Seems like we (and TK Arnold) were just talking about this the other day, and now the City of Carlsbadistan has announced that the City Council will consider updated plans and specifications for the construction of the Alga Norte Community Park at its Tuesday, October 6, 2009, meeting. They will also authorize the City Clerk to advertise for bids for the grading of the park site which is apparently the first step in building the 32-acre project on Alicante Road and Poinsettia Lane.
Follow the jump for the entire press release. Sounds a lot like good news to us.
Alga Norte Park grading on City Council agenda
At its Oct. 6 meeting, the Carlsbad City Council will consider approving updated plans and specifications for Alga Norte Community Park and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids for the grading of the park site, necessary steps in building the 32-acre project on Alicante Road and Poinsettia Lane.
As designed, the park includes an aquatic center, three baseball fields, a dog park, a skate park, basketball courts, playgrounds, open space and parking.
On April 21, the City Council decided to have the Alga Norte Community Park site rough graded to take advantage of today’s lower construction costs and prepare the site for the park’s future construction. With this direction, city staff worked with a consultant to make revisions to the park’s plans and specifications, including grading plans, erosion control plans, utility plans and storm water plans, to allow for separate bidding and rough grading work.
The grading work is estimated to cost $3.18 million. If approved on Oct. 6, the rough grading is estimated to be completed in the summer of 2010.
During the April 21 City Council meeting, the City Council decided not to authorize construction of the park at this time and asked city staff to provide more information on two options for operating the park. One option is for the city to operate the park; the other option is for the city to enter into a lease or management contract with another organization. If the city contracts with a private company to operate the park, some or all of the operating costs could be borne by that entity. The city is preparing a request for proposals for organizations interested in operating the park to further evaluate this option.
Although the city has set aside money for the park’s construction, the city has concerns about the money needed to operate it, given the current economic recession.
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