Date: August 17, 2017 To Through From Subject: Recreation and Park Commission Philip A. Ginsburg, General Manager Dawn Kamalanathan, Director of Capital and Planning Division Toks Ajike, Project Manager, Capital Division Garfield Center: Pool & Renovation Concept Plan Agenda Item Wording: Discussion and possible action to approve a concept plan for improvements to Garfield Center - Pool and Clubhouse Renovation. Approval of this proposed action by the Commission is the Approval Action as defined by S.F. Administrative Code Chapter 31. Strategic Plan Strategy 1: Inspire Space: Objective: 1.2.: Strengthen the quality of existing parks and facilities. Complete 2012 bond projects. Strategy 2: Inspire Play: Promote active living, well-being and community for San Francisco s diverse and growing population. Objective 2.2 Strengthen and promote the safety, health and well-being of San Francisco s youth and seniors. Background / Description: Garfield Square is located at Harrison Street and 26th Street. The park is approximately 169,331 square feet and has a pool building and adjacent small club house, small sport court, synthetic field for soccer, a playground, picnic area and landscaping. The site is rectangular in shape and is oriented along a north-south axis. The northern portion of the park along 25th Street contains a picnic area and athletic field. The Fieldhouse and the Pool Building are located in the central portion of the park, and are separated by a basketball court. The southern portion of the park along 26th Street is occupied by a playground on the west and a small lawn area on the east. The two buildings in the park, the Fieldhouse and Pool Building, are located near its
center, just north of the playground. Both buildings are oriented on a north-south axis. The Fieldhouse contains classrooms, offices, and public restrooms, while the Pool Building houses the pool, locker rooms, and administrative/staff offices. The Project is in the high needs, family dense, Mission District neighborhood which continues to see an increase total households. It is directly adjacent to Bernal Dwellings, a 160 unit mixed income complex. The current utilization for youth swimming at this facility is right under 30%. Our goal is to increase utilization from the age group. The proposed project consists of the renovation of the existing pool building and demolition of the existing fieldhouse at Garfield Square. A new lobby and 3,550-square-foot recreation center addition will be constructed as an extension of the renovated pool building to create a single integrated facility. The natatorium renovation includes a voluntary seismic upgrade. Site improvements include a new courtyard associated with the renovated pool and recreation center addition, a new sport court, modifications to the existing irrigation system, additional site lighting, and upgrades to accessible paths of travel. The new integrated Garfield Center is an expanded facility with leveraged funds to address all park users not just swimmers Improvement Plan and Outreach Process: The planning process and community engagement started in late spring 2015 and ended June 2017. We had a total of 3 community meetings and approximately 10 presentations to community focus groups and organizations; Community Meeting #1 = November 17, 2015 Community Meeting #2 = Jan 19, 2017 Community Meeting #3 = May 11, 2017 Outreach and Community Engagement Main goal for the outreach is to collect and gather community input from multiple channels Our process was community driven, iterative and involved stakeholder focus groups We partnered closely with neighborhood outreach organizations to ensure we had representation in the community Tools and strategy: o Commissioned a Voice Survey in the winter of 2016 -over 180 respondents; o Banners were placed on the project site vicinity and surrounding areas to participate in a short survey; The Survey was in 2 parts; 1) agree & disagree questions, 2) open ended questions to garner input including asking what improvements could be made to make it a place you want to patronize/use. o Findings include Safety around the facility Updated locker-rooms more open or available hours
pool size, more light, indoor air quality & thermal comfort more light more efficient payment process o Email feedback/rpd Blog Road Show: o SFPD, Captain Perea and Griffin, Mission Police Station o Bernal Dwellings, o Latino Cultural District, Erik Arguello o Precita Eyes: Susan Cervantes o Mission Education Project, (after school program) o Tracy Brown; SFUSD after school program During the planning process, the community responded positively to the conceptual design schemes presented to them, but expressed a slight preference to a pool that was flexible in providing programing, a dedicated community room to have events, and upgrading the mechanical and plumbing systems to improve indoor air quality and thermal comfort. We also received feedback from various patrons regarding our proposal to introduce a bulkhead in the pool shell that divides the pool into 2 sections. The Pool is currently 33 yards. The current design calls for the 25 yard regulation length and a shallow end. This increases tremendously our ability to increase program hours for lap and recreation swimming by over 40%. There was opposition to changing the current pool length of 33 yards. But there were also parents and elderly patrons that loved the shallow end with a stepped entrance, similar to what we have at Hamilton Pool. Current issues and constraints Site Ambiguous and dangerous intersection of pedestrian and vehicles Elevation for accessibility Front Door Conflicts & almost invisible entrance Lighting and Safety Building & Pool No visual connection to the outdoors Integrated facility that houses the pool and clubhouse, Seismic Safety Building Skin Wall /Lighting & better pool lighting Limited and unbalanced natural light Exterior walk path for adult and seniors Pool Systems & Pool temperature Outdated locker room & confusing circulation More aquatic programming for kids, seniors and adults Acoustics
