

MY SECOND QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY GARDEN.

THERE IS A PROPOSED COMMUNITY GARDEN HERE.

WOULD THAT BE OUR FIFTH COMMUNITY GARDEN IN THE CITY? YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT.

AS WE TOUCHED ON EARLIER, WE HAVE FOUR WITH STAGECOACH IN THREE OF THE FOUR QUADRANTS.

THIS WOULD BE POTENTIALLY THE SECOND IN THE NORTHEAST WITH CALVERA SCHOOLHOUSE GARDEN ALREADY EXISTING.

GREAT. AND WE KNOW THERE'S A VERY LONG WAIT LIST, SO THERE'S A LOT OF DEMAND.

GREAT. THANK YOU. AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION, JUST TO CLARIFY AND PUT A VERY FINE POINT ON THAT NATURAL VERSUS SYNTHETIC MATERIALS CONVERSATION AND THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE HAD RECEIVED OVER EMAIL AND TODAY IN PERSON THE SO NOW, IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT IN CONCEPT, ARE WE APPROVING IT WITH THE RECOMMENDED SYNTHETICS? BECAUSE I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT AND I WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT NATURAL.

SO IS THAT EMBEDDED IN OUR IN OUR DECISION TODAY OR IS THAT KIND OF OPEN.

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AND AT THE NEXT DECISION POINT WE WILL DECIDE.

AND LIKE WHAT IS THE WHAT IS THE PROCESS THERE? SO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND THE PERMITTING WOULD INCLUDE THE REFERENCES TO SYNTHETIC MATERIALS.

HOWEVER, ONCE THE PERMITS ARE LET'S PRESUME ISSUED AND AGAIN PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD HAVE THAT AUTHORITY.

THEN IT WOULD COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF THE FINAL MASTER PLAN.

AND AT THAT POINT YOU COULD IN FACT, DIRECT STAFF TO USE NATURAL MATERIALS INSTEAD.

THERE WOULD BE NO HARM, PER SE IN PERMITTING IT FOR SYNTHETIC AND THEN SWITCHING TO NATURAL.

AT THAT TIME AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING IN TERMS OF SCHEDULE THAT WOULD FIT NICELY, AND WE WOULD THEN DIRECT THE CONTRACTOR, I'M SORRY, THE DESIGN FIRM TO INCORPORATE THAT IN THE PLAN SPECIFICATIONS.

OKAY, GREAT. BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT MORE RESEARCH NEEDS TO BE DONE INTO WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE EVEN LIKE IF THERE'S SOME WAY THAT WE COULD.

I HEARD YOU MENTION WALNUT SHELL.

I'VE HEARD OTHER, OTHER TYPES OF EVEN RECYCLED RUBBER, LIKE OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY CONSIDER.

SO THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER TIME THAT WE COULD HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES, IF SO DESIRED BY THE COUNCIL.

ABSOLUTELY. AND AGAIN, WE DO HAVE A BASE THAT WAS NOW FIVE YEARS AGO, BUT WE HAVE BEEN PERIODICALLY KEEPING TABS ON INDUSTRY DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS TOPIC.

SO, IT WILL NOT TAKE US EXTRANEOUS EFFORT TO UPDATE THAT RESEARCH AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU.

GREAT. I DO FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT NATURALS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WILL YOU PLEASE GO BACK TO THE TIMELINE? IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SLIDES THAT TOLD ABOUT THE UPFRONT COST.

THE COST THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AT THE BEGINNING.

SO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 1.5 MILLION, 2 MILLION UPFRONT.

BUT THAT'S BEFORE WE GO TO A PROP H VOTE.

IS THERE ANY REASON WE WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THE PROP H VOTE BEFORE WE SPENT ONE AND A HALF OR $2 MILLION? LET ME JUST ALSO SHOW THIS TABLE, WHICH AGAIN IS IN DIFFERENT FORMAT, BUT ESSENTIALLY CONTAINS THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE PREVIOUS SLIDE ON THE TOP HEADER.

SO WE COULD CERTAINLY PROCEED WITH A PROP H VOTE.

