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'�l i'�'f STAFF REPORT
�" PARKS & COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION
DATE: Apri118,2016
TO: Honorable Chair and Coininissioners
FROM: Micki Cronin, Assistant Director of Parks and Community ,,,���A �it,��+�.-1'
Services
$UB�E�: Draft Emerald Glen Recrearion and Aquatic Complex Operations Plan
By:Rfionda Franklin,ManagementAnalyst and Damian Sandholm, Recreation Supervi.ror
IXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Parks and Community Services Commission shall review the draft plan of operations for the Emerald
Glen Recrearion and Aquaric Complex (Complex). The Complex is anricipated to be open for operarions in
spring 2017.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatic Complex annual operaring cost is anticipated at approxirnately :
$2.5 inillion per year,with an anticipated $1.5 inillion in revenues, leaving an inirial General Fund subsidy of
appro�cirnately$1 million.
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DESCRIPTION:
The Emerald Glen Recreation and Aquatic Complex (Complex), currendy under construction,will include a
Natatorium, Children's Play Pool, Water Slide Tower, and a Sports Pool for aquatic competitions. The
Complex will feature a boardwalk theme, and include a Staff area with two offices, warkstarions for eight
Staff, a mulri-purpose communiry room,an indoor viewing/parry area,a first aid room,two locker rooms and
two family changing rooms.
The facility was originally envisioned in the Emerald Glen Park Master Plan as two buildings: a Recrearion
and Aquaric Complex and a Communiry Center. However, on October 16, 2012, the Ciry Council approved
a revised building plan that combined these two buildings into one building. The purpose of combining
buildings was a cost effecrive measure to reduce the number of public counters and staffing needed to
operate separate facilities,thus minimizing ongoing staffing and operational costs.
ITEM NO: 8.1
The Complex is part of the fourth and final phase of improvements for the Emerald Glen Park development,
which includes the following improvements:
• Natatorium,which is connected to the Complex with a total size of 28,506 sq. ft.
• Outdoor shallow pool with spray structures for play purposes.
• Outdoor waterslide tower with six thrilling waterslides.
• Outdoor sport pool with eight competirion lanes,water polo cages and three warm-up lanes.
• Multipurpose community room.
• Public restrooms,including locker rooms.
• Lobby and reception area.
• City administrative offices and eight workstations.
• Lifeguard room and first aid station.
� Pool storage,mechanical and pool chemical storage.
• Outdoor amphitheater with ma�mum seating capaciry of 1,314 persons.
Future elements of this final phase, to be further evaluated, could also include an addition to the Complex
containing approximately 17,745 sq. ft. to complete the recreation and community components including a
fitness center with exercise equipment, a game lounge, exercise room, additional restrooms and a gymnasium.
And adjacent to the complex could be a freestanding preschool building up to 3,585 sq. ft. with an outdoor
play yard.
Facilities Features
On August 20, 2013, the City Council reviewed three options and selected the architectural design option
called "The Wave," for the overall building massing concepts. On Decembex 17, 2013, the City Council
selected the Boardwalk theme for the site plan, which determines the materials and colors used for the '
interior building design and signage. The Boardwalk theme features were inspired by imagery of wood, the
shore,warmth,ride,edges, color layers,and reflecrion.
Natatorium
The Natatorium provides an opportuniry for instrucrional and recrearional swiinining year round. Designed
to be a state-of-the-art swim lesson faciliry, the natatorium includes three teaching bays at various depths to
provide a comfortable swiinining environment for childxen of any age and six 25-yard lap lanes.This pool will
offer programming for swiin lessons, recrearional swimining, water exercise classes, lap swim, and private
rentals.
Children'r Play Pool
The Children's Play Pool, located on the outdoor pool deck area, will provide interacrive aquaric fun for
toddlers and elementary grade school children.This shallow-water pool includes 8 interactive water features,a
dynamic play structure with a large ripping bucket and three waterslides for children 36" tall and above. This
pool will have a surf theme that will complement the Complex's boardwalk theme. This children's play pool
will offer programming in the spring and fall seasons, and will be open during all full park recrearional
switnming times.Anticipated programs for this pool will include recreational swimming and private rentals.
