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Cityot <br />Louisville <br />COLORADO • SINCE 1878 <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />AGENDA ITEM 11 <br />SUBJECT: <br />RECREATION /SENIOR CENTER AND AQUATICS FEASIBILITY <br />STUDY UPDATE <br />DATE: FEBRUARY 23, 2016 <br />PRESENTED BY: JEFF LIPTON, CHAIRPERSON, RECREATION /SENIOR <br />CENTER AND AQUATICS TASK FORCE <br />SUMMARY: <br />The Recreation /Senior Center and Aquatics Task Force has been meeting on a regular <br />basis focusing on developing for City Council consideration a program of expansions <br />and improvements to the Recreation /Senior Center and Indoor and Outdoor Aquatic <br />Facilities. Over the past few months, the Task Force has: <br />• Hosted two (2) open houses with over 150 active participants. <br />• Toured Front Range Recreation and Senior Centers from Denver to Loveland. <br />• Participated in a Task Force "Build -a- Center" exercise conducted by Sink Combs <br />Dethlefs (SCD), City- retained consultant, to assist with this phase of the project. <br />• Engaged the Senior Advisory Board, Youth Advisory Board, City staff, and other <br />facility stakeholders to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats <br />to current Recreation Facilities and Programs. <br />• Designed a Citizen Survey that will be mailed out to approximately 3,000 <br />Louisville households in February with results coming back in March. <br />The Task Force would like to provide an update on progress to date, share some initial <br />insights and solicit Council comments regarding: <br />• Programming and design elements that are under consideration by the Task <br />Force, SCD and staff. <br />• Project timeline <br />• Funding options <br />A. Design and construction <br />B. Operations <br />Once the Task force has statistically valid survey results, SCD will develop conceptual <br />plans, cost estimates and alternatives that will be shared at open houses conducted by <br />the Task Force. That information will lead to a preferred alternative that will be <br />incorporated into a second survey and form the basis for a formal recommendation to <br />City Council regarding a potential bond issue on the November's 2016 ballot for the City <br />of Louisville. <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />2 <br />