Sunnyvale City Council Members, We urge the city of Sunnyvale to facilitate the conversion of the lot at 842 Sunnyvale Saratoga Road in Sunnyvale from residential to commercial in order to enable the building of a swimming pool for community lessons. We are residents of the city of Sunnyvale and surrounding communities that have been commuting / biking to learn from and train with Olympic swimming coach Sam Anderson. While our kids have been training at a temporary small backyard swimming pool with coach Anderson and his staff, we have been searching for a suitable lot to build a nearby home swimming pool for our children in Sunnyvale. We have found an excellent location at 842 Sunnyvale Saratoga Road in Sunnyvale that is ideal or several reasons: - The site is next to a commercial shopping plaza and grocery store and can serve as a smoother transition into the residential neighborhood on the other side - The site is conveniently located for families and their schools, including a local high school, making it convenient for older student-athletes to bike to the pool after school - The site is located on a wide street that facilitates maximum traffic flow Unfortunately, when we contacted the city of Sunnyvale's Zoning and Planning Department, we were discouraged from trying to change the lot zoning from residential to commercial as it is a lengthy and expensive process. Our young swim students felt devastated; our children dream of having a pool of “their own” near their homes in Sunnyvale in which to continue to further develop their skills. Knowing that building a swimming pool on this lot can serve hundreds of community residents over the years (as opposed to serving a single family or two as a residential lot), we are signing this petition hoping to have our voice heard by the City Council and Mayor and to enlist your support to facilitate changing the lot zoning to commercial in order to help our children be able to learn and train closer to their homes in our great city of Sunnyvale. Please support our young athletes and community members by supporting our zoning change at 842 Sunnyvale Saratoga Road. Sincerely,