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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />April 28, 2020 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br /> <br />Councilmember Dickinson agreed with the staff recommendation to not open the pool this <br />summer. Councilmember Fahey agreed the logistics required to open and the staff <br />needed would make opening prohibitive. <br /> <br />Councilmember Leh stated he wished there were a way to allow the Dolphin Swim Team <br />the ability to use the facility. <br /> <br />Mayor Stolzmann stated that beyond the safety issues, the cost involved in opening the <br />pool presents issues. We already operate the pool at a loss and to open for an even <br />shorter amount of time would be very costly at a time we have declining revenues. Even if <br />the swim team could practice safely it would be very expensive for the City to offer this. <br /> <br />Mayor Stolzmann stated there will need to be good communication around this so the <br />community understands why we are doing this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Lipton stated he would like to keep open the possibility that it might be <br />open for a portion of the year if it is safe and financially possible. <br /> <br />Mayor Stolzmann reminded Council that staff is already been cut with the recent <br />furloughs and it will be difficult to open the pool for any limited amount of time this year. If <br />we leave this option open it will create more work for staff to have to prepare for the <br />possibility. <br /> <br />Members agreed to wait for County guidance and if opening the pool is allowed then staff <br />can do a financial feasibility study to see if we can open it this year. <br /> <br />Dog Parks <br /> <br />Councilmember Lipton stated there is a great interest in this for our residents, but we will <br />have to wait and see if the State and County can give us guidance on the number of <br />people that can gather. When we get guidance that allows opening we can reconsider. <br /> <br />Councilmember Dickinson disagreed stating he would like to consider reopening with <br />social distancing. <br /> <br />Without specific guidance on dog parks from the County, members decided dog parks <br />should remain closed in an effort to keep groups from congregating and keeping <br />trailheads from getting congested. <br /> <br />Main Street Patios <br /> <br />Mayor Stolzmann noted many people have suggested when restaurants can reopen that <br />tables could be placed in the street to give greater spacing. <br />