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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS & SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE February 27, 2023 AUDITORIUM Present: Councilmember Rader(Chair), Baker, Bullock Also Present: Councilmembers Kepple & Marx, Chief of Staff John Storey, Law Director Vargo, Planning Director Leininger, Assistant Director of Planning David Baas, Leslie Favre Krogman and staff from the Recreation Department Call to Order: 6:02 p.m. Approval of the minutes of the January 9, 2023 meeting of the Public Works & Sustainability Committee. Motion by Councilmember Rader, seconded by Councilmember Baker to approve the minutes of the January 9, 2023 meeting of the Public Works & Sustainability Committee. Councilmembers Rader and Baker voted in favor. Councilmember Bullock was absent. Motion passed. Minutes approved. RESOLUTION 2023-07 -A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, establishing rates of admission to the Lakewood municipal swimming pools located at Lakewood Park and Madison Park, and superseding Ordinance 10-19 and all other ordinances inconsistent herewith. (referred to PWS 2/6/23) Leslie Favre Krogman of the Recreation Department delivered a presentation in which she discussed the proposed changes to the entrance fees for Foster Pool and Becks Pool to go into effect for the upcoming season. The recommendations were informed by rates in surrounding communities and Lakewood's previous pool rates. Ms. Krogman presented the 2022 pool rates and compared them to the proposed 2023 rates. She explained that swim lessons will be restructured in 2023, going from 9 lessons over three weeks to a session of four lessons, with separate rates for residents and non-residents. She explained the rental fees and structures for 2023. Ms. Krogman explained the rationale for the increase in rates, citing the increase in the price of pool chemicals and the increase in wages from $9.30 to $10.10 per hour. She mentioned that the lifeguard staff require certifications for which they must pay to achieve. She noted that while she researched the rates of surrounding communities, she was confident that the proposed rates were in the best interest of Lakewood. She further remarked that the pool fees have not been increased in over a decade, noting that the topic was last considered in 2019 when the Recreation Department sought an increase in order to eliminate the use of change. 1