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2019 03 20 FAC Special MeetingFINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION 1 MARCH 20, 2019 SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LA QUINTA FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE LA QUINTA FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the La Quinta Financial Advisory Commission is hereby called to be held on Wednesday, March 20, at 4:00 p.m. at the La Quinta City Hall located at 78495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253 for the following purpose: CONSENT CALENDAR 1.Approve Minutes Dated February 13, 2019 BUSINESS SESSION 1.Appoint two Commissioners to Serve on the Investment Strategy Sub-Committee for Public Agency Retirement Services 2.Appoint two Commissioners to Serve on the Review and Selection Committee for Investment Brokers and Provide an Update on Current Investment Broker Changes STUDY SESSION 1.Discuss La Quinta XPark Operations 2.Discuss Projects to Include in the 2019/20 Through 2023/24 Capital Improvement Program DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 1.Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Verbal Update 2.Verbal Update on Request for Proposal for Banking and Merchant Services Dated: March 15, 2019 /s/ W. Richard Mills W. RICHARD MILLS, Chairperson Attest: JESSICA DELGADO, Management Assistant DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Jessica Delgado, Management Assistant, do hereby declare that the foregoing notice for the La Quinta Financial Advisory Commission special meeting of March 20, 2019 was posted on the City’s website, near the entrance to the Council Chamber at 78-495 Calle Tampico, and the bulletin boards at 78-630 Highway 111, and 51-321 Avenida Bermudas, on March 15, 2019. Jessica Delgado, Management Assistant FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA 1 MARCH 20, 2019 SPECIAL MEETING FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA CITY HALL STUDY SESSION ROOM 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta SPECIAL MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2019 AT 4:00 P.M. Roll Call: Commissioners: Batavick, Hunter, Lopez, Rosen, Turbow, Twohey and Chairperson Mills PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT At this time members of the public may address the Commission on any matter not listed on the agenda. Please complete a “Request to Speak” form and limit your comments to three minutes. The Financial Advisory Commission values your comments; however, in accordance with State law, no action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the agenda unless it is an emergency item authorized by GC 54954.2(b). CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS – None CONSENT CALENDAR 1.Approve Minutes Dated February 13, 2019 BUSINESS SESSION 1.Appoint two Commissioners to Serve on the Investment Strategy Sub-Committee for Public Agency Retirement Services 2.Appoint two Commissioners to Serve on the Review and Selection Committee for Investment Brokers and Provide an Update on Current Investment Broker Changes STUDY SESSION 1.Discuss La Quinta XPark Operations 2.Discuss Projects to Include in the 2019/20 Through 2023/24 Capital Improvement Program Financial Advisory Commission agendas and staff reports are now available on the City’s web page: www.laquintaca.gov FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION AGENDA 2 MARCH 20, 2019 SPECIAL MEETING DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS 1.Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Verbal Update 2.Verbal Update on Request for Proposal for Banking and Merchant Services COMMISSIONERS’ ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The La Quinta Financial Advisory Commission will hold a special meeting on April 10, 2019 and the next regular quarterly meeting of the La Quinta Financial Advisory Commission will be held on May 15, 2019. Both meetings will be held at the La Quinta Study Session Room, 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, CA 92253 and commencing at 4:00 p.m. DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Jessica Delgado, Management Assistant, of the City of La Quinta, do hereby declare that the foregoing Agenda for the La Quinta Financial Advisory Commission special meeting was posted on the City’s website, near the entrance to the Council Chamber at 78-495 Calle Tampico, and the bulletin boards at 78-630 Highway 111, and 51-321 Avenida Bermudas, on March 15, 2019. DATED: March 15, 2019 Jessica Delgado, Management Assistant City of La Quinta, California Public Notices The La Quinta City Study Session Room is handicapped accessible. If special equipment is needed for the hearing impaired, please call the City Clerk’s office at (760) 777-7092, twenty- four (24) hours in advance of the meeting and accommodations will be made. If special electronic equipment is needed to make presentations to the Financial Advisory Commission, arrangements should be made in advance by contacting the City Clerk’s office at (760) 777-7092. A one (1) week notice is required. If background material is to be presented to the Financial Advisory Commission (FAC) during a special FAC meeting, please be advised that eight (8) copies of all documents, exhibits, etc., must be supplied to the Management Assistant for distribution. It is requested that this take place prior to the beginning of the meeting. Any Writings or documents provided to a majority of the Financial Advisory Commission regarding any item(s) on the agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Community Development counter at City Hall located at 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California, 92253, during normal business hours. FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES 1 FEBRUARY 13, 2019 REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019 CALL TO ORDER A regular quarterly meeting of the La Quinta Financial Advisory Commission (Commission) was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Chairperson Mills. PRESENT: Commissioners: Batavick, Hunter, Rosen, Turbow, Twohey, and Chairperson Mills ABSENT: Commissioner Lopez PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Commissioner Batavick led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA – None CONFIRMATION OF AGENDA The Commission welcomed Commissioner Hunter to the Commission and all Commissioners shared a brief introduction of their backgrounds. Staff requested that the Study Session portion of the meeting be moved up and considered immediately after the Consent Calendar. The Commission concurred. ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS – None CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1.APPROVE FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES DATED NOVEMBER 14, 2018 2.APPROVE FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES DATED DECEMBER 10, 2018 3.RECEIVE AND FILE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORTS DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2018 4.RECEIVE AND FILE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORTS DATED DECEMBER 31, 2018 5.RECEIVE AND FILE SECOND QUARTER 2018/19 TREASURY REPORTS FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER 2018 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NO. 1 FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES 2 FEBRUARY 13, 2019 REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING Motion – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Rosen/Twohey to approve the Consent Calendar, as submitted. Motion passed: ayes 6, absent 1 (Lopez). taken out of order >>> STUDY SESSION 1.DISCUSS THE 2019 COMMUNITY WORKSHOP AND 2019/20 BUDGET PROCESS Finance Director Campos, Management Analyst Mignogna, and Facilities Director Howlett, presented the staff report, which is on file in the Finance Department. Staff and Commission discussed current financial projections and potential items that could impact projection totals. Management Analyst Mignogna provided an update on the current capital improvement program (CIP) projects and demonstrated the CIP Story Map on the City’s website for current project locations. Further discussion followed regarding La Quinta X-Park design, analysis, and comparison with similar facilities in other cities, potential liability exposure and insurance requirements, and budget impact; La Quinta Cove parking lot public restroom design plans; SilverRock Resort project current status; Madison Street Widening project construction phase, Indio is the lead agency, and La Quinta’s input for the project plans; signage that’s used for projects; and CIP funds management. BUSINESS SESSION 1.RECEIVE AND FILE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018 Finance Director Campos and Certified Public Accountant/Partner of Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., an auditing firm, Phillip White presented the staff report, which is on file in the Finance Department. The Commission discussed long-term debt for capital leases and compensated absences. Mr. White explained audit standards for financial reporting and internal control letter provided with the single audit. Finance Director Campos said the City recently completed a Caltrans special audit and announced upcoming audits scheduled over the next few months. Motion – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Batavick/Mills to receive and file the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for year ending June 30, 2018, as submitted. Motion passed: ayes 6, absent 1 (Lopez). 2.RECEIVE AND FILE THE MEASURE G COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017/18 Finance Director Campos presented the staff report, which is on file in the Finance Department. FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES 3 FEBRUARY 13, 2019 REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING The Commission discussed Public Safety funds. Staff said funds not used are transferred into Measure G reserves. Motion – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Hunter/Rosen to receive and file the Measure G compliance report for fiscal year 2017/18, as submitted. Motion passed: ayes 6, absent 1 (Lopez). 3.RECEIVE AND FILE FISCAL YEAR 2018/19 MID-YEAR BUDGET REPORT Finance Director Campos presented the staff report, which is on file in the Finance Department. The Commission discussed updated revenue projections; General Fund reserve adjustments based on Councils direction; and the balance of all reserve categories. Motion – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Batavick/Twohey to receive and file fiscal year 2018/19 Mid-Year Budget Report, as submitted. Motion passed: ayes 6, absent 1 (Lopez). 4.APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION OF A PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SERVICE TRUST Finance Director Campos and Executive Vice-President Mitch Barker from PARS, a firm specializing in retirement service plans for public agencies presented the staff report, which is on file in the Finance Department. The Commission discussed current fund liability; discount rate comparison from 2015 to current year; pension funding and additional contribution funds sent to CalPERS; the benefits of having a trust; fund investment options with PARS; and the evaluation of options prior to selecting a strategy. Staff provided the Commission with a strategic asset allocation handout. Motion – A motion was made and seconded by Commissioners Batavick/Turbow to approve staff recommendation of a public agency retirement service trust, as submitted. Motion passed: ayes 6, absent 1 (Lopez). DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS Staff provided the Commission with verbal updates on Departmental Report Items No. 1 and 3. Departmental Report Item No. 2 is on file in the Finance Department. COMMISSIONER BATAVICK LEFT THE DAIS AT 6:25 P.M COMMISSIONER BATAVICK RETURNED TO THE DAIS AT 6:27 P.M 1.MEASURE G – TRANSACTION & USE TAX – CITY WEB PAGE UPDATE 2.THIRD QUARTER 2018 SALES TAX UPDATE FOR THE CITY OF LA QUINTA 3.SILVERROCK EVENT SITE – VERBAL UPDATE COMMISSIONERS’ ITEMS – None FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES 4 FEBRUARY 13, 2019 REGULAR QUARTERLY MEETING ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, it was moved and seconded by Commissioners Rosen/Turbow to adjourn this meeting at 6:35 p.m. Motion passed: ayes 6, absent 1 (Lopez). Respectfully submitted, Jessica Delgado, Management Assistant City of La Quinta, California City of La Quinta FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION:March 20, 2019 STAFF REPORT AGENDA TITLE: APPOINT TWO COMMISSIONERS TO SERVE ON THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY SUB-COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC AGENCY RETIREMENT SERVCIES RECOMMENDATION: Appoint two Commissioners to serve on the investment strategy sub-committee for Public Agency Retirement Services. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: •The City is establishing a pension trust with Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS). •The initial approved pension trust funding is $6,540,000. •Staff recommends that the Financial Advisory Commission (FAC) appoints two commissioners to serve on a committee to review and recommend an investment strategy. FISCAL IMPACT: None. BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS On March 5, 2019 the City Council approved the FAC’s and staff recommendation to establish a pension trust with PARS. The initial funding of $6,540,000 is available in Pension Trust Reserves. Before sending these funds to PARS the City must select an investment strategy. PARS investments will be reported on the quarterly Treasurer’s Report, which is approved by the FAC and City Council. Staff recommends two FAC Commissioners serve on a sub-committee to review and recommend an investment strategy. The sub-committee and finance staff will meet with HighMark Capital Management and PARS to evaluate the City’s risk tolerance and investment objectives. The City anticipates sending funds to PARS by June 2019. ALTERNATIVES: The commission may recommend that staff review and select an investment strategy without input from the FAC. Prepared by: Karla Campos, Finance Director BUSINESS SESSION ITEM NO. 1 City of La Quinta FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION: March 20, 2019 STAFF REPORT AGENDA TITLE: APPOINT TWO COMMISSIONERS TO SERVE ON A REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR INVESTMENT BROKER SELECTION AND ACKNOWLEDGE CURRENT INVESTMENT BROKER CHANGES RECOMMENDATION: Appoint two Commissioners to serve on a review committee for investment broker selection and acknowledge current investment broker changes. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: •The City utilizes the services of investment brokers to work with City Staff to facilitate trading of securities. •The City’s current investment brokerage firm was acquired by a larger firm; this item was taken to Council for approval of the broker on March 5, 2019, in order to ensure business continuity. •The City would like to expand the list of approved brokers to ensure adequate inventories of securities are available for purchase at the most favorable prices for the City’s portfolio. •Staff recommends that the Financial Advisory Commission (FAC) appoints two commissioners to serve on a committee to review Request for Information (RFI) responses. FISCAL IMPACT: None. BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS Current Broker Matthew D’Avanzo of First Empire Securities, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of First Empire Holding Corporation, has been an approved investment broker for the City since 2012. On January 1, 2019, Stifel Financial Corporation, the parent company of Stifel, Nicolaus, and Company, Inc. (Stifel), completed the acquisition of First Empire Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries. The transition to the new brokerage occurred on the close of business March 15, 2019. Stifel Financial Corp. is a financial services holding company, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under symbol SF, that conducts its business through several wholly owned subsidiaries. Its primary broker-dealer subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm established in 1890 that provides securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial BUSINESS SESSION ITEM NO. 2 services to individuals, money managers, businesses, and municipalities throughout the United States and Europe. The City wishes to continue to conduct business with Matthew D’Avanzo, and has placed him on the Authorized Financial Dealers list subsequent to Council approval and pursuant to the Investment Policy (Policy) Section IX, Authorized Financial Dealers and Institutions. Additional Brokers The City of La Quinta does not currently utilize the services of a full scale financial advisory firm. All securities trading is conducted through an authorized broker, by such City Staff as are permitted per Policy. The City wishes to expand the list of authorized broker-dealers to ensure access to as many eligible securities as possible at the most favorable rates. Broker- dealers typically earn commissions on trades, therefore having multiple broker-dealers can promote a level of competition which would be to the City’s advantage. The City has issued an RFI inquiry to establish a list of candidates who are able to provide broker-dealer services to the City. Respondents were asked to complete the Broker-Dealer Questionnaire and Certification and provide all supporting documentation as required by Section IX of the Policy. Staff is requesting two commissioners to serve on a committee that will review all respondents who meet the minimum qualifications and determine if any will be added to the authorized list. ALTERNATIVES: The FAC may recommend that staff not add new broker/dealers at this time. Prepared by: Rosemary Hallick, Financial Services Analyst Approved by: Karla Campos, Finance Director City of La Quinta FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION: March 20, 2019 STAFF REPORT AGENDA TITLE: DISCUSS LA QUINTA XPARK OPERATIONS RECOMMENDATION: Discuss the operational needs and costs of the future extreme sports facility. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: •In April 2016, City Council directed staff to retain Spohn Ranch to conduct a feasibility study (Attachment 1) and evaluate the demand, location, and configuration for an extreme sports facility (XPark). •On October 3, 2017, City Council reviewed the feasibility study and directed staff to research potential operation costs for the proposed facility. •The cost of operations will depend on the accommodations (restrooms/pro shop), management by City staff or contracted, and the number of programs offered to users. FISCAL IMPACT: The General Fund would fund the operations cost of a new facility. BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS In 2015, a group of residents approached the Council to build a larger, state- of-the-art skatepark. The City currently has two neighborhood skate parks, La Quinta Park (12,000 sq. ft.) and Fritz Burns Park (5,000 sq. ft.); reconstruction of the Fritz Burns skate park is currently underway. A review of possible locations, found that two properties located north of Highway 111 could accommodate a larger skate park. In April 2016, the Council directed staff to retain Spohn Ranch to develop a feasibility study and identify suitable locations in north La Quinta for an extreme sports facility. The feasibility study was presented to Council in the Study Session on October 3, 2017. The XPark feasibility study identified: •Examples of national and regional skate parks with features that could be incorporated into the XPark; •Regional and local skateboard/scooter/BMX demand, which was translated into a proposed XPark size of 30,000 sq. ft.; •A summary of community input regarding features, amenities and size; STUDY SESSION ITEM NO. 1 •An analysis of two potential sites with the preferred site being the La Quinta Housing Authority property located on the southeast corner of Westward Ho (Black Hawk Way)/Dune Palms Road; and •A preliminary cost breakdown totaling $3.4 million •Assembly Bill No. 1146 regarding skateboard parks liability Council provided input on the size, location and amenities for the proposed facility. Further consideration was also given for a design/build approach. Council directed staff to research the options and costs to manage/operate the proposed facility. Most skate facilities smaller than 15,000 square feet do not provide on-site management. However, management becomes necessary when a facility is larger and offers amenities (restrooms, concessions, pro shop), provides deep and professional level bowls, and sponsors lessons, camps and special events. Staff researched the advantages and disadvantages of unmanaged and managed facilities. The following summarizes our findings. Unmanaged: •City pays insurance liability •City staff is responsible for maintenance, repairs, and graffiti removal •No sight supervision •No concessions •City may organize activities through the Community Resources Department; •No sign-in or tracking for Key Performance Indicators (KPI) or data base for social networking •Dawn to 10 p.m. operating hours, but accessible at all times •Cost o Recommended budget: $25,000 ($500-$2,500/mo.) for graffiti/vandalism o Public safety costs are unknown at this time. In 2009, the City of Fontana conducted a study that showed a managed skate park reduced police calls by 69%. Managed by Contractor: •Liability costs are covered by contractor •Reduction in vandalism and graffiti •Contractor performs routine maintenance, minor repairs, and graffiti removal •Supervised for safety •Pro shop for concessions, equipment rental and purchase •Organized activities; •User sign-in and data base for KPI and Social Networking •Noon to 10 p.m. operating hours •Cost o $160,000 (City of Palm Springs) o $180,000 per facility (City of Fontana) o $70,000 (City of Palm Desert) DRD 2 minimum wage employees. Managed by City: •Liability costs •Reduction in vandalism and graffiti •City performs routine maintenance, minor repairs, and graffiti removal Supervised for safety •Pro shop for concessions, equipment rental and purchase •Organized activities •User sign-in and data base for KPI and Social Networking •Operating hours between noon and 10 p.m..; and. •Cost o City of Glendale: $145,000+ o City of Lake Forest: $545,800+ o City of La Quinta (estimate): $291,000+ Employees (5): $268,000 Liability: $16,000 Workers Compensation: $7,000 ALTERNATIVES: Staff does not recommend an alternative action. This item is for discussion purposes. Prepared by: Steve Howlett, Facilities Director Attachments: 1.) XPark Feasibility Study 2.) La Quinta Municipal Code Section 11.96.020 Use of skateboarding park areas X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. ATTACHMENT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROJECT BACKGROUND ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….03 •PROJECT INTRODUCTION •TEAM ORGANIZATION CHART •SPOHN RANCH SKATEPARKS 101 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....15 •SKATEPARK EVOLUTION •SKATEPARK TYPOLOGY •SKATEPARK TRENDS •NEW USER GROUPS •ASTM •OPERATIONS •SAMPLE OWNER’S MANUAL •BENEFITS OF SKATEPARKS •COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS PRECEDENTS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………32 •OVERVIEW •NATIONAL •REGIONAL •POPULATION CALCULATOR SITE ANALYSIS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...45 •CRITERIA OVERVIEW •LA QUINTA PARK •DUNE PALMS ROAD & BLACKHAWK WAY •SUMMARY X PARK ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...70 •COMMUNITY INPUT •FACEBOOK •PRELIMINARY COST BREAKDOWN •PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. PROJECT BACKGROUND X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. PROJECT BACKGROUND X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. THE VISION: Develop a fun, safe, accessible and innovative action sports facility where action sports enthusiasts can develop as athletes and connect with a diverse group of people in a social setting. The facility’s terrain will speak to the full spectrum of skill levels, ages and riding styles. It will include transition-style bowls and pools, urban- inspired plaza areas and design elements that uniquely represent La Quinta and the Coachella Valley. The facility will provide an alternative to team sports, where individual-based action sports can thrive. By operating the facility with an emphasis on lessons, camps, after-school programs, competitions, special events and professional demonstrations, it will help bring the community together, while simultaneously drawing visitors from outside of La Quinta. Developing this facility will send a clear signal La Quinta’s youth that their passions are accepted and they are valuable members of the community. LA QUINTA AT A GLANCE: La Quinta is a growing desert city in Riverside County, California, in the heart of the Coachella Valley. •Incorporated – 1982 •Total Area – 35 square miles •Population – 38,000 (2012) •Tourist destination known for golf courses and resorts PROJECT INTRODUCTION PROJECT BACKGROUND X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. TEAM ORGANIZATION CHART SPOHN RANCH, INC. PRIME CONTRACTOR DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT SPOHN RANCH ACTION SPORTS TERRAIN DESIGNER AARON SPOHN PROJECT MANAGER CHARLIE WILKINS DESIGNER & DRAFTSMAN KIRSTEN DERMER ADMINISTRATIVE HERMANN DESIGN GROUP LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT McAULIFFE & COMPANY ARCHITECT ENGINEERING SUB-CONSULTANTS B.G. STRUCTURAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEER THE ALTUM GROUP CIVIL ENGINEER EQUITY SPEC MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEER PETRA GEOSCIENCES GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER THE PINYON GROUP DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT CONSTRUCTION DOUG WALL CONSTRUCTION GENERAL CONSTRUCTION & CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SPOHN RANCH ACTION SPORTS TERRAIN BUILDER MARK BRADFORD SITE SUPERINTENDENT SPOHN RANCH FIELD CREW OPERATION ACTION PARK ALLIANCE MARK LAUE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TORI RAMBERG ADMINISTRATIVE PROJECT BACKGROUND X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SPOHN RANCH – ACTION SPORTS CONSULTANT OVERVIEW Spohn Ranch began as a community, anchored by Aaron Spohn’s backyard half-pipe, and grew into an award-winning skatepark design/build firm. A cornerstone of action sports progression for 20+ years, Spohn Ranch’s backyard roots have spread globally, culminating in hundreds of cutting-edge creations. From permanent skateable landscapes to innovative installations for high- profile events, Spohn Ranch has played an invaluable role in the exponential growth of action sports. In the private sector, Spohn Ranch became a household name by designing/building courses for film, television and world- class action sports competitions. In the municipal world, Spohn Ranch has consistently been a pioneering firm, most recently taking a lead role in transforming skateparks into vibrant community spaces with architectural finesse and sculptural elements that double as visual focal points. NOTABLE PROJECTS •Professional Competitions – ESPN X Games, NBC Mountain Dew Tour, Red Bull Mississippi Grind, Vans Triple Crown, Gravity Games •Summit Bechtel Reserve – Glen Jean, West Virginia (Boy Scouts of America) •Daybreak Sculpture Garden – South Jordan, Utah •Fergusson Park Skatepark – Rialto, California •Planz Park Skatepark – Bakersfield, California •Serenity Park Skatepark – Lake Elsinore, California •Monitor Park Skatepark – Los Angeles, California •Ernest McBride Skatepark – Long Beach, California •Rowley Park Skatepark – Gardena, California •Lake Fairfax Skatepark – Reston, Virginia •Cape May County Skatepark – Ocean City, New Jersey •Possum Creek Skatepark – Gainesville, Florida •Parisite Skatepark – New Orleans, Louisiana SPOHN RANCH PRESENT DAY •12 in-office staff – drafters/designers, project managers, estimators and support staff •30 in-the-field staff – shotcrete nozzlemen, concrete craftsmen, carpenters and equipment operators •East LA fabrication shop – 25,000 square foot space for steel fabrication and equipment/tool storage •Licensed general contractor in multiple states (CA #761475) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS •National Recreation & Park Association (NRPA) •American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) •U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) •American Concrete Institute (ACI) •American Shotcrete Association (ASA) •Concrete Specifications Institute (CSI) •American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) •World Skateboarding Federation (WSF) AWARDS & RECOGNITION •Award for Excellence in Design, 2013 (Holland Skate Plaza – Elizabeth, NJ) – New Jersey Recreation & Parks Association •Project of the Year, 2014 (Chautauqua Park Skatepark – Owensboro, KY) – American Public Works Association - Kentucky Chapter •Excellence in Concrete Award, 2012 (Oskaloosa Skatepark – Oskaloosa, IA) – Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association •Award of Excellence Recreation/Community Services, 2009 (Fontana, CA) – California Parks & Recreation Society SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK EVOLUTION – FIRST GENERATION Although the invention of skateboarding has no specific date, there is general consensus that skateboarding evolved from surfing sometime in the 1950s. When the waves were flat, surfers in Southern California wanted to recreate the feeling of riding a wave on dry land. They then sought out wave-like terrain such as empty backyard swimming pools and drainage canals. The first generation of skateparks popped up in the 1970s – primarily in Southern California. The facilities were privately operated and the terrain complemented the surf-inspired skateboarding that was popular at the time. By the 1980s, a decline in skateboarding’s popularity and the rising cost of liability insurance forced the majority of first-generation skateparks to close. A few notable exceptions that still stand today include Kona Skatepark in Jacksonville, Florida and Ocean Bowl Skatepark in Ocean City, Maryland. