Friends of the Fremont Pool: November 2011

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Construction to Begin in FHS Parking Lot (Received from CSC today)

Sunnyvale Swim Complex News

Update November 8, 2011: Parking Lot Construction

Starting on Monday, November 14, the Fremont High School parking lot on Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road will be under construction as part of the final phase of campus facilities renovations of the entrance to the sports fields – track & field, football, etc. The parking lot will be available during construction, however, the flow of traffic and location of some of the “pool reserved” parking spaces will be re-located.

PLEASE SEE THE MAP BELOW DESCRIBING THE TRAFFIC FLOW CHANGES. The north entrance to the parking lot will be closed. The existing exit will become the temporary ENTRANCE ONLY. The exit will be moved to the southern part of the parking lot as an EXIT ONLY.

Construction is scheduled to continue until the end of April

http://www.calsportscenter.com/docs/110411RevFHSLot15Stalls.pdf

We apologize for the inconvenience. Feel free to contact a manager if you have any questions.

Ricky Silva
Courtney McKee
Aquatics Managers
Sunnyvale Swim Complex
408-732-2257

About Us

Announcement: The Fremont Pool re-opened for limited lap lane swim rentals on July 13, 2000, with Covid -19 restrictions and protocols. CSC gave up their contract; the City of Sunnyvale is running the pool.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fremont Pool was ordered closed on March 17, 2000. More news will follow.

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If you are returning to our organization, I would like to say, ‘Welcome Back’ and if this is your first time working with the group, ‘Welcome On Board’!

I would like to explain my objective in reforming the group and provide a little background for those who are unfamiliar with our project.

The History. Friends of the Fremont Pool was formed in 1999 when the City of Sunnyvale had an opportunity to partner with the Fremont Union High School District to build a 50-meter swimming pool at Fremont High School. Our group advocated for the pool and raised a substantial endowment for the City of Sunnyvale to reduce future operating subsidies. As you are aware, this program was successful, the pool was built, a partnership was formed and we all enjoy the benefits today.

For the most part, the City has handled the community’s interests in this pool by attending and participating in quarterly meetings with high school district personnel and CSC, managing the contract with California Sports Center, paying the high school district, reviewing annual rate changes, and handling inquiries from the public. Lately, there have been more inquiries from the public (me) than usual.

Additionally, the pool endowment, which we raised, is a substantial sum of money at $915,000. We are also expecting to receive proceeds from a bequest in the near future. With interest rates at a historic low, I am interested in investigating investment strategies for the endowment. And, our Trustee, Mary Bradley has retired so a new Trustee must be officially installed.

My Objective. Since it seems as though there has been a fairly brisk flow of questions, billing discrepancies, parking lot issues, etc, and since it seems as though this activity is increasing and because we should do some work in regards to the endowment, I decided to ask pool enthusiasts and interested parties to stay in contact with me.

Thus, Friends of the Fremont Pool is being reformed to have an engaged citizenship aware and communicating regarding some operational and financial issues for which we might want to provide organized input.

Finally, next June marks the tenth anniversary of the Fremont Pool. This is quite a reason for celebration and there may be some good times to be had that we can look forward to. Please stay tuned for more information on that front in the future.

Thank you very much! See you at the pool!

Holly Lofgren

Chairperson, Friends of the Fremont Pool