Project Goals Program and create destination aquatic facility that appeals to a variety of Pool users, from casual lap swimmers to families, elderly interested in recreational swimming with emphasis on teenage and young adult age group. Integrate the new addition with existing the building architecturally and programmatically, potentially using it to improve the entry sequence Design the mechanical/dehumidification system to function reliably and efficiently within the specific challenges presented by the fact that the building is a public pool in order improve indoor air quality and thermal comfort. Creating a welcoming and architecturally sensitive main entry that solves the existing building code deficiencies and promotes the universal accessibility. Where necessary, design a seismic restraint system that fits within the existing building fabric while providing a level of life safety that is appropriate for its use. These themes informed the design goals for the Garfield Pool & Clubhouse Renovation funded by the 2012 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond (2012 Bond). Major Features of the Pool Renovation Concept Design: The Garfield Center Pool and Clubhouse Renovation Project which is funded with over $11 million in funds through 2012 Bond Program includes the following key elements: A flexible community room for events. Introduction of floatable Bulkhead to allow for dual programming and increased programming hours by over 40 percent. The benefit to us is to be able to use separate dedicated pool space with a gradual step down pool area for youth swim lessons and rec swimming. Multi-program spaces are considered best practice in pool design. Currently un-accompanied toddlers under 4 feet cannot use the pool, without an adult, the shallow area allows young toddlers A defined entry that is visually pleasing and accessible. New Mechanical/Plumbing systems to improve indoor air quality and thermal comfort. A new site plan that clearly delineates pedestrian/vehicular traffic for safety. An accessible ramp and stair to identify the entrance and landscaping. The legacy murals of the exterior south and east walls are being preserved
The proposed design for the clubhouse represents a contemporary interpretation of the mid Century modern style of the Pool Building The new lobby and proposed courtyard allows for the project to recapture a sparingly used space for a multitude of programs, live Dance, Yoga and even splash Pad Bulkhead Pool Options Studies During the course of the project, we studied different options and configurations for the pool length including materials suggested by interested parties and pool patrons. One option is a pool divider or in lane bulkhead device that hangs from floating lane lines to provide a demarcation of a lane ending. These hanging devices can be used for casual lap swimming or for practice without flip turns, but they will not support a swim meet or flip turn swimming. The other option presented is a movable bulkhead from a Scandinavian company. this bulkhead hinges at the floor and is inflated to pivot 90 degrees as a vertical bulkhead. This bulkhead does not meet California Health Code. To store the bulkhead in the non-inflated, position the pool must be notched to allow the floor to be flat. This notch does not meet code allowable floor slopes. If the floor is not notched, then the bulkhead will create a protrusion, which again is a violation of California Health Code. Most bulkheads due to their resilience and configuration are over 7,000 pounds in weight and require large equipment to move. It cannot be moved by site staff. The installation of the gradual step stairs is essential to youth swim lessons and recreational swim. In addition, the minimum width of a body water is 15 feet, this means that that we cannot move the bulkhead any closer to the shallow end of the pool than configured. Budget: Sources: 2012 Clean & Safe Bond & Eastern Neighborhood Funds & Interagency Plan Implementation Committee (IPIC) 2012 Clean & Safe Bond $11M IPIC $5,538,000 Total: $16.5 Million Uses: Estimated Construction Budget: $12.M Construction Contingency $1M Estimated Soft Cost Budget: 3.3M
Total: $16.5 M Next Steps: Complete Civic Design Review Process July/August 2017 Develop and Complete Public Art Enrichment Component Spring and Summer 2017 Complete Detailed Design December 2017 Construction Start Planned June 2018 Supported By: Mission Education Projects Community Meeting Attendees Bernal Dwellings SFPD Precita Eyes Latino Cultural District Opposed By: Some individual lap swimmer s due to the proposed length of the pool. The project team was also presented with a petition from Pool patrons who were opposed to changing the pool length. Recommendation: RESOLVED, that this Commission approve a concept plan for improvements to Garfield Center - Pool and Clubhouse Renovation. Approval of this proposed action by the Commission is the Approval Action as defined by S.F. Administrative Code Chapter 31. Attachments: Attachment 1 Existing Site Plan Attachment 2 - Proposed Site Plan Attachment 3 Proposed Floor Plan Attachment 4 Axonometric Site View Attachments 5, 6, 7, & 8 Elevations & Courtyard Views