What: a contract with Archon Builders (calendar item B4) to renovate six splash pads, relocate the Washington Park pad and add one new pad in Belmont Park, about $3.4 million of ARPA funds.
Where it stands: highlighted on the September 30, 2026 calendar. The first bid came in about $2 million over budget; the rebid was not under the project labor agreement and increased competition.
Next: the city manager is to resend the scoring criteria for the splash pad priority list after a commissioner asked why Nordale Park ranked about seventh.
Details
The Belmont site was the top recommendation in the parks master plan. The Washington Park pad is being moved so it is more visible and less exposed to vandalism; it is expected to be finished around the end of 2027.
Sources
YouTube auto-generated captions of the City Commission meeting of September 30, 2026.