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Report on Krusi Park Recreation Center Design. (Recreation and Parks 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Report on Krusi Park Recreation Center Design
BACKGROUND
The Krusi Park Recreation Center replacement is funded by East Bay Regional Park District's (EBRPD) Measure WW in the amount of $1,365,489.
On September 18, 2012, City Council approved and adopted the Krusi Park Recreation Center plans and authorized a call for bids. Following the public bid process, the lowest bid exceeded the available funding by 43%, not including contingencies. The estimated budget was $1,370,000 and the lowest bid was $1,940,000. On February 5, 2013, the City Council rejected all bids for the project.
On June 8, 2017, the Recreation and Parks Commission reviewed and approved a revised Krusi Park Recreation Center design.
DISCUSSION
Since 2013, staff has worked on several options to determine the most cost effective solution that will produce a recreation center for the Krusi Park users and community for decades to come. It was determined that a pre-fabricated, modular building was a cost effective and durable solution for long-term maintenance. The recreation centers at both Washington Park and Bayport Park are modular buildings and have served the community well for after school and tiny tots programs as well as for rental facilities.
The proposed building is a new 2,376 square foot multipurpose recreation building in the same location as the existing building in the center of Krusi Park. (The current building is approximately 1,000 square foot and is being used for maintenance storage and public restrooms.)
The expanded building will have a 1,109 square foot multipurpose room, a 111 square foot office, kitchen, storage, and men's and women's restrooms that will continue to be accessible to the general public during park hours. There is also a single use restroom on the interior of the buildin...
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