Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Alameda Unified School District Concerning a New City of Alameda 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 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 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlines that plan as well as a potential agreement between the City and AUSD for the design and construction of a new City Aquatic Facility. This MOU must be provided to ACDEH by June 30, 2019 to meet its deadline.
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.
Since then, City staff received written confirmation from ACDEH that the City and AUSD must provide certain timelines and milestones by June 30, 2019, and must start construction of a new aquatic facility by May 2022; thereafter, ACDEH will permanently close the existing Swim Center.
A Pool Ad-Hoc Committee (Committee), comprised of two AUSD Board Members, two City Council Members, community and student representatives, and staff from both agencies, has met regularly to address this community concern. In addition, the Alameda Aquatic Alliance, which includes representatives from across all aspects of the Alameda aquatic community, has provided input to the Committee. The matters outlined in the MOU are the result of these productive discussions.
On May 21, 2019, the City Council d...
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