Q4 CIP report: teen center demolition, MOC rebuild validation and reservoir park overrun explained
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Summary
Capital staff reported 12 of 18 2025 CIP projects completed, previewed 2026 starts, described a likely full rebuild option for the MOC campus with a 2027 ground‑breaking target, and explained a roughly $300,000 cost increase on the Reservoir Park sports court/tank due to previously concealed slab deterioration.
City capital staff gave a quarter‑end review of the 2025 capital improvement program and a look ahead to 2026 projects, including updates on the MOC campus rebuild and the old Firehouse Teen Center demolition.
Director Aaron Burt said the capital division finished 12 of 18 projects in 2025 and plans to complete about 14 projects in 2026. Staff highlighted completed turf projects and a City Hall LED lighting retrofit that should reduce annual operating costs by about $28,000 and cut roughly 66 tons of carbon per year.
On the Teen Center, staff explained three pathways for formally adding the demolition to the CIP (sponsor presentation, consultant agreement or finance budget adjustment) and said finance expects to bring a budget adjustment in March or April to include the demolition project; demolition is tentatively scheduled for May 2026 and Parks is coordinating a community celebration prior to demolition.
The MOC campus rebuild is in the validation phase. Burt said staff presently favor a full removal and rebuild option, are validating interim dispersed operations during construction, have signed a contract for a design–bid–build team and expect to seek a $5–7 million contract amendment to move into permitting and design. Staff aim to break ground in 2027 and build for roughly two years, and they expect to fund much of the project from current utility and general revenues rather than long‑term debt.
On a specific project overrun, staff described the Reservoir Park sports court (built over a 1975 water tank) as about $300,000 over budget due to concealed slab defects discovered when surface coatings were stripped; the overrun will be split between the general fund (court) and utility fund (tank) and work will resume in spring when weather permits.
Staff also reviewed upcoming pedestrian/bicycle projects, utility projects (Willows Road water main extension, Ardmore stormwater pond repair) and near‑term milestones including bids for the teen center demolition and EV‑charging Phase 2.
What’s next: staff will return with budget adjustments and further project details as projects enter design and procurement stages; council was invited to on‑site tours of the MOC campus to view existing operations and inform validation work.
