Town of Carbondale John M. Fleet Municipal Pool

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1 Town of Carbondale John M. Fleet Municipal Pool History Master Plans Survey Data Present Pool Funding RSUT Budget Actuals Budget FY 2018 Pool admittance numbers comparison Cost Recovery and Subsidy Five Year Capital Improvement Plan 1

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3 John M. Fleet Pool History Named after past Town of Carbondale Mayor Built in The John M. Fleet Pool is a six-lane, 25-meter pool that includes a diving board and slide. There is also a wading pool. The pool historically operates from Memorial Day to Labor Day Pool Volume 122,710 gallons Total pool bather load = 209 Wading Pool 3,632 gallons with bather load = 21 Open 69 hours / week high season. End of May to mid August Open 47 hours / week low staff. Mid-August to Labor Day Upgraded from plaster bottom to a vinyl membrane

4 2004 Master Plan Pool Survey Data 491 Survey Responses 66% wanted a multi-purpose rec center with indoor aquatics center being the number #1 priority within that facility When questioned about what recreation programs they would like to see year round swim lessons ranked #3 When asked about priority projects, an upgrade to the existing outdoor pool came in #5. When asked about paying for recreation amenity improvements 29% favored spending on parks & recreation and 35% believed the Town spends too little on developing recreational facilities. 4

5 2015 Master Plan Pool Survey Data 761 survey responses 79% said recreational services are extremely important 55% said swimming pool and park bathrooms were most in need of maintenance and upgrades 69% wanted to renovate pool 37% short term (1-5 years) 32% long term (6-10 years) Pool Future Options Question 37% wished to seek additional funding sources for major pool renovation because Carbondale depends upon recreation & tourism 35% were interested in modest improvements 24% wanted to complete existing plans and master plan projects 5

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15 Pool Funding Recreation Sales & Use Tax 15

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18 Pool Admittance Numbers Comparison

19 2017 Type of Use Participation Statistics Pool Admittance Statistics Season Comparison 19

20 2017 John M Fleet Pool End of Season Admissions Report Total Admissions (Passes/Drop Ins) Total Admissions (Activites) Difference Pre-School Swim Lessons Preseason Pre-School Swim Lessons Semi Private Youth Swim Lesson Preseason Youth Swim Lesson Semi Private (6) Adult Swim Lessons Swim Club Water Aerobics season pass Youth Tri Training Tri Race Parent Tot Pre-School Swim Lessons Youth Swim Lessons Lifeguard Recert Lifeguard Training Diving Lessons 0 10 (10) Admittance Totals *Open to the public for 100 days + 6 days to the community school = an average of 70 patrons per day. **Please note that for total admissions family passes are only counted as once per family and at minimum usually two family members attend at a time. There were 470 admittances using family passes. 20

21 Pool Cost Recovery and Subsidy 21

22 Pool Budget Actuals 2017 Revenues $56,155 Expenditures $152,399 Cost recovery from fees and charges as compared to operating expenditures = 36.84% This means the taxpayers are subsidizing the operating costs of the pool by 63.16%. This equates to a subsidy of $96,244 for 2017 for three and a half months of operation. What is a price tag we are willing to accept for the operation and maintenance of an aquatics facility. 22

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24 Next Steps Apply for a Great Outdoor Colorado (GOCO) Planning Grant for a 2019 Feasibility Study October 2018 deadline for a March 2019 Award $75,000 with 25% match ($18,750 to come from RSUT Reserves) Study will provide additional public outreach and funding feasibilities Formation of a Friends of Carbondale Parks & Recreation committee Aquatic Facility Advisory sub-committee Explore fundraising options Public Outreach & Community Support Answer the Questions What is the community value of a municipal pool? What amount of time & energy and are you willing to personally invest to create an aquatics facility. 24

Q1 In your household, who would come to the Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center?

Q1 In your household, who would come to the Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center? Answered: 983 Skipped: 34 Youth and adults Adults only Only adults who are over 55 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%