Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan

2-8 Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Master Plan Section Two – Recreation Facility Needs Assessment 2014 2.4 Joint‐Use School Facilities In almost every Pleasanton neighborhood, school facilities play an important role in family life and routine. In a sense, they are civic gathering places and important resources in the community. The City has established Joint‐use Agreements with the School District that allows the City to utilize school campuses, and in return allows the School District to use the City’s facilities. Within the Pleasanton Unified School District, there are five (5) public school campuses where joint‐use school facilities are found. Many campuses have outdoor play areas and sports fields that are used by the City, by sports and community organizations, and by Pleasanton residents. Locations and names are identified on Exhibit 2.4‐1. Some current examples of joint‐use via City co‐sponsored programs, community organizations and sports organizations include:  The City shared in the cost for building additional gymnasium space at all three middle schools so that the school district would have additional use during school hours and the City would have access after school hours  Through the City, youth sports organizations utilize the fields at Alisal and Donlon Elementary Schools, Harvest Park, Pleasanton and Hart Middle Schools  The City pays for maintenance and operations of the Amador Theater, which is located on the campus of Amador High School and used jointly  All school use for co‐sponsored organizations is coordinated by the City Joint‐Use Agreements between the City and School District describe general responsibilities and benefits of each party regarding the use of both City and district facilities. The Agreement and State law allow the School District and the City to cooperate with each other for the purposes of improving facilities and for organizing, promoting, and conducting recreation and education programs for children and adults. Currently, the City and the District are each responsible for the regular maintenance and repair or their respective properties and facilities, except as otherwise noted with Amador Theater. Joint‐Use Agreements between the School District and the City are recommended to be reviewed and renegotiated as part of this Master Plan to further ascertain the possibility of expanding the utilization of District facilities by the general public during non‐school hours. This could include the Amador High School swimming pool, football field, and tennis courts. Usually such agreements have a duration of five or more years that can be automatically renewed on an annual basis unless sooner terminated by either party. The purpose of the agreements is to cooperate in coordinating programs and activities between the City and the School District. This agreement is authorized pursuant to Education Code section 10905, 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. Neither party shall generate revenue from using each other’s sites. If a program or activity is revenue generating the normal site fees shall apply. Each party shall have first priority for use of their sites giving second priority to each other. Although sports games are played at some campuses, school facilities are especially important in providing fields for sports practice. Facilities that are scheduled for games are included in the recreation demand and needs analysis.