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Council reviews park and YMCA options, financing for proposed municipal pool
Summary
At a March 2 special work session the council reviewed engineering plans for a proposed municipal pool sited either at the park or the YMCA and discussed financing options including voter approval for a sales-tax change, a mill levy increase to repay bonds, fundraising and grants.
At a March 2 special work session, the City Council reviewed proposed sites and financing approaches for a municipal pool, comparing a location in the park with a site at the YMCA. City Administrator Mike Gorman introduced Eric Casper of engineering firm JEO, who presented an initial park master plan, layout options for both pool sites and an Estimate of Quantities; the transcript does not specify the quantities or cost estimates.
Visitor Jim Thiessen Jr. told the council he had located an electrician he believes can repair electrical issues at the existing pool so it could open this season, and he urged that the pool remain in the park. "He found an electrician who he thinks can fix the electrical issues with the pool SO the pool can be open this season. He also stated that he believes the pool needs to remain in the park," the transcript records.
Casper outlined the relative impacts of siting the pool in the park versus at the YMCA, including layout and construction considerations. Council members and staff discussed financing pathways: unbundling the city's sales tax, which the presenters said would require voter approval; increasing the mill levy to cover bond repayment; and supplementing capital with fundraising or grant funding. No specific dollar amounts, grant sources or timelines were provided in the meeting transcript.
The session included procedural business: Council Member J. Lewis moved to approve the agenda and Council Member Dean seconded; Council Members Socha, Dean, J. Lewis and Hayden voted yes and the motion carried. Council Member Hayden later moved to adjourn; J. Lewis seconded and the motion passed. The meeting adjourned at 8:08 p.m.
No formal site-selection vote or final financing decision was taken during the work session. Staff indicated JEO's more detailed estimates were available but the transcript does not record those figures; next steps were not formally recorded in the transcript.
