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Facilities master plan, Fire Station 4 and Coast Highway utility projects highlighted as priorities in strategic planning session
Summary
City staff reported progress on the facilities master plan and recommended further analysis of Fire Station 4, library restoration funding, and Coast Highway relinquishment and undergrounding; staff also reported a CIP scrub that could free $8'$10 million in carried balances.
Assistant City Manager Gavin Kern and Public Works staff presented the facilities master plan work and key Capital Improvement Program updates. Consultants have completed facility condition assessments for 18 city-owned sites and identified priorities; seismic issues and deferred maintenance are concentrated at several public facilities, and staff recommended a phased approach to short-, mid- and long-term needs.
Council asked staff to return with more refined recommendations after public workshops. Key breakout projects include replacement feasibility for Fire Station 1 and an evaluation of placing a future station or civic uses near the village entrance (Lot 11), a restoration and modernization plan for the library that draws on a $4.2 million county grant, and a review of the Community & Recreation Center (CRC) that could identify parking, programming and revenue opportunities.
Public Works reported a CIP scrubbing exercise to identify outdated carryovers and projects that could be closed; initial staff work suggests between $8 million and $10 million of funds could be returned to fund balance if the council confirms staff assumptions. Staff said they would present a comprehensive midyear CIP cleanup for council action.
On Coast Highway, staff described active negotiations with Caltrans on relinquishment and on multiple grants and opportunities for undergrounding utilities. The city has a verbal figure of about $14.4 million from Caltrans associated with potential relinquishment, and staff said completing undergrounding requires coordination with Edison and Coastal Commission processes; city staff warned that utility owner approvals and encroachment permits remain a significant schedule risk.
On Fire Station 4, staff said planning commission design review is scheduled and that demolition of the existing structure is planned so temporary parking can be available during construction; staff warned construction-market inflation could require additional CIP programming once the design is finalized.
