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City staff report progress on Royal Theater, parks and public-safety initiatives
Summary
City staff updated the council on construction at the Royal Theater, park projects including a skate park and courtyard work, plans to consolidate charging stations, and public-safety items such as park camera upgrades, SAFER grant pursuit and a public-safety contingency planning effort.
City staff briefed the Guadalupe City Council Thursday on a range of local projects and public-safety initiatives, reporting steady construction progress on several capital efforts and outlining next steps for safety and grant pursuits.
In management reports, Trujillo said workers have poured interior footers at the Royal Theater, begun phased facade demo, and are awaiting an encroachment permit from Caltrans for sidewalk work that limits some exterior access. "They still can't really go all the way because we're still waiting for the encroachment permit for the sidewalk... through Caltrans," Trujillo said.
Trujillo also reported the Las Mujeres skate-park contractor has started construction and addressed ADA sidewalk issues at the nearby 9th Street site; crews will install a porta-loop restroom by late June or early July. At the 303 courtyard, gate hardware needed redesign and crews are fitting a track-and-wheel solution; staff expect striping and landscaping to finish the area and to demonstrate fleet‑charging capability when a delayed breaker arrives.
Public-safety leadership updated the council on camera system consolidation across parks, meetings with hospital board leadership about a proposed health-and-safety fair, and outreach to expand workforce pipelines with Hancock College and other partners. The director of public safety said staff are pursuing SAFER grant opportunities to help address fire staffing shortfalls and have drafted a contingency plan to prioritize critical public-safety needs amid budget uncertainty.
Council members asked staff to accelerate volunteer engagement for recreation programs while the city searches for a recreation manager and to inventory maintenance needs so crews can address simple fixes such as horseshoe pits quickly.
What’s next: Staff will continue grant-management work, pursue the Caltrans encroachment permit for theater work, coordinate with public-safety partners on SAFER grant steps and provide the council with project prioritization and status updates as staff prepare departmental budget options.
