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Recreation Advisory Board Minutes <br />February 22, 2021 <br />Page 3of5 <br />Admission will be the same as in previous years, with the exception that <br />rainchecks, or moving to the rec center if the weather is bad, will not be <br />permitted. <br />Board discussion about Memory Square: <br />• The board discussed how a large swim team can practice and have <br />meets, while following COVID safety protocols. The schools have been <br />figuring out how to follow safety protocols, using ideas such as virtual <br />meets, and the the summer swim team can follow their lead. <br />• Summer camps will not go to Memory Square pool, as they have done in <br />the past. <br />• Even though it's hard to find enough lifeguards in this area, Kathy Martin <br />stated that the city is proactive in recruiting and training. Lower -cost <br />training is one way that the city encourages potential employees. <br />• The Memory Square plan was well received by board members. <br />Recreation and Senior Center Updates <br />• Kathy Martin reported that the rec center is seeing higher attendance, with <br />added capacity in open swim times and other programming. The weekend <br />Surf & Turf special event is almost sold out. The rec center is now open on <br />Sundays. Daily attendance numbers are in the 600's, which is an <br />improvement, but not at the pre-COVID level in the 2,000's. <br />Kathy Martin asked for responses to a suggestion to add pickleball lines to <br />the tennis courts at Centennial Park. A couple of board members <br />explained that pickleball lines on the tennis courts would make them <br />unusable for USTA-sanctioned tennis league matches. One tennis match <br />often requires five courts, and there are usually a couple of home matches <br />scheduled at the same time. Pickleball players currently have five courts <br />at the skating rink at specified times and a court on the single tennis court <br />on Lois Drive, east of the Warembourg Fishing Pond. Kathy reported that <br />the gym is now available for pickleball times. The Lois Drive <br />tennis/pickleball court is not in good condition. Cottonwood Park was <br />suggested as a good site for pickleball courts, as they require less space <br />than tennis courts. <br />The detention center south of the rec center has been considered for <br />recreational use, such as an outdoor pool facility or public field, but there <br />are no plans at the moment. Redtail Ridge and the land near the police <br />department could be sites for recreational use, which is something to <br />consider in the future. <br />