Though a Request for Proposal (RFP) on Peninsula YMCA’s bid to construct and operate a new pool at NTC Liberty Station is stalled, the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) board recently passed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that could help clear the way for the YMCA to develop a pool in Point Loma and elsewhere.
\nEarlier this year, the city issued an RFP for an organization to come in and develop, operate and lease out the proposed 20,000-square-foot aquatic center in Building 619 in NTC (the former Naval Training Center), which was previously a child-care center. The San Diego County YMCA, which operates about 29 pools countywide, was the only responder to the RFP.
\nIt had originally been thought that SDUSD and the YMCA might compete for the RFP to build\/operate a new NTC pool. The MOU now essentially makes it a joint venture.
\nThe MOU signed between the school district and YMCA establishes the framework for implementing the development of pool and recreational facilities at a dozen or more identified sites\/school clusters citywide including NTC Liberty Station.
\nThe district and the YMCA anticipate conducting site visits within 90 days of executing the MOU.
\nThe new MOU is a step forward, but problems remain with long-term lease conditions, said Vince Glorioso, executive director of the Peninsula YMCA.
\n“Problems with terms of the lease really have it on hold right now,” said Glorioso, adding the the NTC building where the pool would be built is federally owned, which complicates matters.
\n“Terms have to be worked out now with the federal government because they own the property,” Glorioso said. “We need to work with the Department of the Interior to find an avenue to lease the property longer.”
\nGlorioso said the new MOU with SDUSD to jointly pursue an NTC Pool project “pursues a vision the district has for pools at schools with a list of potential sites.”
\nThe new MOU, said Glorioso, calls for a partnership between the two entities.
\n“These would now go to individual agreements per site,” he said. “So now the district is determining what (sites) they see as their highest priority, and the YMCA is doing an analysis to determine where pockets of service are deficient, areas that are underserved.”
\nBecause the NTC pool site is federally owned, Glorioso said there\u2019s some question in terms of how this lease would be held.
\n“It would actually be a concession agreement, not a typical property lease,” he said.
\nEarlier this year, the YMCA\u2019s proposal was not accepted and deemed non-responsive, and the RFP was canceled, noted Glorioso.
\nFunding for SDUSD and YMCA to jointly explore creating new pools city- and countywide comes from voter-approved Proposition Z, passed in 2012 to fund capital improvement projects at district-owned schools. In an effort to provide a quality school in every neighborhood, the district is using Proposition Z funds to repair, renovate and revitalize district schools.
\nBond projects include classroom technology; safety and security upgrades; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) upgrades; new\/renovated facilities for College, Career and Technical Education facilities; temporary classrooms replaced by permanent classrooms; air conditioning; ADA upgrades and improvements to athletic facilities; turf fields; and other capital improvements at district and charter schools throughout the district.
\nCurrently, the district has only one swimming pool (at La Jolla High School) which was built with private funds. There is a significant need for swimming pool facilities to serve district sports teams as well as for neighborhood recreational uses. In recent years, there have been significant cuts in the operational hours of municipal pools. Pool operations and maintenance require significant ongoing funds, which San Diego Unified does not have and is unlikely to have in the foreseeable future.
\nLa solicitud de propuestas para la piscina establece que la ciudad est\u00e1 buscando un concesionario para proporcionar un centro acu\u00e1tico en el antiguo sitio de NTC para uso y beneficio del p\u00fablico en general.
\nEl dise\u00f1o propuesto del sitio contempla un complejo de centro acu\u00e1tico con una piscina de 50 metros, una piscina de instrucci\u00f3n de 25 metros y una zona familiar con juegos acu\u00e1ticos interactivos. El plan de la piscina tambi\u00e9n incluye vestuarios, oficinas, ba\u00f1os, almacenamiento y un puesto de comida.
\nRFPs for the proposed new Liberty Station pool were required to include a conceptual plan for the property along with any proposed changes or additions to the existing facilities.
\nAmong other things, proposals had to offer a preliminary site and floor plan; a program plan providing a description of planned programs\/activities and\/or services, including hours of operation, proposed fees and charges; a financing plan; and assurances that the applicant can provide the necessary fixtures and equipment needed to provide aquatic center services.
\nConcern has been expressed by some that, regardless of who ultimately builds and operates the new NTC pool, that it would not be big enough. Some have said the pool should be 50 meters, not 25 meters, in order for it to be truly considered a world-class aquatic complex with the capability of hosting competitive events.
\nThe city\u2019s NTC Pool RFP is being handled by the city\u2019s Real Estate Assets Division.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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