Friends of the Fremont Pool: November 2012

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Public Participation in Request for Proposal Process

The public is invited to participate in the Request for Proposal Process. The City of Sunnyvale will be requesting proposals to operate the Fremont Pool after the current contract with California Sports Center expires next summer.

Two public hearings will be held and members of the public may provide input.

Discussion and Possible Action on Request for Proposals for a License to Operate Public Swim Programs at Fremont High School Pool
Parks & Recreation Commission Review and Public Hearing on Draft Report for Commission Review	Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7 p.m., Sunnyvale Community Center Conference Room, 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Sunnyvale City Council Review and Public Hearing on Final Report to Council	Tuesday, December 4, 2012 7 p.m. City Hall, Council Chambers 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, 94086

The Request for Proposal outlines the criteria required and desired for the next pool vendor, either California Sports Center again or another vendor. Please plan to review the RFP document and bring your input to both meetings to have a voice in the process to decide HOW a pool vendor is chosen.

This is an opportunity for participation in our own government.

See you at the pool!

Holly

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