The City of Signal Hill is asking residents to share what improvements should be made to Reservoir Park by taking a survey by May 8.
The survey consists of 23 questions, which ranges from yes or no, multiple choice and short answer responses.
Among the questions that appear on the survey are:
- How often do you or your household visit Reservoir Park?
- What are things you like about the park?
- What are things you dislike about the park?
- What could the City of Signal Hill do to make the park a safer place?
According to the survey, the city is considering removing some picnic tables and allowing the covered picnic tables to be used by reservation only.
Reservoir Park is named after the Gundry Reservoir, located on the property.
City Council approves updates to the reservoir
Public Works Director Thomas Bekele said Gundry Reservoir was created in 1929, and consists of a 5 million-gallon cylindrical concrete tank. On April 25, Signal Hill City Council unanimously approved a contract with AGI Construction to design replacements for the roof and interior coating of the reservoir.
The original roof from 1929 was replaced in 1990, and another partial replacement of the roof was made in 2006.
A 2022 inspection of the interior and exterior of the reservoir found that the roof and interior coating of the concrete tank need to be replaced.
The city has allocated $299,313 to the design of the Gundry Reservoir Roof Replacement and Interior Coating Project, as well as a $29,931.30 contingency in case of unforeseen circumstances.
Bekele estimated that the designs for the project should be complete by August. Afterwards, AGI will continue its contract with the City in an engineering support role until construction is complete.
The contract extends to June 30, 2024, with a 180-day contingency in case the project requires more time. However, Bekele said that construction is expected to be finished by April 2024.
