2005-06-27 Regular Meeting, Workshop Meeting and Public Hearing of La Porte City Council

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U • Was scheduled to send flyers to elementary schools with information about the new water sports activates at the two pools. Instead staff went to Jennie Reid and Rizzuto Elementary Schools and gave information to students during their gym classes (staff could not present at College Park because they could not get permission from the P.E. coaches). • Staff contacted Day Care Centers in the area to promote the pools. • Staff attended Homeowner's Association meetings in Brookglen and Fairmont to provide information on events and to answer questions from homeowners. • Installed attractive signage at Fairmont Pool to attract sports users at the park, to the pool. Also installed signage at Brookglen Pool to give information about the pool to visitors. • Promote the pools using SunSpots in the Bayshore Sun • Implement the water sports activities at the two pools Memorial Day weekend and throughout the swim season • In addition, we have placed twenty orange Wave Pool floats at these two pools to encourage their use. • Staff has stepped up maintenance at the two pools to make the grounds more attractive. The preliminary numbers for the first two weeks of operation are enclosed (see attendance sheets through 10 June). Please keep in mind that there are additional factors such as rain days (or partial rain days) that affect attendance. Specific Information Regarding Pools La Porte pool hours of operation vary. The Wave Pool is open to the public Monday through Thursday from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm, and Friday through Sunday from 11 to 6 pm to accommodate rentals. Northwest Pool has the same Monday — Thursday hours as the Wave Pool, and is open 1 hour later Friday — Sunday, and is also available for rentals. The San Jacinto Pool, and Fairmont Pool are open Tuesday — Sunday from 11 am — 6 pm. When staff met with the Brookglen Homeowner's Association, the homeowners asked to change Brookglen Pool hours to 1:00 pm — 7:00 pm to accommodate working parents. With the agreement of the lifeguard contractor, we were able to accomplish this. Fairmont Pool is utilized for swim lessons before and after regular pool hours, depending on the number of students enrolled. The City contracts lifeguards for the San Jacinto, Brookglen, and Fairmont Pools and for swim lessons at Fairmont Pool. The City hires its own guards for the Wave Pool and Northwest Pool because they are rented for private parties. Pool Managers at all pools are City of La Porte seasonal employees. Rentals of neighborhood pools are not practical at the contracted pools because of scheduling issues. This is the last year of our three-year