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Submitte d O n: <br />Apr 7, 2025, 06:34PM P DT <br />C ity C ouncil Regular M eeting - <br />Submit y our w r itten public <br />comment <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Full Na me F irs t Na me : C am er o n <br />La s t Na me : S ullivan <br />E ma il (this e ntry is dis c lo s a ble <br />if inc lude d) <br />C ity C o unc il Me e ting Da te Apr il 08, 2025 05:00 PM <br />Me e ting Type S pecial Me eting at 5:00 pm <br />Age nda Ite m Numbe r 2 <br />C o mme nts T hank you, P leas anto n C ity Council and C ity S taff fo r the tho ughtful <br />a ttentio n to the co m munity's input r e lated to the items up for <br />po s s ible r eductio n s ta r ting in the FY 25/26 Fis cal year. I par ticular ly <br />a ppr ecia te that ce r tain actions , s uch as applying the pens ion tr us t <br />inter es t o f appr oxim ately $2 m illion per year for two year s , may <br />ke ep cur r e nt pr ogr ams in place, including the Dolo r e s B engts on <br />Aquatic Center (DB AC ) and pr ogr a ms of the Libr ar y and the <br />Fir ehous e Ar ts Center. <br />Regar ding DB AC , I enco ur age the C ity to take s ome pr eventative <br />a ctions to pr e s er ve this exis ting City as s e t. B elo w I've outlined s ix <br />s ubje cts of inter es t, and s ugges ted dis cus s ion items , r e lated to the <br />benefits of the P leas anton poo l. <br />#1. Facts about s wim m ing: <br />a ) S wimm ing is fo r peo ple of ALL a ges and le vels of phys ical <br />s tr ength, fr om infants to centenar ia ns ; fr om people with m ajo r <br />s pina l cor d dam age to Ir onm an tr iathle tes . Can that be s aid of the <br />po s s ible $8 m illion s katepar k s till unde r cons ider atio n in P leas anton? <br />b) S wimm ing is am ong the top 4 m os t popular s por t among <br />Ame r ican adults . S o ur ce: IP S O S s ur vey; LiveS tr ong <br />c) S wim m ing S aves Lives : S our ce s : Amer ican Academy of Pe diatr ics ; <br />C DC; m any mo r e <br />d) S wimm ing a nd water activities can im pr ove quality of life and <br />decr eas e dis ability am ong older adults . It als o he lps m ainta in bone <br />health in po s t-m enopaus al wom en. S our ce: C DC <br />e ) S wimm ing e ngages all m us cle gr o ups of the body and im pr oves <br />ca r diovas cular health; m us cle tone o f the entir e body; me nta l health, <br />a nd chr o nic dis eas e s ymptoms . S our ces : CDC , Fr ontier s in <br />P s ycholo gy <br />DIS C US S IO N IT EMS for S taff/Council: <br />>> Potential com m unity s er vice a nd P R o ppor tunity: Encour age even