2023 Parks and Recreation Aquatics Master Plan

City of Greensboro EQUITY ASSESSMENT

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Participation Rates Comparing overall data from 2016-2020,

averaged the past 5 years. No data shown FY 2020-2021 due to facility closures resulting from the pandemic. For FY 2016-2022, Smith Active Adult Center Indoor Pool participation rates were tracked by senior swim pass purchases and individual classes such as water aerobics, totaling 11,777, an average of 2,355 users yearly. Passes are only used for Active Swim (open swim) access. Each pass sold accounts for 30 visits. Participants registering for the 6-week water aerobics classes are only counted once per 6-week session.

participation rates at Keeley Park and Barber Park spraygrounds remained strong, though Barber Park sprayground rates declined along with Lindley Community Park Outdoor Pool in FY 2021-2022. Warnersville, Windsor and Peeler Community Parks Pools show consistent decline FY2018-2020, though Peeler has been closed since 2020. FY 2021-2022 show Warnersville’s Pool projected numbers to increase over the 2,084 participants

AQUATIC FACILITY ATTENDANCE BY LOCATION

Warnersville Community Park Outdoor Pool

Windsor Community Park Outdoor Pool

Lindley Community Park Outdoor Pool

Barber Sprayground

Keeley Park Sprayground

Peeler Community Park Outdoor Pool

FY 2016/17

31,576

30,983

7,079

1,890

2,231

1,690

FY 2017/18

29,010

27,354

9,387

1,704

2,367

1,415

FY 2018/19

21,658

24,939

5,894

682

1,973

1,282

FY 2019/20

27,384

23,658

4,472

373

1,738

516

FY 2021/22

17,183

28,017

4,947

n/a

2,111

1,281

Total

126,811

134,951

31,779

4,649

10,420

6,184

Average Annual Attendance

25,362

26,990

6,356

930

2,084

1,237

Aquatic Facility Attendance by Location

Operating Expenditures Except for FY 2018-2019, chemical and mechanical budgets gradually declined the past few years, with significant decline FY 2021-2022. Staffing budgets remain mostly consistent at Barber Park sprayground, Warnersville Pool, Windsor Community Park Outdoor Pool and Smith Active Adult Center Indoor Pool, though significantly less than Lindley Community Park Outdoor Pool. From 2016-2022, staffing costs have gradually increased to nearly doubling the original amounts at both Barber Park and Keeley Park spraygrounds, even though participation rates have significantly declined at Barber and slightly at Keeley.

Keeley Park sprayground is the only sprayground facility showing consistent revenue increases or at least maintaining current levels since FY 2017-2018. Past revenue generation at Lindley Community Park Outdoor Pool has not completely returned, but projections show some increase anticipated FY 2021-2022. Lower revenues remain consistent at Barber Park sprayground and Peeler Community Park Outdoor Pool, Warnersville Community Park Outdoor Pool and Windsor Community Park Outdoor Pool. The 2019-2028 Capital Improvement Budget reflects $19,891,920 requested for pool repairs and/ or replacement to potentially be funded through a future bond program. Funding strategies such

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