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK EVOLUTION – WOOD/METAL RAMPS In 1995 ESPN debuted the X Games, an “extreme sports” competition and skateboarding, along with other wheeled sports such as BMX bike riding and inline skating, were catapulted into the mainstream. As these sports gained popularity, municipalities across the country took notice that young kids were using public and private spaces to ride and perform tricks. As complaints from business and property owners mounted, it became clear that these athletes needed a designated place to ride. Concerned that skateboarding was just a fad, many municipalities were weary of investing hundreds of thousands dollars into pouring a permanent concrete structure. A more palatable solution was placing wood/metal ramps on an existing concrete slab such as a tennis court or a roller hockey rink. The logic was that if skateboarding’s popularity faded, the ramps could easily be scrapped and the concrete slab re-purposed. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK EVOLUTION – CONCRETE In the early 2000s it became clear that skateboarding wasn’t a fad and was here to stay, which led municipalities to warm up to the idea of investing in more permanent concrete facilities. At this time, the skatepark design/build industry was in its infancy and just beginning to learn the municipal process, so even though the material improved, unfortunately skateboarders were often not involved in design and construction. Municipalities would hire their local landscape architects and engineers for design work and rely on general contractors for construction via the traditional bid process where the cheapest contractor is awarded the project. Combining flawed design with contractors who didn’t understand the intricacies of skateboarding was a recipe for disaster and resulted in countless concrete skateparks that barely functioned. In situations where the fledgling skatepark design/build industry was tapped, quality increased dramatically, but the terrain was often one-sided – focused on bowls/pools, with limited obstacles for those who preferred street-style terrain. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK EVOLUTION – THE SKATE PLAZA By 2005, three types of skateparks existed – transition-focused skateparks with deep bowls, skateparks with flawed design/ construction and wood/metal ramps on top of asphalt/concrete slabs. Skateboarders across the country had had enough and began getting involved in their local government process. One of these skateboarders was Rob Dyrdek, a professional skateboarder from Ohio. He verbalized what skateboarders across the country were thinking – “why don’t municipal skateparks reflect the terrain we like to skate?” Prior to a municipality providing a public skatepark, skateboarders made due with existing urban architecture such as planters, benches, stairs, handrails and curbs. Rob pioneered a movement for “skate plazas” that emulated that urban architecture and focused less on ramps and bowls. Rob’s home town of Kettering, Ohio listened and built the nation’s first “skate plaza” in 2005. The space was incredibly well-received and inspired skateboarders across the country to push their community representatives for high-quality skateparks shaped by skateboarder input. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK EVOLUTION – MODERN DAY Skatepark design and construction has progressed significantly since the 1970’s. The majority of today’s skateparks feature the following advancements: •Constructed with concrete •Shaped by community input •Designed and built by professional skatepark designers and builders, with staff who are intimately involved in skateboarding and action sports •Designed and built for durability – stormwater management, steel edge protection, etc. •Integration of art and aesthetics •Organic shapes and footprints – not just rectangles •Well-balanced terrain – full spectrum of skill levels and terrain preferences •Used by diverse groups of people SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TYPOLOGY – SIZE OVERVIEW Land availability, budget constraints and a multitude of other factors cause skateparks to come in all shapes and sizes. From “skate dots” offering just a handful of elements to roadtrip-worthy destinations, public skateparks generally fall into one of the following categories: SKATE DOT SKATE SPOT NEIGHBORHOOD SKATEPARK REGIONAL SKATEPARK •500 – 2,500 square feet •1-4 elements •Serves 1-4 skateboarders at a time •2,500 – 5,000 square feet •5-15 elements •Serves 5-15 skateboarders at a time •5,000 – 15,000 square feet •Serves 15-45 skateboarders at a time •15,000+ square feet •Serves 45+ skateboarders at a time •Increased focus on amenities – lighting, spectator seating, etc. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TYPOLOGY – SKATE DOT SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TYPOLOGY – SKATE DOT SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. 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SKATEPARK TYPOLOGY – TERRAIN OVERVIEW There are generally two types of skatepark terrain: STREET •Popularized in metropolitan cities with public plazas •Terrain found in the urban environment – stairs, benches, curbs, planters, handrails, etc. •Angular lines and flow TRANSITION •Revolutionized in the empty backyard swimming pools of Southern California •Radiused vertical walls – quarter-pipe, mini-ramp, vert ramp, bowl, snake run, ditch, full pipe, etc. •Circular lines and flow SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – ART & AESTHETICS Modern skateparks are increasingly focusing on art and aesthetics to complement the inherently artistic act of riding and performing tricks on a skateboard. Art and aesthetics are typically integrated via one or several of the methods below: •Skateable sculptures •Integral color and color patterns •Architectural lines and shapes •Diverse textures and materials – brick, granite, etc. •Nods to local culture and heritage •Integrated landscaping Creating artistic spaces is truly a win-win. It serves skateboarders by providing the unique, challenging terrain they crave, while serving the community at large by providing visual focal points rich with artistic value. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – ART & AESTHETICS SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – ART & AESTHETICS SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – ART & AESTHETICS SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – ART & AESTHETICS SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – ART & AESTHETICS SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – CONCRETE Modern skatepark terrain is constructed using concrete, not wood or steel. Two decades of case studies prove that wood and metal ramps cannot withstand the daily abuse inflicted by skatepark users. Especially in regions with harsh winters, any material other than concrete suffers from severe durability issues and creates maintenance headaches. The only scenario where wood or ramps are acceptable is an indoor environment, but even then, concrete is still superior. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – PUMP TRACKS Pump tracks – a series of rhythmic pathways made up of rollers and berms – are a recent trend in the skatepark industry. Although their repetitive nature makes them somewhat of a novelty, they can offer a unique riding experience for all wheeled sports. They can be constructed with compacted earth, asphalt or concrete. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – PUMP TRACKS SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SKATEPARK TRENDS – PUMP TRACKS SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. NEW USER GROUPS A few decades ago the stereotypical skateboarder was a white teenage male without minimal respect for authority. While some skateboarders today may still fit that description, skateboarders as a whole have become an extremely diverse group. And as new skateparks continue to pop up, access to action sports equipment becomes easier and action sports grow increasingly more mainstream, the typical skateboarder of the early 90’s is being joined at the skatepark by a wide array of new user groups. •Females •Racial/ethnic minorities •Young – 2-5 years old •Old – 50+ years old •BMX bike riders •WCMX riders •Scooter riders •Inline skaters SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. NEW USER GROUPS Often a pioneer in the world of skateparks and action sports facilities, the State of California understood the changing face of skatepark users and made it a priority to update the legislation that addressed municipal facilities. In early 2016 the State’s Health and Safety Code was updated to include “all wheeled, non-motorized devices” including scooters, bicycles, in-line skates, roller skates and non-motorized wheelchairs. Assemblyman Brian Jones’ (R-Santee) legislation addressed the limitations on city and county skateparks by broadening the definition of devices allowed was signed by Governor Jerry Brown. “Now that Assembly Bill 1146 has been signed into law, all people who wish to use skate parks with all-wheeled non-motorized devices will be able to utilize the great parks California’s cities and counties have to offer,” Jones said. “This bill will also provide local governments the ability to allow devices other than skateboards to be used without fear of litigation.” The full bill text is attached: Assembly Bill No. 1146 CHAPTER 221 An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 115800 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to recreational safety. [Approved by Governor August 17, 2015. Filed with Secretary of State August 17, 2015.] legislative counsel’s digest AB 1146, Jones. Skateboard parks. Existing law prohibits an operator of a skateboard park from permitting a person to ride a skateboard at the park, unless the person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads. Existing law provides that a skateboard facility owned or operated by a local public agency that is not supervised on a regular basis may satisfy the above requirement if it complies with certain things, including the adoption of an ordinance that requires a person riding a skateboard in the facility to wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads, as provided. Existing law provides that a public entity is not liable to a person who participates in a hazardous recreational activity, and that skateboarding at a facility owned or operated by a public entity as a public skateboard park is a hazardous recreational activity, if certain conditions are met. This bill would apply the above provisions, and others relating to skateboard safety and liability, to other wheeled recreational devices, as defined, until January 1, 2020. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 115800 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 115800. (a) An operator of a skateboard park shall not permit a person to ride a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device in the skateboard park, unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads. (b) With respect to a facility, owned or operated by a local public agency, that is designed and maintained for the purpose of riding a recreational skateboard or other wheeled recreational device, and that is not supervised on a regular basis, the requirements of subdivision (a) may be satisfied by compliance with the following: (1) Adoption by the local public agency of an ordinance requiring a person riding a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device at the facility to wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads. 93 (2) The posting of signs at the facility affording reasonable notice that a person riding a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device in the facility must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads, and that a person failing to do so will be subject to citation pursuant to the ordinance required by paragraph (1). (c) “Local public agency” for purposes of this section includes, but is not limited to, a city, county, or city and county. (d) For purposes of this section, “other wheeled recreational device” means nonmotorized bicycles, scooters, in-line skates, roller skates, or wheelchairs. (e) (1) Riding a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device, or any concurrent combination of these activities at a facility or park owned or operated by a public entity as a public skateboard park, as provided in paragraph (3), shall be deemed a hazardous recreational activity within the meaning of Section 831.7 of the Government Code if all of the following conditions are met: (A) The person riding the skateboard or other wheeled recreational device is 12 years of age or older. (B) The riding of the skateboard or other wheeled recreational device that caused the injury was stunt, trick, or luge riding. (C) The skateboard park is on public property that complies with subdivision (a) or (b). (2) In addition to subdivision (c) of Section 831.7 of the Government Code, this section does not limit the liability of a public entity with respect to any other duty imposed pursuant to existing law, including the duty to protect against dangerous conditions of public property pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 830) of Part 2 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code. However, this section does not abrogate or limit any other legal rights, defenses, or immunities that may otherwise be available at law. (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for public skateboard parks that were constructed on or before January 1, 1998, this subdivision shall apply to hazardous recreational activity injuries incurred on or after January 1, 1998, and before January 1, 2001. For public skateboard parks that are constructed after January 1, 1998, this subdivision shall apply to hazardous recreational activity injuries incurred on or after January 1, 1998. For purposes of this subdivision, a skateboard facility that is a movable facility shall be deemed constructed on the first date it is initially made available for use at a location by the local public agency. (B) For public skateboard parks that were constructed after January 1, 1996, and before January 1, 1998, this subdivision shall apply to hazardous recreational activity injuries incurred on or after January 1, 2012. (4) The appropriate local public agency shall maintain a record of all known or reported injuries incurred by a person riding a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device in a public skateboard park or facility. The local public agency shall also maintain a record of all claims, paid and not paid, including any lawsuits and their results, arising from those incidents that 93 — 2 —Ch. 221 were filed against the public agency. Copies of the records of claims and lawsuits shall be filed annually, no later than January 30 each year, with the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Judiciary. (5) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this subdivision shall not apply on or after January 1, 2001, to public skateboard parks that were constructed on or before January 1, 1998, but shall continue to apply to public skateboard parks that are constructed after January 1, 1998. (B) On and after January 1, 2012, this subdivision shall apply to public skateboard parks that were constructed on or after January 1, 1996. (6) For purposes of injuries that occur while operating one of the other wheeled recreational devices described in subdivision (d) in a skateboard facility, this subdivision shall apply to any claim for injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2016. (f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends that date. SEC. 2. Section 115800 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 115800. (a) An operator of a skateboard park shall not permit a person to ride a skateboard in the park, unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads. (b) With respect to a facility, owned or operated by a local public agency, that is designed and maintained for the purpose of riding a recreational skateboard, and that is not supervised on a regular basis, the requirements of subdivision (a) may be satisfied by compliance with the following: (1) Adoption by the local public agency of an ordinance requiring a person riding a skateboard at the facility to wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads. (2) The posting of signs at the facility affording reasonable notice that a person riding a skateboard in the facility must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads, and that a person failing to do so will be subject to citation under the ordinance required by paragraph (1). (c) “Local public agency” for purposes of this section includes, but is not limited to, a city, county, or city and county. (d) (1) Riding a skateboard at a facility or park owned or operated by a public entity as a public skateboard park, as provided in paragraph (3), shall be deemed a hazardous recreational activity within the meaning of Section 831.7 of the Government Code if all of the following conditions are met: (A) The person riding the skateboard is 12 years of age or older. (B) The riding of the skateboard that caused the injury was stunt, trick, or luge riding. (C) The skateboard park is on public property that complies with subdivision (a) or (b). (2) In addition to subdivision (c) of Section 831.7 of the Government Code, this section does not limit the liability of a public entity with respect to any other duty imposed pursuant to existing law, including the duty to protect against dangerous conditions of public property pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 830) of Part 2 of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the 93 Ch. 221— 3 — Government Code. However, this section does not abrogate or limit any other legal rights, defenses, or immunities that may otherwise be available at law. (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), for public skateboard parks that were constructed on or before January 1, 1998, this subdivision shall apply to hazardous recreational activity injuries incurred on or after January 1, 1998, and before January 1, 2001. For public skateboard parks that are constructed after January 1, 1998, this subdivision shall apply to hazardous recreational activity injuries incurred on or after January 1, 1998. For purposes of this subdivision, a skateboard facility that is a movable facility shall be deemed constructed on the first date it is initially made available for use at a location by the local public agency. (B) For public skateboard parks that were constructed after January 1, 1996, and before January 1, 1998, this subdivision shall apply to hazardous recreational activity injuries incurred on or after January 1, 2012. (4) The appropriate local public agency shall maintain a record of all known or reported injuries incurred by a person riding a skateboard in a public skateboard park or facility. The local public agency shall also maintain a record of all claims, paid and not paid, including any lawsuits and their results, arising from those incidents that were filed against the public agency. Copies of the records of claims and lawsuits shall be filed annually, no later than January 30 each year, with the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Judiciary. (5) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this subdivision shall not apply on or after January 1, 2001, to public skateboard parks that were constructed on or before January 1, 1998, but shall continue to apply to public skateboard parks that are constructed after January 1, 1998. (B) On and after January 1, 2012, this subdivision shall apply to public skateboard parks that were constructed on or after January 1, 1996. (e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020. O 93 — 4 —Ch. 221 SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. ASTM GUIDELINES Founded in 1898, ASTM International is an international standards organization that develops and publishes technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. ASTM International has no role in requiring or enforcing compliance with its standards. The standards, however, may become mandatory when referenced by an external contract, corporation, or government. In 2002, Spohn Ranch Founder & President, Aaron Spohn, led the ASTM sub-committee that established safety guidelines for skateparks – both above ground and in-ground. The following documents are attached: •Standard Guide for Above Ground Public Use Skatepark Facilities – F2334 •Standard Guide for In-Ground Concrete Skatepark – F2480 Designation: F 2480 – 06 An American National Standard Standard Guide for In-ground Concrete Skatepark 1 This standard is issued under the ﬁxed designation F 2480; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. 1. Scope 1.1 This guide covers safety and performance guidelines pertaining to in-ground skatepark facilities built primarily out of concrete and other designed materials. This guide pertains to any concrete materials and other designed materials intended to be used in the performance of the sports including skateboard- ing, inline skating and BMX biking. Items such as fencing, lighting, and operational structures are not intended to be a part of this guide. 1.2 Tolerance: General Measures, Tolerances, and Conversions—General dimensional tolerances for this guide (unless otherwise noted) follow. These tolerances still apply to a dimension even when terms like greater than, less than, minimum, or maximum are used. Dimension Tolerance X in. or ft 60.5 in. X.X in.60.05 in. X.XX in.60.005 in. 1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. 1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: 2 A 184/A 184M Speciﬁcation for Welded Deformed Steel Bar Mats for Concrete Reinforcement A 185/A 185M Speciﬁcation for Steel Welded Wire Rein- forcement, Plain, for Concrete A 497/A 497M Speciﬁcation for Steel Welded Wire Rein- forcement, Deformed, for Concrete A 615/A 615M Speciﬁcation for Deformed and Plain Carbon-Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement A 616/A 616M Speciﬁcation for Rail-Steel Deformed and Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement 3 A 617/A 617M Speciﬁcation for Axle-Steel Deformed and Plain Bars for Concrete Reinforcement 3 C33 Speciﬁcation for Concrete Aggregates C 94/C 94M Speciﬁcation for Ready-Mixed Concrete C 125 Terminology Relating to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates C 150 Speciﬁcation for Portland Cement C 260 Speciﬁcation forAir-EntrainingAdmixtures for Con- crete C 494/C 494M Speciﬁcation for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete C 1116 Speciﬁcation for Fiber-Reinforced Concrete and Shotcrete C 1141 Speciﬁcation for Admixtures for Shotcrete C 1436 Speciﬁcation for Materials for Shotcrete C 1480 Speciﬁcation for Packaged, Pre-Blended, Dry, Combined Materials for Use in Wet or Dry Shotcrete Application C 1582/C 1582M Speciﬁcation for Admixtures to Inhibit Chloride-Induced Corrosion of Reinforcing Steel in Con- crete E 1155 Test Method for Determining FF Floor Flatness and FL Floor Levelness Numbers 2.2 ACI Standards: 4 ACI 117–90 Speciﬁcations for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials ACI 302.1R-04 Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Con- struction ACI 309R Guide for Consolidation of Concrete 2.3 ANSI Standards: 5 ANSI 2535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels 3. Terminology 3.1 Deﬁnitions: 1 This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.66 on Sports Facilities. Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2006. Published November 2006. 2 For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website. 3 Withdrawn. 4 Available from American Concrete Institute (ACI), P.O. Box 9094, Farmington Hills, MI 48333-9094, http://www.aci-int.org. 5 Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org. 1 Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States. 3.1.1 bowl—fully enclosed or partially enclosed free- ﬂowing form with speciﬁc transitions. 