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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with The Salvation Army to advance mutual efforts to bring a Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center to the City of Long Beach to be located at Chittick Field. (District 6)
DISCUSSION
In August 2005, The Salvation Army approached City staff with a proposal to locate a Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center (Center) within the City. The vision of the Center is to provide facilities and programs of superb quality that provide children, youth, families and individuals with educational, recreational, arts and other activities that build character, confidence and competence. Joan Kroc funding is available for the capital development of the Center and some limited. ongoing operational costs. It is anticipated that the cost to construct the Center will be approximately $30 million.
Programming components may include a swimming pool, child care center, fitness center, game and recreation areas, gymnasium, library and computer learning lab and a chapel. The specific programming components of the Center have not yet been determined and will be based upon a needs assessment currently being conducted by the The Salvation Army.
Staff from both The Salvation Army and City reviewed a number of alternative locations for the Center and have focused on Chittick Field, also known as the Hamilton Bowl.
Chittick Field is a County-owned storm drain facility containing approximately 18 acres.
Additionally, the privately-owned frontage property on Pacific Coast Highway is anticipated to be acquired and included within the project area (collectively, the "Site").
Please see the attached aerial photograph.
The process to locate a new Center includes two competitive phases and a noncompetitive phase. The first competitive phase is the Feasibility Application Phase. With no City obligation, The Salvation Army submitted an application identifying Chittick Field as the proposed location for the...
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