To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: STEPHEN PROUD, WATERFRONT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PREPARATION OF A PUBLIC AMENITIES MASTER PLAN FOR KING HARBOR
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Over the past several years, the City of Redondo Beach has been engaged in efforts to revitalize the Redondo Beach Waterfront. To realize the promise of a Waterfront that meets the needs and interest of local residents and attracts visitors, it is imperative the City provide a series of high-quality public amenities that can serve a diverse range of recreational interests. In addition, it is important that these amenities be thoughtfully planned and delivered in a manner that sets the framework within which future additional public and private investment can occur within the Waterfront.
The public amenities that exist in the waterfront today were developed in a piecemeal fashion over many years and they lack the functionality necessary to provide a first-rate resident and visitor experience. In addition, given the advanced age of the facilities, many have or are reaching the end of their useful life and require significant expense to repair and/or replace. Although the City has taken actions in the past to plan for the replacement and/or improvement of these facilities, those actions have largely focused on individual facilities rather than the Waterfront as a whole. In addition, Measure C approved by the voters in 2017 sets forth parameters for the development of various public amenities which also need to be incorporated into City project planning efforts.
As part of the City's Strategic Plan process, the Harbor Commission has repeatedly requested that the City Council initiate the process to prepare a public amenities master plan for the Waterfront. At minimum, it is staff's feeling that the plan should address such matters as:
* the location and design of the public boat launch facility and required support par...
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