Swimmers,
On Wednesday, April 16th a meeting was held by
City of Sunnyvale staff [Dan Wax (Community Services), Robert Van Heusen
(Public Works Facilities) and Nancy Grove (Community Services)] and the
public. This Community Information session,
attended by ~20 swimmers or CSC workers, was to tell us about the design plans
and schedule for the pool locker room renovation project.
The outcome was that many areas are of concern, the largest
of which is the plan to only replace the floor in the shower rooms, not the
changing rooms or the bathrooms (except for a patch where a drain would be
located). Swimmers expressed deep
concerns regarding this plan because: a)
a slope to drains cannot be realized without the replacement of the entire floor
and b) a $1.6m renovation is not a wise investment if the result is a patched
floor where the same safety/mold problems develop once again.
Below is a list of our anticipated follow-ups from city
staff. We expect that Dan Wax in Community
Services will get back to us in one week. They will have replies or they will
need an extra week as the school is on Spring break and this could impact the
efficiency of replies.
Drains: Follow-up: Staff to find out why, from the
architect, on the women’s side the drain under the benches will not be going
all the way to the wall or how that area
will adequately drain. (Architect Noll & Tan)
Floor: Follow-up:
Staff to re-investigate the
replacement of the entire tile floor and ensure a slight slope to the drains. Staff to find out why/if the extra drain is
not present on the women’s side. Staff to collect actual ‘in field’
recommendations on flooring.
Accessibility: Follow-up: Staff to find out if they
can flip the room and rearrange space to accommodate disabled user
preferences. Staff to let the public
know if they need assistance speaking with the state architect.
Lockers: Follow-up: Investigate adding some full size
lockers. Investigate and ‘field test’
the hooks in the lockers to ensure that clothes do not fall off.
Shower Heads: Follow-up:
Staff should research the hardware more thoroughly, obtain user reviews and
check shower head usage when all showers are working at once.
Electrical outlets: Follow-up: Can we get more
outlets near the vending machines or anywhere in the exterior area?
Other: Mechanical equipment, wall tile, benches, soap
insets, grab bars, clothing hooks, hair dryers, suit spinners, toilet heights, were
either discussed and the swim community had no concern associated with the
items or we ran out of time to discuss these items thoroughly.
Schedule: Construction starts June 9th. School is using Blach construction and their
subs. We may use the school lockers
until August 10th. Likely
completion is October. The plan is for
the office to be located in the football ticket booth and (hopefully) for the
outdoor shower to be completed for shower use and for the changing/toilet area
to be the ones in the gymnasium annex building.
Contract: Desire for City Attorney to review the
contract. Should look for incentive
clauses for early or late completion. Should
look for recourse clauses and their duration.
Should look for life expectancy of drains and components.
Tony Giles is the city’s Risk Manager (liability issues).
If you have questions, please contact Holly, Chair of the Friends
of the Fremont Pool Steering Committee at halof@sbcglobal.net
or Dan Wax, City of Sunnyvale Community Services Superintendent at dwax@sunnyvale.ca.gov.
I will provide
another report once we determine how our complaints have been handled.
Thank you.
