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Santa Monica presents revised Memorial Park plan; includes proposed 3‑million‑gallon stormwater tank and funding gaps
Summary
City staff outlined a revised Memorial Park masterplan that combines the existing park with a former lumber site into a 13.2‑acre park, proposes a sustainable water infrastructure project (SWIP) including a tank described as up to 3,000,000 gallons, and said phases 1 and 2 have estimated construction budgets of $25 million and $15 million with remaining funding gaps.
Linda Cogswell, senior design manager in Architecture Services, updated the commission on the Memorial Park redevelopment and expansion. Cogswell said the revised plan combines the existing 10.3‑acre Memorial Park with the 2.9‑acre former Fisher Lumber site to create a 13.2‑acre community park designed to meet growing recreational demand. She said the project advances sustainability goals by replacing impermeable parking and aging facilities and by integrating native landscaping and water‑capture systems.
Cogswell reviewed the project history: master planning beginning in 1997, renewed council priority in 2016, voter approval of Measure V allocating…
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