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OCtober 18 , 1990
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Palo Alto~ California
Hembers of the Council:
Report ia Brief
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This report recommends that council direct staff to p;repare a
Request ~or Proposal (RFP) for a lonq-term lease of 3005 Middle
field Road for swim and tennis facilities.
Saclcground
In November 1985 the citizens of Palo Alto approved ballot measures
A and B authorizing the City 'to exc1:l.ange public land for the
Middlefield Road: site. The Middlefield Road site included the
outdoor ice skating rink commonly known as the Winter Lodge, a
swimming pool. a small 9YD, and five tennis courts. The e~change
of lands was completed in September 1986. originally, if the
voters approved the exchange I the city planned to immediately lease
the entire site to the Palo Alto You'nq Men's Christian Association
{YMCA} . The YKCA vas to produce plans tor improvements to all
phases of the site. After the exchanqe M a dispute arose between
citizens interested in skating (later to be incorpo~ated as
Community Skating, Inc.) and the YMCA. The dispute was settled,
and in July of 1989 the Council approved a twenty-year lease of the
winter Lodge portion of tbe site to Community Skating, Inc. The
remainder of the site was leased to the YMCA on a one-year lease
until the YMCA could reach a decision on how this site fit in with
their overall plan for YMCA facilIties in Palo Alto. The gym and
the pool have not been used, since the pool was drained prior to
city ownersbip of the site.
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The Y.MCA has notified city staff that they will concentrate their
efforts on their Ross Road site and that effective September 1.
1990. they no longer have any interest in the Middlefield Road
property_ The small gym is a concrete -tilt-up· building.. A
recent inspection revealed several large horizontal and vertical
cracks~ Staff from the City's Inspection Services Division and the
Public Works Engineering Division have declared the buildill9 unsafe
and recommend the buildinq be removed. The City, as owner of the
property, is responsi:ble for the buildill9 removal. The Public
Works Department has fenced and posted notice that the bui lding is
unsafe and solicited bids fol:' demolition. The details of the
demolition and the bid information are contained in the accompany
ing separate staff report.
Lea •• Opt.iOB and Long-Tar. Lea •• for 8wi. aDeS 'l'en __ ~is Faeili\ies
The tennis courts are not regulation size... but they are in
relatively good shape. Tennis players are currently using four of
the five courts on a first-come, first-served basis. The pool is
in very poor condition. In 1985 staff estimated the cost for the
City to rehabilitat.e the pool to be between $266,000 and '$35·0,0'00.
Staff could recommend the removal (If the pool because of its
current. condition, but various 5willming pool operators have
informally expressed an interest in rehabilitating the existing
pool or constructing a new pool, and leasing the pool and the
tennis courts from the city. According to staff and some pool
operators,. there is a real need in the city for individual and
small group adult and children's swim lessons. The existing 1-
shaped pool is the ideal shape for these types of swim lessons.
During the hours when the pool is not being used for teaching, the
pool operator could provide lap s'W'imming and pool exercising.
Individual and small group swimming lessons are a missing link in
an otherwise stronq city program. This type of proposed use
appears to fill that need. Staff .. ouid like to explore this
alternative further .. '!oM therefore requests that Council direct
st.aff to prepare a Request for proposal (RFP) for a lease option
and long-term lease for the rehabilitation or construction and
lease for a swimming pool and te~is courts.
BeC9plD!endat.ioD.
Staff recommends that Council direct staff to prepare a request for
proposal for the long-term lease of the s'illim and tennis court
facility at 30{)5 Middlefield Road and return to Council for
approval of the RFP.
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Respectfully SUbmitted,
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WILl.IAK W. FELUIAN
Manager, Real Property
Related Staff Reports: CHR:426 6
CI!R: 176 9
0!R:525 0
cc: Genevieve Dean l President of
Association
Community Skating, Inc.
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JUNE FL NG
A'ssistant City ger
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the Middlefield Homeowners