Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a 60-Year Lease Agreement with the Alameda Unified School District for a City Aquatic Center at the Existing Swim Center Site at Alameda High School. (Recreation and Parks 208)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In early 2019, the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health (County Health) deemed it necessary to close the Emma Hood Swim Center at Alameda High School by 2022. The City of Alameda (City) and Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) took several steps to address this issue including adopting a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a long-term strategy and funding immediate, short-term repairs. A 60-year lease agreement between the City and AUSD is proposed for the City to use the site of the existing Swim Center, located at Alameda High School, and for the City to construct, operate and maintain a City Aquatic Center the general public. There are two remaining agreement terms under discussion with AUSD, including AUSD's use of the facility and whether facility construction is under the authority of the California Division of State Architecture (DSA) at any time. This report makes a recommendation on regarding the lease and provides recommendations for both of the not yet settled agreement terms.
BACKGROUND
The Emma Hood Swim Center is approximately 60 years old and is currently operated and maintained through a Joint Use Agreement between the City and AUSD. In early 2019, County Health issued a Notice of Health Concerns and informed AUSD that the facility would need to be closed on May 31, 2019 for immediate repairs with a permanent closure by May 2022 unless the facility were replaced or there were significant improvements to bring the facility up to current code requirements. The City and AUSD funded immediate, short-term repairs, which were completed by the end of December 2019.
A Pool Ad-Hoc Committee, comprised of two AUSD Boa...
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