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Review and Approve Recreation and Parks Department Athletic Facility Allocation Policy
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Review and Approve Recreation and Parks Department Athletic Facility Allocation Policy
BACKGROUND
The Alameda Recreation and Parks Department (ARPD) coordinates, allocates, and permits the use of all City athletic fields, AUSD swim centers, outdoor court facilities and the Alameda Point Gymnasium. The ARPD Athletic Facility Allocation Policy (Policy), Exhibit 1, provides the guidelines for how ARPD schedules these facilities.
Currently, there are two separate athletic facility allocation policies that have many similarities. One is the Field Facility Allocation Policy and Procedures which was created in 2006 and revised in 2010. The second policy is the Gym Allocation policy, which sets forth guidelines for use at the Alameda Point Gymnasium and was created in 2006. These policies outlined the general operating procedures and practices that had been in place for many years. There currently is no policy for allocating court facilities including tennis, pickleball and outdoor basketball other than the individual rental procedure.
This proposed Policy will replace these existing policies with the intent to streamline and standardize the process for all athletic facilities owned and/or managed by ARPD. This Policy also supports ARPD's goal of making recreational facilities available to the widest range of Alameda residents.
The draft Policy was emailed to all facility users on Dec. 16, 2021 for review and comment, including all school Athletic Directors and nonprofit organizations that currently utilize City athletic facilities. ARPD staff held a meeting with user group representatives on January 5, 2022 to further explain the policy details and solicit feedback. All feedback received was incorporated into the Policy.
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