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School board approves Sharks Swimming Club agreement to fund North High pool repairs and operations
Summary
The Sioux City Community School District board approved a contract with the Sharks Swimming Club for capital repairs and prepaid operating support for the North High School pool: a $213,532 lump-sum capital payment (plus architect fees, estimated total repairs ~$245,000) and $45,000 per year for five years paid upfront (total $225,000).
The Sioux City Community School District Board of Directors approved an agreement with the Sharks Swimming Club on Aug. 26 to fund repairs and prepaid operating expenses for the North High School pool.
Superintendent Dr. Rod Erlewine told the board the club will pay a lump-sum capital payment of $213,532, due on Sept. 15, 2024, and that architect and engineering fees raise the district's repair estimate to roughly $245,000. Erlewine also said the club agreed to prepay operating expenses for five years at an estimated $45,000 a year, a total of about $225,000 paid up front.
"So overall, that dollar amount will be around, again, this is kind of a ballpark, but $245,000 roughly, for those repairs including the architect fees," Erlewine said. He added that the operating-payment portion would be paid up front per the agreement.
Director Miller asked about contingency if the pool suffered a catastrophic failure and could not be used during the five-year term. "So what if there's a catastrophic failure in the North Pool and it cannot be used within the entire 5 years? What's the outcome to plan?" Miller asked.
Erlewine replied that the contract includes a prorated reimbursement provision. "It is written in that the agreement that would be then prorated. So if there's a cash so say that 3 years down the road, something happens and that pool is no longer available, then we would reimburse the club two-fifths of that dollar amount," he said.
The board motion to approve the contract passed by voice vote. The agenda summary presented to the board specified the lump-sum payment must be expended only for capital improvements to the North High School pool; architect fees are designated for that work.
What happens after five years was discussed as a planning point: board members encouraged the Sharks and district leadership to consider long-term use and sustainability because the pools will be aging structures by that time.
The agreement's reported figures in the meeting were provided by district staff and third-party estimates cited by the superintendent; the board did not take a roll-call tally on the motion in the public record of this meeting.
Next steps: the contract will be executed as approved and the lump-sum payment is due Sept. 15, 2024, per the agreement as described to the board.
