11.0. PRSR 09-09-1998 - Laserfiche WebLink

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• POOL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Thursday,January 29, 1998-5:00 p.m. Members present: Chair Bryan Lindberg,Gary Gruber,Mary Blankenship,Thomas Fischer,Nancy Coleman,Kay Froemming, Gerald Cotten,Joe Perrin III,and Garry Moreau. Members absent: Joe Anderla;Paul Bach;John Klick;Mayor Peter Beberg;and Councilmembers John Weaver, Brian Wesp,John Mann,and Mark Freeburg. Staff present: Butch Brandenburg,Superintendent of Parks,Recreation and Maintenance;Robert Muscovitz,Park Maintenance Manager;Jim Knutson,Finance Director; and Kevin Likness,Building and Maintenance Superintendent. Staff absent: Mark Nagel, City Manager. Chair Lindberg called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The order of items discussed is as follows: 1. The name of our facility shall be the Anoka Aquatic Center. All concurred. Fischer commented that it is not the policy of the Park Board to attach names of individuals to parks and facilities of the city. 2. Date of Operation. Lindberg reviewed the proposed dates of operation. Discussion included concern about opening Memorial • Day weekend,which depends on many factors, such as staffing and equipment. It was felt this could be a good dry run while allowing the pool to open daily after 4:00 to build excitement and enticement of the new facility in the community. Most pools open when school is not in session on about June 5. Closing at the end of the season was discussed. Perrin told the committee it is normally the pool supervisor or head guard that assists in making the call. However.with a new facility it could be anyone's guess for the first few years. 3. Daily fees. Lindberg directed the committee's attention to the pool fee comparison/recommendation chart Muscovitz developed. The committee liked the 42-inch separation far better than an age of five for the$3.50 rate. No one felt that$5.00 was asking too much for all the customer was getting at the new facility. All agreed that 5:00 p.m. was a fair time break for a lower fee;because at all pools this is when most people head home, and the pool is less busy. Blankenship stated that the fee structure looks real good, especially the part giving breaks to grandparents who want to bring their grandchildren yet will not themselves swim. A comment came up about the under-12-months(1 year old) child being charged a$1.00 fee. Perrin stated normally these are the children being carried in by their parents. Brandenburg informed the committee that although they are below the age of one,the guard will still have to watch them closely; and the city is responsible for their safety. The committee concurred. 4. Season Passes. • Lindberg drew the committee's attention to the table presented as a season pass fee structure,noting that it is a base plus an additional fee per pass requested. In our case, the committee recommended we use the