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City staff outlines La Plaza Park funding, prefab restroom timeline and Nicholson mural plans
Summary
Staff told commissioners La Plaza Park totals roughly $1.7 million (including a $1.3M contribution and city match), described prefab restroom procurement and 9–18 month manufacture timelines, and said an artist-selected Nicholson Park mural is about to begin.
City Parks & Recreation staff gave commissioners a CIP update covering La Plaza Park funding, prefab restrooms for several parks, and other project timelines.
Staff said the total funding for La Plaza Park is "a little over $1.7 million," reflecting a $1.3 million contribution from a supervisor’s office plus a city match of roughly 40 percent. The scope includes irrigation, lighting, a new playground, restrooms, gazebo retrofit, landscaping and some parking improvements; commissioners asked staff to provide an Excel-level accounting of how those funds will be spent.
On restrooms, staff described a sole-source contract for prefab restroom units commonly used across multiple parks and noted prefab manufacture and delivery timelines vary by size: 9–18 months from administrative approvals and plan check to delivery and installation. Rehab of existing brick restrooms would follow a separate procurement process (RFQ/bid) and is not covered by the prefab contract.
The Nicholson Park mural was presented as ready to begin once agreements are fully executed: staff said an artist selected by the Arts & Historical Preservation Commission will start work soon and proposed an approximate three-week installation window; staff also said the team is coordinating a dedication plaque and a grand reopening date, aiming for timing before an August movie-in-the-park event.
Staff also reported construction delays tied to Southern California Edison power-connection issues that affected irrigation installation on other park projects and noted contract extensions running through September for some sites. Commissioners requested more granular timelines and asked staff to include these items on a running projects spreadsheet for future meetings.
The commission received several other operational updates on summer events (including Route 66–themed programming tied to the centennial) and asked staff to circulate detailed event materials and PDF handouts that were not available during the meeting.
