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Commission hears several parks and public-safety equipment updates, parking change order and fleet purchase
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Summary
Staff presented an equipment donation of approximately $125,000 from Polk County for ballpark field accessories, proposed a $209,000 change order to mill and resurface a northwest parking lot (budget amendment $110,000 transfer proposed), described a $21,355 upgrade to the DART training simulator funded from seized-property dollars, and sought approval to buy a $261,144 platform truck with budget reallocations.
Commissioners heard a cluster of consent and capital items covering parks equipment, parking lot resurfacing, training upgrades and a fleet replacement.
Parks staff (Andy Palmer) said Polk County donated roughly $125,000 worth of field accessories for the Chino Lakes ballpark—portable mounds, L-screens and similar items—and asked the commission to consider approving a donation agreement.
Staff described the northwest parking lot by the aquatics/theater/field house site as the only remaining older pavement on the overall development site. The project to mill and resurface that lot was estimated at about $209,000; staff said roughly $99,000 of savings within the current contract and identified operational savings could fund the change order. An ordinance (O26-13) was presented to transfer $110,000 from the general fund to the construction fund to finance the work.
Staff presented an upgrade to the DART simulation system for live de‑escalation training that would add an interactive green‑room module useful for police and fire training. The upgrade cost (about $21,355) would be paid from seized‑property funds, which staff said currently hold roughly $105,000 available for restricted uses.
A staff representative (MJ) presented a replacement platform/bucket truck priced at $261,144. The budget included $196,491; staff proposed reallocating about $64,652 from traffic operations savings (and noted other in‑kind savings such as obtaining cabinets from DOT) to close the gap.
Staff stressed that contractor mobilization on site for the parking work is an efficiency and that the proposed budget amendment would leverage existing contract savings and operational savings to avoid remobilization costs. The commission did not take formal roll-call votes in the provided transcript; staff indicated ordinances and resolutions would proceed through the normal agenda process.
Councilmembers asked about site completion, trail opening timelines and signage for off‑road vehicles; staff said the trail would open in roughly two weeks and agreed to investigate signage options.
