Recreation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2022 05 23

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Recreation Advisory Board Minutes April 25, 2022 Page 3 of 5 Staffing Update David Dean reported that he has five seasonal candidates and has hired one full-time golf maintenance specialist. This fills about 50% of the positions available. The golf course now has water rights from Coal Creek, which supplies 288,000 gallons a day. He reported completion of a concrete project and two irrigation projects. Staff has aerated the greens and will soon fertilize the grass. Kathy reported that hiring continues to be difficult. Summer Day Camp has been reduced to 48 spots. Weekday tennis lessons in April and May have been canceled. There are vacancies for Peewee soccer coaches and sports referees. One bright spot has been the lifeguard staff. Lifeguard certification programs have been running often. Louisville is one of the only places in the state with enough lifeguards to open both the outdoor and indoor pools this summer. Staffing is very low all over the area. David Baril reported that he has a good number of high school workers for the weekends, and the college -aged students will be available in a couple of weeks. Michele Van Pelt represented our Board during the interviews for the Parks and Recreation Director. A decision and job offer should be forthcoming. The Board discussed possible ideas to help with the shortage of seasonal staff. • Kathy reported that the Ready to Work Program has been successfully employed for various jobs. • The City is converting some positions from seasonal to full-time. • A collaboration with Imagine could be another possibility. • Volunteers could help in different capacities, such as gardening, painting, and clean-up. Ginger reported that a volunteer list is already being compiled. A spring clean-up event is being planned. • Volunteers could adopt areas to maintain. Deb Fahey informed us that the City is in the process of determining ownership of different parcels of land, to determine what is ditch property, City property, HOA property, or private property. The City is coordinating this information with the fire department. Q1 Golf and Rec Dashboards David Baril pointed out highlights from the Q1 Dashboard. • There were only 20 playable days out of 45. However, revenue was high on those days when the course was open. • Annual season pass sales and lesson revenue is way up.