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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: The Honorable City Council
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FROM: Mary K. Lindley, Director of Community Services
DATE: May 27, 2002 (CC Meeting of June 5, 2002)
SUBJECT: Consider Pool Ad Hoc Committee Recommendation for
Community Aquatic Facility
DISCUSSION
On May 1, 2002, City Council received a report from the
City's Pool Ad Hoc Committee (Councilmembers Harper and
Millhouse) stating that Moorpark Unified School District
was not in a position to participate in funding the
construction and on -going maintenance of the proposed
Aquatic Facility at the level necessary to make the project
feasible. The Council then directed the Committee to meet
with Moorpark College representatives. The purpose of that
meeting was to determine whether or not the College would
be interested in partnering with the City on the
construction and operation of a community aquatic facility.
To that end, on May 20, the City's Pool Ad Hoc Committee
and staff met with Moorpark College representatives, Dr.
Walker (outgoing President) and Dr. Conrad (in- coming
President) . The Committee learned that Moorpark College is
interested in an aquatic facility and such a facility has
been included in its long -term master plan for several
years. However, the College does not believe it is in a
financial position to commit to on -going maintenance of
such a facility under the uncertainty of the current
economic climate. Similar to the City's situation, the
College is able to provide land and construction costs for
aquatic facility, but is not able to identify long -term
revenue sources to off -set annual facility operation and
maintenance costs. Dr. Walker also indicated that the
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college has a number of outstanding needs of higher
priority at this time than an aquatic program.
Since the City is unable to secure a partner in either MUSD
or Moorpark College to share proportionally in the long-
term operation and maintenance of a community aquatic
facility, the Ad Hoc Committee is recommending that the
City take no further action on the design of such a
facility at AVCP for a year. At a later time, when the
State's budget has been adopted and its impacts on the City
and potential partners are known, the Council may wish to
evaluate the feasibility of proceeding.
It is staff's intent to terminate the City's Agreement with
Martinez Architect Inc., the project architect, as provided
for in the Agreement. To date, the architect has performed
preliminary site investigative work, conducted a community
workshop, and prepared conceptual design options at a cost
of $14,490. The total contract cost for design is $164,000.
No future costs will be incurred until such time as the
City Council directs additional work. In the future, should
the City decide to complete the design of the aquatic
facility, it can renegotiate a new agreement with Martinez.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Concur with the City's Pool Ad Hoc Committee to take no
further action on the design and construction of the
Community Aquatic Facility at AVCP, terminate the City's
Agreement with Martinez Architect Inc., and evaluate the
status of the aquatic facility project during the FY
2003/04 Goals and Objectives process.