TOWNSHIP OF LOWER MERION. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE Wednesday, February 6, :15 PM (Approximately)

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1 TOWNSHIP OF LOWER MERION PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE Wednesdy, Februry 6, :15 PM (Approximtely) Chirperson: Vice Chirperson: Ann Durbin Michel F. McKeon, V. Scott Zelov AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF 2019 TOWNSHIP SWIMMING POOL FEES 2. DIRECTOR'S REPORT 1

2 AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION ITEM: APPROVAL OF 2019 TOWNSHIP SWIMMING POOL FEES Consider for recommendtion to the Bord of Commissioners 3% increse to ll membership fees for the Belmont Hills Pool nd no increse to the membership fees for the Ardmore Avenue Pool for PUBLIC COMMENT ATTACHMENTS: Description Issue Briefing - Pool Fees Type Issue Briefing 2

3 TOWNSHIP OF LOWER MERION Prks & Recretion Committee Issue Briefing Topic: Township Swimming Pools Membership Fees Recommendtion Prepred By: Donn L. Heller, Director of Prks & Recretion Dte: Jnury 28, 2019 I. Action To Be Considered By The Bord: Consider for recommendtion to the Bord of Commissioners 3.00% increse to ll membership fees for the Belmont Hills Pool nd no increse to the membership fees for the Ardmore Avenue Pool for II. III. IV. Why This Issue Requires Bord Considertion: The Bord review s the Pool Membership fees on n nnul bsis. Current Policy Or Prctice (If Applicble): The current policy of the Bord, lst set in 2006, is to recover 100% of operting nd debt service costs for the Belmont Hills Pool. The Ardmore Avenue Pool policy, lst set in 2015, is to recover 100% of debt service costs only. During the Jnury 21, 2015 Bord meeting the policy for the debt service recovery period for both pools ws extended by ten (10) yers to Other Relevnt Bckground Informtion: The cost recovery model projects the revenue necessry t both Belmont Hills nd Ardmore Avenue to sty in ccordnce with the estblished Bord policy. The model projects n nnul 3% rte increse through 2037 would be necessry t Belmont Hills while Ardmore Avenue would not require ny dditionl increse through Rther thn uniform minimum nnul increse, higher percentge increse now could reduce the need in lter yers. Similrly, lower increse now enlrges the percentge increse needed in lter yers. Two different policies for cost recovery, hve different implictions for rtes t the pools. The Belmont Hills cost recovery model is for 100% of debt service nd operting costs. This model requires surplus of revenue over expenses on n nnul bsis to recover deficits experienced in previous yers. The projected revenue ws $419,163; the ctul revenue ws $387,684 which is 7.5% or $31,479 lower thn projected. The min fctor contributing to the decrese in revenue is lower membership numbers. The membership decrese is connected to previous yer pool members: moving out of the re, children ging (no longer interested), nd former members obtining pool membership to Ardmore or new fcility in Bl Cynwyd. In operting nd debt service costs were projected to be $495,447 which is 4% or $20,911 lower thn the $474,536 ctul costs. The current yer s lower ctul revenue offset by lower ctul expenses dds to the deficit to be recovered. The model is currently mortizing $564,040 deficit dting bck to 2007 The updted cost recovery model projects the pool meeting the full cost recovery of operting nd debt service by 2037 with 3% nnul fee increses. 1 3

4 The Ardmore Pool cost recovery model is designed to meet the gol of 100% of debt service costs only. No fee increse would be required to mintin debt service recovery if membership levels remin t their current levels through Any surplus revenue over debt service supports the operting costs of the pool. The projected revenue ws $99,000; the ctul revenue ws $100,622 or $1,622 bove projection. The nnul debt service is $53,870. In operting nd debt service costs were $141,405 which ws slightly lower thn the $144,897 projected. The Ardmore Pool operted t $44,275 deficit overll in (Operting & Cpitl). The model projects the pool will meet the cost recovery of debt service plus 34% of operting costs by 2037 without ny further nnul fee increses. Alterntive Scenrios: Ardmore recovery policy sme s Belmont s 100% of debt nd operting costs. This scenrio would show full cost recovery of operting nd debt service by 2037 with 7.25% nnul fee increse. (i.e. Resident Fmily of 3 membership would go from $75 to $80 in 2019) Both recovery policies to recover 100% of operting cost only. The Ardmore model would show meeting full cost recovery of operting costs by 2037 plus 2.7% of debt service with 2.25% nnul fee increse through (i.e. Resident Fmily of 3 membership would go from $75 to $77 in 2019) The Belmont model would show meeting full cost recovery of operting cost by 2037 plus 67% of debt service with no nnul fee increse through (i.e. Resident Fmily of 3 membership would remin $343) The following fee chrts show the dollr impct of rnge of possible fee increses. Belmont Hills Swimming Pool Fee Bsed on 1% & 3% Increse LOWER MERION NON RESIDENT RESIDENT Rte 1% Increse 3% Increse Rte 1% Increse 3% Increse SEASON PASS Fmily of up to 3 (Sme household 2 Adults Mx) $343 $346 $353 $542 $547 $558 Additionl Children (21 & under) $22 $22 $23 $37 $37 $38 Individul (17 & under) $146 $147 $150 $209 $211 $215 Individul (18 & older) $160 $162 $165 $250 $253 $258 Senior Citizen (60 & older) $19 $20 $20 $43 $43 $44 Nnny, Au Pir, Bbysitter $176 $178 $181 N/A N/A N/A Individul Py s you go (2 & Over) $82 $83 $84 $129 $130 $133 Plus Admittnce t Pool $6 $6 $6 $6 $6 $6 ½ SEASON PASS Fmily of up to 3 (Sme household 2 Adults Mx) $201 $203 $207 $314 $317 $

