DATE: June 17, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers and President and Directors of the Harbor District Board
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES TO PREPARE A FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS REPORT FOR THE HARBOR MARINE SAFETY UNIT MODULAR BUILDING
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Stephen Dalton Architects (SDA), in the amount of $116,633, to conduct a Feasibility Analysis Report for the Harbor Marine Safety Unit Modular Building Project; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Harbor is served by the Marine Safety Unit (MSU) of the Oceanside Fire Department Lifeguard Division. The MSU provides 24-hour marine and land-based enforcement services to residents, visitors, and boaters. MSU officers are trained in emergency medical procedures, CPR, dive rescue and salvage, boating rescues, and firefighting.
The MSU currently leases space at the Oceanside Marina Suites, where the three-person emergency response crew operates during off-hours. The current location presents space and operational limitations and was considered temporary quarters when the MSU was first launched in 2023. To address these constraints and create permanent housing quarters for the MSU, the City has explored various options including utilizing or repurposing existing buildings including the former Coast Guard headquarters space, the existing Harbor Administration building and the Junior Lifeguard building. Each of these options present unique challenges often faced when retrofitting existing buildings so it was determined that the City should also explore construction of a new, purpose built structure. The concept currently under consideration includes construction of a new one-story modular facility to support MSU's 24-hour operations...
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