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Page 58 of 73 <br /> <br />POTENTIAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC <br /> <br />The current COVID pandemic has had a very significant and undoubtedly a lasting impact on <br />aquatic and recreational facilities. The majority of current focus to date is on how to most safely <br />open existing facilities and how to begin operations and programming in a safe and healthy fashion <br />during the course of the pandemic. The aquatic and overall recreation and sport industry is also <br />trying to identify and develop facility, operation, and management long term changes that will be <br />part of a “New Normal” in the future. The future New Normal may include code updates and <br />requirements as well as non-code best practices. These New Normal elements will be in design, <br />operations, and programming elements, touching most aspects of new and existing facilities. <br /> <br />ISG has identified some of the most likely potential accommodations to address, prevent, and <br />mitigate future health challenges and crises. Keep in mind that these are not yet requirements but <br />that best practices may suggest some or all of these initiatives. We have tried to take into account <br />some added budget to support potential additional operating costs. These included the following. <br /> <br />Operational Elements <br />These are most relevant to the re-opening Lino Lakes Rec and Community Center <br /> Increase staff and outside services costs <br />o Added custodial staff and time for enhanced cleaning and disinfecting <br />o Added outside services for potential staff, user, and facility testing and cleaning <br />o Potential added front desk/access point control and staffing for potential screening <br />and monitoring <br /> Staff training and safety costs <br />o Additional staff and management training on handling and management of health <br />emergencies (beyond current First Aid, CPR, AED) and new standard practices <br />o Additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for use by staff as needed <br /> System Operations <br />o Enhanced air handling and HVAC systems, including addition of HEPA filters and <br />other air quality controls <br />o Increase requirements for outside replacement air exchange in system <br /> NOTE: Source capture exhaust system discussed in this report would be a <br />major advantage in this process <br />o Potential increase in pool water turnover rate (although COVID does not live in <br />chlorinated water, this may be a broader concession to future health crises) <br /> NOTE: The projected design and costing in the report include all the state of <br />the art water mechanical and purification systems that currently exist and are <br />recommended for optimum health conditions. <br /> Develop inside traffic and circulation patterns that encourage social distancing and <br />eliminating bottle necks <br /> Development of updated emergency action plans to address future contagious health issues <br />and threats <br /> Change in overall code bather and user capacity load calculations <br /> <br /> <br />