3.1.2 coping—circular pipe or other material installed on some features. 3.1.3 extension—additional elevation of the top-riding sur- face within the platform area. 3.1.4 features—sections of the skate surface, which is level, inclined, or curved solid surface on which the user of skate- boards, inline skates, and BMX bicycles can maneuver. 3.1.5 ﬂat bottom—horizontal part of the riding surface between the transitions. 3.1.6 ﬂat ground —ﬂat, horizontal space, which is greater than 12 in. long. 3.1.7 ﬂatness—degree to which a line or surface approxi- mates a plane and is a measurement of local surface bumpiness/undulation. 3.1.8 free falling height—perpendicular distance between the ﬂoor space and an adjacent low-lying space. 3.1.9 in-ground concrete skatepark—any concrete structure placed in ground that is to be used for skateboarding, inline skating, and BMX bicycles. 3.1.10 levelness—degree to which a line or surface parallels horizontal or design grade; and is a measurement of local conformance to design grade over a distance. 3.1.11 performance edging—durable material installed on the accessible edges or surfaces of intersecting and terminating planes on features for performance purposes. 3.1.12 pool coping—manufactured masonry product similar in shape and function to that typically manufactured for swimming pools. (See coping in 3.1.2.) 3.1.13 protective edging—durable material that protects accessible edges of intersecting and terminating planes on the riding surfaces for the purposes of reducing wear. 3.1.14 transition/radius—radial change in slope between two elevations. 3.1.15 resting area—sport-functional clearance required for standing out of the ﬂow of active skaters and clearing the active skating zone to avoid a collision. 3.1.16 riding surface—part of skatepark structure on which the skater will be in contact. 3.1.17 skatepark —element, feature, structure, or group of elements, features, structures within a deﬁned boundary for use by skateboarders, inline skaters, or BMX bikers. 3.1.18 speciﬁed surface, plane, or line—surface, plane, or line speciﬁed by the contract documents; speciﬁed planes and lines may slope and speciﬁed surfaces may have curvature. 3.1.19 tolerance—(1) the permitted variation from a given dimension or quantity; (2) the range of variation permitted in maintaining a speciﬁed dimension; and (3) A permitted varia- tion from location or alignment. 3.1.20 vert—vertical part of the riding surface. 3.1.21 vertical alignment—location relative to speciﬁed vertical plane or a speciﬁed vertical line or from a line or plane reference to a vertical line or plane. When applied to battered walls, abutments, or other nearly vertical surfaces, vertical alignment is deﬁned as the horizontal location of the surface relative to the speciﬁed proﬁle. 4. Materials 4.1 General—All materials used shall fulﬁll the sport- speciﬁc requirements for skatepark facilities. 4.2 Steel Elements—All exposed steel shall be inherently corrosion resistant or be provided with a corrosion resistant coating. 4.3 Concrete: 4.3.1 All concrete should consider the following, which is not necessarily all-inclusive: compressive strength, ﬂexural strength, or both, and ﬁnishability; maximum size, grading, and type of coarse aggregate; grading and type of ﬁne aggregate; combined aggregate grading; air content of concrete, if appli- cable; slump of concrete; water-cement ratio or water- cementitious material ratio; and preplacement soaking require- ment for lightweight aggregates; and should conform to but are not limited to the requirements of Speciﬁcations C33 and C 94/C 94M, Terminology C 125, Speciﬁcations C 150,C 260, C 494/C 494M,C 1116 ,C 1141,C 1436,C 1480,C 1582/ C 1582M, and ACI 302.1R-04. 4.3.2 Design details, site preparation, type of concrete and related materials should be provided by the designer of the concrete skatepark prior to bid documents and be applicable to the local environmental conditions. Design details should reference speciﬁcations for concrete strength characteristics, use of admixtures for freezing exposure, use of reinforcing steel, testing and inspection requirements. Concrete shall be manufactured to meet the speciﬁcations of the designer, method of concrete construction-ready-mix, precast or shot- crete concrete should comply with applicable speciﬁcations. 4.4 Steel Reinforcing—Steel reinforcing should conform to but are not limited to the following speciﬁcations: deformed bars should conform to the requirements of Speciﬁcations A 615/A 615M,A 616/A 616M,orA 617/A 617M. Bar mats conforming to Speciﬁcation A 184/A 184M can also be used. Welded wire reinforcing should conform to Speciﬁcations A 185/A 185M or A 497/A 497M. 4.5 Synthetic Fibers—Synthetic ﬁbers for use in concrete slabs should meet the requirements outlined in Speciﬁcation C 1116 or ACI 302.1R-04-26. 4.6 Other Materials—Utilization of other materials is ad- missible. 5. Physical Properties 5.1 In general, physical properties outline characteristics best suited for skateboard, roller blade, and BMX activities. 5.2 Concrete Finish—The concrete surface should provide a smooth and nonslip surface characteristic (see ACI 302.1R-04 Class 9 Finish). 5.3 Surface Flatness and Levelness—Tolerances should conform to the requirements set forth in ACI 117–90.A discussion of concrete ﬂatness/levelness is given in the com- mentary to ACI 117–90. 5.3.1 Flatness and levelness requirements should be de- scribed in bid documents. Methods for deﬁning ﬂatness and levelness should be in accordance with ACI 117–90 and Test Method E 1155. The ﬂatness values should control local surface bumpiness in accordance with Test Method E 1155. F2480–06 2 The levelness values should control local conformance to design grade (see Test Method E 1155). 5.3.2 Precautions—Concrete surface tolerance speciﬁcation and measurement procedures should be pre-bid determined. Tolerances should be deﬁned based on what can be reasonably expected from a given construction method. The concrete ﬂatness/levelness constitutes a potential issue, the following precautions are suggested: 5.3.2.1 The exact meaning of the ﬂatness/levelness require- ment and the exact method and time of measurement to determine compliance should be established before beginning construction. 5.3.2.2 The contractor or fabricator should conﬁrm an ability to satisfy the concrete surface tolerance requirement by proﬁling previous installations or specimens. 5.3.2.3 Where feasible, test slabs or specimens should be installed or supplied to verify the effectiveness of proposed fabrication procedures under actual job conditions. If neces- sary, methods and procedures should then be modiﬁed for the actual job installation based on these results. The acceptance of the test slab or specimen by the owner as to tolerances and surface ﬁnish should clarify requirements for the project slab and becomes the project “Exemplar/Benchmark.” 5.3.2.4 The exact remedy to be applied to every possible concrete surface tolerance deﬁciency should be conﬁrmed with the designer. 5.3.3 Levelness and ﬂatness design in concrete skatepark construction should deﬁne acceptable tolerances for radii of curved surfaces, ﬂatness values on a radius should be similar to those of a ﬂat surface. This applies to all elevation change tolerances, banks, ledges, and so forth. 5.4 Expansion Joints and Control Joints: 5.4.1 Expansion joints should be placed where they are least likely to interfere with a wheel. Careful consideration to expansion joints location must be given, using the ﬂow of skaters as critical design criteria. 5.4.2 Unﬁlled cut control joint must not exceed 1⁄8 of an inch. 5.4.3 Filled Control Joint—Size of control joint is not important. It must be a rigid control joint ﬁller, which must be ﬂush with the skating surface and close the joint completely. 5.4.4 Tooled Control Joints—Joints should be placed where they are least likely to interfere with skate wheels, and a cut control joint is not possible. 5.5 Consolidation and Compaction of Concrete Around Exposed Steel Materials—The placement of concrete on sloped radii or any areas incorporating a change in elevation is critical to the stability of the exposed steel material or concrete coping. The difficulty of achieving proper consolidation around the steel material and their reinforced attachments through the use of standard air removal consolidation techniques can lead to slumping and the creation of an air pocket around the steel material, which may not be visible during construction and may result in concrete failure on the riding surface. See Section 8.3 of ACI 302.1R-04 and ACI 309R for detailed discussion. 6. Other Requirements 6.1 Protective Edging: 6.1.1 If protective edging/surface is used, it shall be ﬂush with the ﬁnished riding surface. It shall be strong enough to protect the surface from damage and excessive wear due to prolonged use. 6.1.2 When protective edging is used as protection against bike pegs, it shall extend a minimum of 4.0 in. behind the coping, and be ﬂush with the riding surface. 6.2 Coping shall protrude 0.25 6 0.125 in. above the resting deck and shall protrude 0.25 + 0.25 in. or –0.125 in. above riding surfaces (see Fig. 1). 6.2.1 The outside radius of coping shall be a minimum of 1.18 in. or 30 mm. 6.3 Gaps or transitions between riding surfaces intended to be in the same plane shall not exceed 0.188 in. in any direction. 7. Owner’s Responsibility 7.1 Signage: 7.1.1 Skatepark signage shall be provided by the owner/ operator for installation on a signboard at the skatepark. 7.2 Skatepark signage, free standing or ﬁxed fence, must comply with the following: 7.2.1 Convey safety information to the user and to those providing parental or guardian supervision. 7.2.2 Indicate that adult supervision of minors is or is not present. 7.2.3 Indicate the owner-operator emergency telephone numbers. 7.2.4 Indicate emergency telephone numbers for medical, ambulance, and police. 7.2.5 Indicate any applicable regulations regarding the use of safety gear. 7.2.6 Indicate there is an inherent risk in the participation of skatepark activities. Users of skateparks, by participation, accept the risks inherent in such participation of which the ordinary prudent person is or should be aware. Users have a duty to exercise good judgment and act in a responsible manner while using the skatepark and obey all oral or written warnings, or both, prior to or during participation, or both. 7.2.7 Indicate users have a duty not to participate in or on any skatepark while under the inﬂuence of drugs or alcohol. 7.2.8 Shall be readily visible to the intended viewers/users as in accordance with Section 8.2 andAnnex B3.28: B3.29 and B3.2.11-13 of ANSI 2535.4. 7.2.9 Sign type shall be the same style as in accordance with ANSI 2535.4B. FIG. 1 Coping Example F2480–06 3 8. Maintenance 8.1 Skatepark—The designer or manufacturer or construc- tor of the skatepark shall provide to the owner/operator clear and concise inspection, maintenance, and repair instructions, including, but not limited to, what, when, and how to inspect maintain, and repair. 8.2 Riding Surface—The owner/operator shall maintain all riding surfaces within the skatepark free from extraneous materials that could cause injury and eliminate all holes, ruts, or tripping hazards that could cause injury. 8.3 Records—The owner/operator shall establish and main- tain detailed installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair records for each skatepark. 9. Keywords 9.1 bid documents; concrete; consolidation; durable; in- ground; riding surface; skatepark ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentioned in this standard. Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights, and the risk of infringement of such rights, are entirely their own responsibility. This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every ﬁve years and if not revised, either reapproved or withdrawn. Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standards and should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters. Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of the responsible technical committee, which you may attend. If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you should make your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards, at the address shown below. This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States. Individual reprints (single or multiple copies) of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the above address or at 610-832-9585 (phone), 610-832-9555 (fax), or service@astm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website (www.astm.org). F2480–06 4 Designation: F 2334 – 09 Standard Guide for Above Ground Public Use Skatepark Facilities 1 This standard is issued under the ﬁxed designation F 2334; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. 1. Scope 1.1 This guide covers safety and performance guidelines pertaining to public skatepark facilities and any element included therein. These guidelines pertain to any elements intended to be used in the performance of the sports including skateboarding, inline skating, and BMX biking. Items such as fencing, lighting, and operational structures are not intended to be a part of this guide. 1.2 This guide applies to above-ground (indoor/outdoor) skatepark elements, intended for recreational use. 1.3 The text of this standard references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and ﬁgures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard. 1.4 Tolerances – General Measures, Tolerances, and Conversions—The general dimensional tolerances for this speciﬁcation (unless otherwise noted) are as follows: Dimension Tolerance X in. or ft 60.5 in. or ft X.X in. or ft 60.05 in. or ft X.XX in. or ft 60.005 in. or ft NOTE 1—These tolerances still apply to a dimension even when terms like greater than, less than, minimum, or maximum are used. 1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard. NOTE 2—The conversion factor from inch-pound to SI units is 1 in. = 25.4 mm, and 1 lb = 0.45359 kg. 1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. 2. Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: 2 F 2480 Guide for In-ground Concrete Skatepark 2.2 International Building Codes (IBC): 3 2009 IBC Sections 1013.2 and 1013.3 3. Terminology 3.1 Deﬁnitions of Terms Speciﬁc to This Standard: 3.1.1 access stairs,n—stairs used to gain access to ele- ments, and not used as performance elements. 3.1.2 approaches/thresholds,n—connection or transition component between base and riding surfaces. 3.1.3 base,n—concrete, asphalt, or similar rigid, uniform, or stable surface upon which elements are positioned. 3.1.3.1 Discussion—For more information on ﬁnish, sur- face ﬂatness, levelness, expansion and control joints for concrete base surfaces, see Guide F 2480. 3.1.4 coping,n—circular pipe or other material installed on some elements. Pool coping is excluded from this terminology. 3.1.5 element,n—sports and recreational equipment having a level, inclined, or curved solid surface on which the user of skateboards, inline skates, and BMX bicycles can maneuver. 3.1.6 element riding surface,n—surface on which it is intended the user be in contact with. 3.1.7 guardrails,n—barrier designed to keep users and their riding equipment from falling off the rear or sides of resting/ roll-out decks. 3.1.8 performance decks,n—ﬂat areas found within the skatepark intended for continuous movement and that do not require the use of guardrails. 3.1.9 performance edge,n—durable material placed on the accessible edge or surface of intersecting and terminating planes on elements used for performance purposes. 3.1.10 performance stairs,n—stairs within the skatepark intended to be used as performance elements. 3.1.11 permanent element,n—any element not intended to be moved or re-positioned. 1 This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F08.66 on Sports Facilities. Current edition approved May 15, 2009. Published June 2009. 2 For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website. 3 Available from International Code Council (ICC), 500 New Jersey Ave., NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20001-2070, http://www.iccsafe.org. 1 Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States. 3.1.12 portable element,n—any element that can be moved and is not anchored. 3.1.13 protective edging/surface,n—durable material that protects accessible edges or surfaces of intersecting and terminating planes on the riding surfaces for the purposes of reducing wear. 3.1.14 resting/roll-out decks,n—horizontal elements where riding is beginning or terminating. 3.1.15 semi-permanent element,n—any element that can be moved and is anchored. 3.1.16 skatepark,n—element or group of elements within a deﬁned boundary for use by skateboarders, inline skaters, or BMX bikers. 4. Materials and Manufacture 4.1 General Requirements: 4.1.1 Skatepark elements shall be manufactured, assembled, or constructed, or a combination thereof, using durable mate- rials ﬁt for the use intended as speciﬁed by the manufacturer. 4.1.2 Materials shall be tested and documented for durabil- ity by the supplier or manufacturer. 4.1.3 Ferrous materials for outdoor use shall be inherently corrosion resistant or be provided with a corrosion resistant coating. 4.1.4 Wooden materials for outdoor or indoor use shall meet the Environmental Protection Agency and State requirements. 5. Performance Requirements 5.1 Guardrails: 5.1.1 Guardrails shall be designed to minimize the likeli- hood of climbing, shall be a minimum of 42 in. (1067 mm) high and prevent passage of a sphere equal to or greater than 4.0 in. (102 mm) outside diameter. (Reference:2009 IBC Sections 1013.2 and 1013.3). Guardrails shall be constructed in a manner that does not allow a skateboard underneath and through the opening between the bottom of the rail and the resting deck. Resting/Roll-out decks with an elevation of 38 in. (965 mm) and above shall be equipped with guardrails. An elevated surface is exempt from these requirements if a guardrail would interfere with the intended use of the element. See Fig. 1. 5.1.2 Return guardrails shall terminate a maximum of 24 in. (610 mm) from the leading edge of the resting deck,. Corners at the leading edge shall be free of sharp edges and contain a maximum radius or miter of 12 in. (305 mm). See Fig. 1. 5.1.3 Adjoining Resting Deck Guardrails—Guardrails span- ning adjoining resting decks of different elevations shall be constructed in a manner that shall prevent inadvertent falls from one deck over the adjoining guardrail. See Fig. 2. 5.1.4 If an element (like a bench, box, rail, etc.) is within 42 in. (1067 mm) radius from the top of the guardrail, then the guardrail height needs to be adjusted to maintain the 42 in. (1067 mm) minimum height. See Fig. 3. 5.2 If protective edging/surface is used, it shall extend a minimum of 4.0 in. (102 mm) behind the coping and be ﬂush with the ﬁnished riding surface within a tolerance of 0.078 in. (2 mm), and shall be strong enough to protect the equipment from damage and excessive wear due to prolonged use. 5.3 Riding surfaces in the same plane shall be contiguous and shall be uniform in friction characteristics. The elevation difference between adjoining surfaces shall not exceed 0.188 in. (5 mm). 5.4 Copings: 5.4.1 Coping protrusion shall be consistent along resting deck/riding surface and shall protrude 0.25 6 0.125 in. (6 6 3 mm) above the resting deck and 0.25 + 0.25 in. (6 + 6 mm) – 0.125 in. (3 mm) above the riding surface. See Fig. 4. 5.4.2 The outside radius of coping shall be a minimum of 1.18 in. (30 mm). FIG. 1 Guardrail F2334–09 2 5.4.3 Adjoining copings shall be contiguous and ﬂush within 0.031 in. (1 mm). 5.5 Gaps between riding surfaces intended to be in the same plane shall not exceed 0.188 in. (5 mm) in any direction. 5.6 Portable Elements shall not move during use. 5.7 Approaches/Thresholds: 5.7.1 Approaches/thresholds shall provide a smooth transi- tion, and shall be no greater than 0.125 in. (3 mm) difference to the riding surface. 5.7.2 Approach/thresholds shall be between 0.12 in. (3 mm) and 0.19 in. (5 mm) from the top of the base surface at the leading edge to the top of the approach/threshold. It is FIG. 2 Adjoining Resting Deck Guardrail FIG. 3 Guardrail Height F2334–09 3 recommended to remove the sharp edge from the top leading edge of the approach/threshold. See Fig. 5. 5.8 Stand-alone elements greater than 48 in. (1219 mm) in height must have equal or greater width. This does not apply to grind rails, ledges, and other similar add-on devices. 5.9 Side openings where elements adjoin shall be fully enclosed. Transition sides shall be fully enclosed. See Figs. 6-8. 5.10 Stairs used as access to elements shall comply with applicable International Building Codes. Performance Stairs are exempt from this requirement. 6. Owner’s Responsibility 6.1 Signage: 6.1.1 Skatepark signage shall be provided by the owner/ operator for installation on a signboard at the skatepark. 6.1.2 Skatepark signage, free standing or ﬁxed fence, must comply with the following: 6.1.2.1 Convey safety information to the user and to those providing parental or guardian supervision. 6.1.2.2 Indicate that adult supervision of minors is or is not present. 6.1.2.3 Indicate the Owner-Operator Emergency telephone numbers. 6.1.2.4 Indicate Emergency Telephone numbers for Medi- cal, Ambulance and Police. 6.1.2.5 Indicate any applicable regulations regarding the use of safety gear. 6.1.2.6 Indicate there is an inherent risk in the participation of skatepark activities. Users of skateparks, by participation, accept the risks inherent in such participation of which the ordinary prudent person is or should be aware. Users have a duty to exercise good judgment and act in a responsible manner while using the skatepark element and obey all oral, or written warnings, or both, prior to or during participation, or both. 6.1.2.7 Indicate users have a duty not to participate in or on any skatepark, skatepark element or skatepark elements while under the inﬂuence of drugs or alcohol. 6.1.2.8 Shall be easily read and readily visible to the intended viewers/users. 6.1.3 Separate signage shall be posted warning anyone in or around the skatepark of inherent risks, including ﬂying skate- boards, bikes and sudden elevation changes. 7. Maintenance 7.1 Skatepark Element and Elements—The designer or manufacturer of skatepark element and elements shall provide to the owner/operator clear and concise inspection, mainte- nance, and repair instructions, including, but not limited to, what, when, and how to inspect maintain, and repair. 7.2 Element Riding and Base Surfaces—The owner/ operator shall maintain all riding surfaces within the skatepark free from extraneous materials that could cause injury and eliminate all holes, ruts, or tripping hazards that could cause injury. 7.3 Records—The owner/operator shall establish and main- tain detailed installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair records for each skatepark. 8. Keywords 8.1 BMX; grind; inline skater; ledges; rails; ramps; skate- board; skateboard park; skatepark; skater FIG. 4 Coping Protrusion FIG. 5 Approach/Threshold F2334–09 4 FIG. 6 Side Openings FIG. 7 Side Openings F2334–09 5 ASTM International takes no position respecting the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with any item mentioned in this standard. Users of this standard are expressly advised that determination of the validity of any such patent rights, and the risk of infringement of such rights, are entirely their own responsibility. This standard is subject to revision at any time by the responsible technical committee and must be reviewed every ﬁve years and if not revised, either reapproved or withdrawn. Your comments are invited either for revision of this standard or for additional standards and should be addressed to ASTM International Headquarters. Your comments will receive careful consideration at a meeting of the responsible technical committee, which you may attend. If you feel that your comments have not received a fair hearing you should make your views known to the ASTM Committee on Standards, at the address shown below. This standard is copyrighted by ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States. Individual reprints (single or multiple copies) of this standard may be obtained by contacting ASTM at the above address or at 610-832-9585 (phone), 610-832-9555 (fax), or service@astm.org (e-mail); or through the ASTM website (www.astm.org). FIG. 8 Side Openings F2334–09 6 SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. OPERATIONS Once construction is complete, the next (and most important) step is operating the skatepark. Approximately 20% of public skateparks nationwide are staffed. The remaining 80% are unstaffed and most function without any significant issues. Skatepark operations is often a controversial topic, but in certain scenarios, it truly does make sense - when the skatepark is very large, when the skatepark features deep, professional-level bowls and when the municipality wants to focus on programming – lessons, camps and special events And if the skatepark is going to be operated, there’s a right way and wrong way to do it. The right way involves a company that specializes in the operation of action sports facilities. With staff comprised of respected leaders within the skateboarding and action sports community, operation extends far beyond rule enforcement, focusing instead on creating a vibrant public space that draws users from throughout the region. The wrong way to do it is to bring in staff that doesn’t understand skateboarding and action sports. This creates an antagonistic relationship with users and leads to declining attendance – completely defeating the purpose of building the facility in the first place. It’s also important for the facility’s operator to be involved in the planning process to ensure the facility is optimally designed for operations. This includes a focus on access points to the facility and lines of sight from the pro shop for ease of monitoring and responding to any potential injuries. SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. OPERATIONS One option for skatepark operations is Spohn Ranch’s sister company, the Action Park Alliance. Founded by Aaron Spohn in 2002, the Action Park Alliance (APA) operates action sports facilities via public-private partnerships with municipalities. The APA serves over one million action sports athletes each year – conducting skate camps, individual lessons and hosting contests such as the WCMX World Championships. CURRENT FACILITIES •Palm Springs Skatepark – Palm Springs, California (operated since 2013) •North Fontana Skatepark – Fontana, California (operated since 2008) •2009 CPRS award for crime reduction •South Fontana Skatepark – Fontana, California (operated since 2008) •2009 CPRS award for crime reduction •Action Park Grand Prairie – Grand Prairie, California (operated since 2006) SERVICES & BENEFITS •Staffing •Security •Liability Insurance •Maintenance •Pro Shop •Programming •Events •Marketing •Data Tracking COST •Depending on the final design and type of facilities, the APA’s annual costs will range from $195,000 - $245,000 annually SKATEPARKS 101 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SAMPLE OWNER’S MANUAL Prior to planning and constructing a public skatepark, it’s important for municipalities to understand the maintenance requirements they’ll ultimately be fulfilling. See attached for a sample owner’s manual. