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Cathedral City council narrows community center site choices and asks staff to explore additional financing
Summary
Council reviewed a Group 4 feasibility study, heard that community outreach drew about 1,900 participants and directed staff to focus further analysis on four candidate sites (library, Salvation Army, old Burlington, old Walmart) while investigating lease/leaseback, design‑build and other financing options to expand capacity beyond an estimated $13 million in Measure W bond capital.
Cathedral City council members on Wednesday reviewed a feasibility study for a proposed community recreation center and instructed staff to narrow the number of candidate sites and probe additional financing options.
Consultants from Group 4 told the council the study combined two rounds of public engagement and stakeholder meetings with technical site analysis. "We have got the schedule and work plan," the consultant said, and reported that "over 1,900 participants" took part in outreach, with community priorities including accessible, multigenerational spaces, youth and teen programming, indoor recreation and arts and performance spaces.
The consultant presented nine candidate sites — a mix of city‑owned parcels (including the library, the site across from the Salvation Army and Dennis Keats Park) and non‑city properties (old Walmart, old Burlington Coat Factory, Uptown Village and a parcel near the amphitheater) — and recommended evaluation criteria including availability, capacity, zoning…
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