ParksandRecreationCommission

SkateboardParkAdhocCommitteeMeeting
March17,20146:00pmatMarineAvenuePark

MeetingNotes:
IntroductionandOverview
ParksandRecreationCommissionerandAdHocCommitteememberNancyHersmanwelcomed
meetingattendeesandintroducedcommitteeandCitystaffandremindedattendeesofthe
importanceofprovidingasmuchfeedbackaspossibleduringtheresearchanddiscussion
NancyintroducedParksandRecreationDirectorMarkLeyman
MarkintroducedAaronSpohnofSpohnRanch,whowouldbegivingapresentationonhowto
choosealocationforaskateboardpark.

SkateboardParkSitingPresentationbyAaronSpohnofSpohnRanch
Aaronspresentationcoveredthefollowingpoints:
o Visibility
o Accessibility
o Design
o Barrierstoshovelready
o Amenitiesandinfrastructure
o Impactonsurroundingenvironment
o PotentialsitesinManhattanBeach
o Projectedcosts
Commentsandquestionsduringpresentation:
o Theprosandconsofallpotentialsitesshouldbeconsideredandcomparedevenifasite
isnotthoughttobearealisticchoice
o ConcernswereexpressedoveraccessibilityattheBeggandSandDunelocations
o BegglocationmightconflictwithfutureplanstoexpandtheBeggPoolfacility
o TrafficimpactsshouldbeconsideredatMBUSDMaintenanceYardlocation
o MBUSDhasnotdemonstratedtotaloppositionto
o Projectedcostsareforconstructiononlyanddonotincludedemolitionofor
modificationstocurrentfacilities
o Aaronaddedthatthepresentationisavailabletoanyonewhowouldlikeit

Questions,comments,anddiscussionpoints:
HasanyonereachedouttoNorthropGrummanregardingavailabilityoftheirpropertyinthe
future?
o Notrecently,buttheirpropertyisnotexpectedtobeavailable
IstheNationalGuardArmorynearSandDuneParkapossibility?
CouldliabilitybelimitedifalocationlikeMarineAve.Parkwasidentifiedassportsspecific
facilityandreservedonlyforsportsuse?
o Skateboardparksgenerallyreduceliabilityontheirownbyputtingskateboardersina
saferenvironment
Expecteduserdemographicsandaccessibilityshouldbeconsideredwhenchoosingalocation
Isabeachlocationpossible?
o WouldneedtogoLosAngelesCountyandtheCoastalCommission
ManhattanVillageFieldParkinglotisanotherpossiblelocationthatwasnotincludedinthe
presentation
AlistofsignaturesofpeopleopposedtobuildingaskateboardparkinPolliwogParkwas
presented
o Itwaspointedoutthatthelocationshouldstillbeconsideredevenifpeopleare
opposed
RecreationServicesManagerIdrisAlOboudirecommendedthateveryonereviewpreviousstaff
reportssummarizingtheprosandconsofpossiblelocations
IdrisrecommendedthatsomeonespeakwithMBUSDdirectlybeforeanyschooldistrict
propertyisconsideredorruledoutasapossiblelocation
TheAdHocCommitteewouldliketodetermineapreferredlocationpriortoreportingtothe
ParksandRecreationCommissionandCityCouncil

Wrapup
NancythankedattendeesandpresentersandremindedeveryoneoftheParksandRecreation
CommissionMeetingonMonday,March24,2014