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On December 14, 2011, PRCS staff and YMCA staff presented to the City Council the <br />idea of entering into a partnership agreement to consider building a joint-use <br />intergenerational health, wellness, and recreational facility at Red Morton Park. Council <br />authorized staff to move forward with the exploration of this concept and appointed <br />three Council Members to the “City-Y Partnership Task Force” to provide input and <br />feedback to staff regarding process, analysis, communication points, best practices, the <br />development of a Letter of Intent (LOI) and any future agreements. <br />After numerous Partnership Task Force meetings, stakeholder engagement meetings, <br />staff retreats, and community and members surveys, the City Council approved the LOI <br />with the YMCA of Silicon Valley on December 8, 2014. <br />In the first half of 2015, the City and the YMCA worked together to develop a Request <br />for Qualifications/Proposal for Phase I of architectural services which included a full site <br />analysis, building massing, constraints analysis, and the development of a Project <br />Description. The City and the YMCA collectively selected ELS Architecture to perform <br />this scope of service along with conducting the first community meeting for input about <br />the project and specifically if there was interest for preserving the Veterans Memorial <br />Senior Center (VMSC) or to rebuild the VMSC as part of the overall project. <br />On October 5, 2015, the Community Workshop allowed staff to understand any <br />concerns about the project along with the reflections of the VMSC specifically. Over 150 <br />people attended and the vast majority would like to see a brand new facility. Through <br />the future California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process, there will be further <br />study on a number of areas including traffic, parking, and the historical assessment of <br />the VMSC. <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br />The idea of a joint-use facility in which both parties share financial and operational <br />obligations is an innovative and adaptive response to the financial challenges that are <br />upon both organizations. A partnership between the YMCA and the City of Redwood <br />City would minimize the ongoing operating costs to Redwood City; provide affordable <br />access to local residents; effectively leverage the strengths of the City and the YMCA to <br />reach the best outcome; and involve community partner organizations. <br />Our collective vision includes a new, vibrant and inviting Veterans Memorial Senior <br />Center and a new family YMCA facility. The advantages of partnering on such a project <br />would be: <br />· New, high quality senior center and senior programs <br />· Expanded opportunities for the public to be engaged in healthy living and <br />activities <br />6.1.B. - Page 2