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The Deer Park City Council, the Deer Park Community Development Corporation and the Deer Park Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss issues relating to the proposed community/recreation center and a possible Type B Continuation Election on May 1, 2021.
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Summary:
On May 9, 2015, the voters in Deer Park approved a one-half of one percent Type B sales and use tax, the proceeds of which were limited to seven (7) projects. One of these projects was for the "...renovation and expansion of the Community Center and Gym to include an indoor pool..." The City Council also established fiscal parameters by adoption of Resolution 2015-06, for the cost for each of the projects, and total not to exceed amount for all 7 projects. The fiscal parameter set for the renovation and expansion of the Community Center was $6 million and the total not-to-exceed amount for all 7 projects was $20,000,000, exclusive of the costs of financing.
One of the initial steps in the renovation/expansion of the Community Center was to enlist a team of professionals (Halff Associates - Civil Engineers, Brinkley Sargent Wigington - Architects, Schmitz Partners - Structural, Stanton Engineering - MEP, and Texas Accessibility Solutions) to tour the facility and conduct a Building Observations Survey. Three (3) of the key conclusions/considerations contained in the Building Observations Survey report were:
* It would be very expensive to make permanent repairs to the structure; and
* The City should consider replacement versus repair of the Community Center, and
* The cost and consequences of disruption of services should also be considered
Beginning on July 23, 2018, the City Council, the Deer Park Community Development Corporation and the Parks and Recreation Commission conducted a total of eight (8) joint meetings to discuss the Community Center project. The complexities and challenges associated with renovating and expanding the Community Center and Gym to include an indoor pool w...
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