Capital Improvement Program

City of Menlo Park
701 Laurel Street
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Tel. 650.330.6740
Fax 650.327.5497

Project Coordinator:
Nathan Scribner
E-mail: nvscribner@menlopark.org

Consultants:

  • Field Paoli Architects

  • Sports Management Group

  •       (subconsultant to FPA)
  • LSA Associates

  • DKS Associates

  • BKF Engineers

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    Related Links
    2007-08 Budget Report Page
    Gymnasium Info
    Gymnastics Info
    Bird's Eye View & Map
    Subscribe to Arrillaga Family
    Gym Project Updates

    Arrillaga Family Gymnasium and Gymnastics Center

    Conceptual rendering of the proposed new gymnasium at Alma Street.

    Planned Activities
    2009, Jul 21 City Council Public Hearing on the Final EIR and architectural control for the gymnasium, and final Public Hearing on resolution of intent to abandon portions of Mielke Drive and Alma Street right of way.
    Meeting Agenda  |   Staff Report
    Past Activities
    2009, Jun 29 Planning Commission Public Hearing to make recommendations on the Final EIR, incorporating responses to comments on the Draft EIR, architectural control for the gymnasium, and abandonment of portions of Mielke Drive and Alma Street.
    Staff Report  |   Meeting Minutes
    2009, Jun 18 Release of the Final Burgess Gymnasium and Gymnastics Center Environmental Impact Report, and beginning of 10 day public review period. The Public Review period ended at 5:30pm on June 29, 2009. No comments on the Final EIR will be received after this time. The final EIR is the combination of the Draft EIR and the Response to Comments documents.
    Response to Comments
    2009, Jun 2 City Council Resolution of Intent to Abandon a Portion of Mielke Drive and Alma Street for the project (first hearing).
    Staff Report
    2009, May 26 Close of Public Comment period on adequacy of DEIR. Public comments will not be received after this date. The document is available for review on the EIR sub-page and also in hard copy form at City offices.
    EIR sub-page   |   Appendix A   |   Appendix B
    2009, May 19 City Council Information Item on Project.
    Staff Report
    2009, May 4 Public Hearing on Draft Burgess Gymnasium and Gymnastics Center Environmental Impact Report.
    Planning Commission Report  |   Meeting Minutes
    2009, April 9 Release of the Draft Burgess Gymnasium and Gymnastics Center Environmental Impact Report.
    2009, Jan 26 A presentation of the project history, status, and schedule were presented to the Planning Commission.
    Planning Commission Report
    2009, Jan 5 The comment period for the EIR scope closes. Two comment letters were received.
    Caltrans Comment Letter   |   PG&E Comment Letter
    2008, Dec 15 Proposed plans for the new gym and gymnastics center are presented to the Planning Commission in a study/scoping session.
    2008, Nov 20 Notice is given of the project's application for Planning Commission review and preparation of an Environmental Impact Report and Initial Study.
    Notices of Application and EIR Preparation  |  Initial Study
    2008, Sep 4 The project steering committee identifies a preferred conceptual Gymnastics Center plan.
    Conceptual Gymnastics Center Plan
    2008, Jul 15 The City Council will be presented with a recommendation to authorize an agreement with LSA, one of the City's on-call environmental consulting firms, to perform an environmental study and to develop a focused Environmental Impact Report.
    Staff Report
    2008, Jun 23 John Arrillaga is identified as the donor, and preliminary building plans, elevations, and renderings of the proposed new gym are made available.    News Release

  • Floor Plan  |  Site Plan  |  Elevations

  • View from Alma Street adjacent to the Library Parking Lot looking northeast

  • View from Alma Street adjacent to the Skatepark looking northwest
         (streetscape elements are not shown)

  • View from the creekside path looking at the proposed northwest elevation
         (landscape elements and the abutting Recreation Center are not shown)
  • 2008, May 21 The Parks and Recreation Commission moves to recommend that the City Council direct staff to pursue the donor option as the preferred alternative for new gymnasium development at Burgess Park.
    Staff Report  |  Meeting Minutes
    2008, May 20 The City Council authorizes an agreement with DKS Associates to conduct a traffic impact analysis of the various conceptual plans.
    Staff Report  |  Meeting Minutes
    2008, Apr 29 The City Council is presented with a report on the project's status, which includes an offer by a member of the community to build a new gymnasium in the location proposed by Scheme 1 (between the existing Recreation Center and Alma Street).
    Staff Report  |  Meeting Minutes  |  Gym Plan Proposed by a Potential Donor
    2008, Apr 16 Refined conceptual designs and cost estimates are presented to the community and the Parks and Recreation Commission at the Commission's regular monthly meeting.

  • Refined Scheme 1:  $20.0 M

  • Refined Scheme 2:  $23.8 M

  • Refined Scheme 3:  $25.7 M

  • Table of Cost Estimates
  • 2008, Mar 12 Several preliminary schemes are presented to the community and the Parks and Recreation Commission at the Commission's monthly meeting.

  • Scheme 1: Renovate and expand the existing building for gymnastics and
                           construct a new gymnasium adjacent to the Recreation Center.

  • Scheme 2: Construct a new gymnasium/gymnastics building at the existing site.

  • Scheme 3: Construct a new gymnasium at the existing site and construct a new
                            gymnastics building adjacent to the Recreation Center.

  • Scheme 4: Construct a new gymnasium/gymnastics/recreation center at the site
                            of the existing Recreation Center.
  • 2008, Feb 25 A community meeting is held to review the findings of the facility assessment and focus groups and to discuss any gym/gymnastics issues not previously identified.
    2008, January Field Paoli and its subconsultants assess the existing conditions of the Burgess Gym and Gymnastics Center. Additionally, The Sports Management Group conducts four focus group meetings to identify the needs, desires, and concerns of the gym and gymnastics facility users, staff, and neighboring residents.
    Assessment Summary
    2007, Dec 11 The City Council awards a contract for performing a programming study and developing a conceptual design to Field Paoli Architects of San Francisco.
    Staff Report  |  Meeting Minutes
    2007, Apr 03 The City Council votes to proceed with the Burgess Gymnasium Expansion Project as the next major project to be undertaken using Measure T funds.
    Staff Report  |  Meeting Minutes


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