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City Council <br />Study Session Summary <br />April 14, 2015 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />Public Comments: <br />I like the idea of a survey. The room does not have the Museum represented. <br />Likes idea of weighted priorities. <br />If we can't fund rec center, it may be worth bringing in private entity. <br />We live in an athletic town. One need that fits is the high school swim team. <br />Making the high school swim team practice at 5:00 am is not healthy. <br />Shouldn't be an either or choice. A bond would be for something extra, not <br />reduce basic services. If we propose a bond, it should be for something new. <br />If is important to not go back to the past. The community has changed. More <br />families with kids. Demographic makeup of the community means we need to <br />address broad needs. <br />I understand points Council Members made but I think now is an important time — <br />a lot of kids, we can do something great with this aquatic facility. We can make <br />an impact while affecting everyone in the city. <br />I agree that an aquatics facility is a good idea. Poll the tax payers. They are <br />influenced by their kids. <br />I have been swimming for 11 years. Getting up early isn't the worst thing. The <br />bad thing is overcrowding in the lanes. <br />The amount of people is a lot. There are so many people it is hard to be in the <br />pool. It is easier for everyone if there is more space. <br />We need to expand the Rec Center. With regard to swim team, we find there is <br />not enough space and time. Senior aquatics are full. We have a different <br />population than the last bond issue, but needs to be defined. Can host state <br />meets. <br />Facility — according to Boulder County stats, senior population is growing. <br />Current Recreation Center is overcrowded and needs an overhaul. Looking at <br />trends, it is the Senior Center that needs more space. Need a separate space <br />for school programs, need daycare. Need more family changing areas. Need <br />low building maintenance, green building. <br />Overdue for expansion. Not able to accommodate all kids on Dolphins Swim <br />Team in the summer. 8 kids to a lane. Monarch swim team — it is unfortunate to <br />have to squeeze kids into lanes in the morning to allow adults to swim. From <br />Loveland to Arvada there is not a competitive 50m pool. <br />We need to triage: expansion of Rec Center, lots of seniors, most important <br />priority is to expand Recreation Center and Senior Center. Then, general <br />