Agenda Item # 7.B.
Council Agenda Report
To: Mayor Silverstein and the Honorable Members of the City Council Prepared by: Kristin Riesgo, Community Services Director Nathaniel McLean, Assistant Engineer
Approved by: Rob DuBoux, Interim City Manager
Date prepared: February 3, 2026 Meeting date: March 9, 2026 Subject: Malibu Bluffs Park Snack Shack and Park Enhancement Project RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) At the recommendation of the City Council Public Parks and Property Ad Hoc Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission, review and approve the Malibu Bluffs Park Snack Shack and Park Enhancement Project (Project) final preliminary design; and 2) Determine potential funding sources for construction of the Project.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional appropriation is required. Funding for the design is included in the Adopted Budget for FY 2025-26 in Account No. 100-310-9123-00 (Capital Improvement Projects, Malibu Bluffs Park Snack Shack/Storage Bldg) in the amount of $425,000. Council awarded a contract with Pacific Architecture and Engineering, Inc. (PAC) for design services in the amount of $200,000. The remaining budget will be used for professional services related to the Coastal Development Permit (CDP). PAC completed a Project cost estimate based on the Parks and Recreation Commission’s design recommendation, which is approximately $3,125,500. Final costs will be determined during the Construction Bidding phase and reviewed and approved by Council at a future.
Item Estimated Costs FY 2025/26 Budget
Preliminary Design (PAC) $200,000 $200,000
Permitting and Final Design $225,000 $225,000
Construction $3,125,500
Construction Management $350,400
Totals $3,900,900 $425,000
City Council Meeting
03-09-26
Item
7.B.
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STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION: This item supports the City’s 2025-28 Strategic Plan, Goal 7: Explore New Opportunities for Educational, Cultural, and Recreational Establishments, Snack Shack.
DISCUSSION: On June 26, 2023, Council approved an assignment for the Parks and Recreation Commission to provide feedback and recommendations regarding the design of the permanent snack shack at Malibu Bluffs Park. In 2023 and 2024, the Commission reviewed the general layout of the Snack Shack area and provided staff with design guidelines.
On June 6, 2024, the Public Works Department released a Request for Qualifications for the Malibu Bluffs Park Snack Shack design. On November 25, 2024, Council approved a design services Agreement with Pacific Architecture and Engineering, Inc.(PAC).
From June 2025 to December 2025, the PAC design team presented design renderings to the Commission. The initial conceptual design included options and amenities based on feedback from staff, Malibu Little League (MLL), and Malibu American Youth Soccer Association (AYSO). Throughout the process, the Commission provided the designer with information on the building location, access, drainage, kitchen amenities, and gathering areas.
The final design rendering was approved by the Commission on December 9, 2025, during an on-site meeting at Malibu Bluffs Park. Commissioners measured the space, reviewed the plans, and unanimously approved a recommendation to present the final preliminary design to Council for review and approval.
Staff met with the City Council Public Parks and Property Ad Hoc Committee (Ad Hoc) on January 8, 2026. The Ad Hoc reviewed the final design and requested minor cost-saving changes related to the sidewalk and pedestrian stairs.
Preliminary Design
During the initial meeting with PAC and the Commission, the design team identified several building requirements, including new ADA-accessible paths and Department of Public Health regulations that must be incorporated into the Project. The Commission also recognized opportunities to improve pedestrian accessibility, address storage issues, and provide plumbed restrooms for the east side of Malibu Bluffs Park. While the Snack Shack was the initial focus, the Project evolved into a park enhancement project (Attachment 1).
The Commission reviewed several building options and recommends a precast concrete structure due to its durability in salty air, strong fire resistance, and the contractor’s ability to support an expedited construction schedule. The building will have a custom color palette that matches the Skate Park design and an estimated lifespan of 50 to 100 years.
It will be constructed off-site and delivered to the park in 12-foot sections. 2
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The Project includes a kitchen, storage, restrooms, a small retaining wall, a sidewalk, ADA ramps, a data room, converted/added handicap parking, and new pedestrian stairs. The Commission recommends grading the small slope between the street and the current Snack Shack location to maximize space between the building and the baseball fields.
The extra space will provide opportunities for team meetings, family gatherings, a play area, and Snack Shack food lines. The approximate space between the front of the Snack Shack and the baseball field will increase by twelve (12) feet. The building will serve as the retaining wall, which is required due to the southern building shift. A small section of stand-alone retaining walls will be installed between the buildings.
The Snack Shack is a detached structure that is 374 square feet. It includes various kitchen amenities, including an electric griddle, refrigerator/freezer combo, ice maker, range hood, water heater, and drink dispensers.
