meeting with City Manager

The City Manager said today the the parents of the host swim team man the admission gates and sell concessions and heat sheets. They keep whatever monies they make so he wouldnt have those figures, but he DID say that the parents, one year, did buy some lane buoys for the pool. He wasnt clear if anything else has been put back into the pool but will check and get back with us. Admission monies apparently go into the main host swim team fund, which is used for entrance fees and other costs. WHAT other costs is not clear. When asked what is different now than 4 years ago, when he recommended closing the pool during the Winter, no rational reply was forthcoming, just something about the Council deciding to NOT close the pool at that time. When asked about the basis on which he made the recommendation to close during the Winter, to the best of memory he just relied that they asked for his recommendation and he gave one. No details about what led him to make the recommendation were offered. He said he just didnt remember, as it was 4 years ago. It was interesting to find out that businesses that are based in MS are the only ones required to have a business license. Pool rental fees are charged by the day or the event, he said, and documentation is available to support that claim. Apparently some pools, like the Jr college pool, charge by the lane, but we do NOT. He said we charge a monthly fee, and didnt know what that fee was, but WILL research that and make it public. Punch cards are a discount pass of up to 50%, in denominations of $20 each, and are good for the Fiscal Year. How many admissions one gets for that twenty bucks is not clear- 20? that would be one dollar each admission, certainly a SIGNIFICANT discount! there are also some adult swim lessons and there are records to document those lessons coming soon. All lessons are charged the same price, no matter if beginners, intermediate, or advanced. All are handled in-house and with WSI personnel, according to the City Manager. Since Columbus is a private school he was sure they HAD paid something but didnt know the exact numbers and will get back to us on that. Average revenue intake for aerobics was requested for the past 3 years was requested and is on the list of things to be done, and published. he wanted it made clear that it would take a little time to find and present this information to interested parties. He also said that a fully comprehensive and thorough report on the pool operations was being prepared even as we speak, and will be presented to the Council Monday night.