TO: RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION
FROM: JOHN LA ROCK, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
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DOMINGUEZ PARK PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT PROJECT
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RECOMMENDATION
Discussion and possible action on the conceptual plan for the new playground and parkway in Dominguez Park.
BACKGROUND
The City’s adopted Capital Improvement Program includes Project No. 30730, the replacement of the Dominguez Park playground equipment and update of the surrounding grounds. The project budget is $1,281,425.
The current playground equipment at Dominguez Park is overdue for replacement, having exceeded its intended useful lifespan. Additionally, the play surface is comprised of sand, which can contain debris and other materials and pose a hazard to park users as well as being a non-compliant surface for accessibility policies. The areas surrounding the playgrounds do not complement the use or supervision of the playgrounds and do not make use of the natural topography of the land. Further, the current playground configuration is bifurcated by a dirt roadway used by the City’s Public Works personnel as well as by Southern California Gas Company to access other areas of the park. The proximity of the roadway to the upper playground is a safety issue.
To advance the planning for the Dominguez Park Capital Improvement project, the City’s on-call landscape architecture firm Architerra was engaged to provide conceptual renderings. City staff and Architerra held a public outreach meeting in the park on February 22, 2020. Approximately 50 members of the public attended and provided feedback on types of play elements and park features. As a result of that public input along with input from City staff, Architerra has prepared the attached conceptual rendering for the playground and park improvement.
Following input from the Recreation and Parks Commission, the City would reengage with the public, largely through virtual means due to the pandemic, to solicit additional input. Ultimately a request for proposals (RFP) would be created by the Public Works Department and presented to the City Council for consideration and approval to issue. Vendor submissions in response to the RFP would be presented to the Recreation and Parks Commission for review and input.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Dominguez Park playground conceptual rendering
2. PowerPoint presentation