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Council greenlights $18.1 million for Monroe Street pool rebuild, design aims for regulation-size facility
Summary
City council adopted a resolution authorizing about $18.1 million for the Monroe Street pool replacement; staff told the Parks and Recreation Commission the project could expand the pool to a 33-meter regulation size, and officials plan to advertise for bids and return to council in early 2025.
At the Sept. 16 meeting of the City of Carlsbad Parks and Recreation Commission, Director Lancaster told commissioners that the City Council on Sept. 10 adopted a resolution approving improved plans and appropriating about $18,100,000 for construction and construction management of the Monroe Street pool replacement project.
Lancaster said the project team developed three options during public engagement: a minimal repair option to keep the pool functioning, a modernization option maintaining the same size, and a larger option that would increase the pool from its current 25-meter length to a 33-meter, 15-lane facility suitable for water polo and larger competitive meets. "It offers lap and recreation swim, also physical education and swim instruction, but it needs work," Lancaster said in presenting the design alternatives and renderings.
Lancaster described proposed features in the larger option: a new mechanical room, expanded parking, family restrooms, upgraded lighting and shading, an exterior entrance to ease access during competitions, updated locker rooms and a new multipurpose meeting space that could be used for lifeguard training or for public rentals. The design firm also proposed a silhouette mural and new exterior finishes to modernize the complex.
Staff told the commission they anticipate advertising the project for public bids and returning to council in early 2025 to request contracts for construction and a separate construction management/inspection agreement. Lancaster said the city expects the selected construction schedule to follow council approvals and that cost estimates are included in the adopted appropriation.
Lancaster cautioned that construction timing and final features will depend on the bidding results, required permits and the council's contract awards. He said the project has gone through public input with neighbors, pool patrons and other stakeholders, and staff included contingency time in projected schedules to account for typical construction delays.
The commission did not take formal action on the Monroe Street project at the meeting; Lancaster presented the update as part of the department report and next steps call for council-level contract awards and subsequent construction oversight.