New park enhancements include,
• Storage upgrade for youth sports leagues and the City, eliminating the existing metal storage containers
• Two (2) Women’s and two (2) Men’s (ADA accessible) restrooms*, eliminating the rental of two portable restrooms
• Added pedestrian sidewalk behind the Snack Shack building, enhancing accessibility and providing a safe route for all park users • New pedestrian stairs to improve access to the area near the Major Baseball Field, creating an accessible, safe path rather than a steep and difficult-to-navigate slope • Added ADA path and railing near the Snack Shack, providing access to the site* • Converted/added handicap parking in the main parking lot and a new ADA accessible path*
• Data room for enhanced internet, streaming options, and television messaging, which could be utilized for digital menus, marketing, and park or league updates • Modified baseball field access points for equipment and vehicles, assisting youth leagues with safe equipment and vehicle paths for field maintenance *Requirements
Utilities
The design includes utility connections to domestic water, sanitary sewer, storm drains, and electrical.
The design team provided the Commission with an option to review the electrical utility in reference to determining kitchen utility requests. The Commission recommends maintaining the existing electrical load of approximately 100 amps rather than installing a new transformer for the Snack Shack. Adding a new transformer to the building would extend the approval timeline by up to 12 months and cost up to $300,000. Staff have worked with Southern California Edison to review electrical connections and transformer 3
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options at the new Skate Park and Michael Landon Center. Staff will add an additional conduit to connect to the new transformer at the Skate Park for the Snack Shack to use.
Sitework
The design for this project includes sitework to enhance park accessibility and walkability, and to prepare the area for the construction of the new Snack Shack. The sitework for this project includes demolition of existing pavement, removal of non-native eucalyptus trees, rough and fine grading, construction of the building and retaining wall foundation, installation of new asphalt concrete pavement, construction of concrete ADA ramps, stairs, sidewalks, pavement striping and markings, and trenching and installation of utility connections and related utility lines.
Timeline
The Project requires permitting and approval from several City and County agencies in addition to a Coastal Development Permit. The estimated project timeline includes, Type Time
Permitting, Planning Approvals, Engineering 40 to 50 weeks Bid Package Release and Council Approval 08 to 10 weeks Construction 30 to 40 weeks
Estimated Project Timeline 78 to 100 weeks
or 1.6 to 2 years
Cost
The Commission and staff carefully reviewed a range of cost-saving options to ensure fiscal responsibility in the final Project. To help reduce costs, items were modified or eliminated, including no electrical upgrades, reducing the size of the kitchen and amount of kitchen equipment, limiting the amount of new pavers in front of the Snack Shack, using existing shade structures and picnic tables, and adding stub-outs during Skate Park construction for wastewater and electrical.
Staff also confirmed the building would be used as a retaining wall rather than installing a separate 122-foot liner wall; however, a small retaining wall (approximately 26 ft) is needed between the buildings. The cost savings of using the building are $99,278.
The estimated cost to construct the Project is $3,475,900 (total $3,900,900 with design), and may fluctuate based on labor market conditions, inflation, material prices, and supply chain constraints.
Additional costs related to engineering, geology, other professional plans, inspections, or other requirements during the CDP and plan check phase is allocated in the FY 2025-26 budget.
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Funding for the Project's construction has not been identified; however, the Council may consider options related to fundraising, naming rights, or general fund allocations.
ATTACHMENTS: Malibu Bluffs Park Snack Shack Preliminary Design 5 11'-8" 10'-6" 10'-9" 19'-8" 14'-4 3/4" 18'-3"
NOTE: ELECTRICAL PANEL W/ PLUG
IN FOR GENERATOR FOR BACK UP
POWER FOR REF AND FREEZER IN
CASE OF BLACK OUT.
10'-0"
122'-4"
20'-0"
19'-4" 4'-5"
92'-4"
NEW PEDESTRIAN NEW RETAINING
148'-10"
NEW PAVING
EXISTING DRAIN
EXISTING SHADE STRUCTURES EXISTING FENCE
LITTLE LEAGUE STORAGE A
164 SF
CITY STORAGE
223 SF
JANITOR
87 SF
FRP FINISH
MENS
153 SF
TILE FINISH
WOMENS
133 SF
TILE FINISH
LITTLE LEAGUE STORAGE B
207 SF
ROLL DOWN
DOOR.
