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Tamarac commission orders more study of Tamarac Park renovation; favors combined track and walkway option
Summary
Commissioners directed staff to advance a Tamarac Park renovation that includes a 200‑meter practice track and a 10‑foot concrete walkway (option 3) and asked staff to return with a second design exploring whether a full 400‑meter regulation track could fit and what program impacts would be.
The Tamarac City Commission gave staff direction to pursue a renovation plan for Tamarac Park that includes a 200‑meter practice track plus a concrete walking path and lighting (staff’s “option 3”), and asked staff to return with an additional feasibility study showing whether a 400‑meter regulation track could be accommodated.
Parks Director Rudolph Galindo presented three options: (1) the original grant project (walkway, lighting and fencing) at about $996,000; (2) add a 200‑meter practice track (no 10‑foot walkway) at roughly $2.7 million; and (3) combine the track plus the walkway and lighting at about $3.1 million. Galindo said all options meet the grant requirements.
Vice Mayor Daniel voiced support for option 3 and asked that the work be expedited, citing benefits for youth sports and resident fitness. Commissioner Jonathan Wright asked whether a regulation 400‑meter track could fit; staff said a 400‑meter facility would exceed the park’s boundaries and would likely displace baseball diamonds, spectator accommodations and parking, and could require additional land or different design. Public Services Director Mustafa Alba Sam confirmed estimated costs for installing a new concrete walkway were in the ballpark of $400,000 because of site clearing, base work and concrete installation.
Commissioners asked staff to: return with a refined presentation that includes (a) option 3 design details and costing, (b) a second alternative showing a 400‑meter track footprint and the program/parking impacts that would follow, and (c) a summary of programs that would be affected if fields are reconfigured. Several commissioners stressed they want the next report to show how programming — youth baseball, soccer and other uses — would change before any final selections or budget appropriations.
The commission expressed general support for option 3 while directing staff to study the 400‑meter scenario and to provide more detailed cost and program information at a future meeting.
