City Council to Receive Final Recreation Center Conceptual Design Report

For Immediate Release: November 1, 2018
Contact: Jennifer Liu, Parks and Recreation Director, (650) 286-3390, jliu@fostercity.org

After a months-long research and stakeholder input process, Burks Toma Architects will present its final Conceptual Designs for the Recreation Center Master Plan project at a meeting of the City Council on November 26, 2018 at 6:30 PM in the City Council Chambers, 620 Foster City Boulevard.  

This is an open meeting that the public is encouraged to attend to see the concept alternatives that have been developed based upon input from stakeholders throughout the City, including the general public, Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Committee, City Council and City Staff.  The concept alternatives reflect the programmatic and site requirements that were documented from this thorough stakeholder engagement process and based upon the project climate and current facility trends, needs assessment, program fiscal viability and opportunities and constraints of the site such that the resulting project will be a valuable addition for our Community’s use for many years to come.

At this meeting, the City Council will receive the final report and may determine the next steps in the project.

The William E Walker Recreation Center in Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park was opened to the public in 1974.  The current need for significant structural upgrades and repairs to this aging facility has dictated the timing to evaluate the best and highest use of the facility and its immediately surrounding park amenities. In order to gather the information necessary for making a decision about the project, the City completed a Community Input Study between October 2016 and April 2017.  The City awarded a contract to Burks Toma Architects to develop a Recreation Center Conceptual Design Plan in March 2018.

For more information about these meetings or the Recreation Center Master Plan project, please visit the Recreation Center Master Plan webpage at www.fostercity.org/RecCenterProject or contact Jennifer Liu, Parks and Recreation Director at jliu@fostercity.org or (650) 286-3390.

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