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Home My WebLink About2007/12/11 - Agenda Packet - Special Jointp 0 AGENDA CITY COUNCIL/REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION SPECIAL JOINT MEETING Tuesday, December 11, 2007 O 1:00 p.m. Arrow Center 4 Mission Room 9791 Arrow Route 4 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 A. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call City Council: Mayor/Chairman Kurth Mayor Pro Teni/Vice Chairman Williams Council/Agencymembers Gutierrez, Michael and Spagnolo Park and Recreation Commission: Chairman Carlson Vice Chairman Karraa Commissioners Dickey, Oaxaca and Punter B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This is the time and place forthe general public to address the City CounclURedevelopmentAgency and Park and Recreation Commission on any item listed on the agenda. State law prohibits the City CounciUAgency and Commission from addressing any issue not previously included on the Agenda. The City CounciUAgency and Commission may receive testimony and set the matter for a subsequent meeting. Comments are to be limited to five minutes per individual or less, as deemed necessary by the Chair, depending upon the number of individuals desiring to speak. All communications are to be addressed directly~to the City CounciUAgency and Commission not to the members of the audience. This is a professional business meeting and courtesy and decorum are expected. Please refrain from any debate between audience and speaker, making loud noises, or engaging in any activity which might be disruptive to the decorum of the meeting. The public communications period will not exceed one hour prior to the commencement of the business portion of the agenda. Any other public communications which have not concluded during this one hour period may resume after the regular business portion of the agenda has been completed. C. ITEM OF BUSINESS DISCUSSION REGARDING FAMILY AQUATICS CENTER D. ADJOURNMENT I, Debra J. Adams, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the foregoing agenda was posted on December 6, 2007, per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. e s - n' ao STAFF REPORT - COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT RANCHO Date: December 11, 2007 ~ ~UCAMONGA To: Mayor and Members of the City Council Members of the Park and Recreation Commission Jack Lam, AICP, City Manager From: Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director Subject: DISCUSSION REGARDING FAMILY AQUATICS CENTER BACKGROUND: Over the past two years, Community Services staff and the Central Park design consultants have been sharing research information and programming trends with the City Council relating to Family Aquatic Centers. Staff and the Aquatics Consultant completed an Aquatics Center Feasibility Study in 2006 which provided an in-depth analysis of the different types of aquatics facilities and the construction/operating costs associated with each type. A number of special workshops were held with the City Council and the Park and Recreation Commission since the completion of that report to discuss the scope and components of the future Family Aquatics Center to be designed and constructed at Central Park. At the workshop held on August 23, 2007, the City Council approved the concept and priority phasing for a recreational aquatics facility, which would likely include an indoor year-round 25 yard pool for instruction and fitness programming; an outdoor 25 yard pool for instruction, fitness programs and recreational competitive swimming programs; and an outdoor recreational pool for family aquatics activities. The City Council expressed their desire to have further discussions and facility tours to more fully develop the programming and design concepts of the Family Aquatics Center. During the City Council workshop on August 23, 2007, staff provided conceptual cost estimates for the design and construction of the Family Aquatics Center including the basic components described above, plus the administrative and support spaces necessary to operate the facility. Also included in the cost estimate were estimates for the related site improvements and the service yard that are part of the Phase II Central Park improvements. Those cost estimates for both design and construction are summarized below: Site Improvements- $12,031,700 Aquatics Components- $ 6,418,000 Buildings/Structures- $10,716,000 Continpency- $ 5,833,200 Total- $34,998,900 DISCUSSION REGARDING FAMILY AQUATICS CENTER PAGE 2 DECEMBER i 1, 2007 On November 26, 2007 the City Council, Park and Recreation Commission, staff and the design team took a tour of recently completed aquatic centers in La Mirada, Santa Clarita and Palmdale. This tour provided the participants with ahands-on opportunity to see different types of recreational pool amenities and begin a discussion on the pros and cons of the various components. In addition to this tour, over the past two years staff has provided the City Council and Park and Recreation Commission with photos, videos and news articles of many other facilities throughout the country. The purpose of the December 11, 2007 Joint Council/Commission Workshop is to share preliminary ideas and concepts for the City's future Family Aquatics Center, based on the recent observations of other facilities. To facilitate creative thinking and references to the recent tour, staff and the consultants will have many photos on display for the workshop, highlighting the La Mirada, Santa Clarita and Palmdale facilities, as well as photos of other successful aquatic facilities throughout the country. Staff and the design consultants will be meeting on the morning of December 11 prior to the workshop to have detailed and specific discussions on the same topic areas, the results of which will be shared with the Council and Commission in the afternoon. Staff would propose that the following discussion outline be followed for the December 11 Workshop, to facilitate idea sharing regarding all aspects of the Family Aquatics Center design. As a discussion format for each topic, staff will first share the results of the morning meeting discussions amongst the design team. Then the City Council would share their thoughts and ideas on each topic, followed by members of the Park and Recreation Commission. Staff will highlight discussion points on flip charts for easy reference. DISCUSSION AGENDA 1. Informal review and discussion of the photo displays 2. Discussion of observations from the aquatics center tour on November 26, 2007 a. La Mirada Splash b. Santa Clarita Aquatics Center c. Palmdale Dry Town Aquatics Center 3. Discussion on potential aquatics facility water-related components/amenities. a. Indoor Year-Round Pool b. Outdoor 25 Yard Pool c. Zero Depth Pool Entry d. Water Playground/Interactive Components e. Splash Pads f. Lazy Rivers g. Slides h. Wave Pools i. Other DISCUSSION REGARDING FANIILY AQUATICS CENTER DECEMBER 11, 2007 PAGE3 4. Discussion on potential aquatics facility non-water related components/amenities. a. Deck Areas b. Concessions/Merchandise Sales c. Picnic/Party Areas d. Other Activity Areas e. Entry/Administrative Building f. Other 5. Discussion regarding facility theming alternatives 6. Concluding Comments Attached is a separate outline of this discussion agenda which the workshop participants may wish to use to write down notes and ideas before or during the idea sharing session. It is anticipated that the results of this Joint Council/Commission Workshop will prove very helpful to staff and the design team as the actual conceptual planning for the Family Aquatics Center gets started in January. Ily Kevin 1~1cArdle Community Services Director Attachment DISCUSSION AGENDA NOTES JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING 12/11/07 1. Informal review and discussion of the photo displays. 2. Discussion of observations from the aquatics center tour on November 26, 2007. a. La Mirada Splash b. Santa Clarita Aquatics Center c. Palmdale Dry Town Aquatics Center 3. Discussion on potential aquatics facility water-related components/amenities. a. Indoor Year-Round Pool b. Outdoor 25 Yard Pool c. Zero Depth Pool Entry d. Water Playground/Interactive Components e. Splash Pads f. Lary Rivers g. Slides h. Wave Pools i. Other 4. Discussion on potential aquatics facility non-water related components/amenities. a. Deck Areas b. Concessions/Merchandise Sales c. PicnidParty Areas d. Other Activity Areas e. Entry/Administrative Building f. Other 5. Discussion regarding facility theming alternatives 6. Concluding Comments