W.S.C.S.
Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes of March 19, 2002 |
George
Boisseau called the meeting to order at 7:07 PM.
Present: George Boisseau, Sara Schomp, Mark James, Suzy Heumann, Alan
Siegle, Paul Archibald, Tom Hemphill, Patty Bedell
Public: Rhodan Vignad, Eric Fritch, and John Starkey |
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February 19, 2002 minutes were approved as corrected. |
- Rhodan
Vignad, Aqua Therapy instructor at Ives Pool, expressed
safety concerns about the temporary portable shower units, specifically
the uncontrolled access to them and the lack of wheel chair access.
She also was concerned about inconsistent pool temperature. Her
primary concern was a proposed pool use fee increase for aqua
therapy, as it would be a hardship for many of her clients.
ACTION: Patti will speak with Walt about these
issues.
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- Eric
Fritch thanked the Board for their service and thanked
Patti for her great work. He expressed concern about the need
for the lifeguards to be more attentive to their primary duty
of watching over swimmers in the pool. He made numerous suggestions
about how to improve lifeguard attentiveness, including the use
of community volunteers to help out with the clerical aspects
of the lifeguard job.
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- Alan
Siegle gave the Treasurers Report. Finances are tight, but in
line with past late winter/early spring periods. Although the
trend is for tighter finances, the new heater is using less energy
and lower gas bills may help reverse this downward trend.
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| Patti
Bedell gave the Pool Manager Report. Swimmers are coming
back following the pool closure, although she expects a small drop
in income as a result of the bathroom project. She continues to keep
an eye on the Tues/Thurs aquasize classes and the low attendance situation.
Patti discussed lifeguard staffing issues, reiterating the policy
that she must be called when a guard cannot make a shift. Patti recommends
raising the guard’s hourly rate. |
- ACTION:
She will research lifeguard rates at the other Sonoma County pools
and report back to the Board. She will also speak with the SSS
Parent Volunteer Coordinator about organizing some help in the
office, in order to free up the lifeguards from office duties.
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- ACTION::
Allen Siegle will also contact the Sebastopol Volunteer Coordinator
with a similar request.
Lesson sign-ups begin in April. The position of Assistant Manager
may be filled from the existing staff. The City of Sebastopol
has notified Patti that they will pay for the complete bathroom
project, thereby freeing up the funds the Board had committed
to the project.
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- ACTION:
Patti will meet with the contractor and Walt to generate a list
of possible extras for the bathrooms (painting, benches, etc)
and get that list to the Board for approval.
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| The
SSS membership is up and all the coaches are doing a great
job. Patti is working out individual weight conditioning programs
for the Senior group. |
In
other business, Suzy Heumann will look into developing a
mural project for the Northwest wall at the pool.
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| OLD
BUSINESS |
1. Allen presented a revamped fee schedule designed to encourage
more multi-use passes. Changes were made to the proposal it will
be posted at the Pool in advance of the April Board meeting, when
it will be discussed and voted on.
ACTION: Patti and Sara will put together the
fee proposal along with a cover explanation.
ACTION: Patti will set up a meeting with the
school districts to discuss raising the high schools’ use
fees. She will also get a list of what the other pool charge high
schools.
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- 2.
The Budget committee will meet next week to discuss and finalize
the budget.
ACTION: Allen will talk with the accountant about
providing for a more detailed breakout of employee costs.
ACTION: Allen will set up the meet with Tom and
Mark.
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- 3.
The By-Law Revision Committee ill be chaired by Sara, who will
arrange a meeting with the other members Tom and Mark. Paul also
expressed a desire to serve on the committee.
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- 4.
Bathroom renovation Report: It was reiterated that Patti is the
liaison for this project, thereby making a Board liaison redundant.
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NOTE:
At 9:50 the Board went into Executive Session to discuss
the Pool Manager contract.
At 10:00, the Board came out of Executive Session and the meeting
was adjourned. |
- NOTES
FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION
MARCH 19, 2002
The session was called to discuss the Pool Manager contract. The
contract was corrected as noted and it was agreed that after making
the corrections and changes that the Board was approving it to
be presented to Patti for her acceptance.
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