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. | P 626-330-5803 | F 626-330-5503 | W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM | 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARK OWNER’S MANUAL POINTE MEADOW PARK SKATEPARK – LEHI CITY, UTAH SPOHN RANCH, INC. | P 626-330-5803 | F 626-330-5503 | W SPOHNRANCH.COM E INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM | 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SKATEPARK MAINTENANCE PLAN & INSPECTION CHECKLIST Performing regular inspections and maintenance is critical to the safety and long-term success of your skatepark. When possible, inspections should be performed on a weekly basis by Owner staff, documented on the attached forms, kept on file and submitted to Spohn Ranch as necessary for further analysis. SKATEPARK NAME: INSPECTION DATE & TIME: INSPECTOR NAME: INSPECTOR CONTACT INFORMATION: CONCRETE FLATWORK Inspect concrete flatwork for spalling, cracking, gouges and differential settlement. Some minor hairline cracking is normal, but gaps wider than 3/8” can trip up a skateboard wheel and should be addressed.  No issues  Minor issues – keep an eye on  Requires repairs – within the next month  Requires repairs – ASAP  Requires repairs – ASAP + close skatepark immediately Additional Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ SPOHN RANCH, INC. | P 626-330-5803 | F 626-330-5503 | W SPOHNRANCH.COM E INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM | 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. CONCRETE SKATE ELEMENTS/TERRAIN Inspect concrete skate elements/terrain for spalling, cracking, gouges and differential settlement. Some minor hairline cracking is normal, but gaps wider than 3/8” can trip up a skateboard wheel and should be addressed.  No issues  Minor issues – keep an eye on  Requires repairs – within the next month  Requires repairs – ASAP  Requires repairs – ASAP + close skatepark immediately Additional Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ STEEL Inspect steel coping, edge protection, grind rails and guard rails to ensure security/stability and for any broken/cracked welds. The majority of Spohn Ranch’s steel is hot-dip galvanized, but occasionally steel will be powder-coated for an aesthetic pop of color. If powder coating has worn off, apply comparable paint as needed. If grind/guard rails are surface-mounted, inspect for loose fasteners and tighten as needed.  No issues  Minor issues – keep an eye on  Requires repairs – within the next month  Requires repairs – ASAP  Requires repairs – ASAP + close skatepark immediately Additional Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ SPOHN RANCH, INC. | P 626-330-5803 | F 626-330-5503 | W SPOHNRANCH.COM E INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM | 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. DRAINAGE Water is the enemy – both for skateboard wheels and the long-term durability of concrete. Inspect drainage systems to confirm they are functioning properly and that there is no standing water in the skatepark. Inspect floor drains and catch basins for clogs caused by trash/debris. Collect and remove as needed.  No issues  Minor issues – keep an eye on  Requires repairs – within the next month  Requires repairs – ASAP  Requires repairs – ASAP + close skatepark immediately Additional Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ JOINTS Inspect saw-cut control joints and expansion joints throughout the skatepark to ensure the security/stability of joint fillers and sealants. If sealant is loose or has worn off, clean the joint and apply new sealant using Sikaflex self-leveling, polyurethane sealant or equivalent.  No issues  Minor issues – keep an eye on  Requires repairs – within the next month  Requires repairs – ASAP  Requires repairs – ASAP + close skatepark immediately Additional Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ SPOHN RANCH, INC. | P 626-330-5803 | F 626-330-5503 | W SPOHNRANCH.COM E INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM | 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. LANDSCAPING Inspect landscaped areas in and around the skatepark to ensure proper drainage and the stability of groundcover, plants and trees. Maintain landscaping per local standards and pay close attention to landscape features that are causing debris build-up in the skatepark.  No issues  Minor issues – keep an eye on  Requires repairs – within the next month  Requires repairs – ASAP  Requires repairs – ASAP + close skatepark immediately Additional Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ GENERAL CLEANLINESS Common skatepark cleaning requirements include trash/debris removal, sticker removal and graffiti removal. Graffiti should be removed as quickly as possible using products from “World’s Best Graffiti Removal System” (www.graffitirmovalinc.com) or equivalent. The skatepark should also be pressure washed atleast twice a year with water and a mild detergent.  No issues  Minor issues – keep an eye on  Requires repairs – within the next month  Requires repairs – ASAP  Requires repairs – ASAP + close skatepark immediately Additional Notes: __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ SPOHN RANCH, INC. | P 626-330-5803 | F 626-330-5503 | W SPOHNRANCH.COM E INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM | 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. Note location of issues on skatepark layout below: For questions or to schedule inspection/repairs with Spohn Ranch staff, please contact:  Doug Hagen, Director of Projects P: (718) 480-8143 F: (626) 330-5503 E: Doug@spohnranch.com THE BENEFITS OF PUBLIC SKATEPARKS DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS REDUCE ILLICIT BEHAVIOR SKATEPARKS REDUCE ILLICIT BEHAVIOR The myth surrounding skateparks is that they are a breeding ground for crime and other illicit activities. As we explained earlier, while there will be an occasional “bad seed”, providing designated spaces for positive activities is the best way to curb unlawful behavior among youth. When youth having nothing to do or nowhere to go – that is when they cause trouble. It's no secret that children who are involved in team sports don't have the time to get into trouble, but it turns out you don't have to be dragging them to the soccer field or baseball diamond. Activities you might not expect -- like skateboarding -- might be just what teens and adolescents need. Research out of the University of North Carolina found that skateboarding is among the activities that might help keep children out of trouble. "I think skateboarding kids are a focused group of kids," said Diana Harris, a parent. Compared to their couch potato peers, active adolescents -- including skateboarders -- were less likely to engage in risky behavior like smoking and drinking. "I think that is a group we see as being a little more on the risky side, but instead of being on the risky side, they were actually protected from those behaviors," said Dr. Penny Gordon-Larsen, a researcher. Source: NBC Philadelphia “Keeping Active Best Way To Keep Kids Out Of Trouble” April 3, 2006 Reduction in Crime since the Skate Park was installed: From 2003 to 2008, crime has dropped in the immediate area around the park, which has historically been a very high crime area of the city. Since 2003,drug related incidents have dropped 60.9%, violent crime has dropped 29.3% and overall incidents have dropped 22.8%. Further, calls for service have dropped 23.0%. S ource: “News Release: Long Beach Rejects Assertion that 14th street stake Park Project is Stimulus Waste” Ed Kamlan, Public Affairs Specialist City Manager's Office - City of Long Beach This area is located in one of the most impoverished areas in Long Beach, and the park currently has given hundreds of kids in the neighborhood an alternative to drugs, gangs and the many negatives they face each day. The City's application shows that the project meets the goals of Job Creation, Benefiting Low Income Communities, Blight Reduction and Economic Development and Smart Growth. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS REDUCE ILLICIT BEHAVIOR Young skaters roll into smooth concrete bowls and ramps that both parents and health officials see as a constructive and positive way to keep children away from drugs, gangs and crime. "Skateboarding here gives us something to do instead of crazy stuff," Zuniga said, adding that the negative influences for teens are still prevalent in his neighborhood. In 2008, Ciudad Juárez initiated “Reclaiming Public Spaces,” a project that includes the remodeling or construction of parks, community centers, skateboard parks and extreme sports parks. “One of the psychosocial benefits is to feel safe again, reclaiming public spaces helps people feel like a community again, the busier the place, the more appealing for the youth and the safest people feel,” said Monica Chavira, M.A., Mental Health Consultant for the Pan American Health Organization. “There is more opportunity for social interaction with other youth which helps develop trusting and cohesive communities.” Sports, like skateboarding, is providing the children of Juárez an alternative to the violence surrounding them, Chavira said. “Skateboarding as an urban playing activity is beneficial for kids because it works as a positive escape route where the community and all the skate park users begin to take ownership of their park and take care of it themselves,” she said. “In this individual activity there are no organizing factors limiting the creativity of the individual and it can become a highly motivational sport that encour- ages perseverance and discipline.” Source : Fox News Latino “Ciudad Juarez Skatepark Lets Kids be Kids Amid Drug Violence” Joseph Kolb - September 26, 2012 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS REDUCE ILLICIT BEHAVIOR As was explained in the previous section rebutting the concern that skateboarding and skateparks are dangerous, the majority of skateboarding injuries happen outside skateparks. The most common injuries are falls due to surface irregularities and collisions with motor vehicles or pedestrians. Skateboarding is going to happen whether skateparks exist or not, so the best way to keep youth safe is to provide them access to safe, designated spaces to pursue their activity. In 2012, thirty skateboarders lost their lives. This report includes two skateboarders who suffered their accidents in 2011, but did not pass away until days or months after the original incident. It is important to note that all thirty deaths occurred in a roadway. Twenty four out of the thirty skateboarders listed were struck by a vehicle. Source: Skaters for Public Skateparks “2012 Skateboarding Fatalities” Teresa Waters March 3, 2013 SKATEPARKS PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR SKATEBOARDING In 2012, thirty skateboarders lost their lives. This report includes two skateboarders who suffered their accidents in 2011, but did not pass away until days or months after the original incident. It is important to note that all thirty deaths occurred in a roadway. Twenty four out of the thirty skateboarders listed were struck by a vehicle. Source: Skaters for Public Skateparks “2012 Skateboarding Fatalities” Teresa Waters March 3, 2013 As was explained in the previous section rebutting the concern that skateboarding and skateparks are dangerous, the majority of skateboarding injuries happen outside skateparks. The most common injuries are falls due to surface irregularities and collisions with motor vehicles or pedestrians. Skateboarding is going to happen whether skateparks exist or not, so the best way to keep youth safe is to provide them access to safe, designated spaces to pursue their activity. Six months after plans to build a public skateboard park behind the Taunton police station were scrapped, some are speculating whether having such a facility could have saved the life of a Taunton skateboarder who was recently struck and killed by a car on Bay Street. "He definitely would have used (the skate park)," said the boy’s mother, Melissa Thomas. "I think he probably would’ve been there instead of out on the street." "Personally, I think the decision to not allow the skate park denied skaters in Taunton a chance to recreate safely," she said. Thomas echoed the sentiment. "They need a safe place where parents know where to find them," Thomas said. "They don’t have a place to go anymore where they can skate." Source: Taunton Gazette “Taunton's lack of public skate park brought to forefront in wake of teen's death” Gerry Tuoti August 19, 2011 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS REDUCE DAMAGE TO PRIVATE PROPERTY “Everybody raise your hand, look at the person next to you and give a high-five,” she said, before Mayor Dwight C. Jones joined young skateboarders in dedicating the new facility at Carter Jones Park in Woodland Heights. “Richmond’s always been a tennis city,” Jones said, “but skateboarding is an emerging activity that’s going to happen whether we’re on board or not.” Source: Richmond Times Dispatch “Skatepark opens in South Richmond” Michael Paul Williams September 14, 2013 Mayor Jone’s comments echo a popular phrase in the skatepark industry, “If your town doesn’t have a skatepark, it is one”. Without designated skateparks, skateboarders will make use of any and all terrain in their community. Tyler Wolf, 17, now spends time hanging out on the benches outside the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op on Grandin Road — a habit of many teens that has created anxiety among neighborhood business owners and residents this summer. He said an adequate skate park would lure him away from the benches. But Wolf called the state of Roanoke’s park “depressing,” especially since the removal of the half-pipe and several other ramps. More support has been voiced for finding activities that draw their interest. In Bedford County, a skate park had promising effects, according to Michael Stokes, the county’s director of parks and recreation. This often includes the private property of home owners and local businesses, as well as public spaces such as downtown plazas. Metal skate- board axles and BMX pegs can destroy paint and chip concrete, causing thousands of dollars in damage every year. Public skateparks are a win-win because skate- boarders have a safe place to pursue their passion, while law enforcement, business owners and community members no longer have to spend time, money and energy shooing skateboarders away from their property. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 Prior to the opening of Falling Creek Park in 2011, Stokes said, area police and merchants dealt with several problem areas that were attracting teen skaters. “They’re just looking for a place to skate,” Stokes said. “And they’re young and they’re going to test some people. You drive through town now and you don’t see that anymore.” “The issues were just skating in places where there might be pedestrians or traffic and we’re not seeing that anymore,” Stokes said. “It’s open and very visible.” While scrolling through the comments on this online article, we found a valuable testimonial from a local resident who had a first-hand experience with skateboarders in Roanoke’s downtown area. It’s clear from her comment, that the lack of a quality skatepark is creating unsafe environment and hurting the business of local merchants. Teresa - August 1, 2013 at 1:03 am “I do avoid the area due to the teens. Same thing in downtown Roanoke too. They block the side- walks. Also have nearly run over kids who skated boarded into the street from behind cars. Can’t go to eat with my elderly mother because I am afraid she will be knocked down. Just not worth the hassle and definitely affected my use of merchants in the area.” Source : The Roanoke Times “Roanoke teen loitering blamed on skate park's woes” Zach Crizer August 2, 2013 PC Steve Wilson, of the Driffield Neighborhood Policing Team, said: "From my experience, I am aware that the skate park is regularly used by numerous young people from Driffield and the surrounding areas, offering a valuable diversion from anti- social behavior." The officer said in a letter to Skate Park organizers, which was read at a meeting of the Driffield Town Council policy and finance committee: "Since the skate park opened there has been a noticeable drop in calls to youths causing annoyance and related matters. I would fully support this facility being made into an all-weather, all year round resource." Source : Driffield Neighborhood Policing Team “Skate Park helps cut crime” August 8, 2006 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS REDUCE DAMAGE TO PRIVATE PROPERTY SKATEBOARDING HAS SIGNIGICANT PHSYCAL HEALTH BENEFITS Arguably the most important reason for participating in action sports is the fact that it keeps you healthy and physically fit. Finding an activity that gets kids off the couch and keeps them in shape is vital for the youth of this nation, especially in this time of a national health crisis. “It’s a cardio workout, and the faster I go, the more I’m gasping for breath,” he said. “And it only becomes harder when I’m carrying a heavy backpack.” W hile skateboarding might look like fun, it also registers as an excellent workout. Michele Olson, a professor of exercise science at the Montgomery, Ala., campus of Auburn University, said that boarding engages many small and large muscles. “Your glutes, hamstring and quads work with all that pushing off the ground; your abs and back help you balance; and you use the small muscles in your calves, the stabilizing muscles in your hips and the ones in the arches of your feet, which is great because these weaken and flatten out as you get older,” she said. Mr. Hippix began boarding in 2010, and he said he has become fitter and more toned. “It’s definitely changed my body for the better,” he said. Source: The New York Times “Skateboards for Work and Working Out” Shivani Vora August 22, 2013 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 One of the most successful weapons against diabetes is a total blast: The Pawhuska Skate Park. It is impossible to make an absolutely correlation between Tucker’s improving health and the skate park, but here’s a stunning fact: In the past one and a half years, Tucker’s blood sugar average readings have steadily declined. In that same 18 months, he has been skating at the park, getting exercise for 10 hours or more hours a week – a proven method of keeping blood sugar in check. His parents say that the skate park has made a huge difference in Tucker’s physical activity. In pre-skate park days, Mark says that Tucker’s life was mostly sedentary except for basketball season, largely occupied by school and playing video games. He still plays basketball, but now he’s in full-exercise mode all year round. Source: The Bigheart Times “Sk8ing for diabetes, fun” Skateboard tricks and the lifestyles of the kids who practice them could be a key to fitness into adulthood. A recent study by Johns Hopkins University researchers said regularly skating, Roller- blading and biking increase children's chances of fighting the flab as they grow. The odds were better than for those who played baseball and other organized, and often seasonal, sports. The study, published in January's Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, was one more among the many seeking solutions to the nation's growing obesity epidemic. But it's one researchers believe will fuel the push for more school and after-school activities. And skaters and their parents say it could help the unindoctrinated appreciate the benefits of some ramps and an outlaw spirit. The senior Hulson is a lifelong athlete and said he likes skateboarding because he believes it is a good cardiovascular workout, builds muscle strength and confidence, and comes with a community that provides encouragement. They found that among after-school activities, the likelihood of being an overweight adult was reduced 48 percent for those who skated or biked more than four times a week. For those who played soccer or other organized sports three or four times a week, the odds of being overweight later were reduced 20 percent. Source: Baltimore Sun “Ramped-up exercise: Hopkins study finds that kids who skateboard or Rollerblade stay fit longer than those who play organized sports” Meredith Cohn February 28, 2008 It also helps people develop some positive physical characteristics as they become more confident on a skateboard, such as increased leg strength, stamina, and balance. The largest health benefit of skating, however, is the cardiovascular workout it provides. "Most skaters don't care about the details of their health," he admits. "They just know that the more they skate, the better they feel, and that is enough." Source: Human Kinetics “Three Rules to Help Kids Fit in with the Skateboarding Culture” Per Welinder December 6, 2011 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING HAS SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL HEATH BENEFITS SKATEBOARDING HAS SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS Skateboarding is a unique activity because it combines extreme physical exertion with precise muscle coordination and balance. The complexity of performing tricks on a skateboard improves brain function at a fundamental level and stimulates new cell growth in the brain. In 2006, an elementary school in Boulder, Colorado began incorporating skateboarding into the physical education curriculum – calling the program “Skate Pass”. The program’s director, Eric Klassen, wanted to “bring in activities that are alternative, non-competitive and individual. Most kids in schools feel intimidated when it comes to competition." Klassen says the biggest benefit might be something kids don't realize they're learning. While skateboarding helps with eye-foot coordination and balance, he says it also improves performance in the classroom. "When they're involved in an activity that involves balance -- both hemispheres of the brain are equally stimulated," Klassen says. He points out that researchers have shown that the body also produces a hormone that makes students more receptive to learning for the rest of the school day. Source: 9News “Local school becomes first in nation to teach skateboarding” March 6, 2006 These benefits, taken together, constitute a picture of skating as a healthy, healing activity for veterans returning from war. Whether by promoting physical exercise, community or relaxation, skateparks and skateboarding are a positive and low-impact way of providing therapeutic treatment to the emotionally-damaged. As a peaceful, constructive and crea- tive activity, skateboarding at a well-designed and well-maintained public skatepark can be one of the most valuable and fun things to do for the entire family. By building public skateparks, a city or town is ensuring the health and well-being of their children, veterans, and disaffected teenagers, both physically and mentally.” Source: Skaters for Public Skateparks 2009 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 Even more insidiously, my sweet but long-haired kids are subject to the continued supervision, tacit disapproval, and even harassment by police officers, business-owners, and ordinary people for their choice of sport. That is even though it is a sport exemplifying the values of sportsmanship, dedica- tion, perseverance, and determination that we celebrate in hero-athletes like NFL great Joe Flacco and and the college athletes we are watching this week in the NCAA basketball finals. But I am not just a rabid skate-mom, who wishes my sons could practice their sport closer to home and wear their skate logos without judgment. I also am also a Northwestern University sociologist of law who is trained in participant-observation and makes a living observing and analyzing social interactions. As any soccer, basketball or football mom knows, having two kids who practice the sport means I've spent lots (and lots and lots) of time in skate parks all around the United States and parts of Europe. And what I observe is a sport practiced by dedicated and enthusiastic young people who should be admired, not scorned. Skateboarders are dedicated; they show up to practice, rain, shine, or snow (if they have a place to do it) without a schedule. No coach tells them when to arrive, how long to work, or what the next trick is. And yet they make progress. Even when the next trick involves staring down a 7-stair jump, dropping into a bowl that terrifies their mom, or trying a 360 flip to manual for 12 years before landing it, skaters keep at it. Source : Huffington Post “Skateboarding Is Still a Crime, But the Sport Is Admirable” March 22, 2013 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING HAS SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEATH BENEFITS Experts would say that skateboarding and other individual sports are more beneficial than harmful to teenagers. They need to be out -- hanging out with people, laughing, connecting to something larger than themselves and their worries. Teenage years are an "awkward period in your life. You're looking for definition and identity and your place in the world," said Miki Vuckovich, executive director of the Tony Hawk Foundation, a nonprofit group working with city governments to help build public skateparks. "Skateboarding is the answer for a lot of kids. It's fun. They can do it on their own terms. It doesn't require a coach or a team. Skating is something you do at your own pace." He said skating actually is a lifestyle. There is the skating culture -- the lingo, the fashion, the atmosphere -- that teenagers like. Vuckovich said another great thing about skateboarding is that it's a supportive environment. You don't have to be a cool kid. You can't get cut from a team. Source: Tampa Bay Times “Identity on board: Skateboarding gives kids a chance with individualism.” Erin Sullivan July 15, 2006 Worley is a single mother with two children — Fallon, 5, and Sasha, 7. When Sasha was 2-years-old, he was diagnosed with autism. Worley said both her sons loved skateboarding, but the activity proved to be more than just fun for Sasha. "It was this unique kind of therapy," Worley said. Worley said she noticed her sons' relationship was much better when they would skate. "Sasha likes to play by himself, has a lot of anxiety and fights a lot with his younger brother," she said. "When he's on a skateboard, they become best friends." Many children with autism seek ways to escape from pressure, Worley said. She said there were many times that Sasha would be so stressed that he would ram himself into a wall. Skating now relieves that pressure for him. "He loves it," she said. "There were days when he would get off the school bus and just fall on the ground screaming. With the half-pipe, he can just go inside and grab his board and skate for a while." Source: Daily Mountain Eagle “A rolling remedy” James Phillips, 2011 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING HAS SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEATH BENEFITS An interesting case study on skateparks as positive environments comes from Evan Knappenberger, who is a skater-stepfather and OIF ‘05-’07 veteran with PTSD and depression. He is a student at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham, WA. “How do these veterans cope? What hope is there in treatment, be it medical or spiritual, for ex-soldiers with mental illness? What exactly is it about emotional trauma that demands such a thorough and time-consuming healing? How is that healing facilitated in post-modern suburban America? One surprisingly effective answer for many veterans has been the local skateboard park. Go to any skatepark in America and an astonishing number of young veterans from every political and economic background will tell you about the curative properties of skateboarding. Many claim there is a meditative quality to the sport that promotes relaxation and emotional balance. Some claim skateboarding as a miracle cure for their various ailments. Before looking into the physical and mental benefits of skateboarding, it is necessary to take a moment to realize the more important community benefits of the skatepark itself. By providing veterans with specialized topics for discussion that are unrelated to warfare, such as skating equipment, tricks, and famous skaters, skateparks offer veterans a means of conversational engagement and a milieu of interpersonal connections. Skate culture transcends political differences and focuses on sportsmanship and camaraderie. This can be reassuring to veterans who are wary of politically charged causes or groups. M any soldiers with depression, PTSD, or combat injuries struggle to maintain a healthy weight. For some it can be difficult to find the motivation to exercise as a civilian because it is usually a lonely activity whereas in the army it was social. Skateboarding is an excellent way to get exercise in a social environment without having to pay hundreds of dollars for a gym membership. By acquiring new skating abilities a veteran can take pride in peaceable accomplishments while improving his or her self-esteem. Veterans learn how to overcome fear by facing a steep drop on a concrete ledge at a high speed; they learn how to overcome the past by focusing on the task at hand, which is keeping upright. Notably, it is important that a skater not be drunk while attempting maneuvers. Veterans have a very high rate of substance abuse and alcoholism and are discouraged from using and drinking while they are skating, if only to save themselves from injury. I have yet to see a drunk vet at the local skatepark, though there are plenty at the VFW lodge down the street. The emotional rewards in skateboarding are performance-based, so alcohol becomes an obstacle between the skater and his or her reward. