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Town Hall on the New Piedmont Pool
The League of Women Voters will host a virtual town hall on Piedmont’s plans for the new community pool. In November 2020, Piedmont voters approved $19.5 million in General Obligation bonds to finance a new pool. The current pool closed indefinitely on September 8, 2020.
When: Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 4pm
Where: Zoom and
YouTube (register for free to receive the Zoom link)
The event will include brief presentations from the city’s team, followed by audience Q&A moderated by Piedmont League President Lorrel Plimier. To submit a question prior to the event, please fill out
this form.
If you’re wondering what’s happening with the pool project, how the design and construction process will work, and how bond oversight will be handled, please join us to find out.
Program highlights:
Opening remarks from Piedmont Mayor
Teddy Gray King.
The Town Hall will feature the following speakers:
- Sara Lillevand, Piedmont City Administrator
- Clarence Mamuyac, President & CEO of ELS, the design firm for the new Piedmont Community Pool
- George Sanen, Project Manager
Please register for free to receive an email with the Zoom link information. This program will be recorded; you can watch it live or at a later date on our
YouTube channel. The second half of the program will be a moderated Q&A session with questions from Zoom participants and YouTube livestream viewers. You will not see the event posted ahead of time on YouTube. It will appear once the program starts at 4pm on November 4th.
Sara Lillevand, Piedmont City Administrator
Sara Lillevand was raised in Piedmont and returned in 2002 to raise her family. She served City Director of Recreation from 2014 to 2019 and has served as City Administrator from 2019 to the present.
Clarence D. Mamuyac, Jr., President and CEO of ELS Architecture and Urban Design
Clarence D. Mamuyac, Jr., FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, is President and CEO of ELS, which he joined in 1983. His firm has been selected to design the new Piedmont Community Pool. The nationally recognized firm specializes in sports and recreational facilities, retail and mixed-use projects, urban design, and historic preservation and renovation.
George Sanen, Project Manager
George Sanen has more than 40 years of professional experience in the fields of program management of multi-million dollar projects throughout the U.S. and internationally.
He brings strong leadership, teamwork and project management skills, including a demonstrated track record in managing complex projects with a range of $20 million to $5.5 billion.
Interested in learning more about the Piedmont pool project and having a say in the design decisions? The city and design firm are offering a three part community workshop series in November and December.
- Open House - Gallery Walk | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1pm-2:30pm or 6:30pm to 8:30pm | meet and engage with the city staff and design team; share your dreams, wishes and aspirations for the new Piedmont Community Pool
- Presentation of Concepts and Charrette | Tuesday , Nov. 16, 7pm-8:30pm | presentation on design efforts and 2-3 design concepts; join a Table-Top Design Team for a 20min charrette
- Presentation of Preferred Concept and Charrette | Tuesday, Dec. 14, 7pm-8:30pm | Presentation of final draft program; join a Table-Top Design Team for a 20min charrette
The preferred direction will be presented to City Council in early 2022, for approval to advance the project to the next phase, Schematic Design. Learn more and register for one or more of these workshops below.
Registration is required
Registration cancellations will be accepted