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Nonprofit urges clearer communication on pool operations and requests attendance/financial data
Summary
A local nonprofit representative asked the council for a designated city point of contact, clearer communications and operational data (attendance, revenue, expenses, party bookings) for the public pool to help plan marketing and volunteer support; staff offered to provide available records and schedule follow-up meetings.
A representative of a nonprofit group interested in supporting the municipal pool told the council Jan. 20 that better coordination and access to operational data are needed to improve marketing and management.
Steve Forwitz said the nonprofit seeks an open relationship with the city and wants data on last year’s pool usage, revenues, expenses and party bookings to inform improvements. "We just want an open relationship as the nonprofit and to help the pool," he told the council, and asked who the city point of contact will be for pool-related coordination.
City staff acknowledged some records are not kept in the exact format requested but said they would provide what is available and offered to schedule a follow-up meeting to review the more detailed records produced in response to an open-records request. Staff also named a city contact to coordinate with the nonprofit.
Why it matters: the pool is the only public pool in the county (as referenced by the presenter), and improved data and coordination could affect programming, scheduling and maintenance decisions. The nonprofit indicated readiness to help with marketing and event bookings if the city provides access and an established communication channel.
What comes next: staff will provide available records, confirm a point of contact, and schedule a follow-up meeting between the city and the nonprofit to review detailed data and opportunities for partnership.
