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r <br />-2- <br />A¢UATICS UPDATE Aquatic Director Maureen Thielen was intro- <br />duced by Director Anderson and she present- <br />ed her report highlighting the summer beach <br />and pool proyrams. Ms. Thielen indicated <br />that the Lakeside Park program was managed <br />by a joint staff of twelve yuards with <br />Sue Bernhagen serviny as the head life- <br />guard. The beach opened on June 9, 1984 <br />and is slated to close on Saturday, August <br />25. The beach is being supervised through <br />an on-call system with three guards sched- <br />uled for the evening and three in the <br />afternoon with an additional guard avail- <br />able on call should the weather and/or <br />crowds demand it. Ms. Thielen further <br />indicated that Pat DeMars had been retained <br />to coordinate the concession operation and <br />that it had been running smoothly to date. <br />__. _. _. <br />The Edgewood Pool program was reviewed <br />including the new lesson structure, and <br />open swim dates. Highlights of the Edge- <br />wood Pool program inelude the Red Cross lap <br />program, �emi-private lessons, expanded <br />open swim dates, senior citizen exercise <br />programs and the adapted aquatic programs. <br />Preliminary indications are that registra- <br />tions for both open swims and lessons have ' <br />increased at the pool facility as well as `'---- <br />increased attendance at Lakeside Beach. <br />N1s. Thielen also stated that both facil- <br />ities had received a face lift with new <br />paint and equipment purchases. <br />Director Anderson outlined his discussion <br />with Councilmember Conde from Spring Lake <br />-_ Park reyarding the construction of a monu- <br />ment in nonor of Playground, Inc, which <br />will be built by the Kraus Hartig VFW Post. <br />REVIEW OF 19$5 BUDGET <br />PROPOSAL <br />Director Anderson reviewed the budget and <br />indicated that staff requests for 1985 <br />would be maintained at a 3.28 level as dir- <br />ected by the City Council. To maintai� <br />this minimal budyet increase; no program <br />yrowth is projected with minor program <br />cutbacks in the summer playground proyram <br />and winter skating budgets. In addition a <br />550,000 capital improvement request had <br />been submitted for the City Councii's re- <br />view and the City Council would be formally <br />Council would be formally reviewing the <br />staff budyet proposal at the August 6, 1984 <br />agenda session. � <br />