The city took a big step forward Monday on their journey to improving accessibility in Balboa Park.
San Diego City Council voted 8-1 in favor of establishing Balboa Park Plaza de Panama as a Capital Improvement Project (CIP).
The move to advance the plan to the CIP stage allows for the creation of a project bank account and finalization of construction documents.
The council also approved the appropriation of up to $1,000,000 for necessary design revisions and a new estimate of the project’s cost. According to the official docket, up to $602,576.04 comes from Fund 200215, Unappropriated Reserve Balboa Park CIP, and up to $397,423.96 is from Fund 400000, Capital Outlay-Sales Tax.
Finally, the council authorized the Chief Financial Officer to transfer $352,214.26 into Fund 200215.
The Director of Communications for the Office of Councilmember Todd Gloria said that the action was “…more of a step, rather than approval of the final project or any major funding.”
If approved, the project will bring an underground paid parking structure with a 2.2-acre rooftop park, a pedestrian bypass bridge and other accessibility improvements.
