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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: May 7, 2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Fallon Sports Park Phase 3 Concept Design Options
Prepared by: Rosemary Alex Parks and Facilities Development Coordinator
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will receive a presentation on three conceptual plan options for Fallon
Sports Park Phase 3 and will provide direction on the preferred concept for site
development.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Receive the presentation and provide direction on the preferred concept plan for Fallon
Sports Park Phase 3.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
As approved in the 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Program, the total budget for Fallon
Sports Park – Phase 3 is $10,360,000, funded by Public Facilities Fees. Currently, the
CIP includes approximately $7.1 million for construction and the remainder in soft costs.
For the upcoming CIP update, Staff plans to reallocate approximately $1 million in soft
costs to the construction budget, bringing the available construction budget to
approximately $8.1 million. The numbers presented below reflect construction costs
only. If the City Council selects Concept A, B, or C (with alternates) for full buildout,
additional funding will be necessa ry to complete the project. Staff will need to identify
the funding sources, which will include the General Fund and/or Public Facility Fees.
The latter will result in a decrease of other future park project budgets.
DESCRIPTION:
The adopted 2018-2023 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) includes Fallon Sports
Park – Phase 3, (CIP No. PK0119). The project provides for the design and
construction of the final 14 acres of the 60-acre Fallon Sports Park. On January 8, 2019
the City Council directed staff to include a cricket field and a five-bay batting cage
facility in the concept design of Fallon Sports Park Phase 3. The cricket field and
batting cages will be developed instead of two softball fields that were part of the
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original Fallon Sports Park Master Plan. The City Council also directed staff to develop
concept plans that could include sand volleyball and/or BMX.
Based on City Council direction, three concept plans were developed for the park. Each
concept plan includes as a minimum: two little league fields, a full-sized cricket field, a
five-bay batting cage facility, and the associated connecting improvements of a plaza
and play area, to complete development of Fallon Sports Park. The concept plans differ
with respect to the inclusion of sand volleyball, the improvement of BMX, and inclusion
of a restroom building. The planning level construction estimates for the three concept
plans, and the differences in the plans, are as follows:
• Concept A ($10,250,000): Fully-developed BMX facility including track timing,
finish platform, ticket booth and spectator seating; cricket field lighting; batting
cage lighting; new walkway and stairs north of the little league field; a picnic and
play area with trellis; and a restroom building (Attachment 1).
• Concept B ($10,400,000): Four sand volleyball courts; removal of existing BMX
facility; cricket field lighting; batting cage lighting; new walkway and stairs north of
the little league fields; a picnic and play area with trellis; and a restroom building
(Attachment 2).
• Concept C ($7,700,000): Three sand volleyball courts; retain existing BMX as-is;
a play area; and a smaller plaza with no trellis, picnic tables, or restroom.
(Attachment 3).
Unlike Concept A and Concept B, Concept C identified additive alternates which could
be included without significantly changing the layout of the concept plan. The additive
alternates, and their estimated costs, are as follows:
• Cricket Field Lighting: $450,000
• Batting Cage Lighting: $160,000
• New Walkway and Stairs: $800,000
Including these elements in Concept C would bring the estimated construction cost for
Concept C to $9,110,000.
Concepts A and B could be revised to remove these elements from the base design and
instead make them additive alternates to the construction bid. Note that such additive
alternates must still be designed and specified within the construction documents for the
contractor to provide a bid on the alternates. As such, there are costs associated with
including them in the design even if ultimately, they are not included in the construction
contract due to unavailable budget.
During development of the concept plans, Staff evaluated the overall park site and the
current picnic facilities that serve the public. Although the Fallon Sports Park Master
Plan shows a picnic plaza and restroom building as part of Phase 3, Staff believes
these facilities are not needed because of the proximity of existing facilities and
therefore excluded the picnic area and restroom building from Concept C.
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Restrooms and Picnic Areas
The Phase 1 project included restroom/concession buildings and picnic areas at both
the little league fields and the softball fields. As part of the site improvements adjacent
to little league and softball, the Phase 3 project will increase available seating at both
locations. In the little league plaza, the estimated number of existing seating available
is 54, and with Phase 3 construction, it will be expanded to 85. In the softball plaza, the
estimated number of existing seating available is 62, and with Phase 3 construction, it
will be expanded to 93.
In addition to the Phase 1 improvements, the park's Phase 2 area included a central
plaza with full-service group picnic area that has capacity for 120 and includes bar-b-
ques, sinks, and service facilities. The Phase 2 central plaza also has additional picnic
seating to accommodate approximately 64 next to the baseball field and 14 next to the
bocce ball courts. There are also picnic tables serving 30 near the soccer fields. Staff
concluded that the existing picnic areas provide enough capacity at the site along with
the additional seating to be added to both little league and softball to serve the needs of
the public.
Master Plan and Field Lighting
The Fallon Sports Park Master Plan was approved by City Council on June 7, 2005, and
anticipated park development in three phases. Each phase of development was
planned for a certain area of the park and was planned to include certain amenities.
