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Parks & Recreation reports: river engineering overrun delays project to 2027; pool membership lags prior year amid larger discounts
Summary
Parks staff told the commission that an updated river engineering estimate rose from $250,000 to about $431,772, delaying implementation to 2027; the Olympic pool heater also failed and will not be replaced this season. Pool membership revenue stands at $790,000 with 5,500 members as of the meeting, down from last year's final totals ($833,000; 6,100).
Parks & Recreation staff updated the commission on capital projects, operations and programs at the meeting.
Capital: Parks staff reported that the river stabilization project’s original engineering budget ($250,000) was revised after new estimates to approximately $431,772. Given the increase, staff said the project has been shelved for 2026 with the engineering money rolled over and implementation targeted for 2027.
Pool and programming: Staff reported that, as of the meeting, pool membership revenue totaled about $790,000 with roughly 5,500 active members; last season’s final totals were reported as $833,000 and about 6,100 members. Staff attributed much of the current revenue gap to larger early-registration and family-cap discounts this year (early registration discounts totaled about $58,732; the family-cap discount accounted for about $28,280 to date). The Olympic pool heater failed and staff said replacement would not be feasible in time to affect this season’s schedule; swim lessons and summer camps are proceeding and special events have been reduced to four this year to manage costs.
Programs: Camp programming, staffing and training were described as on schedule; staff noted some vendor cancellations for higher-cost camp offerings and strong interest in specific camps (volleyball). A Parkinson’s dance class launched with grant support and has filled its capacity.
What happens next: the river project budget and schedule will return to supervisors for future budgeting and staff will continue to report membership and program metrics to the commission; no construction commitments were made at the meeting.
