Aquatics staffing shifts; Barney Wood concession stand moves toward health inspection and summer opening

Staff told the board that the aquatics division has experienced staffing changes and that work is underway to bring the Barney Wood concession stand into seasonal operation.

The transcript states aquatics assistant manager Haley Hamilton is no longer employed with the city. Ashley Muñoz, recreation manager who transferred from the aquatic center, is overseeing the aquatics division, and Eliana Vasquez has stepped into expanded facility management duties alongside existing staff (Celeste, Catherine). Aquatics coordinators named in the meeting included Cassandra Wilder and Ally Chambers.

On concessions, staff said Parks made necessary updates to the Barney Wood concession stand to satisfy the health inspector, and an assessment of an ice‑vending machine was pending. Once that assessment and a deep clean are complete, staff will seek permitting for summer operation. Staff estimated the ice-machine assessment to be finished the week of the meeting and said a regulatory check by the health inspector could follow, with a target of around the Fourth of July for operations if all approvals and vendor arrangements fall into place. Specific hours of operation were not yet determined and will depend on staffing and demand.

Board members asked about operating hours and vendor arrangements; staff said their priority remains the aquatic center and that concession hours will be set according to staffing and observed demand at nearby facilities such as the dog park and trail. No motions or votes resulted from this update.