The latest update on progress on the long-awaited public pool proposed at NTC Liberty Station is: well, there is none.
\n“The request for proposal (RFP process) has closed and there was only one bidder \u2014 the Peninsula YMCA. Its bid was deemed \u2018not responsive\u2019 by the city,” said Craig Gustafson, press secretary\/director of media relations for Mayor Kevin Faulconer. “The city is currently evaluating the next steps to move forward.”
\nThat next step, he said, might involve the city\u2019s requesting Peninsula Y to tweek its RFP bid.
\nThe rejection left Peninsula YMCA officials with some questions.
\n“The YMCA\u2019s proposal was not accepted. It was deemed non-responsive and the RFP was canceled,” said Vince Glorioso, Peninsula Y\u2019s executive director.
\nAdding the city “did not say why” the Y\u2019s RFP bid was rejected, Glorioso said it could stem from problems with “amortization,” the paying off of debt with a fixed repayment schedule in regular installments.
\n“One of the things that happened in our conversation with the city was the idea of amortizing the capital investment in the RFP, which was for a concessions agreement on a 10-year basis,” said Glorioso. “That was one of the challenges. Some adjustments needed to be made to the RFP for potential reimbursement of capital costs.”
\nGlorioso said the Y would still consider renegotiating terms for the pool RFP, however.
\n“Certainly, we\u2019d be open to that conversation,” he said.
\nYMCAs currently operate more than 20 public pools countywide.?Earlier 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.
\n?Julie Cramer, spokeswoman for grassroots group Families for a Point Loma Swimming Pool, said there\u2019s still an undeniable need for a new community aquatic center.
\n“In regards to the need for the pool complex, support for the project continues to be strong,” Cramer said. “We recently worked with a group of graduate students from the University of San Diego in their nonprofit leadership program.\u00a0 Their project involved talking to community members about the need for a\u00a0pool in Point Loma. Across all the stakeholders they talked to, there was a continued consensus of support.”
\nGlorioso said previously, however, that there could be a “hitch” in owning\/managing any new NTC aquatic center involving lease terms.
\n“There\u2019s some federal [Department of the Interior] jurisdiction over this site, so there\u2019s some argument in terms of how this lease would be held,” he said. “It would actually be a concession agreement, not a typical property lease.”
\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, it not be big enough. Some have said it 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.
\nIn 2002 the general development plan for the NTC Park was approved by the city\u2019s Park and Recreation Department board.
\nThe RFP states that a new NTC pool would serve the public by providing a variety of services, including swim lessons, wellness and exercise programs, competitive programs for swim and diving and water polo, and a regional center for lifeguard, water safety, kayak and scuba\/snorkel training.
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