Waterslide Tower
The Waterslide Tower will feature six waterslides on two platforms. The bottom platform will include three
traditional waterslides for guests 40" tall and above. The top platform will include one "bowl" waterslide and
two speed slides for guest 48" tall and above. The waterslide tower will be open during all full park
recreational swimming times. Programs for the waterslide tower will include recreational swimming and
private rentals.
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Sport.r Pool
The Sports Pool includes eight 25 yard competitive swunming lanes with a width of seven feet per lane. This
secrion of the pool is seven feet deep to allow racing dives and high school level water polo. In addition,there
are three 25-yard shallow water warm-up lanes. This pool is designed for swiizuning and water polo pracrice
and competitions and includes a video scoreboard that is capable of showing results for swimming and water
polo events.
Pool Deck
The pool deck will continue with the boardwalk theme and the concrete for the main walkway will be
stamped to feel like guests are walking on a boardwalk at the beach. The outdoor pool deck area will include
five rentable group picnic areas that seat 54 people each and three rentable private cabanas. Also on the pool
deck will be lounge chairs, Adirondack chairs, and individual picnic tables. The faciliry will also include two
concrete Ping-Pong tables to provide some out-of-the-water fun.
Operational Schedule and Types of Programs
The days and hours of operation will vary by season and facility based on the program/class schedules,
anticipated demand for faciliries,weather temperatures, and facility maintenance needs. Staff may adjust the
schedule as needed based on a change in demand or cancelled classes. In addition, facilities are available for
private rentals when not in use for City programnung; however, if no rentals have been scheduled, Staff may
adjust the hours or schedule events accordingly. Operating hours will be organized by the seasons of winter,
spring, stuniner,and fall. '
Summer
The summer season is anticipated to be the busiest season for the Complex. The summer season would be
between Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends. Staff anticipates increased parricipation in pxograms,
classes and rentals. Operating hours will fall within the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM, with the facilities
available fox rental when not in use for City-sponsored programs.
Facili Activities/Pro rams Offered Estimated O eratin Hours
Natatorium Lap Swim,Water Exercise, Swim MON—THU: 6:00 t1M—9:00 PM
Lessons,Recreational Swunrning, FRI—SUN: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
Rentals
Sports Pool Lap Swim,Recrearional Swirruning, MON—THU: 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
Comperitive Sports Rentals FRI—SUN: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
Children's Acrivity Pool Parent/Tot Classes,Recrearional MON—FRI: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Swimming,Rentals SAT—SUN: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
Slide Tower Recreational Swimming,Rentals MON—SUN: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
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Fall
The fall season begins after Labor Day Weekend and continues through late November. As a year round
facility, the Natatorium will remain open through late December, with a possible closure for maintenance
between the end of December and the beginning of January. The outdoor facilities will close at the beginning
of October, when the weather begins to turn cold and demand for the facilities begins to cease, which also .
provides an opportunity for annual maintenance.
Facili Activities/Pro rams Offered Estimated O eratin Hours
Natatorium Lap Swim,Water Exercise,Swim MON—THU: 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
Lessons,Recreational Swuruning, FRI: 6:00 AM—2:00 PM
Rentals SAT—SUN: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
Sports Pool Lap Swim,Recreational Swunining, MON—FRI: 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
Competitive Sports Rentals SAT—SUN: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
Children's Activity Pool Parent/Tot Classes,Recreational MON—FRI: 11:00 AM—2:00 PM
Swunxning,Rentals SAT—SUN: 12:00 PM—6:00 PM
Slide Tower Recrearional Swixruning,Rentals SAT—SUN: 1:00 PM—6:00 PM
Winter
The winter season could be early December through mid-March and can vary depending on the demand for
the facility. For example, for the Sports Pool, Dublin High School swim team generally begin pracricing in
early February, therefore, the Sports Pool may open and close based on the demand for use. Operating hours
are anticipated to fall within the times of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM, again, depending on the demand for use.
