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Home My WebLink About6 - Items from the DirectorPARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ~"^ March 15, 2000 •... MEMORANDUM To: Members of the Pazks and Recreation Advisory Board From: Chns Dropinski, Director Re: Items from the Duector DO NOT REMOVE - PRAB File Matenal Soruce Pool Repair In the 1999 season, Spruce Pool was losing an estimated 30,000 gallons of water a day Isolation and pressure testing of the pool's systems indicated that the water was lost through leak(s) in the retum (water returning from the filtranon system to the pool) system The exact locarion of the leak(s) could not be deternuned because the return pipmg is cast into the concrete stmcture of the pool vessel Associated Pool Builders, Inc was hired to cap and abandon the existmg return system, and to u~stall ~ a new return system, the piping contained withing the gutter system of the pool The work was completed and successfully pressure tested the first week of Mazch Staff is confident tlus remedy will effectroely address the water loss problem Deoartment Playground Issue at Tantra Park Dunng the February, 2000 Parks and Recreahon Advisory Boazd Meeting, a citizen from the Tantra Pazk azea discussed certa~n maintenance issues sunounding the Tantra Pazk playground azea In particulaz, tlus citizen spoke about a piece of playground equipment which she claims had been broken for two months and had not been replaced Our playground mazntenance staffvisited the site and inspected the piece of playground equipment The piece of equipment that this crt~zen u~formed us about is called a"Daisy" spruig toy, manufactured by Kompan We have vanous other pieces of playground equipment manufactured by Kompan located m several parks, including East Boulder Commumty Center and Meadow G1enPazk Attached aze photographs of this particulaz piece of equipment in Tantra Park The manufacturer clauns t}us parnculaz playground piece is suued for very young children Appazently last fall, one of the paddle seats was vandalized by someone who smashed one of the paddle seats with a large rock The rock broke one ofthe paddles A citizen used a saw to even out the jagged pieces, and pazk staff sanded the remainu~g part of the seat to smooth the edges ..~. ~~ The "Daisy" spring toy retails for $725, and the replacement seat costs $265, less labor costs to disassemble and replace the broken seat Staff made the decision to not replace the one paddle and ^+ extend the life ofthe equipment fizrther However, upon fiuther commumcation with this citizeq she has informed us that much lazger and heavier children aze abusing the equipment causing part of the seat to be craskung into the ground when heavier children attempt to use this eqmpment Staffis experiencing problems withKompan equipment throughout the system While the Kompan equipment is very interachve and provides for uruque play experiences for children, it appeazs the equipment is not standing up to the tremendous use it receives This may be due, in part, to the equipment being manufacturered with wood, rather than steel or plasrics We plan to remove tlus piece of playground equipment and will, as time allows, replace this Kompan playground piece with another type of spruzg toy from another manufacturer Boulder Poseidons Swim Team Lease The major components ofthe current lease withBoulderPoseidons Swun Team forthe Flatirons Golf Course Swimmmg Facility aze provided for PRAB's informahon (Note Leases for a term of one yeaz or less are the purview of staff Staff norifies the Boazd of all first time leases of one yeaz or less ) Staff will soon begm conversations with Poseidons representatives regarding their desire to extend the lease beyond August PRAB also requested that an accurate accounting of costs related to the pool be developed Tlus mformat~on is bemg gathered by installing sepazate meters on each of the utility lines for water, electricity and gas The meters will be read monthly and unit costs will be identified Once sufficient ^` data is ava~lable to calculate estunated annual costs, these will be provided to PRAB " The lease is for the swimmuig pool including the wadmg pool, the concrete deck surroundmg the swimrrung and wading pools, the removable roof structure covering the pool, the pool pump house and all rooms therem In additioq as part of this lease agreement, Lessee is also granted a non-exclusroe hcense to use the two locker rooms, together with their attendant toilet and shower facilities, wtuch aze located wittun the main club house buildmg The lease began at the tune the City closed its purchase of the entire Angel Pines property, and ends August 15, 2000 The total rental price for the term of t}us lease is $15,000 00 Upon a thirty days Notice to Lessee, Lessor reserves the right, at its expense, to remove and demolish and not to replace the Prectuses or any part thereof that Lessor determines is structurally unsound or so extensively damaged or deteriorated or would be considered a safety hazard that the cost to repair would not, in Lessor's sole ~udgment, be warranted ~ In the event of a significant failure of pool equipment or of fire, wind, or other damage to the ''"~' Premises wtuch renders it unfit for its intended purpose, Lessee shall promptly mform Lessor, and the `"""'" parties shall meet to discuss how, if at all, the problem can be resolved Lessee shall use the Premises for swirruning team practice and swimmmg cluuc purposes only It may use the Premises for these purposes itself and for its team members, or it may enter into use agreements with other organizations with similar purposes, such as other summer swim teams, high school swim teams, synchronized swimming teams, scuba programs, kayak programs, water polo teams or programs, and any other similar compeUtive or athletic program involving a swimming pool not otherwise limited by this Lease Lessee is specifically protubited from using the Premises for swun meets, "open swim" for the general public, swimming instruction other than incidental to coaching any of the permitted activities, any spectator event, or any other similar achviues Lessee shall msure the presence at the side of the pool of at least one certified lifeguard during any pool acrivity Lessee is responsible for all maintenance of the Premises, includuig but not lumted to the following a All pool maintenance b All maintenance of the pool cover c Lessee shall be responsible for cleaning up trash in the Locker Rooms each day those ~ aze used under the license Attachment A: Tantra Park Playground K \csd\bd-0ol3-z'h4n wod r"""~ `~rr d ~ ~ ~ ~ U .~.r ~ , ~-_ ^~ - ~ k l ~)' ~~ .^ t , --7J , `A ', hLl,.~ {Y 1 ~'~yt~~k4~`,~~~`f~~~~ ~" , • ~ ~+a '~~ U >?, s~ ) :: ~ ~~,~~~~,~ ~~~ ~ y ~ , ~ ~ j E:J e 1 •'~-^ < r~~~~ ~~f~3~ ~4,rF':f ~~;s , 'Y 4 f ;~e~1 jl! u ~~'~ ~ y~" J `~ ' ~ 1~ r~. ~~ 1,~iy`,~[t ! 4r~f;.'~~~t~f ,tt~es ~..y ~ v V~ CJ~ ,.~ ~ ~~ . ~ ~ ~'. 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