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Public Works updates: Brentwood footprint revised to save tree; Timic/TeWinkle lakes, skate‑park and Fairview bluff projects advance
Summary
Public Works presented status updates on multiple park capital projects: Brentwood Park footprint for swings was reduced to preserve a mature tree, bids are due Sep. 18 and construction is slated for Nov. 2025; TeWinkle Park lake repair contract was approved Sept. 2; Fairview bluff stabilization and Mason restoration are in design or procurement.
Public Works staff provided a project‑by‑project update on several park capital improvement projects and citywide assessments.
Rob Ryan, who delivered the maintenance and CIP update, said constructability concerns and a major mature tree prompted a smaller playground footprint at Brentwood Park. Ryan said staff “tweaked the footprint” to avoid grading and a retaining wall that could damage the tree’s root system; that change reduced the number of swings from the original design but preserved the tree and lowered cost estimates. Purchase orders for lighting and picnic‑shelter materials are in hand, bids for installation are due Sept. 18, and construction is anticipated to begin in November 2025.
Ryan said the Costa Mesa Skate Park expansion design has been submitted to building safety and that bidding and award are likely in 2025 with construction starting in early 2026. The Ketchum Highball Park expansion is in the bid‑selection phase with an anticipated council contract award on Oct. 21 and construction early 2026.
On TeWinkle Park lakes, Ryan said council approved the contractor on Sept. 2 and implementation planning is underway. Staff will manage wildlife coordination and staged dewatering; work will begin with the upper lake and proceed lake by lake. Some aesthetic elements and higher‑cost mechanical items were scaled back during design to remain within budget.
Fairview Park received multiple project updates: bluff stabilization design RFP has been issued and staff is interviewing consultants; staff expects to select a consultant by the end of the month and anticipates a 12–18 month environmental and design review phase followed by construction in late 2026 or early 2027 with multi‑year construction through 2029. The Mason native habitat restoration project has completed design and environmental permitting; council award was scheduled for Sept. 16 and implementation is tentatively scheduled to begin Oct. 2025 under a seven‑year restoration plan.
Ryan also reported on citywide assessments. Park assessments are about 80% complete with a planned presentation to the commission by November 2025. A tree canopy assessment is in final staff review and is expected for commission presentation in November or December 2025. Those studies will feed long‑term maintenance, planting and equity planning.
