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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April 5, 2016: <br />Page 5 of 18 <br />Memory Square usage preferences = Crowding, hours of operation, and lack of <br />facilities, amenities topped the list of reasons why people aren't using Memory Square. <br />Importance of Rec Center Facilities- New fitness areas, Fitzone group areas, lap <br />swimming, exercise /lesson pool, leisure /water park and locker room facilities topped the <br />list of importance. Racquetball and wood floor gymnasium were at the bottom of the list <br />while a multi- activity center gym was near the middle of the list. <br />Allocation of $100 — if you had $100 to spend on recreation facilities how would you <br />spend it? <br />- Respondents allocate most to weights /cardio ($13), seasonal outdoor aquatics <br />($12), and group exercise room ($11) <br />Importance of Rec Center Facilities — Aquatics <br />- Importance ratings for aquatic facilities very similar <br />Importance of Rec Center Facilities — Aquatics by respondent age <br />- Younger respondents rate indoor leisure pool, new seasonal outdoor aquatics <br />facility as more important <br />- Older respondents prefer warm water aquatic exercise /lesson pool <br />Importance of Rec Center Facilities — Gym <br />- Fitness areas, Exercise rooms, running track, multi- activity gym rose to higher <br />priority <br />Importance of Rec Center Facilities — Youth <br />- Youth amenities rated as somewhat Tess important <br />Importance of Senior Center Facilities <br />- Seniors' priorities match up with overall priorities <br />Importance of Memory Square Facilities <br />- Many improvements to memory Square were identified as relatively important <br />No Additional Facilities Needed — 91% of respondents felt some improvement is needed <br />Opinion on Increasing Taxes — A majority of respondents (83 %) support a city tax <br />increase for recreation improvements <br />- by age, gender and presence of children in household; middle aged respondents, <br />females, and respondents with kids are more likely to support an increased tax <br />Tax amount willing to Pay — About half of respondents (48 %) would support an increase <br />of $100 per year or Tess <br />