HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 2, 2006 K-01AGENDA ITEM VV0
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AGENDA TITLE: Provide direction regarding a land lease with the Community Partnership for
Families of San Joaquin for construction of a Family Resource Center at Blakely
Park; and, to provide 40 hours in-kind project management assistance from the
Public Works Department prior to execution of the lease
MEETING DATE:
PREPARED BY:
August 2, 2006
City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction regarding a land lease with the Community
Partnership for Families of San Joaquin for construction of a Family
Resource Center at Blakely Park; and, to provide 40 hours in-kind
project management assistance from the Public Works
Department prior to execution of the lease.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Community Partnership for Families of San Joaquin (CPF) was
founded as a non-profit in 1998 to promote policies and programs that enable service providers to work
together to build strong families and communities. It is governed by a board of 17 members.
The CPF currently provides services out of five sites in San Joaquin County. The East Lodi resource
center is currently based in the Lodi Boys and Girls Club where it rents three offices for staff and
volunteers. From this site, CPF works with the families of the children served by the Boys and Girls Club,
Head Start, and the users of Blakely Park. Services coordinated at the site include public health home -
visiting programs, child protective services, employment specialists, tutors, probation, mental health,
gang outreach, parent advocates, school counselors, and others. Patrons of CPF have become
accustomed to receiving services at the Blakely Park site.
The Partnership is looking for a permanent location for an East Lodi Family Resource Center. In 1999,
plans were drawn for a center at the old Lincoln School site but the project stopped with the failure of
Measure Q (school construction bond) and the Lodi Unified School District was forced to apply for
emergency funds and thus, prohibited from selling the site below market value. CPF then pursued space
in a vacant educational center next to Salem Methodist Church on East Elm Street but traffic concerns
obviated that site. In early 2002, CPF drew up plans and submitted a proposal to Council requesting to
lease the New Shanghi Restaurant for $1 per year. The space ultimately went to Lodi Adopt -a -Child then
reached an agreement with the Lodi Boys and Girls Club to rent vacant office space on a temporary
basis until a permanent structure could be secured. In 2003, CPF presented plans for a facility
(immediately north of the Boys and Girls Club) to the Lodi Parks and Recreation Commission but
concerns were raised regarding the loss of green space at the park.
In 2003, CPF was awarded $45,000 in CDBG funds for the design of a new facility west of the Boys and
Girls Club. CPF presented the new concept plans to the Parks and Recreation Commission in 2005 and
APPROVED: L_�
43Ta'ir King, City Manager
received approval. Elevations, floor plan (Exhibit A), and the footprint of this 5,140 square foot facility
design (Exhibit B) are provided.
The plans were drafted in cooperation with Lodi Parks and Police staff. Of benefit to the City would be
new public restrooms more visible to officers patrolling the area, potentially decreasing opportunities for
vandalism and other criminal activity.
Council requested the following information during the CPF presentation on May 17, 2006:
Building
as percentage
of total park
1.1%
Building
& rking as
percentaRe of total park
2.2%
Building
as percentage
of maintained turf
1.6%
Building
& parking as
percentNe of maintained turf
3.1%
Number of reported vandalisms to restroom, 2001-06
19
Cost of vandalism repairs,
2001-06
$ 2,637.82
Alternative City -owned sites, other than Blakely Park for CPF could be: 2 W. Lodi Avenue (Maple
Square) at .62 acres or 217 E. Lockeford Street at 59,398 square feet. Further research is needed to
determine the feasibility of the alternatives.
In addition, Lodi Police Department crime reports are attached (Exhibit C).
The Partnership has modeled its development strategy for the latest project after that of the Lodi Boys
and Girls Club, which secured a land lease in 1993 for $1 per year, seeking approval first, from the Parks
and Recreation Department, and then from the Lodi City Council. Council is asked to provide direction
regarding a similar land lease with the Community Partnership for Families. In addition to the lease, the
organization is requesting 40 hours of in-kind project management assistance from the Public Works
Department to provide for project coordination and project review.
If directed to proceed, staff will work with CPF to draft a land lease and bring it forward to Council for
approval. Once approved, CPI= would seek funding for construction of the project. Commencement date
for construction is unknown.
FISCAL KNIPACT: The lost use of space that the CPF facility would occupy represents a lost
opportunity cost. This could be offset by the benefit to the community of having the services that CPF
offers available at a permanent site in Blakely Park. Additionally, the project offers the City the prospect
of sharing in the construction cost of a new, safer restroom facility.
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Blair King
City Manager
cc: Recreation Commission
Phyllis Grupe, Board Chair, CPF
Robina Asghar, Executive Director, CPF
Francisco Trujillo, Lodi site Coordinator, CPF
Exhibit C
Lodi Police Department Crime Reports
Blakely Park
6/8/2006 1:34 P.M.
897
1050 S. STOCKTON
POSS 897 SUBJ ANTHONY
ST/MISSION,
RANDLE ON FOOT
BLAKELY PARK
WASHINGTON TWRD
4/19/2006
906
1050 S. STOCKTON
XTRA PATROL POSS FIGHT
ST/MISSION,
AT 1245 AT BLAKELY PARK
BLAKELY PARK
3/3/06
974
MISSION ST / S
974 VEH IN THE AREA..DK
WASHINGTON
COLORED SMALL 2 DR VEH
SEEN
2/13/06
415
1201 LIEBIG ST #B /
914 RP REG SUBJS
POPLAR STREET
HARASSING RP ... SUSPS ARE
AT BLAKELY
12/16/2005
974
300 EDEN ST / S
RP HEARS TIRES
WASHINGTON ST,
SCREECH ING..NOTHING
OR 300E TOKAY
10/4/2005
813
BLAKELY PARK
POPLAR
10/2/2005
242
E LOCUST ST/ N
RP JUMPED BY LINK
CENTRAL AVE
SUBJECTS AND HIT ON THE
HEAD. RP DID NOT
9/4/2005
415P
275 POPLAR ST/S
LARGE GROUP AGAINST
WASHINGTON
ONE..BOTTLES USED LS EB
(BOYS GIRLS
ON
CLUB
6/28/2006
815
CHARLES ST / S
WHI DODGE INTREPID
STOCKTON ST
4/30/2006
415P
200 WATSON ST / S
JUVS IN PHYS W/
STOCKTON ST
BATS .... NOW GOING DOWN
STOCKTON TO VINE
3/6/2006
415P
1050 S STOCKTON
GANG FIGHT... NEAR CORNER
ST / MISSION ST,
OF CONCORD AND
BLAKELY PARK
WASHINGTON... BB
12/27/2005
594
275 POPLAR ST / S
EDL GRAFFITTI
WASHINGTON ST
(BOYS & GIRLS
CLUB
7/25/2005
974
275 POPLAR ST / S
DEL 974 INCIDENT 11 Y/O WAS
WASHINGTON ST
ACCOSTED BY SUBJ IN PARK
(BOYS & GIRLS
RP IS
CLUB
7/16/2005
893
1050 S STOCKTON
ST/MISSION ST
BLAKELY PARK