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Hello Team Chat Neighbors and Friends,
At the City Council meeting tonight decisions will be made on the city-owned pools.
The details of the proposed agreement addresses a few of our community concerns such as being open until 8:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. There is very little that addresses our immediate concerns. (Summary below)
The supporters of the pool operator have regularly attended meetings and expressed their wants and concerns, which have been met.
The only way we will have a pool that serves the Belle Haven community is to say something at all meetings. Please express your concerns and wants at tonight’s meeting!
Tonight Tuesday 9/30 (5:30pm) – City Council, (there is a closed session first)
Submit a written comment online up to 4:30 pm: city.council@menlopark.gov
Attend in person City Council Chambers 751 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025
Access the meeting real-time online at: Zoom.us/join – Meeting ID 832 1285 7140
Access the meeting real-time via telephone at: (669) 900-6833 Meeting ID 832 1285 7140 Press *9 to raise hand to speak Watch meeting:
Cable television subscriber in Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Atherton and Palo Alto: Channel 26 (Uverse channel 99)
More details on the amendment to the aquatics operator agreement agenda item:
I4. Authorize the city manager to execute an amendment to the aquatics operator agreement and appropriate $300,477 from the General Fund unassigned fund balance to sustain and restore operating hours at City-owned swim centers (Staff Report #25-145-CC)
As we discussed in our meeting, the pool operator is losing money and can not continue operations unless the City financially supports the operator’s income.
Immediate solution is to keep the Belle Haven Pool open 63 hours per week for 52 weeks: “Cost share” City pays for 33 hours; all programming remains the same. The hours at Burgess Pool will be expanded 30 hours per week which supports the master swimmers.
Long-term solution: Belle Haven Pool “hybrid” operating model as recommended by City Council. “This includes a “Belle Haven Pool hybrid model task force” that would be comprised of Belle Haven neighborhood residents and stakeholders. The main goal of the task force would be to provide community input and feedback to develop the “hybrid” model with respect to community needs, including desired aquatic programs and potential synergies with the overall services at Belle Haven Community Campus. The proposal was met with general approval by the group, and the next aquatics working group meeting was set for Oct. 14.”
My apologies for not being able to send this information sooner. I will be attending the meeting this evening!
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