Architecture firm Barker Rinker Seacat will develop a master plan for a potential future expansion and renovation of the Cedar Park Recreation Center after City Council approved a contract June 25.
The details
The master planning process will “evaluate the existing facility, identify amenities that will best serve both current and future users, and incorporate stakeholder engagement,” city documents state.
The architecture team will look into the feasibility of adding amenities identified as priorities in the 2024 Parks Master Plan, such as an indoor pool, fitness facilities, playground areas and tennis and pickleball courts.
City staff selected Barker Rinker Seacat from a list of eight architecture firms that submitted proposals, city documents state. If city staff determine, based on the master plan, that the city should move forward with a renovation and expansion project, then staff will bring a design contract to City Council for approval.
A completion date for the recreation center expansion master plan has yet to be set.
Some context
Evaluating the potential expansion of the recreation center was identified as a primary goal in the city’s 2024 Parks Master Plan. A study conducted by a contractor as part of that master planning process found that 68% of residents were “very supportive” or “somewhat supportive” of the idea of renovating and expanding the recreation center, the master plan document states.
The contractor developing the Parks Master Plan also found that the Cedar Park Recreation Center serves about twice as many residents as an average recreation center in a city of comparable size.
The funding
The $150,000 contract will use funding allocated by the Community Development Corporation Type B board, which directs local sales tax funds for community development projects, city documents state.
The funding was included in the fiscal year 2025-26 budget as part of the city’s $88 million capital improvement plan.