5 Additionl Children (21 & under) $16 $17 $16 $29 $29 $30 Individul (17 & under) $82 $83 $84 $129 $130 $133 Individul (18 & older) $98 $99 $101 $153 $155 $158 GUEST FEES: Weekdys $8 $8 $8 $8 $8 $8 Weekend/Holidy $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 Ardmore Avenue Swimming Pool Fee Bsed on 2.25% & 7.25% Increse LOWER MERION RESIDENT NON RESIDENT Rte 2.25% Increse 7.25% Increse Rte 2.25% Increse 7.25% Increse SEASON PASS Fmily of up to 3 (Sme household 2 Adults Mx) $75 $77 $80 $284 $290 $305 Additionl Children (21 & under) $12 $12 $13 $47 $48 $50 Individul (17 & under) $29 $30 $31 $113 $116 $121 Individul (18 & older) $37 $38 $40 $139 $142 $149 Senior Citizen (60 & older) $5 $5 $5 $40 $41 $43 Nnny, Au Pir, Bbysitter $46 $47 $49 N/A N/A N/A Individul Py s you go (2 & Over) $14 $14 $15 $53 $54 $57 Plus Admittnce t Pool $3 $3 $3 $3 $3 $3 ½ SEASON PASS Fmily of up to 3 (Sme household 2 Adults Mx) $47 $48 $50 $181 $185 $194 Additionl Children (21 & under) $10 $10 $11 $39 $40 $42 Individul (17 & under) $18 $18 $19 $72 $74 $77 Individul (18 & older) $23 $24 $25 $82 $84 $88 GUEST FEES: Weekdys $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 Weekend/Holidy $7 $7 $8 $7 $7 $8 Membership Demogrphics Ardmore Avenue Pool hd totl of 2,495 members in. Tht is 5.2% higher thn the 2017 level of 2,372. City Count Percentge of totl Ardmore % Bl Cynwyd % Bryn Mwr % Gldwyne % Hverford % Merion % 3 5

6 Penn Vlley % Villnov % Wynnewood % Non-Residents % The Township provides discounted membership fee to Lower Merion residents bsed on HUD income guidelines. In, the Township pproved 23 pplictions for discounted memberships encompssing 80 people for the Ardmore Pool. In 2017, there were 25 pplictions pproved encompssing 73 people. Zero non-qulifying ppliction were received. Belmont Hills Pool hd totl of 3,896 members in. Tht is 6% lower thn the 2017 level of 4,149. City Count Percentge of totl Ardmore % Bl Cynwyd % Bryn Mwr % Gldwyne % Hverford % Merion % Penn Vlley % Villnov % Wynnewood % Non-Residents % The Township provides discounted membership fee to Lower Merion residents bsed on HUD income guidelines. In, the Township pproved 52 pplictions for discounted memberships encompssing 162 people for the Belmont Pool. In 2017, there were 36 pplictions pproved encompssing 128 people. We received one non-qulifying pplictions for fmily of four. We estblished pyment pln, where smller pyments re ccepted until the full cost of the membership hs been pid, nd then the membership is ctivted. V. Impct On Township Finnces: Projections re fctored into the model for incresed operting expenses nd the lrger scle mechnicl nd structurl repirs experienced s the fcilities ge. Revenue projections re bsed on the projected nnul fee increse nd the prior yer's ctul revenue numbers. Both revenue nd expenses projections re djusted nnully to reflect the previous yer ctuls nd to ccount for ny emerging trends. VI. Stff Recommendtion: Unless the Bord believes it is time to revise the current Bord policy, the Stff recommendtion is 3% increse to ll membership fees for the Belmont Hills Pool nd zero increse to the membership fees for the Ardmore Avenue Pool for

7 AGENDA ITEM INFORMATION ITEM: DIRECTOR'S REPORT The Director of Prks nd Recretion will provide report on mtters of importnce ffecting the Deprtment. PUBLIC COMMENT 7