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Valley Avenue. The initial term of the Agreement is for the period May 20, 2005 through June 30, 2005, and possibly four (4) additional operating years. Retaining Lifetime Tennis to manage the City's tennis operations will result in annual expenditure reductions of approximately $40,000, and increased revenues of $17,000. The City, however, will maintain control of associated tennis fees and programming at the facility. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND Over the past several months, a number of public meetings have been held regarding potential design options for the City owned acreage on the Bernal Property. During the various commission presentations on this subject, the "Town Hall Meeting" on April 11, 2005, and most recently several City Council meetings, a number of local tennis players have raised concerns about a perceived lack of tennis courts throughout Pleasanton. Though there are currently 18 public courts managed by the City, and another 15 at the high schools available for use through the School District for a refundable $25 key deposit, the tennis players have requested that consideration be given to developing free lighted courts on the Bernal Property. Of the current 18 public courts, the City's Tennis and Community Park provides ten (10) lighted courts that are available on a reservation or drop-in basis. The facility operates seven (7) days per week, and fees range from $3.00-5.00/hr., depending on whether lights are utilized. In response to these current inquiries, the City/School District Liaison Committee discussed this matter at its recent meeting on April 21, 2005. The Committee recognized that the concept of tennis courts on the Bernal Property is tracking on a separate process, and the City Council will eventually decide if it desires to include that amenity as part of the overall park design. Given this current interest, however, the Liaison Committee wanted to be proactive in determining if there were options for addressing the matter using current resources. One option discussed was for the City and School District to work cooperatively to install court lighting at Pleasanton Middle School. The two (2) existing courts at the school are managed by the City and available for public play weekdays after 3:00 pm when school is in session, and dawn to dusk all other days. Given their location at the northwest side of the school, away from residential areas or businesses, this could provide a cost effective means for providing lighted tennis courts in another area of town. At this point, staff has not determined an exact cost for installing lights and/or any other court repairs that may be needed, but could research the costs if this is an option that the Council would like to consider. A second alternative was to take advantage of the 15 total tennis courts located at the high schools. Because the courts are generally locked during non-school hours or when not in use by the athletic teams, current School District practice is to make them available for resident use for a SR 05:097 Page 2