AT THIS MOMENT, WE DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WILL REQUIRE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE.

MORE THAN $1 MILLION.

I THINK THERE'S A LIKELIHOOD.

BUT IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AGAIN, THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.

PARK AND LIEU FEE FUND, PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FUND, EVEN GRANTS THAT COULD, IN THEORY, TOTAL THE ROUGHLY $30 MILLION THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION. SO, MIND YOU, THIS NOTE DOWN BELOW FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FUND.

OTHER COMPETING NEEDS.

THERE ARE MANY OTHER PROJECTS LINED UP, AND SO THAT MAY NOT BE FULLY AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION.

HOWEVER THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT WE WOULD NOT NEED GENERAL FUND MONEY.

HAVING SAID ALL THAT, WE CERTAINLY CAN GO OUT TO A VOTE.

BUT I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT THAT'S OFTEN DONE ONCE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A FINAL MASTER PLAN.

I DON'T KNOW OF IT BEING DONE AT THIS STAGE.

I YOU UNDERSTAND MY CONCERN.

I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ONE AND A HALF OR $2 MILLION AND THEN GET A NO VOTE.

AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC FACILITIES FUNDS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 35 MILLION IS PROJECTED TO BE IN THERE IN FIVE YEARS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAKING OUT 30 MILLION, WHICH WOULD ALMOST EXHAUST IT.

WHAT OTHER WHAT IT SAYS IT'D BE.

WE'D BE TAKING THE MONEY AWAY FROM OTHER COMPETING NEEDS.

SO, IF WE TOOK 30 OF THE 35 MILLION OUT OF THE PUBLIC FACILITIES FUND, WHAT ARE THOSE OTHER COMPETING NEEDS THAT COME OUT OF THAT FUND? COULD BE A VARIETY OF PROJECTS.

PUBLIC FACILITIES FEE FUND CAN BE USED FOR PARKS.

IT CAN BE USED FOR FACILITY CONSTRUCTION, LET'S SAY THIS AS AN EXAMPLE THE FARADAY BUILDING.

IT COULD ALSO BE USED FOR EVEN ROAD PROJECTS.

IT HAS A WIDE RANGE OF WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED FACILITIES.

SO ANY OF THOSE COULD POTENTIALLY REDUCE THAT BALANCE.

OKAY. YOU GUYS ARE THE EXPERTS.

YOU'RE THE STAFF. CONSIDER MY CONCERN THAT WE DON'T SPEND ONE AND A HALF OR $2 MILLION AND THEN ASK FOR THE VOTE AND THEN POSSIBLY BE DENIED, AND WE WASTED THAT MUCH MONEY.

YOU'RE THE EXPERTS.

KIND OF KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD AND SEE IF YOU THINK THAT THAT'S A GOOD PLAY OR NOT.

I TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT.

BUT I WOULD JUST I WAS TRYING TO PUT THAT THROUGH MY, MY HEAD AND UNDERSTAND WHETHER IT WOULD BE BETTER TO DO THE PROP EIGHT VOTE BEFORE WE SPENT ALL THAT MONEY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[01:10:01]

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MOTION, PLEASE.

MOVE. ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND AGENDA ITEM 13 SECOND.

PLEASE VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LUNA RECUSING HERSELF. THAT BRINGS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING.

[COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS]

COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

MISS BURKHOLDER, JUST THAT SANDAG IS ON FRIDAY.

IF YOU WANT TO COME JOIN ME.

301 B STREET, 9 A.M.

MS. ACOSTA. THANK YOU.

IT'S PROBABLY 9 TO 4 ISH AND PEOPLE CAN COME DOWN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY BOARD ROOM OR WATCH ONLINE, THANKS.

MISS BHAT-PATEL. YES.

THANK YOU. I HAD OUR NCTD BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK AND OUR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING FOR SANDAG.

OTHER THAN THAT YEAH.

NOTHING TO REPORT. THANKS.

CITY MANAGER.

CITY ATTORNEY? NOTHING. THANK YOU.

CITY CLERK.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Jul 23, 2024 City Council Meeting

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