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING HAS SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEATH BENEFITS Skateboarding allows for individuality as rules are minimal and self-expression is encour- aged. This freedom to be creative and express oneself through skateboarding activity can be a means of empowerment. Through the cultural values of inclusion, having fun, self- expression, and progression, participants can build confidence to become leaders. Regard- less of gender, discipline, ethnicity, or age, the participants in this study routinely embraced each other, supported each other by showing encouragement and appreciation, and showed no signs of negative emotion toward other participants, despite the fact that prize money was on the line. This lack of negative emotions infers an inclusionary construct within the skateboarding culture. Another central theme of this study was the energy and drive of the participants. While each participant was competing, facial expressions suggested the presence of passion and determination, fun, excitement, and desire to do their best at that moment. Source : ESPN Productions, Inc. “An Ethnographic Study of the Skateboarding Culture” Linda Moore, Senior Director - Business Administration DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING HAS SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEATH BENEFITS SKATEPARKS HAVE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT Hundreds are flocking to the new Fremont Skate Park from throughout northernCalifornia. Last Wednesday, Mike Brown and his buddies piled into a car and made an hour-long pilgrimage from Pittsburg to Fremont. Demarcus James did the same from San Francisco. “Smalls,” from Walnut Creek. Others, as far as Stockton and Sacramento. They’re among the hundreds, if not thousands, who’ve made their journey to the Fremont Skate Park since its soft opening on May 31, turning our city into an unlikely mecca for the edgy action sport. Source: Newark Patch “New Skate Park a Tri-City Mecca” Zoneil Maharaj June 13, 2013 The park is not intended to be an economic-development tool, though it has proven to be a draw for other cities. Stan Robinson, chairman of Recreation District No. 3 in St. Mary Parish, said his district’s skate park, built in November, has been a worthwhile venture. “I can’t tell you how many times a parent has said to me that it’s the best taxpayer money they’ve spent,” he said. Nearby businesses, he said, are seeing their sales increase from visitors to the park. “We are already planning to expand it,” he said. Source: Houma Today “Plans rolling ahead for new skate park” Chance Ryan January 31, 2013 Even more insidiously, my sweet but long-haired kids are subject to the continued supervision, tacit disapproval, and even harassment by police officers, business-owners, and ordinary people for their choice of sport. That is even though it is a sport exemplifying the values of sportsmanship, dedica-tion, perseverance, and determination that we celebrate in hero-athletes like NFL great Joe Flacco and and the college athletes we are watching this week in the NCAA basketball finals.But I am not just a rabid skate-mom, who wishes my sons could practice their sport closer to home and wear their skate logos without judgment. I also am also a Northwestern University sociologist of law who is trained in participant-observation and makes a living observing and analyzing social interactions.As any soccer, basketball or football mom knows, having two kids who practice the sport means I've spent lots (and lots and lots) of time in skate parks all around the United States and parts of Europe. And what I observe is a sport practiced by dedicated and enthusiastic young people who should be admired, not scorned.Skateboarders are dedicated; they show up to practice, rain, shine, or snow (if they have a place to do it) without a schedule. No coach tells them when to arrive, how long to work, or what the next trick is.And yet they make progress. Even when the next trick involves staring down a 7-stair jump, dropping into a bowl that terrifies their mom, or trying a 360 flip to manual for 12 years before landing it, skaters keep at it. Source : Huffington Post“Skateboarding Is Still a Crime, But the Sport Is Admirable”March 22, 2013 “The immediate response to our park was overwhelming. Both the youth of our town, and visitors alike bombarded our new park each and every day. This was a huge economic boost for our town, and continues to be as this contest has put Carbondale and our skate park on the map. Never underesti- mate the draw that a skatepark will have on your town. Our town has been very pleased with the economic impact that the new skatepark has brought to Carbondale. With many visitors staying here over the Summer months just to skate our park, with large contests being held here and the free advertisements that skaters pass on to each other about Carbondale, our skatepark has been exceptional for town business.” Source: Skaters for Public Skateparks Carbondale Recreation Coordinator Chris Woods - Carbondale, Colorado DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 We do not have any specific studies on the economic impact of skateparks on communities, but from the feedback we receive from municipal skatepark managers, skateparks do seem to have a positive effect on businesses in the surrounding area. When a skatepark opens, it tends to draw folks from the outlying communities to come bring their kids to the skatepark, do some shopping, maybe have lunch, buy some gas, etc. Skateparks attract patrons to local businesses who might not otherwise be in the area. Skateboarders are tenacious and will go wherever the compelling terrain is. While skateparks with high visibility and ample community interaction are healthier environments, skateparks in challeng- ing locations can often serve to activate an otherwise underutilized space. Their presence displaces less desirable elements that require privacy and can be a steady presence for other visitors that may be reluctant to visit a desolate area. Source : Tony Hawk Foundation, 2013 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS HAVE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT “To emphasize how much impact our skatepark has had since its opening, I would like to note that one of the most frequent questions at our Colorado Welcome Center is now, “How do you get to the skatepark?” The volunteers at the welcome center have requested that signs be placed throughout town to guide out-of-towners to the park. There have been, as I am told, numerous skaters from across America that have come here specifically for the purpose of trying out our new facility. I’ve heard reports from local enthusiasts that fellow riders from as far away as Maine, Vermont, Florida, Washington, Oregon, Texas, California, and Indiana have been here to skate. For a city with a population of 10,000 we are impressed with the results. Tony Hawk even stopped for a ride with his group a couple of weeks ago. Word travels fast when a world class skatepark is constructed.” Source: Skaters for Public Skateparks Mayor Joseph A. Reorda - Trinidad, Colorado ADDRESSING COMMUNITY CONCERNS DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 Skateboarding allows for individuality as rules are minimal and self-expression is encour-aged. This freedom to be creative and express oneself through skateboarding activity can be a means of empowerment. Through the cultural values of inclusion, having fun, self-expression, and progression, participants can build confidence to become leaders. Regard-less of gender, discipline, ethnicity, or age, the participants in this study routinely embraced each other, supported each other by showing encouragement and appreciation, and showed no signs of negative emotion toward other participants, despite the fact that prize money was on the line. This lack of negative emotions infers an inclusionary construct within the skateboarding culture.Another central theme of this study was the energy and drive of the participants. While each participant was competing, facial expressions suggested the presence of passion and determination, fun, excitement, and desire to do their best at that moment. Source : ESPN Productions, Inc.“An Ethnographic Study of the Skateboarding Culture”Linda Moore, Senior Director - Business Administration SKATEBOARDING & SKATEPARKS ARE DANGEROUS While there is a daredevil spirit commonly associated with skateboarding and many adrenaline junkies do pursue the activity, skateboarding’s mislabeling as “dangerous” comes down to a perception issue. When you look beyond the outdated outlaw stereotype and compare skateboarding to traditional sports, you’ll find that the activity is actually quite safe. National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a division of the Consumer Protection Safety Council, studied skateboard-associated injuries for a 12-year period 1987 to 1998 for participants aged 7 years or older. The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System provided injury estimates for skateboarding and the selected additional sporting activities. The National Sporting Goods Association annual survey of nationally representative households provided participation estimates. A participation-based rate of injury was calculated from these data sets for the selected sports for the year 1998. Results: The 1998 rate of emergency department-treated skateboard-associated injuries-8.9 injuries per 1,000 participants (95% confidence interval) was half as high as basketball (21.2). The most frequent injuries in 1998 were ankle strain/sprain and wrist fracture. Skateboard-associated injuries requiring hospitalization occurred in 2.9% and were 11.4 times more likely to have occurred as a result of a crash with a motor vehicle than injuries in those patients not hospitalized. Source: The Journal of Trauma, October 2002 “Skateboard-associated injuries: participation-based estimates and injury characteristics” The CPSC’s NEISS published new data in 2012 from a sample of 96 hospitals, estimating the number of injuries per a 100,000 population in the US. The data for various activities was fairly consistent with the 1998 data and breaks down as follows: SKATEBOARDINGFOOTBALLBASKETBALLBASEBALL 265,471 569,746 466,492 114,120 231,447 SOCCER DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 Dr. Michael Yorgason, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who practices at Montana Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, summarized the CPSC findings: “The best research which quantifies risk of skateboarding comes from the Journal of Trauma, Oct. 2002, and is written by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. They determined the number of skateboarding injuries per active skateboarder and compared those numbers to in-line skating and basketball. Skateboarding had an injury rate of 8.9 per 1,000 participants. In-line skating was 3.9/1,000 and basketball produced 21.2 ER-treated injuries per 1,000 players. Statistically, skateboarding is safer than playing basketball. Skateboarding on public streets or adjacent to traffic is more dangerous and can produce serious injuries due to collision with motor vehicles. The potential benefit from the skateboard park is that it will shift riders from the sidewalks and streets to the park, and there will be fewer falls due to surface irregularity.” The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons weighed in on the topic of skateboarding injuries with some important risk factors: With smooth concrete, precise geometry and strategically-designed traffic patterns, a skatepark is clearly the safest place to perform the activity. The Journal of Trauma published another study in 2010 that echoed this sentiment, “Our findings demonstrate that helmet utilization and designated skateboard areas significantly reduce the incidence of serious head injuries.” Inexperienced skateboarders. Those who have been skating for less than one week suffer one-third of injuries, usually caused by falls. Skateboarders who go near traffic or use homemade skateboard ramps. Both activities are particularly dangerous. Experienced skateboarders who encounter unexpected surfaces or try risky stunts. Irregular riding surfaces, rocks or other debris can cause you to fall. You can stumble over twigs or fall down slopes. Wet pavements and rough or uneven surfaces can cause a wipeout. Avoid risky behavior. Don't skateboard too fast or in dangerous or crowded locations. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING & SKATEPARKS ARE DANGEROUS At highest risk are: When discussing the dangers of skateboarding, the question of liability will inevitably come up. In most US states, skateboarding is classified as a hazardous activity. This classification is intended to let participates know that that there are inherent risks in skateboarding similar to most other athletic activities. Limited liability laws and hazardous activity lists prohibit claims against public entities that operate public spaces such as softball fields, basketball courts and skateparks. This allows municipalities to create positive spaces for recreation without the fear of lawsuits. In 1997, the State of California, amended Section 115800 of the Health and Safety Code to address skatepark liability. The bill discusses supervised skateparks as well, but as we understand Victorville skateboarders are proposing a non-supervised park so we’ve highlighted the pertinent sectiobe reluctant to visit a desolate area. Existing law provides that neither public entities nor public employees are liable to any person who participates in a hazardous recreational activity. Existing law defines "hazardous recreational activities" for these purposes to include various activities. This bill would provide that skateboarding at a public skateboard park is a hazardous recreational activity. With respect to any facility, owned or operated by a local public agency, that is designed and maintained for the purpose of recreational skateboard use, and that is not supervised on a regular basis, the requirements of subdivision (a) may be satisfied by compliance with the following : (1) Adoption by the local public agency of an ordinance requiring any person riding a skateboard at the facility to wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads. (2) The posting of signs at the facility affording reasonable notice that any person riding a skateboard in the facility must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads, and that any person failing to do so will be subject to citation under the ordinance required by paragraph (1). A detailed analysis of skatepark liability across multiple states comes from a 2009 article in Parks & Recreation Magazine written by James C. Kozlowski. Mr. Kozlowski is an associate professor in the School of Recreation, Health, and Tourism at George Mason University in Manassas, Virginia, and legal/legislative counsel to NRPA Public Policy. “In this all too common scenario, ignorance of applicable state law and the perceived fear of liability may unnecessarily limit or eliminate public recreational opportunities and activities, like skateboard- ing. In general, a failure to enforce park rules, in this case ensure compliance with equipment rules, is not a basis for governmental liability, particularly in unsuper- vised facilities. More significantly, however, existing statutes in North Carolina and other jurisdic- tions would provide significant governmental immunity against any liability for skateboarding injuries. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING & SKATEPARKS ARE DANGEROUS Despite jurisdictional variations, these state laws are quite similar in that they generally preclude any governmental liability for injuries arising out of the inherent risks associated with participation in skateboarding. While some states have adopted immunity legislation specific to skateboarding and similarly hazardous recreational activities, other jurisdictions have included skateboarding within the context of more generic immunity laws such as state recreational use statutes. As illustrated by the state laws described herein, in the case of skateboarding, the legislative trend clearly reflects a public policy which favors governmental immunity over liability. In North Carolina, the expressed legislative purpose of the “Hazardous Recreation Parks Safety and Liability” statute (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 99E-21 to 25) is “to encourage governmental owners or lessees of property to make land available to a governmental entity for skateboarding, inline skating, or freestyle bicycling” without fearing liability: To address such liability concerns, this law provides that no governmental entity or public employee will be liable “for any damage or injury to property or persons that arises out of a person’s participation in the [hazardous recreation] activity and that takes place in an area designated for the activity.” Further, the law provides that any person who “participates in or assists in hazardous recreational activities assumes the known and unknown inherent risks in these activities, irrespective of age.” Moreover, pursuant to the statute, “no public entity that sponsors, allows, or permits skateboarding, inline skating, or freestyle bicycling on its property is required to eliminate, alter, or control the inherent risks in these activities.” Rather, pursuant to the statute, the participant in hazardous recreational activities is held “legally responsible for all damages, injury, or death to himself or herself or other persons or property that result from these activities.” While engaged in hazardous recreational activities, irrespective of where such activities occur, the law holds the participant responsible for negligent failure to comply with the ordinance requirement that any person riding a skateboard at an unsupervised facility must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads. The hazardous recreation law, however, does not limit liability that would otherwise exist for any of the following: (1) The failure of the governmental entity or public employee to guard against or warn of a danger- ous condition of which a participant does not have and cannot reasonably be expected to have had notice. (2) An act of gross negligence by the governmental entity or public employee that is the proximate cause of the injury. In contrast to the North Carolina and California statutes described above, the operative language of the Hawaii statute is much simpler in providing public entities with immunity to liability for skate- boarding injuries: No public entity or public employee shall be liable to any person for injury or damage sustained when using a public skateboard park, except when injury or damage is caused by a condition resulting from the public entity’s failure to maintain or repair the skateboard park. HRS 662-19 (2008) In so doing, there is no requirement in the Hawaii statute regarding helmets, elbow pads, and knee pads in skateboard parks. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING & SKATEPARKS ARE DANGEROUS In pertinent part, the Nebraska “Political Subdivisions Tort Claims Act,” R.R.S. Neb. § 13-910 (2009), also provides an expressed exemption from governmental liability for any claim “relating to recrea- tional activities for which no fee is charged,” including skateboarding. In addition, the Nebraska tort claims act precludes governmental liability for the following: The design of a skatepark or bicycle motocross park constructed for purposes of skateboarding, inline skating, bicycling, or scootering that was constructed or reconstructed, reasonably and in good faith, in accordance with generally recognized engineering or safety standards or design theories in existence at the time of the construction or reconstruction. S ource: Parks & Recreation Magazine “Skateboarding Immunity Laws Limit Liability” September 2009 James C. Kozlowski, J.D., Ph.D. “Agencies must be able to show records of inspections and maintenance. That is a state requirement,” said Amico, whose office is in La Palma. “In any case involving liability, the agency must be able to produce documentation of maintenance. Park maintenance supervisors should check for cracked concrete, metal reinforcing peeling away from concrete and other defects. Make sure that if a fall occurs, it isn’t going to be the fault of the park itself.” Source: “Issues Facing California's Skate Parks” California Parks & Recreation Society Marti Childs and Jeff March, 2002 In early 2013 we spoke with Jim Thyden, the insurance programs manager for the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, which insures 75+ California municipalities with public skateboard parks. Mr. Thyden reminded us that no agency is 100% immune to lawsuits – anyone can sue some- one. In his 10+ years of experience though, he has seen only a handful of lawsuits filed related to skateboard parks with zero of them actually materializing. Jim’s colleague at California JPIA, Allan Amico, was quoted in 2002 article written by the California Parks & Recreation Society adding that if municipalities would like to decrease their risk of liability even further, they should keep a written record of inspections for safety hazards within the skatepark. Amico, who participated in efforts to introduce legislation that would provide more liability protection for skate park operators, urges agencies not only to have skate parks properly designed and constructed, but also to institute a rigorous maintenance program. