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Finkbeiner Park stormwater capture project moves toward construction funding; Measure W and county grants underpin multi-year plan
Summary
Staff reported design completion, funding allocations and a two- to three-year construction funding plan for the Finkbeiner Park stormwater capture project, including plans for a 19-acre-foot underground infiltration vault and upgraded fields and lighting funded by Measure W and county program allocations.
Kelsey Faye, management analyst for the City of Glendora Recreation and Human Services Department, updated the commission on the Finkbeiner Park stormwater capture project, describing the design, funding schedule and anticipated construction timeline.
Faye said the project focuses on stormwater capture and environmental sustainability and that the design phase is effectively complete. “We’re planning for a 19 acre foot underground stormwater infiltration vault to capture and manage runoff,” Faye said. The project also calls for new natural-turf softball fields, new LED field lighting, a green alley with permeable pavement and native plants, and a rotated and expanded basketball court layout that will include one full court plus one half court.
Staff told commissioners Measure W (a parcel tax described in the presentation as 2.5 cents per square foot of impermeable surface area) is the foundation of available funding. The presentation said the Upper San Gabriel River Watershed Area Steering Committee recommended $18,370,000 for construction and that the first funding installment of $6,000,000 is expected early in the current year, with subsequent installments in fiscal 2025–26. Faye said the city originally requested artificial turf but state reviewers required natural turf, which preserved the site for community events such as the city’s Halloween celebration.
City staff said the CEQA process produced a draft mitigated negative declaration with no public comments during the public review period; the city council is expected to adopt the mitigated negative declaration in February. Staff said design is complete and the city expects to begin bidding in fiscal year 2025–26 once roughly two-thirds of construction funding is in hand. Projected closure for construction was estimated at 12–18 months.
Commissioners asked about up-to-date cost estimates, field use during construction and whether captured water would be returned to spreading grounds or the storm system; staff said cost estimates had been refreshed in 2024, the underground vault footprint was reduced from initial concepts, and that outcomes for captured water depend on final engineering and connections to regional facilities. The commission voted to accept the update.
