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Sweetwater moves to advance pool repairs after combining CDBG and LPRF grants
Summary
Staff reported a combined $2.2 million available from LPRF and reallocated CDBG funds for pool repairs; the board agreed to authorize engineering and design work (DWR Aquatics) to move Scope 2 forward and pursue scope 3 items only if extra funds materialize.
City staff and the project architect presented a plan to use federal CDBG funds and Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) grant money to repair and reopen the municipal pool and to upgrade related infrastructure.
Jessica said the LPRF grant award was $1,100,000 and the city had obtained roughly $1,136,000 in CDBG reallocated funds, giving a combined project budget of about $2.2 million. "The LPRF grant is 1000000 dollar grant with a 50% match," she told the board, and she explained the city intends to preserve the LPRF match as local funds rather than supplant it with CDBG.
Sam, the architect of record, reviewed three project scopes and argued that with the combined funds the city should engineer and price filtration, pumping and perimeter piping replacement now to avoid resurfacing a pool that would soon fail because of old plumbing. He described a recent equipment estimate for engineering drawings of about $17,500 to obtain stamped plans for permitting and bidding.
Commissioners discussed phasing to ensure the pool itself could be resurfaced and returned to service for the next summer season while noncritical items could be added as alternates or carried into the capital plan. One commissioner urged that if the city invests in resurfacing, the pool contractor or equipment provider should accept responsibility if something breaks immediately after work; another raised security camera upgrades as a high‑priority item to protect new investments.
Outcome and next steps: The board signaled no opposition to moving ahead with Scope 2 design and asked staff to direct DWR Aquatics to begin engineering and design work to produce firm numbers for bidding. Scope 3 items will be included in the CDBG scope change request but are contingent on funding and bid results.