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING & SKATEPARKS ARE DANGEROUS While advocating for a public skatepark in Philadelphia in 2002, Joshua Nims, J.D., researched skatepark liability and provided a unique perspective: Liability concerns have been a stumbling block for skatepark construction for decades. Municipali- ties, when asked to build facilities for their skateboarding population, always fall back on the liability excuse. That justification is often grounded in a misinterpretation of the actual risks of skateboard- ing and the comparative risks of traditional playground sports like football or soccer. Skateboarding has supplanted a number of traditional sports as the activity of choice for over 9 million young people. Traditional playground sports such as soccer or football have comparable participation rates, yet have a much higher injury rate per thousand participants than skateboarding. Based on these facts, it is not logical for different standards of liability to be applied to children playing pick-up games of football or soccer in a public park than to skateboarders. It is important to establish early in the process of understanding skateboarding liability issues that the same amount of liberty that traditional sports participants are afforded in a public park should be allowed to skateboarders. There have been no federal cases on skateboarding-related liability as of this writing. However, in 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice released a study of a small town in Massachusetts that had a downtown plaza skateboarding problem similar to the situation in Center City. A skatepark was constructed as a response and the loitering and pedestrian safety problem was significantly reduced. To address liability concerns, the town posted signs at the skatepark imploring users to wear protec- tive gear and warning users that they are using the facilities "at their own risk." The report admits that "safety gear requirements have been difficult to enforce and are frequently ignored," but the overall outcome for the community has been a success. There is no perfect solution to any problem, but the Danvers, Mass. community is willing to take a small liability risk to alleviate a much larger one and the results have been very positive. Large reductions in complaints and police calls for skateboarding related incidents have been reported since the skatepark was constructed. Source: USHistory.org Joshua H. Nims, J.D. “Approaches to Liability for the City of Philadelphia in the Context of Skatepark Construction” April 4, 2002 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEBOARDING & SKATEPARKS ARE DANGEROUS When concerned community members describe behavior they believe will occur at a proposed skatepark, they are typically describing behavior that falls into one of the following four categories. In our experience, we’ve found that these issues can occasionally occur, but: Smoking, Drinking & Drugs Foul Language & Aggressive Behavior They are the exception, not the rule. In every social group there will be the occasional “bad seed” whose upbringing was not rooted in values of courtesy, kindness and respect. This is not unique to skateboarders and issues like this are typically symptoms of being an adoles- cent, not symptoms of being a skateboarder. They are typically caused by non-skateboarders. The vast majority of skatepark users are extremely focused individuals engaged in a physically and mentally-demanding activity. In skateparks that lack visibility or feature prison-style fences that discourage the public at large from entering the facility, these occasional “bad seeds” feel like the skatepark is a place where they can hide from the law-abiding public and engage in illicit behavior. There are strategic methods during the planning and design process that can be imple- mented to minimize these issues. Siting Skateparks that are highly visible and surrounded by active public areas create the perception that any activities conducted within the skatepark could be seen by law enforcement, parents or community members. The perception that the skatepark is part of “everybody’s space” and that there is nowhere to hide is extremely effective in discouraging poor behavior. Adult Leaders Skateboarding communities with a strong adult presence consistently see fewer problems once the skatepark opens. When there are positive role models in the mix, the majority of younger skaters will follow their lead and treat the facility with respect, or face the risk of becoming a social outcast within the group. implemented to minimize these issues. Vandalism & Graffiti Violence & Theft SKATEPARKS ARE HUBS FOR ILLICIT BEHAVIOR DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 In a recent study by the Journal of Adolescent Research, Dr. Graham L. Bradley explains that “skate parks are positive places, which encourage civic responsibility and social skills. We also watched and observed kids acquiring social skills, learning to cooperate, to take turns, to take some responsibility for their sporting arena. They have pride in it and they look after it. We think young boys at the skatepark are learning the beginnings of some civic participation, some responsibility, and some involvement in their community.” Source: “Skate Parks as a Context for Adolescent Development” Journal of Adolescent Research Graham L. Bradley, March 2010; vol. 25, 2: pp. 288-323. Involve users in skatepark development When skatepark projects actively engage the end users throughout the process, they develop a sense of pride and ownership in the facility. Whether it’s sitting through hours of city council meetings, contributing to the design of features within the park or helping raise funds for construction, when youth become invested in the project they are more likely to respect the facility once it opens. Plus, if they observe someone abusing or misusing the space, they are likely to take a stand. They’ll remind that person how hard the skateboarding community worked to build the park and that disrespecting it could lead to its closure. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS ARE HUBS FOR ILLICIT BEHAVIOR "Anything we can do to get kids to be physically active will help them in terms of their physical health, but this research suggests that engaging in a variety of activities may also have social, emotional and cognitive benefits, including reduced likelihood of engaging in risky behaviors such as drinking, drugs, violence, smoking, sex and delinquency," Gordon-Larsen added. The risk was similarly low for the skaters/gamers. Skateboarding may get a bad rap, since schools don't generally sponsor it, many public places ban it and not a lot of adults participate in it. "But we found that adolescents who skateboard actually fared well in terms of self-esteem and were less likely to engage in risky behaviors compared to teens who watch a lot of TV," Gordon-Larsen said. "It's also extremely important for communities and schools to provide safe and affordable recreation facilities and opportunities for physical activity," she added. Source: “Skateboarding's cool and healthy!” April 4, 2006 myDNA News Staff said vandalism is a problem throughout the city park system and is predominantly in the form of graffiti. The city has a graffiti removal program in maintenance that has been successful in removing graffiti in a timely manner throughout its parks. The most likely surfaces for graffiti in the skate park will be the concrete skating surface. Staff said since skaters find painted surfaces very undesirable to skate on due to the slick surface it creates, graffiti by skaters is anticipated to be non-existent. Staff believed skaters will police others committing graffiti in what they will regard as their park. The previous skate park experienced far less vandalism than the majority of the city's park system, including playgrounds, and had very few graffiti incidences over the 10 years, according to staff. Source: San Jose Mercury News “Fremont skatepark design will return to the city council” Wes Bowers 04/07/2011 New research out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that physically active adolescents are not only improving their health - they also are decreasing the chance that they will get into trouble. Among teens who fare well are skateboarders,particularly regarding their self-esteem and despite a lack of wide public support for this activity. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS ARE HUBS FOR ILLICIT BEHAVIOR The number of reports of anti-social behavior in Dorchester has fallen by 19 per cent since the com- pletion of a public skatepark in April 2009, and in the area where the skatepark is located the reduc- tion is even more significant at 33 per cent. Inspector Les Fry, Dorchester Section Commander, said: “This reduction is a tremendous result for the town and shows the real value of having such a good facility for young people. “The park is the place to go, either to take part or just to sit and watch. The young people are extremely good at policing it themselves, looking after the younger and less experienced park users. “Data shows that the park has had a really positive impact and is not just a short-lived flash in the pan. Reported anti-social behavior is down compared to the three previous years’ statistics and the trend is continuing which is great.” Laurie Thomas, a 19-year-old member of the skate park committee said: “All of the users of the park look out for one another, whatever their age.” Tom Borland, 17, said: “The skate park is a very safe place to go and if anyone has any problems everyone helps out.” Emma Scott, Community Development Officer for West Dorset District Council said: “The young people have taken ownership of the park and are extremely proud of it. They are keen to look after it and continue to maintain it in top condition. Source: Dorchester skatepark contributes to drop in anti-social behavior Dorset Police Force DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS ARE HUBS FOR ILLICIT BEHAVIOR Too often we hear stories of stolen phones. Not often do you hear a heartwarming story like this that tells the exact opposite tale of how a lost cellphone made its way back to its proper owner, showing that kindness still exists in this world. It all started with a bouncy bike and a loose Velcro pouch. Architecture graduate Kim Ho wrote on her blog KYM4 how her friend didn’t tell her he was putting his phone in the pouch on her bike.. “[We] had an amazing few hours biking along the country side,” she wrote. But there were “lots of bumpy windy gravel roads on our route” and therefore “lots of opportunity to lose a wallet or phone.” When the pair returned home, they learned of the cellphone’s lost status via — you guessed it — social media. Instead of someone putting incriminating selfies on Facebook from their newly acquired phone, there was an Instagram video waiting for the cellphone owner from a group of creative — and honest — kids. “We found your phone,” the kids say, instructing the owner to “call this phone.” Of course, they couldn’t resist showing off a few of their moves at the skate park. They even give instructions to come and get it. Ho wrote that she and her friend called the number and were told to meet the kids at the local park. “No harm done to the phone, they just wanted to give it back to its rightful owner! They could have sold the phone, made some good coin and continued skating, but they didn’t. Instead they took a few goofy pictures and filmed this sweet video,” Ho wrote. “I have to commend them on their creativity, their playfulness, and their honest nature- totally feeling inspired today about all the good folks in this world. All smiles.” Source: TheBlaze.com Liz Klimas August 21, 2013 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS ARE HUBS FOR ILLICIT BEHAVIOR The City of Manteca, California learned a valuable lesson with their first skatepark when they allowed unsubstantiated NIMBY concerns to dictate the skatepark siting process. Back in the late 1990s after then Councilman Wayne Flores convinced his colleagues to approve the idea of building a skate park, it became a political hot potato. Every location staff or a committee came up with was met with huge opposition from neighbors. A site in front of the golf course and across from the tennis courts was batted down because it was determined it would somehow be disrespectful to funerals taking place across Union Road. A loca- tion next to the parks and recreation office on Magnolia Street was rejected due to plans to expand the Civic Center complex. A suggestion to build it at Woodward Park was rejected on the basis that the park was years away from being developed although there was vocal position from residents who had just moved into the neighborhood. The council finally settled on the current location away from streets and homes tucked on a stretch of the Tidewater Bikeway behind the PG&E substation next to the railroad tracks between Center and Elm streets and Walnut Place Park. The problems started immediately. Since no one could see it from any street — not even police on patrol — it became a place for bullies and thugs to hang out to intimate skaters and others. The situation forced the city to install the first surveillance camera linked directly to the dispatch center at the police station to monitor the facility. DeBrum’s suggestion of Spreckels Park for a possible new skate park location is based on the prem- ise the two recreation endeavors complement each other, the site is highly visible with parking available. Source: “A new skate park for Manteca” Manteca Bulletin July 5, 2013 Dennis Wyatt “We didn’t see very much misbehavior, certainly when compared with what you would expect as per the stereotypes or what is to be reasonably expected in any social setting where youth congregate. We didn’t see any physical or verbal bullying or intimidation. We saw no graffiti. We saw hundreds of kids, but fewer than 3% of them were smoking cigarettes. 2% littered at any time we were watch- ing.” Source: Journal of Adolescent Research “Skate Parks as a Context for Adolescent Development” Graham L. Bradley, March 2010; vol. 25, 2: pp. 288-323 DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS ARE HUBS FOR ILLICIT BEHAVIOR Skateboarders have a unique community; they teach, coach, learn, practice, and regulate their practice area silently but effectively. If you have ever watched skaters at a skate park, you know that two skaters cannot drop into the bowl at the same time. Avoiding collision in the bowl is crucial to avoid a trip to the hospital. And yet, no queue is formed because everyone wants to start their run from a different place in the park. Somehow, an unspoken arrangement plays out where everyone gets their turn. When newer skaters show up who don't yet know the arrangement, they are gently guided, then chided about how to assess the park and determine whose turn is next. Better skaters coach weaker skaters saying things like, "your weight needs to be forward," "bend your knees more," or just, "try man." No one thinks twice if the more advanced skater is 8 years old and the skater getting the advice is 45. Skaters are independent and self-sufficient; the sport is built on American principles we hold dear. It is practiced by independent trail blazers with unshakable belief in their athleticism and their sport. They gently enforce a set of guidelines for the benefit of the greater whole with the elders firmly but fairly guiding the next generation. Source: Huffington Post “Skateboarding Is Still a Crime, But the Sport Is Admirable” 03/22/2013 Laura Beth Nielsen, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Legal Studies, Northwestern University For Cindy, the skate park has offered another blessing besides the better health of her son. It is also healthy socially. “That skate parks works for everybody,” she says. “There are no uniforms. No team. No coach. “When you’re down at the skate park, there are no differences. It doesn’t matter how old you are or what race you are. The big kids help and teach the little kids, and everyone gets along.” Source: The Bigheart Times “Sk8ing for diabetes, fun” Louise Red Corn December 8th, 2011 SKATEPARKS REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT OVERSIGHT DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 Staff said it had committed to create a "Friends of the Skate Park" group consisting of neighbors, skaters, and their parents, as well as coordinate park ranger patrol end of shift hours to coincide with the hours of operation of the skate park. Source: San Jose Mercury News “Fremont skatepark design will return to the city council” Wes Bowers 04/07/2011 Does that mean the costs from cutting supervisors simply created expenses elsewhere? Mayoral spokeswoman Rachel Laing said the police presence doesn’t cost money, saying police just include the skate parks with their regular patrols. “They’re in the neighborhood,” Laing said. “Part of their duty is patrolling the parks. It’s just kind of an extra step.” Source: “Skate Park Liability” Voice of San Diego Rani Gupta January 8, 2009 It was a spring cleaning that took a little extra effort but also brought additional meaning, as about 20 Baraboo area skaters celebrated the season opening of the skateboard area at Campbell Park with a clean-up day event. “We know if you don’t keep it clean, you don’t have a skate park,” said Wroth Kearns, a 20-year-old skater from Baraboo. Some parents also pitched in, including Susan Baum-Riechman, whose 13-year-old son, Seth Riech- man, is a regular at the park. “I wanted to lead by example, and hopefully these kids will do the same for others who weren’t here today that don’t respect the park,” she said. “They need to know this is part of young adulthood.” Rick Luther nodded as he tossed the two large bags of debris the effort produced. “In many ways the skaters are expected to police this area themselves,” said Luther, the recreation coordinator for Baraboo. “We’ve found that the problems come from the non-skaters,” Luther said. “People have tried to trash their skate area, like smashing glass bottles, hoping the blame falls on the skaters. When people see a squad car here they think, ‘Oh, it must be the skaters.’ But it has nothing to do with them.” “So many times there is a bad stereotype with the skaters, but they’re no different than the kids playing at the ball diamonds,” said Brian Fisher, owner of the Elements skateboard shop in Wisconsin Dells. “The sport has really evolved, and these kids are tremendous athletes.” Fisher spearheaded the clean-up event, mirroring it after one he organized at a park in Lake Delton. Source: Baraboo News Republic “Skaters assume responsibility for keeping park tidy” April 28, 2013 John Morton DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT OVERSIGHT A concrete skatepark designed and built by licensed and bonded professional skatepark design/build firm can withstand decades of daily abuse from skateboards, bikes and scooters without requiring any major repairs. The most common maintenance requirements are blowing leaves and debris out of the skatepark, as well as picking up trash. While not vital, yearly inspections could be conducted to assess the following: As countless newspaper articles have shown, users take ownership of their park – especially when they are involved in the design process and have adult leaders in the skateboarding community to look up to. While maintenance costs may amount to a few thousand dollars over a 5-year period, daily maintenance costs are negligible. In countless cities, parks maintenance staff add another 15 minutes into their daily or weekly routine to pick up trash and blow leaves/debris out of the park. Inspect drains for trapped debris Inspect joints and concrete cracking. The most common cracking found in skateparks is known as “crazing” – a web-like pattern of tiny micro-cracks roughly a millimeter deep. These cracks do no extend through the depth of the concrete and are not large enough to allow enough moisture penetration to cause problems. When professionally-designed, a skatepark will have a strategic network of expansion joints, cold joints and saw-cuts to control cracking as best as possible. Inspect concrete riding surface for pockmark effect. High impact zones such as the landing of stair sets and step-up gaps may experience a pockmark effect from protruding axels of skateboards. The effect is subtle and in most cases does not affect the usability of features, but extreme cases may require some surface grinding. Inspect steel for rust. Responsible design/build firms are meticulous in wrapping exposed concrete edges with steel to protect against chipping and concrete crumbling. The steel itself, however, should be occasionally inspected for excess rust. Typically, constant grinding from skateboard axles and BMX pegs will take care of any rust, but in extreme cases an application of rust paint could be useful. SKATEPARKS REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT MAINTENANCE DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 In our experience, the concern that skateparks are loud also boils down to a perception issue. When weary neighbors picture a skatepark, they imagine the constant “clicks” of a skateboarder rolling across expansion joints on a sidewalk or large metal ramps with constant clanking and banging noises. The facility being proposed will be smooth concrete, free from expansion joints and metal plates. The primary sound generated by a skatepark will be the nearly-undetectable hum of urethane wheels on smooth concrete. To support our opinion that skateparks are not inherently louder than any other recreational amen- ity we’ve referenced four sound studies as well our own case study of a park with similar site charac- teristics in Gardena, California. Staff commissioned a noise assessment of the park site, which was conducted by Petaluma-based Illingworth and Rodkin Inc. The report found the project would not generate noise at the noise sensitive residential homes above 50 decibels during operating hours, which staff said is well below the ambient traffic noise generated along Paseo Padre Parkway. Source: San Jose Mercury News “Fremont skatepark design will return to the city council” Wes Bowers 04/07/2011 Council members in April unanimously reaffirmed their support for the skate park site after a $6,200 noise study found that it would generate less noise than traffic on Paseo Padre. The city selected the site because it is visible along Paseo Padre, adjacent to restrooms and in a section of the park unaffected by work crews building the BART extension to Warm Springs. Source: Oakland Tribune “Lawsuit could further delay skate park” Matthew Artz 06/02/2011 SKATEPARKS ARE LOUD DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 Noise Impacts from SkateparksCreekside Park Skatepark in Monte Rio, CaliforniaPrepared by Prunuske Chatham, Inc.January 25, 2012 To estimate anticipated noise from the proposed skate park, we used measurements from existing skate parks. Baseline Environmental provided noise measurements at the Sebastopol skate park. The measurement in Sebastopol also included vehicle noise from the adjacent street and sirens from the police station a block and a half away. Because vehicles and other city noises were louder than noises coming from the skate park, the average noise measurement doesn’t represent the noise of skating. However, looking between noise peaks caused by vehicles and sirens, the skate park (at a distance of 70 feet) appears to generate sound levels ranging between 50 and 68 dBA. To evaluate this sound level, we also reviewed previous skate park sound studies. Results of the literature review are shown in Table 1 below. Noise levels appear to depend on the number of users, ambient noise, and skating features. Noise from skating comes from rolling, jumps and slaps, and glides along railings. Rolling is the activity that generates fairly constant noise and tends to be quiet, particularly on smooth pavement. Jumps and slaps create louder episodic sounds. Glides create a loud grinding noise and are also episodic. Often the sound of conversation between skate park users is as loud as the skating although some authors have noted that, since skating is essentially a solitary activity, conversation from group gathering places such as the concession deck may actually be louder. Skatepark Sebastopol Skatepark Derby Park Santa Rosa Skate Park Kingsbridge Skate Park Chowchilla Skate Park Coaches Field, Oakland 72 feet 120-130 feet 120-130 feet 33 feet 120 feet 200 feet 60 50 46 68 59 54 51 46 42 52 55 54 Distance of Measurement Leq (dBA)Predicted 200’ Leq DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS ARE LOUD Sound Impact Study for the Proposed Brattleboro Area Skatepark is Coming (BASIC) Project July 13, 2011 Prepared by Ramsey, McLaren. LLC – Planning & Engineering Project developers propose to install a 3’ high berm with a planting screen along the westerly (Union Hill) side of the playground, in an effort to minimize the movement of sound off-site to the adjacent residences. Berms and associated vegetation have been shown to be effective in sound / noise mitigation – when properly placed, maintained and of adequate height. The Crowell Lot Playground is located in a residential neighborhood – and adjacent to a high-traffic state highway. Area residents testified at a 20 June 2011 Development Review Board meeting that they had “concerns” regarding the noise that such a proposed skatepark might generate. This noise study was undertaken to quantify both the existing or background sound levels, the general sound characteristic in the neighborhood and the likely additional sounds that the skatepark might contribute. Dwellings immediately opposite (north side of Western Avenue and west side of Union Hill) the Crowell Lot Playground were included in the sound study, as these are the locations that are nearest the sources of “new” sounds and are also those for which residents have indicated concerns regard- ing potential disturbance, quality of life, etc. matters. Research involving skatepark design and construction indicates that one of the primary attributes of noise reduction is that of the “running surface” – material and surface condition. Test information supplied by the Skate Park Association of the USA suggest that a concrete surface is a significantly lower sound generator than is a similar design in steel or wood. (54/27 db for concrete vs. 75/78 for wood and 72/76 for steel) Similarly, surface conditions (wear, cracks, pitting, etc.) contribute significantly to sound patterns. On a sidewalk, it is the expansion joints that are the sources for the most sound generation, not the broader surfaces of the walkway. At the BASIC park, the developers propose to install an engi- neered, finished concrete surface, the “least noisy” of the construction materials currently available. Results of the sound testing appear in the accompanying Exhibit section and indicate that at none of the four residential property boundaries were skateboard-related sounds detectable at levels above that of the ambient or baseline levels. Essentially, at times of “normal” traffic on Western Avenue, vehcile sounds are louder than – and mask – skateboard sounds. At times when traffic is lull- or traffic-related sound is less than baseline – the skateboard-generated sound level is still less than the “normal” Western Avenue background sound level. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS ARE LOUD Essentially, at times of “normal” traffic on Western Avenue, vehcile sounds are louder than – and mask – skateboard sounds. At times when traffic is lull- or traffic-related sound is less than baseline – the skateboard-generated sound level is still less than the “normal” Western Avenue background sound level. This is not to suggest that skatepark activity will not be detected by the human ear – it will; but it will be below existing sound thresholds and the customary skateboard “noise”- the high-level, short duration incidents – will also be lower than current vehicle “noise”incidents. As substantied by the sound testing, vehicle audio systems, truck engine brakes, motorcycles, barking dogs and childern crying are the most significant generators of high sounds levels…and BASIC has little control over those activities. Human-generated sounds – particularly those of enthusiastic participants in a sport – basketball, skateboarding, etc. are controllable and appear to be those that reach the highest decibel levels at the Crowell Playground – far higher than the actual sounds generated by “wheels on concrete”. Given that situation, the single best mothd to minimize sound and to enable BASIC participants to be perceived as “good neighbors”would be to strongly discourage “yelling” whether on the skatepark surface, the basketball court or the playground equipment. DESIGN. BUILD. COME TOGETHER. SPOHN RANCH, INC. P 310-497-2272 F 626-330-5503 W SPOHNRANCH.COM INFO@SPOHNRANCH.COM 6824 S CENTINELA AVE. LOS ANGELES, CA 90230 SKATEPARKS ARE LOUD PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. OVERVIEW In 2017, the majority of communities with a population above 30,000 own and operate at least one public skatepark. Some are in the process of upgrading and remodeling their early-generation skateparks, while others are creating “skatepark master plans” and adding second and third skateparks. With skateboarding now officially an Olympic sport and set to debut at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, there will also likely be an increased push for larger urban markets to develop more skateparks and skateboarding training facilities. A summary of the current number of public skateparks for large urban markets is shown below. 