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MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Mary Saarion, Director Parks , Recreation and Forestry 4111 DATE: December 26, 1986 RE: Aquatics Supervisor Joint Powers Agreement The City of Mounds View received notification from the City of New Brighton requesting the dissolving of the joint powers agreement between the two cities for the Aquatics Supervisor position. It is the opinion of the City of New Brighton that the joint powers agreementwas notmeeting their needs . In particular, it was the opinion that Aquatics Supervisor Pete Rechtzigel was not providing adequate services to warrant the position. The contract ends as of December 31 , 1986 and it is requested that the joint powers agreement be dissolved. It is my opinion that the joint powers agreement did not work for several reasons . 1 . The position calls for the supervision of two beaches and two pool programs. Past practice in the City of Mounds view shows that one full-tame summer staff person was hired to operate the functions of Lakeside Park beach and Edgewood Community Center pool alone. The additional responsibilties of supervising a newly constructed regional park beach facility (Long Lake Regional Park beach) and the Highview School summer pool program is an unrealistic task. • 2 . Peter Rechtzigel was hired at the end of April, 1986 and was to be operating all four facilities by May 24, 1986. It is again an unrealistic expectation to have only one month to plan, organize, interview, hire staff, organize instruction curriculum, train staff, orientate staff with facilities , supervise beach preparations, advertise activities , etc. Most of these tasks are done January - April. Beach and pool staff are usually hired by February. To expect one to accomplish all these tasks in one month is unrealistic. 3 . Peter Rechtzigel supervised approximately 50 staff among the two cities, 20 Mounds View staff and 30 New Brighton staff. Each city had particular rules and regulations regarding pay scales , payment practices, school facility requirements, beach facility needs, etc. It is very difficult to supervise 50 staff even when everything remains the same. However, due to the requirements and practices of individual cities , the supervision and administration duties were difficult. 4 . It has been my experience in programming and supervising activities that summer is so busy and fast paced that all energies must be on the activities at: hand. It is not the time for administrative research. Unfortunately, it was the expectation that such projects as a pool and beach manual be 4111 written, as well as encouraging corporate participation in the pool programs , etc. Needless to say, the summer duties did not lend time for such endeavors . It is my opinion that this was an unrealistic expectation for a summer task.