To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING DEVELOPMENT OF SKATING FACILITIES AT PAD 10 (FORMER OCTAGON BUILDING SITE) AND PERRY PARK
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In response to direction from City Council after a recent report on the evaluation of five locations within existing City parks for potential development of skating facilities, staff was directed to develop a concept and seek input from the Harbor Commission regarding a sixth location. That location is the site of the former "octagon building" at the pier, also known as Pad 10. With this agenda item, staff is reporting back on comments received from the Harbor Commission meeting, and other updates regarding a skating facility at the Pad 10 location.
A conceptual plan for a skate facility at Pad 10 was developed by Spohn Ranch, Inc., who had developed the earlier analysis of the five parks. The combined report (see Attachment 1) was presented to the Harbor Commission on September 14, 2020. (Throughout that presentation, the location is referred to as Parcel 10, which is now corrected to Pad 10.) Spohn Ranch presented a skate facility concept emphasizing permanently installed and mostly concrete skating elements that could also be used for other purposes. The concept scored very favorably as compared to the other five sites analyzed and was estimated to cost $110,000 as a design-build project. The Harbor Commission voted 6 to 1 in favor of locating a facility at the Pad 10 location, but did have some concerns about operational and safety matters and maintaining the flexibility of the site for other uses.
The Harbor Commission recommended some changes to the concept to make better use of the existing concrete wall adjacent to the octagonal area, to keep the space flexible for other uses, replacing the dining tables now occupying the site, and to protect pedestrian traffic in the area. The Harbor...
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