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Home My WebLink AboutCOW 2003-07-28 Item 3C - Discussion - Increase Swimming Pool FeesAgenda Item Title: Original Sponsor: I Timeline: Sponsor's Summary: Meeting Date 7/28/03 Meeting Date 7 -28 -03 Swimming Pool Fee Increase Council Initials Prepared by 1 Mayor's review' Council review ihr 1.h..t_,G 1 4 CAS Number: 03-100 Original Agenda Date: 7/28/03 Admin. Parks Recreation Recommendations: Sponsor: Recommends forwarding to COW for discussion Committee: same as sponsor Administration: same as sponsor I Cost Impact (if known): I Fund Source (if known): Attachments Memo from Bruce Fletcher dated 7/17/03 CAP minutes dated 6/24/03 City of Tukwila Pool Fee Study 2003 ITEMNO. The Parks and Recreation Department recommends a fee increase at the Tukwila Swimming Pool. The increase will help operate the thirty year -old swimming pool that was transferred from King County. City of Tulovila StevenM. Mullet, Mayor Parks fi Recreation Department Bruce Fletcher, Director MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Mullet Tukwila City Council FROM: Bruce Fletcher, Director of Parks & Recreat~l tx DATE: July 17, 2003 SUBJECT: Tukwila Pool Fee Increase Background When the City of Tukwila accepted the South Central Swimming Pool from King County, the swimming fees stayed fairly consistent with the 2002 fees (with the exception of rounding up fees; example $1.85 to $2.00). King County implemented a fee increase in 2003 while the new Tukwila pool elected to keep fees the same and conduct a fee study to compare other area pool fees. The pool fee study looked at King County and 10 other city pools in the comparison. The study also compared the average fee for each activity. In the study, we found that Tukwila private lessons and passes were well below the average and all other fees were either average or below average. When the City of Tukwila accepted the pool, the direction was to better manage the pool with more swimming opportunities, additional programs and lessons, and to create a family atmosphere. With the overwhelming success, the revenue figures are projected to rise from King County figures of $90,000 to our projected figure of $175,000. Even though the new revenue figures will nearly double, swimming pool operations are expensive and we will end the year with a 50% self sustaining ratio (or 50% subsidized). Options Option A: Increase the fees to be consistent to the average from the pool fee study (see-suggested fees A). This increase will help the pool budget towards the 60% self sustaining ratio, yet keep the fees attractive for Tukwila residents. This increase will not change the current dally swim fee, swim lessons or School District fee. Option B: Increase the fees to be consistent to the average from the pool fee study (see-suggested fees B). This increase is the same as above but also increases the daily swim fee, swim lessons and School District fee. Opfion C: No increase in pool fees. Recommendation The Parks and Recreation Department recommends Option A. We must continue to operate the pool in an efficient manner with more lessons, programs and rentals. The current pool management has been successful with increasing the facility usage to a more acceptable level for our swimming population. Option A will increase revenues to be more acceptable to the study average. cc: Rhonda Berry, Acting City Administrator Kick Still, Assistant Parks & Recreation Director Malcolm Neely, Aquatics Coordinator The Center of YOUR Community 12424 42nd Ave. S. · Tukwila, Washington 98168 · Phone: 206-768-2822 · Fax: 206-768-0524 Committee approval Community and Parks Committee June 24, 2003 Present: Joan Hernandez, Chair; Jim Haggerton, Joe Duffle Bruce Fletcher, Rick Still, Malcolm Neely, Lucy Lauterbach 1. Foster Golf Links Demolition The golf course clubhouse was demolished quickly and efficiently in March -April. William Dickson Company did the project, which included some asbestos removal. As it is all completed, the project is ready for close -out. There were no change orders, or any change in cost from the contract award amount. Recommend nroiect close -out. release of retainage and final acceptance of project to consent agenda of a Reg ular Meeting. 2. City Pool Fees Malcolm looked at the fees charged all around King County, and had \compared them on a chart. Bruce said the pool was meeting 25% of its costs (75% subsidization) when the City took it over. They have gotten up to meeting 40% of the costs, and hope to get to 50% in a couple of years. Looking at fee increases, they tried to take a middle road between King County and the average of all the pools. Admissions for youth, senior and disabled on a one -time basis were not raised, but other admissions will go up a little. The people who buy the longer passes will pay more. They will start to charge for showers people off the street take there. Having a party at the pool will cost a little more, but they will be able to use an area set apart from the pool also. Jim asked if there could be some inducement to try swimming before they were charged, and staff said they would consider that. Joe and Jim initially thought the school district fees should go up along with all the other increases. Joan wanted school kids to be able to use the pool. In the end they agreed to let staff work something out with the school. Recommend fee discussion to COW. 3. Foster Park Litter Bruce and Rick said that problems at Foster Park seemed to have decreased since the last committee meeting. They had written a letter to all the park's neighbors, reminding them to let Parks or the Police know if there was too much noise or alcohol. The committee commended staff's action on the letter and on trying to patrol more. Information. 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