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From: Lori Taft, Orange County Recreation and Parks Director
Date: April 22, 2005
Re: HOMESTEAD AQUATICS CENTER UPDATE
Current Status: In design and permitting phase
Design Firm: GGA
This project involves the construction of an aquatics center within Homestead Park.
Currently the building program includes two tanks, locker rooms, and a small meeting
room. The main tank would be a 25 meter X 25 yard lap pool. The second would be a 25
meter X 10 yard tank that would include a zero entry ramp and would likely be set at
warmer temperatures for youth, elderly, and mobility challenged persons.
The following has occurred or is ongoing:
• The Town Council reviewed a concept plan in .June 2004, ,
• A Special Use Permit was submitted in October. The complete SUP schedule has
not yet been determined. Staff review has also started.
• Town staff and GGA completed an analysis of preliminary cost estimates and
determined that the budget was inadequate for the base program approved by the
Council and Commissioners. This situation was created by recent increases in the
costs of construction materials. Town staff and GGA have developed a new
building program that reduces the size of the building but retains the two tanks.
We should know by early May if the revised building program is within budget.
• Town staff and GGA are trying to determine if budget will support a LEED
certification for energy and sustainability..
On April 15 the Town Council's Committee on Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
(SEE) discussed the proposed Aquatics Center and voted unanimously to recommend that
the project not seek LEED certification, However, the Committee was interested in
making sure that the building is built and designed in a manner that, if the Town were
seeking certification, it would earn as many LEED points as possible within the existing
budget. The Committee also explored possible uses of some of the Town's Energy Bonds
for this project. The SEE will review options
for use of Energy Bonds on May 6.
On April 19 the Project Planning Committee (2 members each of the CouncilBOCC)
reviewed a revised concept plan that reduces the size of the structure, but preserves the
main program elements ofthe earlier design. This new design reduces the overall
building size, deck space, storage space and the size of the offices. Locker room areas
were redesigned to maximize efficiency. The size of the tanks was not reduced. The
PPC agreed to recommend that the Council pursue a smaller footprint and new location.
The PPC also recommended that some steps be taken to enlarge the northern pool deck so
that there would be adequate space for occasional swim meets and other large events.
We believe that a revised plan may be presented to the Council as early as May 9, with
construction beginning about a year from now.
Please see the attached slides for updated site plans, elevations and floor plans on this
project.
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