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Staff outline programs, pool maintenance needs and preliminary repair costs at Pryor Creek Rec Center
Summary
Staff member Jackie described aquatics programs and listed pool maintenance needs including sand-filter media, replastering and UV-system work with preliminary quotes. Board requested itemized quotes and lifespan estimates to plan financing and pricing adjustments.
Jackie, a staff member at the Pryor Creek Rec Center, presented the director's report on Nov. 17, outlining daily duties, aquatics programming and forthcoming maintenance needs for the pool.
She described regular activities and partnerships: hosting the Pryor High School and Wahoo swim teams (the Wahoo program is open to swimmers age 5 and up), after-school "splash" learn-to-swim programs with local schools, an infant-focused "Swim with Sophie" program, GRDA water-rescue training and occasional clinics such as a two-day session run by an Olympic swimmer. Jackie said the center also runs lifeguard and CPR training and is considering offering community CPR courses.
On capital needs, Jackie said the center is budgeting for several items: replacing sand-filter media, pool replastering and a potential refurbishment of the UV disinfection system. She reported having written quotes and said she would email the board the documents. The meeting transcript included preliminary figure references: a sand-filter quote in the $25,000 range, a replaster quote for $18,000 and a quoted UV-system option around $18,000. Jackie asked the board for permission to proceed with cleaning the sand media this fiscal year and to prepare itemized cost breakdowns.
Board members pressed for more detail. One member asked for a per-item cost and the expected lifespan for each repair so the board can estimate how to amortize costs into pricing and revenue goals; the board gave the example that a $40,000 repair lasting 10 years would require roughly $4,000 a year to cover. Jackie confirmed she has the quotes and will share them via email.
Other operational notes included scheduled preventative maintenance, deck resurfacing needs, and a note that some interior pool steps must meet new guidelines (a horizontal line requirement). No formal capital appropriation was voted on at the Nov. 17 meeting; board members requested a follow-up package with itemized quotes and lifespan estimates for budgeting decisions.
