HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-06-06; NCTD Development at Carlsbad Village Station; |Fountain, Debbie | Barberio, Gary|To the members of the:
, l!Tf. ~OUN:CIL
Date ~ CA ___:,{__ CC _L
CM JL_ COO 1 DCM {3) _.:J_
June 6, 2019
Council Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
{cityof
Carlsbad
Memo ID# 2019058
From: Debbie Fountain, Community & Economic Development Director
Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager ~
Via: Elaine Lu key, Chief Operations Officer-or---
Re: NCTD Development at Carlsbad Village Station
The purpose of this memo is to provide an update on the NCTD development at the Carlsbad
Village Commuter Rail Station.
Background
On May 1, 2019, Gary Barberio, Deputy City Manager, and Debbie Fountain, Community &
Economic Development Director, met with NCTD staff, Tracey Foster, Chief Development
Officer, to receive an update on the proposed (future) plans for an administrative office
building at the Carlsbad Village Commuter Rail (Coaster Station).
Discussion
The purpose of the meeting was to receive information on NCTD's future plans to develop a
building for administrative staff on property owned by NCTD within the Village of Carlsbad at
the Coaster Station at State Street and Grand Avenue.
At their leadership retreat in February 2019, NCTD staff shared with the NCTD Board that future
plans for real estate development do include an effort to replace the general administrative
offices (GAO) for NCTD, currently located at 810 Mission Avenue in Oceanside, with a newly
constructed office building on the northern portion of the NCTD property at the Carlsbad
Village Coaster Station. NCTD staff indicated that the administr.ative offices located in
Oceanside cannot be renovated to meet their needs as it is too costly. It is currently anticipated
that the GAO property in Oceanside will be sold at some future date.
While NCTD does have long range plans to relocate their administrative offices from Oceanside
to Carlsbad and construct a new building (approximately 45,000 sf) on NCTD's property
(approximately 9 acres) at the Coaster Station, there is currently no budget for construction of
the new administration building and no schedule for this proposed development.
NCTD has completed some preliminary space studies, however, there is currently no design for
the proposed GAO building at the Coaster Station and no anticipated date to initiate design or
Community Services Branch
Community & Economic Development Department 1635 Faraday Ave. I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I
Honorable Mayor Hall and Members of the City Council
June 6, 2019
Page 2
further detail on the proposed development. Based on city staff's understanding, the proposal
would be to construct a GAO building on the most northern portion of the NCTD property
(currently vacant) with parking shared with the existing Carlsbad Village Coaster Station
patrons. The building would ultimately be constructed to accommodate approximately 100-125
NCTD employees, with approximately 160 parking spaces.
The current land use plan for the NCTD property in the Carlsbad Village allows for
transportation related facilities, including administrative offices.
Next Steps
NCTD staff indicated that they would work with city staff and elected officials on the design of
the building and other related public improvements at the Carlsbad Village Coaster Station. Due
to its location, there is no plan at this time for NCTD to'build any other development to
accommodate retail, housing or other land uses, except for the administrative offices for NCTD.
There is also no current plan to build a public parking structure or provide for any additional
expansion of the parking facilities at the Carlsbad Village Coaster Station. Staff will continue to
monitor and provide applicable updates when new information becomes available.
Cc: Celia Brewer, City Attorney
Scott Chadwick, City Manager