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BACKGROUND The proposed shared use of the tennis courts at Amador Valley High School is a joint project between the City and PUSD. According to the "Demand and Needs Analysis" that was completed as part of the of the City of Pleasanton's 2014 Parks and Recreation Master Plan, the community has a current demand or need of 28 (27.9) tennis courts and a future need of a total of 34 (33.6) tennis courts. Currently, the City has 18 tennis courts under its management which include 10 lighted courts at the Tennis and Community Park, 4 courts at Muirwood Community Park, 2 courts at Fairlands Park and 2 lighted tennis courts at Stoneridge Creek Neighborhood Park. In addition, the City and PUSD have an agreement for shared use of the two lighted tennis courts at Pleasanton Middle School. However, since the public's access to these courts is limited due to school hours, they are only considered available 50% of the time. Thus, with the 19 tennis courts currently available for community use, and a demonstrated need for 28 courts, there is an overall deficiency of 9 tennis courts per the "Demand and Needs Analysis". To address the current and future demand for public tennis courts, the Parks and Recreation Master Plan recommended that the City and PUSD work collaboratively to increase the availability of PUSD's tennis courts by pursuing a shared or joint use agreement. Presently, there are 18 tennis courts at Amador Valley and Foothill High Schools that have restricted access to the general public. If the City and PUSD can reach an agreement regarding the shared use of all of PUSD's tennis courts, the current deficiency of public tennis courts within the community would be eliminated. The shared use of all of the PUSD tennis courts would also greatly reduce the amount of additional tennis courts needed at "build-out", to a shortage of only four (4) tennis courts. Both the School District and the City have a long and successful history of joint use agreements for the full utilization of facilities, and currently have joint use agreements for the Amador Theater, the tennis courts at Pleasanton Middle School, and the gymnasiums at all three middle schools. Such joint use agreements between the City and PUSD describe general responsibilities and benefits of each party regarding the use of both City and PUSD facilities. The purpose of these agreements is to cooperate in coordinating programs and activities between both agencies. These agreements are authorized pursuant to the State's Education Code (Section 10905), which is intended to promote the health and general welfare of the community and contribute to the attainment of the general recreational objectives for children and adults within the community. The City's General Plan and Parks and Recreation Master Plan, as well PUSD's Facilities Master Plan support the ongoing cooperation between the agencies as demonstrated through the implementation of joint use agreements. DISCUSSION The proposed Agreement between the City and the District for the shared use of the tennis courts at Amador Valley High School is for an initial six (6) month trial period from Page 2 of 3