HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2010-10-11 #A AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: October 11, 2010
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM: Jill R. Ingram, Assistant to the City Manager
SUBJECT: SEAL BEACH COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL (Miller)
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
This report is provided in response to a request by Councilmember Miller
regarding the consideration of sending a letter to the Seal Beach Naval Weapons
Station requesting the possibility of discussing the lease of Naval Weapons
Station land for use as a community swimming pool site. It is recommended that
the City Council:
1. Discuss, provide direction to the City Manager to send a letter to
the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station requesting the possibility of discussing
the lease of Naval Weapons Station land for use as a community swimming pool
site; and /or
2. Refer the matter to the Recreation and Parks Commission to study
the site option and make a recommendation to the City Council; and /or
3. Receive and file the report.
BACKGROUND:
The five -year 2010 -2014 Capital Improvement Program identifies the funding of a
$5,000,000 capital project for a new community swimming pool.
At the January 26, 2009 Joint Meeting of the City Council and Recreation and
Parks Commission, the Mayor directed the City Manager to proceed with the
Recreation and Parks Commission recommendations to relocate the community
swimming pool to the Marina Park site and look into what is needed to acquire
the property, which is co -owned by Exxon /Mobil Corporation and Chevron.
In July 2010, the City Manager met with representatives of the Exxon /Mobil
Corporation to discuss the Marina Park property. The biggest challenge is Exxon
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Mobil's alignment with Chevron for the remediation up of any groundwater and /or
soil contamination on the site and further environmental analysis.
In that regard, RDA Agenda Item "2" on the October. 11, 2010
Council /Redevelopment Agency agenda is requesting approval of a Professional
Services Agreement with Carrier Johnson + Culture for the development and
submission of a Proposition 84 Statewide Park and Revitalization Grant
application to fund acquisition of the Exxon /Mobile property adjacent to Marina
Park to be used for a future community pool site.
Commanding Officer Auberry has indicated the Seal Beach Naval Weapons
Station would be open to a dialogue process; however that process would fall
• under the regional level of command jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy.
Commanding Officer Auberry further indicated that if in fact the City Council took
an action to send a letter to the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station requesting
the possibility of discussing the lease of Naval Weapons Station land, the letter
would need to include proposed site plans, scope of project, and project
incentives to the Department of the Navy with regard to force protection and the
mitigation of risk concerns.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are no fiscal impacts associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Provide direction to the City Manager to send a letter to the Seal
Beach Naval Weapons Station requesting the possibility of discussing the lease
of Naval Weapons Station land for use as a community swimming pool site;
and /or
2. Refer the matter to the Recreation and Parks Commission to study
the site option and make a recommendation to the City Council; and /or
3. Receive and file the report.
SUBMITTED BY: NOTED AND APPROVED:
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I R. Ingram David N. armany
Assistant to the ; y Manager City Manager