Staff anticipates that the Natatorium and Sports Pool will be the only two facilities in demand for use during
the winter season,with the Slide Tower and Children's Activity Pool closed for the season. '
Facili Activities/Pro rams Offered Estimated O eratin Hours
Natatoriuxn Lap Swim,Water Exercise, Swim MON—THU: 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
Lessons,Recreational Swimming, FRI: 6:00 AM—2:00 PM
Rentals SAT—SUN: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
Sports Pool Lap Swim,Sports Transirion, MON—FRI: 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
Comperitive Sports Rentals SAT—SUN: 6:00 AM— 11:00 AM
Children's Activity Pool Closed Closed
Slide Tower Closed Closed
Spring
The spring season could be mid-March through late May and will vary depending on the demand for the
faciliry within this season. Operating hours will fall between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM with
availability for rentals during such times the facilities are not being used for City programming.
Facili Activities/Pro rams Offered Estimated O eratin Hours
Natatorium Lap Swim,Water Exercise,Swim MON—THU: 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
Lessons,Recreational Swunming, FRI: 6:00 AM—2:00 PM
Rentals SAT—SUN: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
Sports Pool Lap Swim,Recrearional Swimming, MON—FRI: 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
Com etitive S orts Rentals SAT—SUN: 6:00 AM—6:00 PM
Children's Acuviry Pool Parent/Tot Classes,Recreational MON—FRI: 11:00 AM—2:00 PM
Swunining,Rentals SAT—SUN: 12:00 PM—6:00 PM ,
Slide Tower Recrearional Swimining,Rentals SAT—SUN: 1:00 PM—6:00 PM
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Program Fees
Program fees will vary by season and facility, and be categorized in ranges. Fees for suggested activities such
as swim lessons,recreational swimming,and lap swim are included below.
Season Activi Facili Pro am Fee Ran e
Winter Recreational Swiinmin Natatorium Onl $5 - $10
S rin Recreational Swiminin Children's Pla Pool $5 -$12
Fall Recreational Swimmin Children's Pla Pool $5 - $12
Suminer Recrearional Swimmin Full Com lex $12 - $18
�Year Round Grou Swim Lessons Natatorium $7 -$18 er lesson
Year Round Private Swun Lessons Natatorium $35 -$60 er lesson
Year Round Lap Swimming/Water Walking Natatorium/ $5 -$12
S orts Pool
Year Round Water Exercise Natatorium $8 -$25 ,
Conce.r.cio�t.c
The facility is designed to hold two food trucks and several food carts. The food trucks will be contracted
through a local food truck organization to provide a variety of options throughout the summer. The food
carts will be operated by Ciry of Dublin Staf£ Examples of items that can be sold on the food carts include
lemonade,ice cream,warm pretzels, and other pre-packaged food. Prices for the food carts will be based on
market rates and cost of item.
Rental Opportunities
The Complex will have many different rental opportunities. Each of the pools and the Slide Tower will be
available for rent, as a standalone attraction or combined with another feature, when the faciliries are not in
use for Ciry programming. The full Complex will also be available for large groups and corporate events.
Individual and group picnic tables, private cabanas, and lounge chairs will be available for rent during all of
the recreational swimming times.
Staffing
Due to the size and variation of facilities and features, the Complex must be staffed appropriately and as
required for any aquatic facility. The Complex will have the following minimum staffing:
• Senior Office Assistant to oversee and assist with customer service functions.
• Recreation Supervisor, two Recreation Coordinators, and a Recreation Technician to oversee
progranvning and part-time Staff.
• Support Staff to assist with customer service,administrative functions,and facility needs.
• Lifeguards to comply with pool safety regulations.
• Instructors for swiin lesson and water exercise classes.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
None.
ATTACH M ENTS:
None.
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