Days May be Numbered for City’s Old Skate Ramps

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Charlie Davenport flies through the air during the farewell party for Papa Jack’s Skate Park in October 2011. Ramps at the park were relocated due to plans to build a commercial space that will house a Whole Foods market at the site. Devon Meyers/ TMT

Following reports that city-owned metal skate ramps, formerly of Papa Jack’s Skatepark, have been used without authorization, city staff is proposing their listing as surplus property by the Malibu City Council in the hopes that they can be sold off or disposed of.

The ramps, which according to the city’s staff report have “become an attractive nuisance,” were purchased in 2004 but have been out of use since the closing of Papa Jack’s in 2011. Since that time, they have sat disassembled, behind a locked gate at the old Civic Center site.

According to calculations by Parks and Rec Director Bob Stallings, transporting, reassembling and refurbishing the ramps could cost the city up to $12,000.

Relocating the ramps for storage, an option that would keep them out of the hands of would-be skaters seeking to use the unserviceable ramps, could cost up to $5,000, according to Stallings’ numbers.

The selling of the ramps, should there be a bidder, is not expected to generate a significant amount of money for the city.

The issue will be discussed at the upcoming city council meeting on Monday, Feb. 10.

To view the staff report, go to the City of Malibu website.