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June 2016 City of Community Update Louisville A Message from the Mayor City Council ])ys1fiss is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. Mayor Robert P. Muckle -John E Kennedy 303.981.0697 bobm @louisvilleco.gov Jreally believe in these words spoken by President Kennedy over 50 years ago. • Ward I The Recreation Center, Senior Center, and Memory Square Pool at their heart promote the physical and intellectual vitality for our residents.We've been Jay Keany very fortunate that citizens of years past supported building these facilities for our 720.280.4805 community. However, regular users of the Recreation Center, Senior Center, and jayk @louisvilleco.gov Memory Square Pool have long asked the City to expand and improve on what we Chris Leh have.We hear concerns about crowding, aging, and functional limitations at all of 303.668.3916 these amenities. leh @louisvilleco.gov The Recreation/Senior Center was built in 1990, over 25 years ago, when the • Ward II City had a population of just over 12,000 people. Memory Square Pool was built in 1972 when approximately 2,500 folks lived in Louisville. The City currently has Susan Loo a population of close to 20,000 and we no longer have sufficient space to meet cur- 303.665.4945 rent programming demands.To address these concerns, the City Council has been susanl @louisvilleco.gov working since 2015 with a Citizen Task Force to evaluate facility needs and con- Jeff Lipton sider cost-effective solutions. The City hosted multiple open houses and recently 303.665.9776 conducted a scientifically robust survey to gather additional input on our commu- lipton @louisvilleco.gov nity's recreational needs. • Ward III Feedback from the Citizen Task Force, open houses, and a public opinion survey was used to develop preliminary plans for improvements to the Recreation/ Dennis Maloney Senior Center and Memory Square Pool. The current recommendations would ex- 303.494.9257 pand the Recreation/Senior Center from 57,400 square feet to over 100,000 square dennism @louisvilleco.gov feet. Some of the specific proposals of the Task Force are to expand the cardio and Ashley Stolzmann weight training areas, extend the running track, and provide additional group 303.570.9614 exercise and spinning space. Expanded drop in childcare, new youth activity rooms ashleys @louisvilleco.gov and a new indoor playground would be included.Also proposed are improvements City Manager to the Senior Center, including a new entrance along with an expanded lounge and Malcolm Fleming game area, kitchen improvements, and additional multipurpose space. The pro- 303.335.4532 posal includes some really great pool improvements such as an added exercise and malcolmf @louisvilleco.gov lesson pool along with a new indoor/outdoor leisure pool. Memory Square Pool City Council Meetings are would keep the footprint of its current layout but contain an entirely new bath generally held the first and house and children's pool. The new Recreation/Senior Center would also integrate third Tuesdays of each best practices in energy efficiency and resource conservation. month at 7:00 PM at City The total estimated cost of improvements to the Recreation/Senior Center and Hall, 749 Main Street. Memory Square would be roughly$25-$30 million.To fund such a proposal, the To find out in which City Council is considering placing on the November ballot a property tax increase Ward you live, please call to finance construction of the facility improvements and an additional sales or 303.335.4536. property tax increase to cover the operations and maintenance necessary to accom- www.LouisvilleCO.gov modate the expanded facilities. Continued on page 2