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MEMO TO: Parks and Recreation Commission rRomi Bruce K. Anderson, Director 40 Parks, Recreation and Forestry DATE: March 22, 1983 RE: Review of Swimming Personnel As you are aware, the Mounds View Parks and Recreation Department currently is responsible for the operation of both the Edgewood Community Center pool, as well as the outdoor beach at Lakeside Park on Spring Lake during the summer months. Staff has prepared a report which outlines the 1982 operation of the Parks and Recreation Deparmtent Aquatics Program, including both Lakeside Park Beach and the Edgewood Community Center pool. As can be noted, the program has become quite extensive with 26 part-time personnel employed at the Edgewood Community Center pool and an additional seven full time/seasonal employees at Lakeside Park. Expenditures for the two facilities is currently over $32,000, with revenue approximately $10,000 from the two facilities. Up until September of this year, we have been able to maintain our aquatics program in-house thorygh-our current staff, with the Program Supervisor coordinating both operations as one aspect of her position. With the advent of the Edgewood Community Center pool becoming a responsibility of our Department on a full time basis in September, 1982, we have found that the aquatics program is continuing to demand increased time from both the Program Supervisor, School District staff, as well as the Parks and Recrea- tion Director. Staff has met with the School District Community Education staff during the past two weeks to discuss the feasibility of hiring a half-time aquatics coordinator which would be responsible to the Parks and Recreation Department. Currently the School District provides overall coordination of the aquatics program on a School District -wide basis, with each individual Parks and Rec- reation Department responsible for the day-to-day operations of the pool. The School District has tentatively indicated that they support tho concept and would be willing to contribute $1,500 - $2,000 towards the salary of a part-time aquatics coordinator. Staff feels that. with the financial support from the School District of $1,500 - $2,000 and the current budgeted amount of $3,500 for Water Front Director at Lakeside Park, as well as the additional $1,900 currently paid for the Pool Coordinator at Edgewood, we would have approximately $6,500 - $7,000 in supervisory salaries which could be assessed towards the hiring of a half-time aquatics coordinator.