City Aquatic Center
Alameda Aquatic Center Community Workshop Series
1. Special Joint Session - May 13th @ 5pm - Jean Sweeney Park (Corner of Wilma Chan and Atlantic Ave)
Meet at the site with City Council, Rec and Park Commission, City Officials, and the Architects to discuss initial design ideas. Meet at the site with City Council, Rec and Park Commission, City Officials, and the Architects to discuss initial ideas for the new Alameda Aquatic Center. The joint session is to provide an opportunity for members of the City Council, Recreation and Park Commission, and community members to be briefed on site, technical, and programmatic issues relevant to the new aquatic center project, as well as provide them with a public forum to ask questions and collect answers while at the project site with city staff and the city’s design-build team.
2. Community Workshop #1
Saturday, May 18,2024, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Gallery Walk and Presentation of Initial Concepts
The City of Alameda and The Design Team are kicking off a community workshop series for the new pool project. A two-workshop series will advance the community’s vision through the conceptual design process. By the final workshop we will have gathered the consensus needed for a preferred concept. The workshops will be held in person at the Albert. H. Dewitt Officers' Club (O'Club). The Design Team and workshop attendees will collaborate to narrow the design concepts to a preferred concept for further refinement and presentation at Workshop #2. For those not in attendance, people can vote online for a preferred option and offer any additional thoughts through the online survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AlamedaAquaticCenterWorkshop1 The survey will open at the end of the in-person workshop and will remain open until Monday evening, May 20th at 7pm. The information presented at Workshop #1 will be available online through the City’s website: https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Recreation-Parks/City-Aquatic-Center-Concept-Design-Development
3. Community Workshop #2
Saturday, June 8, 2024, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Presentation of Preferred Concept and Community Refining Charrette Process
The City of Alameda and The Design Team are kicking off the second and final community workshop for the new pool project. During the workshop the preferred concept will be presented, and the community will go through a charrette process to gather final thoughts and input. The workshop will be held in-person at the Albert H. Dewitt Officers' Club. For those not in attendance, people can vote online for a preferred option and offer any additional thoughts through the online survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AlamedaAquaticCenterWorkshop2 The survey will open at the end of the in-person workshop and will remain open until Monday evening, June 10th at 7pm. The information presented at Workshop #1 will be available online through the City’s website: https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Recreation-Parks/City-Aquatic-Center-Concept-Design-Development
Background:
On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the City Council will be considering a City Aquatic Center and discussing whether or not to move forward with the project, where it should be located and how to fund it.
The agenda, staff report (Item #7A) and related attachments are available here or at https://www.alamedaca.gov/GOVERNMENT/Agendas-Minutes-Announcements
City Council 10/18/22 Presentation(PDF, 526KB)
Questions? Contact Justin Long, Recreation & Parks Director, jlong@alamedaca.gov, (510) 747-7529
Location
Alameda