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Recommendation to Receive a Report on the Status of the Emma Hood Swim Center Repairs and Provide Direction on Options for a City Aquatic Center; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the General Fund Transfers Out Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19 by $250,000 and Capital Projects Fund Transfers In and Appropriations by $250,000, Each, for Costs Associated with Repair of the Emma Hood Swim Center. (Recreation and Parks 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Eric Levitt, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Emma Hood Swim Center, located at Alameda High School, is an aging facility that is in need of significant repair and replacement. The pools are operated and maintained by the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) under a Joint Use Agreement with the City of Alameda (City). The Alameda County Department of Environmental Health (ACDEH) is requiring closure of the Swim Center pools by May 30, 2019, unless significant deferred maintenance issues are brought up to code and a long-term replacement plan with specific milestones is identified.
A repair plan is in place with an amount not to exceed $350,000 total, 70% of which is to be paid by the City. Concurrently, the Ad-Hoc Committee, comprised of two members each from the AUSD Board of Education and the City Council and their respective staff, as well as aquatic community members, is developing recommendations for the scope of a new City aquatic facility and potential locations.
BACKGROUND
AUSD and the City have a Joint Use Agreement under which AUSD operates and maintains the swim centers at both Alameda and Encinal High Schools. The City manages the schedule for both swim facilities. The cost of operation, maintenance and improvements is equally shared between AUSD and the City.
In the past, ACDEH has been willing to allow "grandfathered" code violations while AUSD and the City attempted to find long-term solutions and funding. ACDEH is now requiring closure of bo...
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