Once fully operational, the state-of-the-art property will be one of the country’s first all-electric city aquatic facilities.
For Piedmont residents eager to dive into the activity pool at the city’s new aquatics complex, above, the methodical pace of the project’s required testing process may feel tortuous, but most community members seem to agree that reliability and safety must be the municipal pool’s priorities.
Piedmont City Administrator Rosanna Bayon Moore, seen here near the “swim” sign at the entrance to the city’s new pool complex in an image from a YouTube project-update video, notes that “When Piedmont’s new pool opens, it'll be among the first all-electric municipal pools in the country.” Hadley Clegg, left, and Paula Cooper-Tipton, Piedmont’s respective city coordinator for aquatics and recreation supervisor for aquatics and recreation, appear recently at the city’s new pool complex. The “swim” sign at the entrance can be seen in the background. Rosanna Bayon Moore, Piedmont’s city administrator, appears in a previous YouTube project-update video from the city of Piedmont. With construction finished on the state-of-the-art facility, opening now awaits completion of a rigorous testing and staff training process. The all-new facilities — changing rooms, outdoor showers, a lift assist compliant with the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act, a grassy pavilion, ice cream and snacks counter, staff rooms, party rooms and more — are pristine. Behind the scenes, advanced technology hums, whirs, clicks, modulates and self-regulates during testing of the chemical treatment, pumping, filtration and heating systems. For people eager to dive in — or walk in via the zero-depth entry at one end of the activity pool — the methodical pace of the project’s required commissioning process feels like slow torture. Even so, most community members seem to agree that reliability and safety must be the municipal pool’s priorities, a point emphasized in city reports and a YouTube project-update video featuring City Administrator Rosanna Bayon Moore. Describing progress made and next steps to complete three required phases — the commissioning process, systems testing, and operations training — Moore notes near the end of the presentation ,” Schneider says. “Will the sensors recognize the need and the correct treatment? “Another test is operating the pool with different users and anticipating what treatments are needed. Many swim lessons with little kids in the pool might have things happening differently than during adult lap swims. There will be different treatments needed during different types of conditions.” A primary test will determine if the systems can run during the summer, when high use and open hours from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. require complex operations to perform without interruption. Once the commission process that includes Alameda County Environmental Health permitting is complete, two training phases will move forward. One hundred hours of systems training is planned to provide aquatics staff with the necessary skills and knowledge to ensure systemwide safety and reliability. Staff are to learn about operating shutoff valves, digital systems programming and setting up alarm systems — just a few of multiple hands-on training sessions. Tangental to systems training will be on-site staff training. A multiweek schedule is planned to instruct lifeguards and other staff on daily operations, emergency response protocols and more. “We’ve been hiring and still need more lifeguards,” says Schneider. “We need 40 lifeguards to open. Then as we ramp up, we’ll need a total of about 80 to 100.”“We’re actively recruiting. An entry-level lifeguard who is certified but has no on-deck experience starts at $19.50 per hour. For someone certified who has 250 hours of experience, the wage is $21 up to $26.” Schneider says one specific community recreational facility available even before the official opening pertains to the city’s mayor, Betsy Smegal Andersen. The poolside Smegal Family Poolside Room will be available for rentals and is where kids’ birthday parties will be hosted. “She, her brother and her parents, Sue and Tom Smegal, who are longtime residents of Piedmont, took advantage of the legacy gift naming opportunities we offered during the fundraising campaign,” says Schneider.“Many people know it has been Mayor Andersen’s long-held dream to provide a municipal pool for the community,” Schneider says.Stanford researchers link lupus to common virus in ‘breakthrough’ studyLuigi Mangione’s attorneys question damning statement tied to accused CEO shooter’s mom Another Bay Area city is banning gas-powered leaf blowers. But not everyone is ready for the switch to electric.Cause of death for ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ band leader Cleto Escobedo revealed
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