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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-08-13; City Council; 16852; Construction of Aviara Community ParkCITY OF CARLSBAD --AGENDA BILL AB# 16,852 MTG. 8/13/02 DEPT.H~ - TITLE : APPROVAL OF PLANS AND CITY MGR.- CONSTRUCTION OF AVIARA COMMUNITY PARK DEPT. Recreation CITY ATTY~, SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION TO BID RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended the City Council Adopt Resolution No. 2002-244 approving the plans and specifications, authorize the advertisement of construction bids, and approve the project's public art component for Aviara Community Park, City Project Number 36991. ITEM EXPLANATION: Aviara Community Park is the next major community park facility to be developed by the City within its Capital Improvement Program. This 24-acre site is located at the corner of Poinsettia Lane and Ambrosia Lane and will include the following components: 1 lighted, full size soccer field utilizing synthetic turf; 1 lighted, full size baseball I softball field; 4 outdoor, lighted basketball half-courts; 4 picnic shelter structures and several picnic tables and barbeques; 1 large tot-lot with several play structures; 2 combination restroom and equipment storage buildings; 1 large park maintenance facility; An 18,000 square foot Community Center building; 2 onsite parking lots with a total of 270 parking spaces; An internal walkway I trails system connecting to the City-wide trails system; An integrated public art component; Extensive landscaping and unassigned open green space areas. The' project's design plans and specifications are complete and all regulatory agency permits and entitlements have been obtained. Construction is estimated to begin in November, 2002 and 9 park landscaping. Staff recommends approval of the project plans and specifications and 8 require approximately 14 to 16 months for completion and grow-in of the extensive field turf and a requests authorization to advertise for construction bids. 2 .. z 0 F 0 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: On February 6, 2002, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 5108 approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitorhg and Reporting Program for Aviara Community Park finding the project to be in conformance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, the State Guidelines, and the Environmental Protection Procedures of the City of Carlsbad. CARLSBAD PUBLIC ART COMPONENT: The public art component for Aviara Community Park has been incorporated into the park project. The Selection Committee, with representatives from the community and the Arts Commission, selected San Diego artists Richard Keely and Anna O'Cain from applicants responding to the request for qualifications. The artists' preliminary design and the $100,000 contract for design, fabrication, and installation, with the standard City waiver included, were approved by the City Council at its January 8, 2002 meeting. The design was displayed at both I Page 2 of Agenda Bill No. 16,852 libraries in April, 2002 for community input at which time 69% of those written responses received expressed approval. The final design, taking the public comment into account, was approved by the Arts Commission at its May 2, 2002 meeting. The artists worked very closely with the Park Project Team to develop the artwork which includes the following: etched glass panels at the Community Center entrance, metal images depicting the history of land and leisure related to the Carlsbad area to be located on the terrace wall, nine sculptural cutouts located on poles near the ball fields and tot-lot, and additional metal images located on or near the walkways with images of leisure and recreation. FISCAL IMPACT: The City Council has appropriated a total of $11,997,890 for the construction of Aviara Community Park in the current FY 2002-2003 CIP budget. City staff will provide a breakdown of the various project budget components once the bids are received and the construction bid cost is known. EXHIBITS: 1. Resolution No. 2002-244 approving the plans and specifications and authorizing the advertisement of bids for Aviara Community Park. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EXHIBIT 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-244 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDS, AND APPROVING THE PUBLIC ART COMPONENT FOR AVIARA COMMUNITY PARK WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, has previously appropriated funds in the current budget for the construction of Aviara Community Park, hereafter referred to as the “Project;” and WHEREAS, the plans and specifications for the Project are complete and ready for advertisement of construction bids and are on file in the Recreation Department 01 the City of Carlsbad; and WHEREAS, the design of the public art component for the Project has been completed; and WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find it necessary, desirable, and in the public interest to proceed with the construction of Aviara Community Park at this time. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the City Council does hereby approve the plans and specifications for the construction of Aviara Community Park and authorizes the City Clerk, in accordance with State law, to advertise for bids for the construction of the Project 3. That the public art component for Aviara Community Park is hereby approved. , 1( 1 1: 1: I' 1: If 1; 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad Citb Council held on the 13th day of AUGUST , 2002 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Nygaard, Hall NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST: / I -RAIN M. WOOD, Chy Clerk PC RES0 NO -2- (SEAL) EXHIBIT 2 I