Phase 3 of the Master Plan, referred to as the Upper Terrace, was planned to include
the following activities and amenities:
• Activity Hub – Including picnic plaza, play area, and restrooms
• Two Little League Fields
• Two Softball Fields
• BMX Course
• Neighborhood Connections
Depending upon the concept plan selected by City Council, the Activity Hub, BMX
Course, and Neighborhood Connections may differ from the Master Plan. Also, the Two
Softball Fields will be replaced by a cricket field and multi-sport batting cages.
In addition to identifying the activities and amenities in each phase, the Master Plan also
identified where lighting would be located within the park. On February 18, 2014, City
Council approved an addendum to the Fallon Sports Park Mitigated Negative
Declaration for lighting of the Phase 2 soccer fields. Because the Master Plan and the
Mitigated Negative Declaration did not include field lighting of cricket field area (formerly
planned as two softball fields), an updated environmental document will be required
should City Council approve a concept plan that includes field lighting or that includes
field lighting as an additive alternate.
Phased Construction Option
As was presented to City Council on April 2, 2019, with the 2018 -2023 Five-Year
Capital Improvement Program, the projected Public Facilities Fees balance will be
exhausted by Fallon Sports Park Phase 3 and it is likely that no other Public Facility
Fee-funded projects will occur in the CIP timeframe. The completion of Fallon Sports
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Park could be phased in order to reallocate planned Public Facility Fee expenditures to
other projects.
Instead of a single phase to complete Fallon Sports Park, the remaining 14 acres of the
park could be constructed as two separate phases. Staff looked at one such scenario
with Concept C, in which Phase 3 could be development of the cricket field, batting
cages, sand volleyball courts, and the play area. The future phase (Phase 4) would be
the two little league fields. Based on the estimated construction cost for Concept C,
Phase 3a construction is estimated to cost $5,300,000 in 2020 dollars. Construction of
Phase 3b would be $2,400,000 in 2020 dollars, with escalation estimated to be
approximately 5% per year.
In addition to the escalation of construction costs, splitting the project into two
construction phases would result in increases of project soft costs for project
management, design support, construction management, inspection, and testing. Staff
estimates the increased soft costs to be approximately $600,000, which would escalate
at a similar rate of 5% annually.
All three concept plans are included as attachments to the Staff Report. Staff
recommends that City Council select Concept C (Attachment 3) as the preferred Phase
3 design and Staff request that City Council provide direction regarding the following
base bid or additive alternate items in Phase 3: cricket field lighting, batting cage
lighting, and walkway and stairs. Additionally, Staff requests City Council direction
regarding construction of the project as one phase or splitting construction into two
phases.
If City Council approves the preferred concept plan, Staff anticipates the project would
begin construction in Summer 2020.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
N/A
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Concept A - Fallon Sports Park Phase 3
2. Concept B - Fallon Sports Park Phase 3
3. Concept C - Fallon Sports Park Phase 3
Fallon Park - Phase 3 | Concept ADublin, California4/24/2019BMXFIELD LIGHTING (TYP)CRICKET FIELDLITTLELEAGUELITTLELEAGUECONCRETE TERRACE SEATINGPLANTING AREASLAWNRESTROOMSLAWNPLAY AREABATTING CAGES WITH TURFACCESSIBLE PARKINGBMX START/FINISH PLATFORM WITH TIMING, BOOTH, & SEATINGNEW WALKS & STAIRSNEW WALKS(E) RETAINING WALLTOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST: $10,250,000PLAZA AREA WITH TRELLIS FEATURES, PICNIC TABLES AND BENCHES. SEATING FOR 148ATTACHMENT 1
Fallon Park - Phase 3 | Concept BDublin, California4/24/2019TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST: $10,400,000TRELLIS/PICNIC AREA SEATING FOR 24CRICKET FIELDNATIVE GRASS HYDROSEEDLITTLELEAGUELITTLELEAGUECONCRETE TERRACE SEATINGPLANTING AREASRESTROOMSPLAY AREAACCESSIBLE PARKINGSAND VOLLEYBALL COURTSNEW WALKS & STAIRSNEW WALKSLAWNBATTING CAGES WITH TURFFIELD LIGHTING (TYP)(E) RETAINING WALLPLAZA AREA WITH TRELLIS FEATURES, PICNIC TABLES AND BENCHES. SEATING FOR 148ATTACHMENT 2
Fallon Park - Phase 3 | Concept CDublin, California4/24/2019TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST: $7,700,000LITTLELEAGUELITTLELEAGUEPLANTING AREASPLAY AREAWITH ADJACENT SEATINGNEW WALKS & STAIRS(ALT)NEW WALKSBATTING CAGES WITH TURFLAWNSAND VOLLEYBALL COURTSFIELD LIGHTING (TYP)(E) RETAINING WALLCRICKET FIELDBMX TO REMAINALTERNATE - CRICKET SPORTS LIGHTING: $450,000ALTERNATE - BATTING CAGES LIGHTING: $160,000ALTERNATE - NEW WALK AND STAIRS: $800,000CONCRETE TERRACE SEATINGATTACHMENT 3