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Parks staff previews 2025 pool season: higher visits, flat fees and schedule tweaks
Summary
Staff reported nearly 15,000 additional paid pool entries in 2024, an 88% revenue-recovery rate and $14,000 more than projected in concessions; the board was asked to keep pool fees flat for 2025 and adjust opening to align with the school calendar.
Parks staff presented a preliminary report on the 2025 pool season and recommended holding pool fees flat while making small schedule adjustments tied to the school calendar.
Mark Thompson, recreation supervisor, said the department recorded nearly 15,000 more paid entries in 2024 compared with 2023 and sold 99 more pool passes. “Last year, we saw almost 15,000 more membership or paid entries coming into our pools,” he said, and staff reported the aquatic program reached an 88% revenue-recovery rate, a two-point improvement over the prior year. Thompson also said concessions exceeded expectations by about $14,000 last season, crediting more efficient operations and the TurboChef units.
For 2025 staff proposed opening pools on Saturday (instead of Friday) for the school-calendar week in June because students remain in class through June 11; Horropp Springs would close Aug. 19 and Buckner Pool Aug. 24, consistent with the prior year. The board had questions about punch-card or limited-visit options for occasional users and asked staff to explore options for resident short-term passes; staff noted gift cards and guest-pass structures are already used and agreed to examine alternatives.
