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Parks staff proposes season passes and adult‑only swim for Holford aquatic center
Summary
Staff proposed piloting 5‑ and 7‑day season passes at the Holford aquatic center, introduced adult‑only swim hours and said the season‑pass program will go to council in July for potential Oct. 1 implementation.
Garland parks staff told the advisory board they plan to pilot season passes and new programming at the Holford aquatic center. The staff presentation listed a tentative season‑pass price point and sales targets and described a newly proposed adult‑only swim block.
"So this is the season pass that we are gonna try to implement," the presenter said, adding the proposed pilot would sell 200 five‑day passes and 100 seven‑day passes to see demand. The transcript records a discussion that referenced a season pass price of "$55 for adult residents, and $50 for youth residents" in the context of the pilot; staff said the program will be taken to council in July and, if approved, implemented Oct. 1.
Staff also said they will offer an adults‑only swim Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Holford pools to give older swimmers a dedicated, quieter hour. The pilot is intended to improve convenience and manage daily throughput at the pools; staff said revenue effects are expected to approximately balance with lost single‑day admissions in their initial modeling.
The board asked several operational questions about family and multi‑use passes and asked staff to circulate the fee sheet with specific rates. The advisory board accepted the department's fee proposals and forwarded them to council for review.
