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PUD directs phased feasibility study focusing on a scaled aquatic option for 401 West Lake property
Summary
After lengthy debate on polling, site constraints and possible funding, the board gave staff consensus direction to pursue a phased, lower‑cost feasibility scope — focused first on a modest aquatic facility and options for phased growth — for the district‑owned 401 West Lake community center site.
The board directed staff to begin a targeted, sequenced feasibility effort to test what a scaled‑down aquatic facility (and, secondarily, a smaller recreation center) could look like on the district‑owned 401 West Lake property.
Staff explained site constraints drawn from prior TRPA land‑capability analysis, noting the property comprises two legal parcels and includes environmentally sensitive class‑1b areas and a class‑5 buildable area. The presentation cited a total allowable coverage figure of 88,776 square feet from prior studies and said the consultants would treat the parcel as a planning blank slate for initial space‑planning while flagging that TRPA findings and possible mitigation or coverage transfers could affect final outcomes.
Board members and staff emphasized three guiding principles: start smaller with room to grow (phaseability), focus initial study work on an aquatic component because it was repeatedly cited in public comment, and use reverse‑engineering and short targeted polling to evaluate what different per‑parcel funding levels would buy rather than immediately launching a full ballot campaign. The board asked staff to seek scoped proposals from consultants (the pool architect Parker Rinker was mentioned) for high‑level conceptual costing and to return with costs and a specific scope for a short (roughly one‑year, lower‑cost) study. That approach earned majority consensus from the board.
