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Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease Agreement for Four Years and Eleven Months with the Alameda Swimming Pool Association for Operation and Maintenance of the Pools at Franklin Park and Lincoln Park; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Recreation and Parks Department Fiscal Years 2023-24 and 2024-25 Budgets to Appropriate $15,000 in Each Fiscal Year for Reimbursement to the Alameda Swimming Pool Association for Lifeguard Training Certification and Financial Assistance.
This Lease Agreement is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption) and 15301 (Class 1 exemption). (Recreation and Parks 10051400)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) owns land at Franklin Park and Lincoln Park and in 1959 leased a portion of these parks to the Alameda Swimming Pool Association (ASPA) to design, build, and operate two swimming facilities. The facilities have been operated and maintained since then by ASPA, a non-profit organization, which is currently operating on a month-to-month basis under a lease agreement with the City that expired in October 2021. After negotiating with the ASPA Board of Directors on several key issues that include requiring lifeguards at all times, public access and equity, policies and procedures, and financial assistance, staff is recommending City Council approve the agreement as presented and described in detail below. An ordinance must be introduced (and then adopted) to approve this lease agreement. Four affirmative votes are required for the ordinance.
BACKGROUND
The City is the owner of Lincoln Park at 1450 High Street and Franklin Park at 1432 San Antonio Avenue, including the swimming pool facilities. In May 1959, the City provided this land at Lincoln and Franklin Parks...
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