City Council to weigh Broomfield Community Center renovation plans at Tuesday study session

Participants swim the first leg of the Minihaha Triathlon at the Broomfield Community Center in June. City Council at a study session Tuesday was set to discuss renovations and improvements to the BCC, including to the pool. ( David R. Jennings )

City officials are weighing plans to renovate the Broomfield Community Center, which needs several major repairs because of its aging structure.

At its study session on Tuesday, City Council will discuss options for how to plan Community Center renovations.

In the next few years, the center could need improvements to its HVAC system, locker rooms, pool, roof, parking lot, gym or other elements, according to a staff memo.

Though Broomfield has budgeted capital improvement funds this year to renovate the center, it's not clear if any work will be done on the building in 2014. Staff needs to figure out if larger improvements should be done first to save time and money, as well as avoiding prematurely investing in smaller repairs that could be impacted by larger projects down the road.

Preliminary cost estimates for the most pressing repairs, including the HVAC system, elevator repairs, parking lot repairs, roof replacements and locker room reconstruction is about $3.6 million, according to the memo.

Some of those features, such as the locker room and elevator, do not meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards.

Costs for the total list of repairs and improvements, which could be planned out and executed over the next few years through 2017 or beyond, will cost about $6.5 million.

Nancy Harrold, Recreation Services director, said the council study session discussion is just the first step toward creating a comprehensive and efficient plan to address improvements to the aging building, which was first erected in 1974.

"We are really at a beginning point with getting a sense of how council feels about" the proposed renovations, she said.

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City Council to weigh Broomfield Community Center renovation plans at Tuesday study session