100 GAL. WATER HEATER 12'-0"
HAND SINK
AIRPOT AIRPOT
TEA/COFFEE DISPENSER
BUN TOASTER
GRIDDLE &
STORAGE UNDERNEATH
SINK
FREEZER REF
ICE MAKER
18x30 STORAGE
SHELVING
KITCHEN
374 SF
TILE FINISH
WORK TABLE WORK TABLE 20'-0"
ELEC./
DATA RM
25 SF
STORAGE
RM
25 SF
EXISTING CURB NEW PEDESTRIAN
PATH
NEW ADA PATH
NEW RAILING
NEW GATE
NEW WIRE SCREEN
NEW RETAINING
WALL
NEW WIRE SCREEN 4'-0" 17'-0"
200
201
202
BUILDING
ROAD PEDESTRIAN
WALKWAY 12'-0" 10'-0"
bluffs SNACK SHACK
1 3/16" = 1'-0"
FLOOR PLAN
PREFABRICATED PRECAST BUILDING
2 1/4" = 1'-0"
SECTION
CITY OF MALIBU
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
S C A L E APPROVED BY: DATE
PROJECT NUMBER
TATIANA HOLDEN, P.E., PH.D.
ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/ ASSISTANT CITY
ENGINEER
DATE
DATE
DESIGNED BY:
DRAWN BY:
CHECKED BY: DATE
NO. REVISION BY CHKD. DATE Sheet of
PLANS PREPARED BY:
BLUFFS PARK SNACK SHACK
NEW SNACK SHACK
1137 Second Street, Suite 214.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 424-9658
[email protected]
PACIFIC ARCHITECTURE
& ENGINEERING, INC
3/16" = 1'-0"
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PARKING TOTAL 75 SPACES
EXISTING
MICHAEL LANDON
COMMUNITY CENTER
EXISTING PATH
EXISTING SKATE PARK
EXISTING BASEBALL FIELDS
EXISTING
PARKING LOT
PACIFIC COAST HWY
WINTER MESA DRIVE
EXISTING PARK
EXISTING SHADE
STRUCTURES
PROPOSED SNACK SHACK
AND STORAGE
NEW GATE
NEW GATES
WIDEN PATH NEW VAN ADA SPACE
NEW ADA SPACE
NEW ADA RAMP
NEW PATH
NEW ADA RAMP
NEW DROP
OFF AREA
NEW CURB CUT
AND STRIPING
NEW RAMP
HAND SINK
AIRPOT AIRPOT
TEA/COFFEE DISPENSER
BUN TOASTER
GRIDDLE &
STORAGE UNDERNEATH
SINK REF FREEZER
ICE MAKER
18x30 STORAGE
SHELVING
WORK TABLE WORK TABLE
NEW TRASH
ENCLOSURE
EXISTING EUCALYPTUS
TREE TO BE REMOVED
1 1/32" = 1'-0"
SITE PLAN
PREFABRICATED PRECAST BUILDING
CITY OF MALIBU
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
S C A L E APPROVED BY: DATE
PROJECT NUMBER
TATIANA HOLDEN, P.E., PH.D.
ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/ ASSISTANT CITY
ENGINEER
DATE
DATE
DESIGNED BY:
DRAWN BY:
CHECKED BY: DATE
NO. REVISION BY CHKD. DATE Sheet of
PLANS PREPARED BY:
BLUFFS PARK SNACK SHACK
NEW SNACK SHACK
1137 Second Street, Suite 214.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 424-9658
[email protected]
PACIFIC ARCHITECTURE
& ENGINEERING, INC
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NEW SEWER AND
TRENCH
NEW CONNECTION TO
EXISTING SEWER
EXISTING SEWER
NEW WATERLINE
NEW WATER CONNECTION
EXISTING WATER CONNECTION
EXISTING
MICHAEL LANDON
COMMUNITY CENTER
EXISTING
TRANSFORMER
EXISTING SKATE PARK
EXISTING BASEBALL FIELDS
EXISTING
PARKING LOT
EXISTING PARK
PACIFIC COAST HWY
WINTER MESA DRIVE
PROPOSED SNACK SHACK
AND STORAGE
NEW WATERLINE
EXISTING SNACK SHACK
PANEL. (CONFIRM LOCATION
OF PANEL)
1 1/32" = 1'-0"
UTILITY SITE PLAN
CITY OF MALIBU
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
S C A L E APPROVED BY: DATE
PROJECT NUMBER
TATIANA HOLDEN, P.E., PH.D.
ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/ ASSISTANT CITY
ENGINEER
DATE
DATE
DESIGNED BY:
DRAWN BY:
CHECKED BY: DATE
NO. REVISION BY CHKD. DATE Sheet of
PLANS PREPARED BY:
BLUFFS PARK SNACK SHACK
NEW SNACK SHACK
1137 Second Street, Suite 214.
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 424-9658
[email protected]
PACIFIC ARCHITECTURE
& ENGINEERING, INC
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