2 5 6 6 20 26 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Boston San Francisco Chicago Philadelphia New York City Los Angeles # OF SKATEPARKS PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. NATIONAL LOCATION: •San Jose, California FACILITY NAME: •Lake Cunningham Regional Skatepark SIZE: •75,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Concrete OPERATIONS: •Staffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. NATIONAL LOCATION: •Houston, Texas FACILITY NAME: •Spring Skatepark SIZE: •75,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Concrete OPERATIONS: •Staffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. NATIONAL LOCATION: •Cambridge, Massachusetts FACILITY NAME: •Lynch Family Skatepark SIZE: •40,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Concrete OPERATIONS: •Unstaffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. NATIONAL LOCATION: •Chicago, Illinois FACILITY NAME: •Grant Skatepark SIZE: •32,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Concrete OPERATIONS: •Unstaffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. NATIONAL LOCATION: •Lake Havasu, Arizona FACILITY NAME: •Tinnell Memorial Skatepark SIZE: •35,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Concrete OPERATIONS: •Unstaffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL LOCATION: •Palm Springs, California FACILITY NAME: •Palm Springs Skatepark SIZE: •25,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Concrete OPERATIONS: •Staffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL LOCATION: •Palm Desert, California FACILITY NAME: •Palm Desert Skatepark SIZE: •25,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Concrete OPERATIONS: •Staffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL LOCATION: •Cathedral City, California FACILITY NAME: •Ocotillo Park Skatepark SIZE: •8,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Concrete OPERATIONS: •Unstaffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL LOCATION: •Desert Hot Springs, California FACILITY NAME: •Guy Tedesco Skatepark SIZE: •18,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Concrete OPERATIONS: •Unstaffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL LOCATION: •Coachella, California FACILITY NAME: •Dateland Park Skatepark SIZE: •13,000 SQ FT MATERIAL: •Steel ramps OPERATIONS: •Unstaffed PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. REGIONAL PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. POPULATION CALCULATOR Combining national data with decades of experience, Spohn Ranch has developed a calculator that estimates the number of action sports athletes (skateboarders, scooter riders, etc.) in a community and the square footage of terrain necessary to accommodate their needs. STEP 1 – DEFINE TARGET AREA Visit www.census.gov to find the most recent population figures for the community you’re planning for. STEP 2 – APPLY ACTION SPORTS PERCENTAGE Recent statistics from the National Sporting Goods Association and American Sports Data estimate that approximately 3% of the U.S. population participates in action sports. •Population of target area x 3% = Total number of action sports athletes in target area STEP 3 – DEFINE NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETES Of that 3%, statistics indicate that approximately 1/3 would be considered “active” action sports athletes who ride on a regular basis and would frequent skateparks atleast a few times per year. •Total number of action sports athletes x 33% = Number of active action sports athletes in target area STEP 4 – APPLY “SESSION” PERCENTAGE For the average action sports athlete, there are roughly 10 rideable hours during the day (10am – 8pm). With the average session lasting about 2 hours, there are approximately 5 sessions during the day. While these sessions will obviously overlap, this model gives a good sense for how action sports athletes will ride at different times. •Number of active action sports athletes / 5 = Number of action sports athletes riding in target area at a given time STEP 5 – DEFINE IDEAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF TERRAIN Spohn Ranch has visited thousands of skateparks across the country and collected observable data on the number of riders it takes before a facility feels crowded and riding quality is affected. One action sports athlete needs approximately 333 square feet of skatepark – roughly an 18’ x 18’ square. •Number of action sports athletes riding at one time x 333 = Total ideal square footage of terrain in target area PRECEDENTS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. POPULATION CALCULATOR STEP 1 – DEFINE TARGET AREA •La Quinta’s population is approximately 41,000 STEP 2 – APPLY ACTION SPORTS PERCENTAGE •41,000 x 3% = 1,230 action sports athletes in La Quinta STEP 3 – DEFINE NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACTION SPORTS ATHLETES •1,230 x 33% = 410 active action sports athletes in La Quinta STEP 4 – APPLY “SESSION” PERCENTAGE •410 / 5 = 82 action sports athletes riding in La Quinta at a given time STEP 5 – DEFINE IDEAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF TERRAIN •82 x 333 = 27,306 square feet of terrain to accommodate La Quinta’s action sports athletes CITY OF LA QUINTA 27,306 SQ FT COACHELLA VALLEY TOURIST DESTINATION 35,000 SQ FT FRITZ BURNS SKATEPARK 5,000 SQ FT X PARK 30,000 SQ FT __ = SITE ANALYSIS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SITE ANALYSIS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. CRITERIA OVERVIEW VISIBILITY •How easy would it be for law enforcement and parents to patrol and check-in on the skatepark? •Is the site surrounded by other active areas, giving users the sense that eyes could be on them at any given time? ACCESSIBILITY •How centralized is the site? Is it on the outskirts of town and hard to get to for the majority of the town’s residents? •What is the proximity to public transportation? (bus, train, bike trails, sidewalks for walking/skating, etc.) DESIGN CANVAS •Is there enough space to achieve the desired square footage? Is there potential for future expansion? •Is the shape of the space conducive to skateboarding traffic patterns or do awkward corners and boundaries create challenges? •Is the topography conducive to skatepark design? Do natural elevation changes present opportunities or challenges? •Would the scenery, aesthetics and atmosphere compliment a social gathering space like a skatepark? •Do water-table depth and existing drainage present opportunities or challenges? BARRIERS TO “SHOVEL-READY” •Does the agency already own the property? Is it properly zoned? Or would a property acquisition and zoning process be lengthy and challenging? •Would use of the site require demolition of existing structures? How extensive? •Does use of the site for a skatepark conflict with future plans for the space? AMENITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE •Does the site have existing support amenities such as parking, restrooms, water fountain, etc. within walking distance or would they have to be created from scratch? IMPACT TO SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT •Would use of the site for a skatepark conflict with other activities within the overall space? Would a skatepark displace an existing recreational activity? •Would use of the site for a skatepark negatively impact natural or cultural resources? •Would the proximity to homes cause excess noise for residents? SITE ANALYSIS – LA QUINTA PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SITE ANALYSIS – LA QUINTA PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SITE ANALYSIS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. LA QUINTA PARK SITE ANALYSIS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. LA QUINTA PARK SITE SCORE: 43/60 VISIBILITY – Highly visible from Adams Street, but no adjacent parking lot for law enforcement to pull into. ACCESSIBILITY – Central within the east-west boundaries of the City, but fairly far north. Adjacent to residential neighborhoods and high school. Near Highway 111 and Interstate 10. DESIGN CANVAS – Total square footage is approximately 40,000. Factoring in required buffer areas makes a 30,000 square foot facility a very tight squeeze and leaves little space for pro shop and dedicated restroom. BARRIERS TO SHOVEL-READY – Property is City-owned. Southern half of the site would require demolition of the existing skatepark. Northern half of the site features natural groundcover and is virtually construction-ready. AMENITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE – Overall park features parking lot, restroom, drinking fountain and access pathway. A destination-level facility would put a strain on those amenities/infrastructure – particularly the parking lot when AYSO is in season. IMPACT TO SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT – There are homes to north and to the west across Adams Street, but skatepark noise would naturally blend with ambient noise of an active youth park and the traffic from Adams Street. The limited footprint doesn’t allow for large buffer areas which could negatively impact adjacent facilities like the access pathways and the basketball court. SITE ANALYSIS – DUNE PALMS ROAD & BLACKHAWK WAY X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SITE ANALYSIS – DUNE PALMS ROAD & BLACKHAWK WAY X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SITE ANALYSIS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. DUNE PALMS ROAD & BLACKHAWK WAY SITE ANALYSIS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. DUNE PALMS ROAD & BLACKHAWK WAY SITE SCORE: 47/60 VISIBILITY – Highly visible from both Blackhawk Way and Dune Palms Road. Site is a blank canvas, so facility could be designed with input from law enforcement for maximum visibility and patrol options. ACCESSIBILITY – Central within the east-west boundaries of the City, but fairly far north. Adjacent to residential neighborhoods and high school. Near Highway 111 and Interstate 10. DESIGN CANVAS – Available space offers 150,000+ square feet – more than enough for the proposed facility including parking lot, access roads, pro shop, restroom and shaded spectator seating areas. Natural topography doesn’t present any significant challenges. BARRIERS TO SHOVEL-READY – Property is City-owned, has no existing structures and features natural groundcover. Other than a few small trees, this site is the definition of “shovel-ready”. AMENITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE – No existing amenities, but site and budget can support creating all of the necessary support infrastructure. IMPACT TO SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT – There is minimal residential nearby and the site is so large that even when the facility is in place, there would still be hundreds of feet between the nearest home and skateable concrete. Additionaly, the noise from adjacent roadways equates to virtually zero sound impact from the facility. Lastly, project would transform an underutilized dirt lot into a state-of- the-art action sports facility, so the overall impact is a positive one. SITE ANALYSIS X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. SUMMARY SITE NAME LA QUINTA PARK DUNE PALMS ROAD & BLACKHAWK WAY VISIBILITY 8 9 ACCESSIBILITY 8 8 DESIGN CANVAS 6 9 BARRIERS TO SHOVEL-READY 7 9 AMENITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE 7 4 IMPACT TO SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT 7 8 TOTAL SCORE 43 47 •Sites ranked from 1 (worst) to 10 (best) for a total possible rank of 60 •“Barriers to shovel-ready” and “impact to surrounding environment” are ranked in terms of how minimal they are X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. COMMUNITY INPUT In February 2017, Spohn Ranch and the City of La Quinta hosted a public form to collect design input from the local action sports community. Attendees were asked to answer a few survey questions. Answers to those questions are summarized in the following pages. Keep in mind, these results do not paint a perfectly accurate picture of the action sports community. For example, we know there is a large segment of BMX bike riders in the area that is not reflected in this data. X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. WHAT DO YOU PRIMARILY CONSIDER YOURSELF? 23 5 10 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 Skateboarder BMX Bike Rider Inline/Roller Skater Scooter Rider X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. HOW OLD ARE YOU? 0 8 12 9 6 3 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 5--10 10--15 15--20 20--30 30--40 40+ X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR EXPERIENCE LEVEL? 5 24 9 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Advanced Intermediate Beginner X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. HOW WOULD YOU PRIMARILY ACCESS THE X PARK? 28 4 6 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Drive Myself Get Dropped Off Walk/Skate Bike Public Transport X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. WHAT IS YOUR PREFERRED RATIO OF STREET TO TRANSITION-STYLE TERRAIN? 2 11 18 6 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 100% S, 0% T 70% S, 30% T 50% S, 50% T 30% S, 70% T 0% S, 100% T X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. HIGHEST RANKING FEATURES FACEBOOK FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/LAQUINTAXPARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. A Facebook group was launched to continue gathering design input and to keep the community informed with project status updates. X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. PRELIMINARY COST BREAKDOWN SCOPE ESTIMATED COST DESIGN GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION $15,000.00 SITE SURVEY $20,000.00 ENGINEERING – CIVIL, STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL $75,000.00 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE $50,000.00 ARCHITECTURE – PRO SHOP BUILDING & ADA COMPLIANCE $25,000.00 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT $45,000.00 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS $40,000.00 PERMITTING $5,000.00 GENERAL CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS TOOL, EQUIPMENT & CREW MOBILIZATION $50,000.00 CREW LODGING $100,000.00 TEMPORARY FACILITIES – FENCE, EROSION CONTROL, DUMPSTER, RESTROOM, ETC. $65,000.00 SITE STAKING & LAYOUT $5,000.00 SITE PREPARATION CLEARING & DEMOLITION 50,000.00 ROUGH & FINE GRADING $150,000.00 DRAINAGE SYSTEMS $80,000.00 STEEL STEEL GRIND RAILS, COPING & EDGE PROTECTION $125,000.00 X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. PRELIMINARY COST BREAKDOWN SCOPE ESTIMATED COST CONCRETE SHOTCRETE $575,000.00 CONCRETE BANKS $165,000.00 CONCRETE WALLS, STEPS & PADS $195,000.00 CONCRETE FLATWORK & ACCESS PATHWAYS $200,000.00 INTEGRAL COLOR $50,000.00 SAW-CUT CONTROL JOINTS, EXPANSION JOINTS & SEALING $25,000.00 AMENITIES & SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE LANDSCAPING & IRRIGATION $100,000.00 FENCING $125,000.00 SHADE STRUCTURES $75,000.00 LIGHTING $150,000.00 PRO SHOP & RESTROOM $500,000.00 PARKING LOT & ACCESS ROAD $200,000.00 MISCELLANEOUS AMENITIES – DRINKING FOUNTAIN, WASTE RECEPTACLES, BIKE RACKS, ETC. $30,000.00 MISCELLANEOUS TESTING & INSPECTIONS $40,000.00 PERFORMANCE & PAYMENT BONDS $70,000.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST $3,400,000.00 X PARK X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE SCOPE DESCRIPTION DURATION (DAYS) START DATE END DATE DESIGN/BUILD AUTHORIZATION 1 09/19/2017 09/19/2017 SITE STUDIES 40 09/25/2017 11/03/2017 50% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT 68 09/25/2017 12/01/2017 PUBLIC FORUM 1 12/05/2017 12/05/2017 100% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT 38 12/06/2017 01/12/2018 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS 68 01/15/2018 03/23/2018 PERMITTING 19 03/26/2018 04/13/2018 OFF-SITE FABRICATION 75 04/16/2018 06/29/2018 PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING 1 04/16/2018 04/16/2018 SITE PREPARATION 19 04/16/2018 05/04/2018 DRAINAGE & EARTHWORK 33 05/07/2018 06/08/2018 FORM, REINFORCE & PLACE CONCRETE 89 06/11/2018 09/07/2018 AMENITIES & SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 75 08/20/2018 11/02/2018 LANDSCAPING 31 10/22/2018 11/21/2018 PUNCH LIST, CLEAN-UP & DEMOBILIZATION 26 11/26/2018 12/21/2018 GRAND OPENING 1 12/22/2018 12/22/2018 X PARK FEASIBILITY STUDY – SEPTEMBER 2017 CITY OF LA QUINTA | SPOHN RANCH, INC. X PARK COMING SOON! Chapter 11.96 SKATEBOARDS, BICYCLES AND OTHER WHEELED RECREATIONAL DEVISES 11.96.001 Application of chapter. A. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to and be in full force and effect at all areas which are now or which may hereafter be under the jurisdiction of the city. The provisions of this chapter shall govern the use of all public property and the observance of such provisions shall be a condition under which the public may use such property. Certain provisions of this chapter shall further be applicable to private property where the context indicates an intention that they be so applied. B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any public officer, employee or peace officer who is acting in the course of and within the scope of the public business, nor to any other person conducting public business or related activities for, on behalf of, and pursuant to lawful authority of, an appropriate public entity. 11.96.005 General prohibition in commercial districts. No person shall operate, propel, or ride on skateboards, bicycles, roller skates, roller blades, scooters or other wheeled recreational device(s), motorized and non-motorized, upon any private open space area which is open to the public such as sidewalk, mall, plaza walkways in any commercial and/or office professional facility within the city. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to post in a conspicuous place or places signage stating that the above-mentioned devices are prohibited and citing this code section. The signs shall be in letters not less than one inch high and shall be placed along the walkways at intervals not to exceed two hundred feet. 11.96.010 Prohibitions in certain designated areas on public property. A. No person shall operate, propel, or ride on skateboards, bicycles, roller skates, roller blades, scooters or other wheeled recreational device(s), motorized and non-motorized on city property designated as a pedestrian mall, plaza or public gathering area, other than such areas specifically designated by the city for such activities. The city property where such activities are prohibited shall include, but are not limited to, the Civic Center Campus and all city buildings. B. No person shall operate, propel, or ride on skateboards, bicycles, roller skates, roller blades, scooters or other wheeled recreational device(s), motorized and non-motorized, on any public property within the city where notice of such prohibition has been posted. 11.96.020 Use of skateboarding park areas. A. All persons using a skateboarding park area within the city shall obey all rules and regulations posted in any such area. In addition, all persons within a skateboarding park area in the city shall comply with the following requirements. 1.No activities within a skateboarding park area at times other than those established as the hours of operation posted at the facility and on the city’s website. Use of recreational wheeled devices within a skateboarding park area shall be at the risk of the person using the device. 2. No person under the age of twelve shall use the skateboarding park area unless supervised by a parent or guardian at least eighteen years of age. The supervising person must assume full responsibility for the person under the age of twelve using the skateboarding park area. 3.No activity is permitted when the skateboarding park area is wet or when hazardous conditions, such as irregularities in the skating surface or skateboarding park area exist. 76 4. No person shall cause or initiate any act of violence or harass another person inside or around the skateboarding park area. 5. Any person using a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device shall comply with all use requirements imposed on an operator of a skateboarding park area pursuant to Section 11.96.030. 6. No person shall use the skateboarding park area unless they wear proper safety equipment including, at a minimum, a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads, properly sized and designated for the intended use. 7. No person shall consume food or drink in the skateboarding park area. 8. No person shall use alcohol or drugs or smoke in the skateboarding park area or surrounding areas. 9. All persons using the skateboarding park area must place trash in cans provided by the city. 10. No person shall cause graffiti or tagging in or around the skateboarding park area. 11. No person shall skateboard or skate on curbs, planters, benches, steps, railings, fences, playground equipment, driveways or areas intended for uses other than skating within the area surrounding the skateboarding park area. 12. No unauthorized pieces of equipment (including motorized and non-motorized), obstacles or apparatus may be brought into the skateboarding park area. 13. No spectators are allowed within the area designated for skateboarding except those authorized by city permit. 14. Reckless or destructive skating that impacts the health or safety of other persons or their property, based on substantial evidence, is prohibited. 15. Glass containers are prohibited in the skateboarding park area. 16. All organized events shall have prior written approval from the city manager. 17. Animals are not allowed in the skateboarding park area. B. In addition to any other penalties that may be imposed by the city under the code, a violation of any section in this chapter is deemed to be an infraction and is punishable as such according to the provisions of this code and state law. 11.96.030 Additional regulations for skateboarding park areas. A. An operator of a skateboard park area shall not permit a person to ride a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device, motorized and non-motorized, unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads. B. Any skateboard park area owned or operated by the city may comply with the requirements of Subparagraph (A) of this section by posting signs at the facility affording reasonable notice that any person riding a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads, and that failing to do so will be subject to a citation under this chapter. Any citation issued shall be processed pursuant to Chapter 1.09 of this code. C. Riding a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device, motorized or non-motorized, at a skateboard park area owned or operated by the city as a public skateboard park area is and shall be deemed a hazardous recreational activity within the meaning of Section 831.7 of the California Government Code if all of the following conditions are met: 1. The person riding the skateboard is 12 years of age or older. 2. The riding of the skateboard that caused the injury was stunt, trick, or luge riding. 77 3. The skateboard park area is on public property that complies with Subparagraph (A) or (B) of this section. D. The city shall maintain or cause to be maintained a record of all known or reported injuries incurred by a person riding a skateboard or other wheeled recreational device in a skateboard park area owned by the city. The city shall also maintain or cause to be maintained a record of all claims, paid and not paid, including any lawsuits and their results, arising from those incidents that were filed against the city. Copies of the records of claims and lawsuits shall be filed annually, no later than January 30 each year, with the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Judiciary for the State of California. 78 City of La Quinta FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING: March 19, 2019 STAFF REPORT AGENDA TITLE: DISCUSS PROJECTS TO INCLUDE IN THE 2019/20 THROUGH 2023/24 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM RECOMMENDATION Discuss projects to include in the 2019/20 through 2023/24 Capital Improvement Program and provide Staff direction. