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Recommendation to Receive an Update and Provide Direction on a New City Aquatic Facility. (Recreation 280)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) and Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) are currently working collaboratively to address immediate health and safety repairs at Emma Hood Swim Center, located at Alameda High School, as required by the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health (ACDEH). Both agencies are also working to finalize a long-term pool replacement plan with timelines and milestones to present to ACDEH. This plan must be provided to ACDEH by May 31, 2019 or, if an extension request is approved, by June 30, 2019.
This report provides a financial analysis, details of possible city owned sites, land options, analysis of fees and usage, and a draft Memorandum of Understanding with high-level concepts.
BACKGROUND
In February 2019, staff from AUSD informed Alameda Recreation and Parks Department (ARPD) staff that ACDEH would be closing the Emma Hood Swim Center, located at Alameda High School, as of May 31, 2019 for health and safety concerns.
City staff met with ACDEH staff to discuss options and came to a general agreement that ACDEH may allow the pool to remain open with two primary conditions required of the City and AUSD:
1) Provide a plan by May 31, 2019 to make repairs as approved by ACDEH to address the primary concerns.
2) Commit to building a new City Aquatic Facility (City Facility) and by May 31, 2019 to submit a long-term plan with key milestones and a timeline to open a new facility.
On March 5, 2019, City Council received an update on the status of the Emma Hood Swim Center at Alameda High School, including immediate repairs required, the ACDEH requirements and opportunities for a new City Aquatic Facility (Facility). Mayor Ashcraft and Vice-Mayor Knox White were appointed to serve on the Pool Ad-Hoc Committee (Committee). The Committee ha...
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