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Director details Kelly Courts renovation, Green Belt improvements and Clark Building schedule
Summary
Community Resources staff reported that the Kelly Courts resurfacing and reconfiguration (returning four pickleball courts) is out to bid with responses due Jan. 23; the green belt accessibility project is expected to finish this month and includes landscaping, irrigation and ADA upgrades; Clark Building renovations remain on track for April.
Hermosa Beach Community Resources staff provided several facility and capital-improvement updates at the Jan. 7 commission meeting, including the Kelly Courts renovation at Clark Field, green belt accessibility and landscaping work, and the Clark Building renovation timeline.
Lisa Nichols, Community Resources Director, said the Kelly Courts project will resurface and reconfigure the Clark Field courts to restore four pickleball courts and bring all courts (tennis, basketball and pickleball) up to current standards. "This project went out to bid December 12th, and responses are due by January 23rd," Nichols said. She told the commission staff will keep the commission posted on the contract award and when the contract may be scheduled for City Council review.
Nichols also reported field maintenance is under way: work at Clark Field began Jan. 7 and is scheduled through Feb. 18; maintenance on the Community Center East Lawn begins Jan. 9 and will run through March 6.
Commissioner Barb, who has been involved with the green belt project for several years, provided a detailed summary of the green belt improvements and budget history. She said the project includes decomposed granite surfacing, two new fitness-equipment areas, 12–14 new trees (with a two-for-one replacement goal for any removed trees), irrigation upgrades (sprinklers, drip lines, valves and controllers), more than 10,000 square feet of hydroseeding, 430 new plants, upgraded landscaping around the 9/11 Memorial, new trash cans, drainage improvements, four new curb ramps, pedestrian crossing enhancements with rectangular flashing beacons, and upgrades to ADA parking spots.
Barb also discussed project costs and prior estimates. She said the approved contract amount was $843,216.29 with an approved contingency of $170,000 and that earlier reporting of a $1.4 million figure had caused confusion among residents. "The bid was $843,216.29, with an approved contingency plan of 170,000," she said. Barb added the project had received grant funding and noted, "I left out the $529 grant that we received. So we are down to $584,000," a figure she cited while encouraging residents to call staff for clarification.
On the Clark Building renovation, Nichols said the project remains on schedule for completion in April and that the subcommittee will meet to finalize recommendations on updated use policy and fee schedules. "The Clark Building renovation project is still on schedule with a completion date for April," she said. The panel will finalize a recommendation that will go before the commission in February concerning the building’s updated use policy and fee schedule.
Staff asked commissioners to help get accurate information out to residents about timelines and budget details as bids are evaluated and contracts considered for council action.