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY •The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is a five-year plan for major construction projects such as bridges, streets, traffic signals, drainage facilities, landscaping, lighting, parks, and other facilities. •Based upon Council and resident input over the past year, Staff developed a preliminary scope and budget for various projects for the 2019/20 CIP budget. •Following this Study Session, a draft CIP will be prepared for consideration by the Financial Advisory Commission (FAC) and Council. •Council will be requested to appropriate funds for the 2019/20 CIP improvements when the operating budget and final CIP is considered by Council in June 2019. FISCAL IMPACT This review does not generate fiscal impacts. The Landscape Renovation, Citywide Drainage Enhancements, Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Implementation, Village Art Plaza and Corporate Yard Projects would use Measure G funding. The La Quinta Village Complete Streets Project would use on Senate Bill 1 (SB-1), Measure A and Active Transportation Program (ATP) Grant Funding. Revenue sources are identified in Attachment 1. BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS Staff recommends the following projects be included in the 2019/20 CIP: STUDY SESSION ITEM NO. 2 Transportation Projects Transportation projects are generally funded through the Pavement Management Plan (General Fund), Transportation Development Impact Fees (DIF), Gas Tax, Measure A and ATP funds; SB-1 funds are also included this year. •2019/20 Pavement Management Plan (General Fund: $1.0M) The City of La Quinta’s current Five-Year Pavement Management Plan (Attachment 2) spans from 2016 to 2021. The first two fiscal years of projects are now complete and included slurry sealing various streets in the City. The scheduled 2018/19 Washington Street pavement rehabilitation project is being moved to 2020/21 to accommodate the La Quinta Village Complete Streets project. The Avenue 52 pavement rehabilitation project and the slurry seal of Madison Street south of Avenue 54, Avenue 54, and Avenue 58, in southern La Quinta have each been moved up one year to 2018/19 and 2019/20, respectively. •La Quinta Village Complete Streets/Road Diet Project (Measure A: $1.05M, SB-1: $682K, Federal ATP $7.3M) This project was approved by Council as part of the 2015/16 CIP. Staff recommends the addition of Measure A and SB-1 funds to supplement the ATP funds; these funds will be used to enhance landscaping and crosswalks, and provide locations for public art. •Jefferson Street at Avenue 53 Roundabout (Measure A: $75K) This project will construct a roundabout at the Hideaway/SilverRock entrances along Jefferson Street and include striping modifications on Jefferson Street. Staff recommends Measure A funds be used. •Avenue 50 Bridge Spanning the Evacuation Channel (DIF Transportation: $84K, CVAG/Federal Highway Bridge Program: $2.84M) This improvement will replace the at grade crossing on Avenue 50 at the La Quinta Evacuation Channel with a new four lane, all weather bridge. The improvements will include a 200-foot, three span bridge, raising the roadway approach grades, concrete slope protection, utility relocation, and right-of-way acquisition. Drainage Improvements •Citywide Drainage Enhancements (General Fund: $477K) This project will upgrade drainage facilities along Calle Tampico from Eisenhower Drive to Washington Street for minimum 150-year storm protection in accordance with the Focused Drainage Study. Available funding may also be used to supplement the Eisenhower Drive Retention Basin Improvement and Dune Palms Retention Basin Improvement. •Citywide Catch Basin Modification (General Fund: $250K) In accordance with the Colorado River Basin Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Stormwater Trash Order, this improvement will update the City's catch basins to include a trash capture system at approximately 75 locations. Parks and Facilities Projects •La Quinta Landscape Renovation Project (Measure G: $3.8M) A continuation of the multi-year initiative to refurbish the neighborhood parkways for the communities north of Highway 111. The Year 4 phase will focus on the Topaz, Marabella, Sierra Del Rey and Desert Pride parkways per the schedule presented in Attachment 3. •Landscape and Lighting Median Island Improvements (General Fund: $500K) This project entails refurbishing City-owned parkways and medians south of Highway 111, prioritized over five years. Staff is developing an implementation strategy that will recommend priorities and landscape materials. •Corporate Yard Facility ($412K) This improvement will complete the Phase II Corporate Yard Facility Improvements. Space planning and facility design would occur in 2019/20. •La Quinta Skate Park Conversion (Quimby Fund: $263K) This project would convert the skate park at La Quinta Park into basketball or pickleball courts. This skate park will be replaced by the xPark. •Fire Station 70 Revitalization (Fire Tax Fund: $500K) This project would revitalize and refresh Fire Station 70, located at Avenue 54 and Madison Street. •Village Art Plaza Promenade (Measure G: $310K, NEA Grant Funds: $200K) The Village Art Promenade would be constructed on the vacant City property southwest of Avenida Navarro adjacent to the former lumberyard building. Improvements would include, but not be limited to, seating and socializing area, landscape and irrigation, walkways, permanent and temporary art spaces, and shade structures. The Village Art Promenade would be designed in a manner that allows for connectivity to the adjacent Village Art Plaza (prior lumberyard building) and the City Museum. •Village Art Plaza Site Improvements (Library Fund: $300K) This project would complete the Village Art Plaza. Improvements would include the converting the old Lumber Yard structure and surrounding grounds to a Village Art Plaza and providing connectivity to the Museum and Village Art Promenade. The $300,000 budget would fund space planning and design during 2019/20. Other Adjustments •Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Implementation (Measure G: $1M) Implement the Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan improvements, which may include landscape, connectivity and circulation improvements, entry monuments, wayfinding, catalyst project sites, lighting, and art installations. •Highway 111 Auto Dealership Signage (General Fund: $300K) This project would complete the dealership frontage improvements slated for City right-of-way and entails monument signs. •Citywide Miscellaneous American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements (CDBG: $103K) This is a continuation of implementing ADA improvements at City parks, buildings, intersection curb ramps and sidewalks based upon the City's ADA Transition Plan Report. Reimbursements for Existing Developer Impact Fee Reimbursement Agreements (Transportation DIF: $400k) The City entered into reimbursement agreements with nine development entities who constructed improvements for the benefit of the City in anticipation of being reimbursed at a later date from development impact fees. In 2017 the Council set reimbursement priorities; 9 of 11 developers submitted the required documentation and have been included in the approved repayment plan (Attachment 4). Projects on the Horizon The CIP also identified future year projects; those that may be of particular interest entail the following: •Monroe Street Pavement Rehabilitation (Avenue 52 to Avenue 53; and Near Ave 61) (2020/21) •Dune Palms Road Pavement Rehabilitation (Fred Waring Drive to Miles Avenue) (2021/22) On March 19, 2019 staff will seek direction from the City Council on all projects included in the draft CIP (Attachment 4). On the following day, a verbal summary of Council’s direction will be presented to the FAC. Prepared by: Julie Mignogna, Management Analyst Approved by: Bryan McKinney, P.E., City Engineer Attachments: 1. Project Revenue Summary from Draft 2019/20 through 2023/24 CIP 2.2016 Pavement Management Update - 5 Year Plan 3.La Quinta Landscape Renovation Project Schedule 4.DIF Reimbursement Agreement Repayment Schedule 5. 2019/20 Budget Public Meeting Dates Project #Project Description General Fund Operating Measure G Sales Tax SB 1 Road Maint/Rehab Quimby Funds DIF Transportation Measure A Other Revenue Other Revenue Source Total 2019/2020 1920ADA ADA Accessible Ramps - Various Locations 20,000 20,000 1920CPM Citywide Preventative Maintenance Plan Improvements 50,000 Equip Replacement Fund 50,000 1920PMP Pavement Management Plan Street Improvements 1,000,000 1,000,000 1920STI Sidewalks - Various Locations 55,000 55,000 1920TMI Citywide Traffic Signal Maintenance Improvements 168,037 168,037 201503 La Quinta Village Complete Streets - A Road Diet Project 681,994 1,051,990 7,363,000 Federal ATP Grant/CVWD Reimbursement 9,096,984 201512 Citywide Drainage Enhancements 477,000 477,000 201603 La Quinta Landscape Renovation Improvement 3,859,103 3,859,103 201702 Developer Reimbursement for DIF Eligible Improvements 400,000 400,000 201709 Jefferson Street at Avenue 53 Roundabout 74,289 74,289 201804 Landscape and Lighting Median Island Improvements 500,000 500,000 201805 Corporate Yard Administrative Offices and Crew Quarters 411,013 411,013 201901 Village Art Plaza Promenade 310,000 200,000 NEA Grant Funds 510,000 201902 Avenue 50 Bridge Spanning the Evacuation Channel .83,745 2,836,755 CVAG/Federal HBP 2,920,500 201903 La Quinta Skate Park Conversion to Other Activity Amenity 263,000 263,000 201904 Village Art Plaza Site Improvements (Museum/Lumberyard Building)300,000 Library Funds 300,000 201905 Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Implementation 1,000,000 1,000,000 201906 Highway 111 Auto Dealership Signage 300,000 300,000 201907 Fire Station 70 Revitalization 500,000 Fire Funds 500,000 201908 Citywide Catch Basin Modification 250,000 250,000 201909 Citywide Miscellaneous ADA Improvements 103,227 CDBG/1920ADA/1920STI 103,227 FY 2019/2020 SUBTOTAL:2,602,000 5,580,116 681,994 263,000 483,745 1,294,316 11,352,982 22,258,153 2020/2021 2021ADA ADA Accessible Ramps - Various Locations 20,000 20,000 2021CPM Citywide Preventative Maintenance Plan Improvements 50,000 Equip Replacement Fund 50,000 2021PMP Pavement Management Plan Street Improvements 1,000,000 1,000,000 2021STI Sidewalks - Various Locations 55,000 55,000 2021TMI Citywide Traffic Signal Maintenance Improvements 235,000 235,000 201503 La Quinta Village Complete Streets - A Road Diet Project 692,230 440,560 1,132,790 201512 Citywide Drainage Enhancements 477,000 477,000 201603 La Quinta Landscape Renovation Improvement 1,408,356 1,408,356 201702 Developer Reimbursement for DIF Eligible Improvements 400,000 400,000 201804 Landscape and Lighting Median Island Improvements 500,000 500,000 201805 Corporate Yard Administrative Offices and Crew Quarters 2,772,890 2,772,890 201902 Avenue 50 Bridge Spanning the Evacuation Channel .893,005 12,535,495 CVAG/Federal HBP 13,428,500 201904 Village Art Plaza Site Improvements (Museum/Lumberyard Building)700,000 2,000,000 Library Funds 2,700,000 201905 Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Implementation 1,000,000 1,000,000 202001 Monroe Street Pavement Rehabilitation (Avenue 52 to Avenue 53; and Near Ave 61)941,000 941,000 FY 2020/2021 SUBTOTAL:2,052,000 5,881,246 692,230 0 1,293,005 1,616,560 14,585,495 26,120,536 CITY OF LA QUINTA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REVENUE SUMMARY ATTACHMENT 1 ATTACHMENT 1 Project #Project Description General Fund Operating Measure G Sales Tax SB 1 Road Maint/Rehab Quimby Funds DIF Transportation Measure A Other Revenue Other Revenue Source Total 2021/2022 2122ADA ADA Accessible Ramps - Various Locations 20,000 20,000 2122CPM Citywide Preventative Maintenance Plan Improvements 50,000 Equip Replacement Fund 50,000 2122PMP Pavement Management Plan Street Improvements 1,000,000 1,000,000 2122STI Sidewalks - Various Locations 55,000 55,000 2122TMI Citywide Traffic Signal Maintenance Improvements 235,000 235,000 201512 Citywide Drainage Enhancements 477,000 477,000 201702 Developer Reimbursement for DIF Eligible Improvements 400,000 400,000 201804 Landscape and Lighting Median Island Improvements 500,000 500,000 201905 Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Implementation 1,000,000 1,000,000 202101 Washington Street at Washington Park Turn Lane Improvements 320,000 320,000 202102 Caleo Bay at Avenue 47 (New Traffic Signal)430,000 430,000 202103 Washington Street at Lake La Quinta Drive (New Traffic Signal)430,000 430,000 202104 Dune Palms Road Pavement Rehabilitation (Fred Waring Drive to Miles Avenue) 702,613 702,613 202105 Washington Street at Miles Avenue (Dual Left Turn Lanes)382,500 382,500 City of Indian Wells 765,000 FY 2021/2022 SUBTOTAL:2,052,000 1,000,000 702,613 0 1,260,000 937,500 432,500 6,384,613 2022/2023 2223ADA ADA Accessible Ramps - Various Locations 20,000 20,000 2223CPM Citywide Preventative Maintenance Plan Improvements 50,000 Equip Replacement Fund 50,000 2223PMP Pavement Management Plan Street Improvements 1,000,000 1,000,000 2223STI Sidewalks - Various Locations 55,000 55,000 2223TMI Citywide Traffic Signal Maintenance Improvements 235,000 235,000 201512 Citywide Drainage Enhancements 477,000 477,000 201702 Developer Reimbursement for DIF Eligible Improvements 400,000 400,000 201804 Landscape and Lighting Median Island Improvements 500,000 500,000 201905 Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Implementation 1,000,000 1,000,000 202201 Fred Waring Drive Pavement Rehabilitation (Washington Street to Palm Royale Drive)713,153 350,000 1,063,153 202202 Highway 111 at Simon Drive (Dual Left Turn Lanes)650,000 650,000 202203 Dune Palms Road at Corporate Center Drive (New Traffic Signal)430,000 430,000 FY 2022/2023 SUBTOTAL:2,052,000 1,000,000 713,153 0 400,000 1,665,000 50,000 5,880,153 2023/2024 2324ADA ADA Accessible Ramps - Various Locations 20,000 20,000 2324CPM Citywide Preventative Maintenance Plan Improvements 50,000 Equip Replacement Fund 50,000 2324PMP Pavement Management Plan Street Improvements 1,000,000 1,000,000 2324STI Sidewalks - Various Locations 55,000 55,000 2324TMI Citywide Traffic Signal Maintenance Improvements 235,000 235,000 201512 Citywide Drainage Enhancements 477,000 477,000 201702 Developer Reimbursement for DIF Eligible Improvements 400,000 400,000 201804 Landscape and Lighting Median Island Improvements 500,000 500,000 201905 Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Implementation 1,000,000 1,000,000 202301 Avenue 58 Pavement Rehabilitation (Jefferson Street to Madison Street)1,441,000 1,441,000 0 0 0 0 FY 2023/2024SUBTOTAL:2,052,000 1,000,000 0 0 400,000 1,676,000 50,000 5,178,000 TOTAL FISCAL YEARS 2019/20 THROUGH 2023/24:10,810,000 14,461,362 2,789,990 263,000 3,836,750 7,189,376 26,470,977 65,821,455 SH-111 54TH AVE 60TH AVE MONROE ST50TH AVE MADISON ST52ND AVE 48TH AVE ADAMS ST49TH AVE LIGA AVENUE 52 WASHINGTON STCITRUS AIRPORT BLVD PGA BLVD58TH AVEAVENIDA VALLEJOAVENIDA RAMIREZAVENIDA HERRERARI VI E RAAVENIDA VELASCOAVENIDA CARRANZAOAK HI LLAVENIDA VILLAOAK TREE AVENUE 58AVENIDA MARTINEZSHIELDS RDWINGED FOOTHERMITA GEAVENIDA NAVARROHJORTH STMERION 51ST AVEEISENHOWER DRDUNE PALMS RDCALLE TAMPICO JEFFERSON STMANDARINA WEISKOPF 55TH AVECLINTON STVIA DONAROSS AVEDEL GATO DREL DORADO DRVIA SAVONA INVERNESSPINA VIA PAESSARO 47TH AVE 46TH AVE PARK AVELIMA VILLAGE DRAVENIDA MENDOZASHOAL CREEKCETRINO SOUTHERN HILLSBONITA TRLAN D A L USIACALEO BAYC O ACHELLA D R MISSION DR EQUAI L RUN LNARACENA S P A N I S H B A Y CALLE SINALOA TOM FAZIO LN N RI VI ERA AVETIBURON DR AVENIDA LA FONDA YOUNGS LNVIA CC TROON WAYVIA VALEROSAAVILA DRWESTWARD HO DR MISSION DR WR O N D AFIRESTONE ULRICH DRMOUNTAIN VIEW61ST AVE V ILLAG E C LU B D R MERV GRIFFIN WAYVIA DDSTILLWATER DRIROQUOIS DR BAFFIN AVE TOM FAZIO LN SVISTA ESTRELLAPOMELO ST VIA PISAP R IS M D RAVENIDA BERMUDASDESERT CLUB DRVIA CARMELMUIRFIELD VILLAGE TORONJA BAYA TEE ST CEREZATANGLEWOODPARK LNBALBOA PLLIVING STONE DRPALM DR TIGRIS AVE CAHUILLA PARK RDBELLERIVE POLO RD MARY LN FIESTA DR VERANO DRV IA C A P R ISAND DR59TH AVE CASSIA ST JASMINE LN DEACON DR WV IA ME L ODIA BRAE BURNTRILOGY PKWY53RD AVE SEMINOLE DRCABRILLO PLALMONTEVIA PALACIOTANGELOJEREZINTERLACHENNATIONAL D R DULCE DEL MARARAPAHOE VIOLET STROCK ROSE DRMAGELLAN PLAVERY DR JACK NICKLAUSMARBELLA CTBRADSHAW TRLVIA SORRENTOVIA STRADACALLE NORTE PEAR STVISTA LAGUNAMONTANA WAYCLARET CVWASHINGTON ST FRONTAGELA QUINTA DRSAGEBRUSH AVE PEERLESS PLPECOS PL CONTENTOBUNKER LNSILVER ROCKVIA PORTOFINO TANGELO DRVIA RITA SAGUARO RD VIA BRAVA VERANDA AVE CEDAR CRESTARDENNAIS DRMARQUIS LNSTONEGATEBAY CLUB DRAVENIDA OBREGONM A ST E R S CIR PEBBLE BEACHQU A R RY LN SHADOW TRL S VALLEY LNHARRY RAU RDALI CTCROQUET CTP I N E H U R S TROADRUNNER LNVIA PONTITOSEVILLERIO SECO LAREDO CT VIA SOLANAAVENIDA ULTIMO NAUTICAL DRST FRANCIS AVESTONEMONT DRCALLE CONCHITABARRISTO CIRCASTLE PINES DR TAOS TRL ASHLEY PL VIA PALMILLAVIDA BELLA DRVISTA CALICOW H ITE SAGE DR SERENATA DRVISTA PALOM INOBRIARWOOD RENEWAL STLATROBE LNCALLE DEL SOLV IST A G R A N D E RED BLUFF RD EAGLE CLAW DR PASEO DE NIVEL VIA ENCINITAS CA LL E B RI SA SANTO THOMASSALT RIVER ST9TH ST HIGGINS CTVIA NICEVICTO RIA LN HARVARD CT CARBO NERAS GAUNT WAY SABITA DR LOREN CTPOMOROSE DAWN ACROPOLIS STVIA SAN CLARA SEABISCUIT WAY REVOIR PL D ES E R T D R AVENIDA OBREGONMADISON STADAMS STAIRPORT BLVD RIVIERA MADISON STADAMS STWASHINGTON STJEFFERSON STADAMS STCity of La Quinta Draft 5 Year Plan 2016-2021 ®Legend COLQCtrlines <all other values> 5 Year Plan 2016-2021 2016-2017 Zones 1,2 &5 CITY-WIDE STRIPING Digouts & Slurry Seal Crack Seal & Slurry Seal Grind & Overlay 2017-2018 Zone 2 Grind & Overlay 2018-2019 Zone 2 Crack Seal & Slurry Seal 2019-2020 Zone 2 Grind & Overlay 2020-2021 Zone 3 Crack Seal & Slurry Seal ATTACHMENT 2 ATTACHMENT 2 QUINTERRAFY 2017-2018 MARBELLA L.Q. VISTAS L.Q. DEL OROFY 2016/2017COMPLETE ACACIAFY 2016/2017 L.Q. HIGHLANDSFY 2018/2019 RANCHO OCOTILLOFY 2018/2019 C ACTUS FLOWERFY 2020/2021 SIERRADEL REY TOPAZ DESERTPRIDEFY 2019/2020Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Topaz MarabellaSierra Del ReyDesert Pride Budget $3,859,103Fiscal Year 2020/2021Cactus Flower Budget $1,408,356 Fiscal Year 2018/2019La Quinta Highlands/VistasRancho OcotilloBudget $2,129,613 Fiscal Year 2017/2018Acacia BasinLa Quinta Highlands Basin QuinterraBudget $1,807,098 Fiscal Year 2016/2017La Quinta Del Oro CompleteLa Quinta Acacia ParkwayBudget $634,046 Legend FY 2018/2019 ATTACHMENT 3 ATTACHMENT 3 DEVELOPER(RESPONSIVE / CONFIRMED)AGREEMENTDATECIP PROJECT DESCRIPTIONNTE AMOUNT TOTAL POINTSACCRUED FY 17/18 FY 18/19 FY 19/20 FY 20/21 FY 21/22 FY 22/23 FY 23/24 FY 24/25 FY 25/26 FY 26/27 FY 27/28 FY 28/29ND La Quinta Partners, LLC 4-Dec-07 Avenue 52 - Improved One Lane of Travel & Installed Raised/Landscaped Median 1,344,690$ 1865,455$ 65,455$ 66,536$ 77,563$ 90,000$ 90,000$ 101,106$ 101,408$ 140,021$ 204,400$ 225,000$ 117,747$ East of Madison, LLC 4-Dec-07 Avenue 52 - Improved One Lane of Travel & Installed 1/2 Raised/Landscaped Medi669,920$ 1761,818$ 61,818$ 62,839$ 73,254$ 85,000$ 85,000$ 95,489$ 95,775$ 48,926$ -$ -$ -$ East of Madison, LLC (Part 1) 26-Jan-16 Madison Street - Improved One Lane of Travel & Installed Raised/Landscaped Med976,266$ 1450,909$ 50,909$ 51,750$ 60,327$ 70,000$ 70,000$ 78,638$ 78,873$ 108,905$ 158,978$ 175,000$ 21,976$ Toll Brother's Inc. (Part 1) 6-Feb-08 Avenue 50 - Installed Full Median Curb & Median Island Landscape 179,062$ 1347,273$ 47,273$ 48,054$ 36,463$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ East of Madison, LLC (Part 2) 26-Jan-16 Avenue 54 - Improved One Lane of Travel & Striped 1/2 width Painted Median 524,010$ 1140,000$ 40,000$ 40,661$ 47,400$ 55,000$ 55,000$ 61,787$ 61,972$ 85,568$ 36,622$ -$ -$ ND La Quinta Partners, LLC 26-Jan-16 Madison Street - Improved One Lane of Travel 418,400$ 1140,000$ 40,000$ 40,661$ 47,400$ 55,000$ 55,000$ 61,787$ 61,972$ 16,580$ -$ -$ -$ Lennar Homes of California, Inc6-Jun-11 Fred Waring Drive - Installed full Median Curb & Median Island Landscape 103,083$ 1036,364$ 36,364$ 30,356$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Sam's Real Estate Business Trus10-Oct-12 Dune Palms Road - Installed Full Median Curb & Median Island Landscape228,697$ 932,727$ 32,727$ 33,268$ 38,782$ 45,000$ 45,000$ 1,193$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Toll Brother's Inc. (Part 2) 6-Feb-08 Avenue 52 - Median Island Improvements (Landscape Only)95,596$ 725,455$ 25,455$ 25,875$ 18,812$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 4,539,723$ 110400,000$ 400,000$ 400,000$ 400,000$ 400,000$ 400,000$ 400,000$ 400,000$ 400,000$ 400,000$ 400,000$ 139,723$ $Denotes the final payment due to the DeveloperDEVELOPER(NON-RESPONSIVE)AGREEMENTDATECIP PROJECT DESCRIPTIONNTE AMOUNT TOTAL POINTSACCRUED Greystone Clubhouse Assoc., LL12-Jun-08 Avenue 52 - Improved One Lane of Travel & Installed Raised/Landscaped Median 463,894$ 15T.D. Desert Development LLP 12-Oct-06 Avenue 50 - Installed 1/2 Median Curb (with Landscape) 186,900$ 10650,794 25CITY OF LA QUINTA CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMDEVELOPER REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT REPAYMENT The above listed developers (two total) have not submitted the appropriate invoices or documentation, and are therefore considered as "Non‐Responsive". The repayment plan above does not include the total of the Non‐Responsive Developers ($650,794) in its total ($4,539,723). TOTAL DEVELOPER REIMBURSEMENT:TOTAL DEVELOPER REIMBURSEMENT:This repayment plan is applicable to the Developers who have submitted invoices to the City, and the City has reviewed / approved repayment.This method calculates the overall percentage based on the Total Points Accrued, and allows the Developers to receive annual payments accordingly, until the Agreement has been satisfied. The percentage of (Total Points Accrued / Total Points) was determined for each Developer Reimbursement Agreement and multiplied by an annual anticipated payment of $400,000 to determine how much each Developer shall receive each year. In the event that a Developer's Agreement was fulfilled in a year, and there was a remainder of the anticipated $400,000, a new percentage, excluding the points from the previously repaid developer, was calculated and redistributed within that same Fiscal Year. ATTACHMENT 4ATTACHMENT 4 City of La Quinta FY 2019-20 1/12/2019 Annual Community Workshop 2/5/2019 City Council Meeting - FY 2018/19 Mid-Year Budget Report 2/13/2019 FAC meeting, budget timeline and CIP overview presented 2/19/2019 City Council Meeting 3/5/2019 City Council Meeting 3/13/2019 Housing Commission Meeting - FY 2018/19 Mid-Year Update 3/19/2019 City Council Meeting - CIP Budget Presentation #1 3/20/2019 FAC Special Meeting - Proposed CIP Budget Presentation #1 4/2/2019 City Council Meeting - Possible CIP Budget Presentation #2 4/10/2019 FAC Meeting - Proposed CIP Budget Presentation #2 4/16/2019 City Council Meeting, Adopt CIP Budget Plan 5/7/2019 City Council Meeting - Budget Study Session #1 - (General Fund focus) 5/15/2019 FAC Meeting - Proposed General Fund and CIP Budgets 5/21/2019 City Council Meeting - Budget Study Session #2 - (General Fund, Enterprise, and Special Revenue Funds) 6/4/2019 City Counicl Meeting - Budget Study Session #3 - (All Appropriations) 6/4/2019 Housing Authority Budget Study Session 6/5/2019 Originally 6/12/19 FAC Meeting - Final review of proposed Measure G uses 6/12/2019 Housing Commission Meeting 6/18/2019 City Council Meeting - Adopt Operating and CIP budget 6/18/2019 Housing Authority Adopt Budget CIP = Capital Improvement Project FAC = Financial Advisory Commission FY = Fiscal Year FY 2019/20 Budget Timeline PUBLIC MEETING DATES ATTACHMENT 5 POWER POINT FAC SPECIAL MEETING March 20, 2019 3/20/2019 1 Financial Advisory Commission Special Meeting March 20, 2019 Financial Advisory Commission Special Meeting March 20, 2019 B1 – Appoint two Commissioners to Serve on Committee for Pension Investment Strategies 3/20/2019 2 Pension Trust Investment Selection •PARS trust approved on 3/5/19 •Seeking two FAC Commissioners •Review and recommend an investment option •HighMark Capital Management •2 or 3 meetings may be required •Completion by end of June 2019 Financial Advisory Commission Special Meeting March 20, 2019 B2 – Appoint two Commissioners to Serve on Committee for Broker Services 3/20/2019 3 Broker Firm Name Change •The City’s broker/dealer Matt D’Avanzo, worked for First Empire Securities •First Empire was acquired by Stifel Financial Corporation •Full transition from First Empire to Stifel completed in March 2019 •Council approved continued status as an approved broker/dealer on March 5, 2019 RFI Broker Services •Request for Information was issued March 1, 2019 for broker/dealer services •RFI responses are due March 29, 2019 •City is looking to expand list of authorized broker/dealers in order to ensure competitive pricing of securities •Two commissioners are requested to assist staff with RFI response reviews 3/20/2019 4 Discussion and Questions Thank You Financial Advisory Commission Special Meeting March 20, 2019 S1 – Discuss La Quinta XPark Operations 3/20/2019 5 Council Direction on 3/19/19 •Approved Xpark Design •Appropriate $860,000 –Original Request $300,000 –Pump Track $360,000 (with lighting and fence) –Building Enhancements $200,000 (observation deck) •Amended Contract Agreement with Spohn Ranch for a total of $3,617,000 February 11, 2019 User Input 3/20/2019 6 XPark Design XPark Design 3/20/2019 7 Project Schedule Project Cost 3/20/2019 8 Pump Track Building Enhancements 3/20/2019 9 Building Enhancements Additional Alternates Presented for Consideration •Create a walkable path around the outside perimeter •No additional cost anticipated for this request 3/20/2019 10 Questions Discussion and Questions Thank You 3/20/2019 11 Financial Advisory Commission Special Meeting March 20, 2019 S2 –Discuss Projects to Include in the 2019/20 Through 2023/24 Capital Improvement Program Purpose and Timeline •Review CIP – 5 year plan •City Council –Review March 19,2019 •No edits requested –Public Hearing: April 16, 2019 –Appropriate first year funds: June 18, 2019 •Financial Advisory Commission –March 20, 2019 –April 10, 2019 (if needed) 3/20/2019 12 Current Project Updates •Projects in Design: 15 •Projects in Construction:6 •Projects completed (2018/19): 4 •Measure G Funded: was 5, now 6 –Village complete streets $1,000,388 –Citywide drainage $3,573,873 –Landscape renovations $3,932,189 –SilverRock event space $1,300,000 –Eisenhower retention basin $750,000 –Xpark $860,000 (added on 3/19/19) CIP Interactive Storymap STORY MAP 3/20/2019 13 Projects in Construction •March 2019 through January 2020 •14 CIP projects Proposed Measure G Projects for 2019/20 Total of $5,580,116 –La Quinta Landscape Renovations $3,859,103 –Corporate Yard $411,013 –Village Art Plaza Promenade $310,000 –Highway 111 Corridor $1,000,000 3/20/2019 14 Transportation Projects •Slurry Seal Project (PMP) –Madison Street south of Avenue 54 –Avenue 54 –Avenue 58 •La Quinta Village Complete Streets/Road Diet –5 roundabouts –4 lanes to 2 lanes –Room for pedestrian, bicycles and golf carts –Additional landscape and drainage La Quinta Village Complete Streets •Anticipated Construction Schedule 3/20/2019 15 La Quinta Village Complete Streets Transportation Projects •Jefferson Street at Avenue 53 Roundabout –Entrance for SilverRock Resort and Hideaway –Roundabout –Landscape center island –Jefferson Street 6 lanes to 4 (from Ave 52 to Ave 54) –Room for pedestrian, bicycles and golf carts 3/20/2019 16 Transportation Projects •Avenue 50 Bridge Spanning the Evacuation Channel –Replace low water crossing –4 Lane all weather bridge Drainage Improvements •Citywide Enhancements –Calle Tampico from Eisenhower Drive to Washington Street –Minimum 150-year storm protection •Citywide Catch Basin Modification –Update catch basins to include trash capture system –75 locations (State mandate) 3/20/2019 17 Parks and Facilities Projects •Landscape Renovation $3,859,103 –Renovate northern parkway over 5 years –Topaz, Marabella, Sierra Del Rey and Desert Pride •Landscape and Lighting Median Island Imps. –Refurbish southern parkway over 5 years –Implementation strategy, recommended priorities, and landscape materials under development 5 Year Landscape Renovation Plan 3/20/2019 18 Landscape Renovation Project Parks and Facilities Projects •Corporate Yard Facility $411,013 –Phase II of improvements –Space planning and facility design in 2019/20 •Fire Station 70 Revitalization –Refresh Fire Station 70 on Ave 54 and Madison •La Quinta Skate Park Conversion –Convert skate park into basketball or pickleball courts 3/20/2019 19 Parks and Facilities Projects •Village Art Plaza Promenade $310,000 –Seating, landscape, walkways, temporary art spaces and shade structures –Connectivity to Village Art Plaza and Museum –Submitted NEA grant application $200,000 •Village Art Plaza Site Improvements –Convert Lumberyard structure –Art Promenade and Museum connectivity Other CIP Projects •Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan Implementation $1,000,000 •Highway 111 Auto Dealership Signage •Citywide Miscellaneous ADA Improvements 3/20/2019 20 DIF Reimbursements •Pay down existing obligations –In lieu of approving new Transportation DIF Projects –$400,000 per year –Anticipated completion: 2028/29 Projects on the Horizon •Monroe Street Pavement Rehab (2020/21) –Avenue 52 to Avenue 53 –Near Ave 61 •Dune Palms Road Pavement Rehab (2021/22) –Fred Waring Drive to Miles Avenue 3/20/2019 21 3/20/2019 22 2019/20 CIP •Staff seeks FAC input/direction •CIP back to FAC on 4/10/19 –(if needed) •Council approval on 4/16/19 Thank You 3/20/2019 23 Financial Advisory Commission Special Meeting March 20, 2019 D1 – Highway 111 Corridor Area Plan •Survey available online –Link on home page under “news” •Community event held on Monday, 3/18/19 –Commissioner Turbow attended •3‐day charrette on –April 24 to 26, location TBD •12:00noon inspirational talks •6:00PM input from community 3/20/2019 24 Financial Advisory Commission Special Meeting March 20, 2019 D2 – RFP for Banking and Merchant Services •6 proposals received •Wells Fargo •Opus Bank •Bank of the West •US Bank •Bank of America •East West Bank •Reviewed proposals •Conducted additional research •Interviews in early April •City Council recommendation on 5/21/19 3/20/2019 25 Financial Advisory Commission A Joint Meeting will be held on March 27, 2019 at 5:30PM A Special Meeting will be held on April 10, 2019 Next Regular Quarterly Meeting is on May 15, 2019