GALT, CA (MPG) - A second community meeting on Galt’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan is set for December, Parks and Recreation Director Armando Solis said at the Parks and Recreation Commission’s Nov. 13 regular meeting.

Besides the master plan, Solis gave updates on the Galt Skatepark renovations and the Gora Aquatic Center waterslide replacement.

Parks and rec staff have discussed the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan with multiple community groups the past few months, including older adults, youth sports and community groups, and nonprofit organizations.

When complete, the plan will lay out community priorities for parks and rec and help guide Galt City Council as it decides how to distribute revenue from the Measure Q sales tax. A workshop in August gathered residents’ initial comments on the city’s services.

Galt parks and rec users are encouraged to take an online survey about how they use the city’s offerings and what changes they want. The survey is at surveymonkey.com/r/h7c2z7x.

Solis said a second and final workshop has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 12 at Littleton Community Center. Afterward, consulting firm RHAA will compile the information and present it to the commission in early 2025.

Bidding has closed for those interested in doing engineering and design work on the Galt Skatepark renovation. Solis said the city received four bids and is reviewing them. 

Once the design is complete, the city will seek a construction contractor, with the goal of starting construction in late 2025.

Commissioner Chris Brossman asked about the renovation’s projected cost and Solis said it depends on the revamp’s extent. The commission will first make a recommendation on whether to do a more limited project or expand the park with permanent concrete features; City Council will then make the final decision.

Turning to the Gora waterslide, Solis said he expected construction to begin in late 2025 after the awarding of a construction contract. The new slide will be 30 feet tall.

The manufacturer is “projecting July to have the slide completed to start installation. But if they have it in late July, I would prefer just to wait until (the pool) is closed in August, so it doesn’t disrupt any of the pool,” Solis said.

City Council had been slated to consider the construction contract on Nov. 19, but Solis told the Herald that the item was pulled.

With three Galt City Council members either not seeking reelection or taking a new office, the terms of their appointees on the commission will end. Those appointees, Commissioners Ernie Cason Jr., Chris Smith and Jed McNamara; can request to be considered for reappointment. Other Galt residents can apply for consideration; application forms are online at cityofgalt.org/government/city-commissions-committees.

The commission will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Dec. 2 in the City Hall conference room, to provide feedback on the Walker Park Conceptual Master Plan. Solis said this scheduling is intended to get a final meeting in before the end of Cason’s, Smith’s and McNamara’s terms. It will take at least a few weeks for the new councilmembers to reappoint them or select new commissioners; until at least one of the open seats is filled, the commission won’t be able to form a quorum.