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REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
General Purpose and Administration Committee
February 03, 2003 Resolution #: ()1~-C/6j-03
Date:
Report #:
CSD-05-03
File #:
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By-law #:
Subject:
2002 AQUATICS PROGRAM SUMMARY
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report No. CSD-05-03 be received for information:
Submitted by:
J ph P. Caruana
r; ctor of Community Services
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Reviewed bY:C' ~.- v.v k
Franklin Wu
Chief Administrative Officer
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1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 Report CSD-05-03 has been prepared for Council's information to provide a
status report regarding the aquatics instructional programs.
1.2 The Community Services Department operates a number of instructional swim
programs throughout the year. Sessions are divided by the season as winter,
spring, summer and fall.
1.3 During the various sessions, programs are offered at the Clarington Fitness
Centre and Courtice Community Complex. In the summer, instructional
programs are offered at the Newcastle Lions Pool and the Orono Park Pool.
1.4 The Community Services Department hires approximately eighty (80) part-time
aquatics employees over the year to provide qualified instruction and supervision
of the recreational programs for the participants. Each instructor must be
certified by the Lifesaving Society and Canadian Red Cross, and must recertify
every two years to maintain their positions. This recertification includes both
theoretical and practical in-water sessions.
1.5 The attached chart (see attachment #1) is an overview of participants which
allows staff and Council the opportunity to compare the aquatics program over a
six (6) year period between 1997 and 2002.
2.0 AQUATIC REGISTRATION PROCESS
2.1 December 2002 saw the implementation of the final stage of the electronic
registration process. EAZYREG on-line registration was the second of 2 CLASS
modules to be implemented, dramatically improving the process for program
registration.
2.2 The use of EASYREG on-line and touch-tone registration systems has
decreased the need for additional staff to process walk-in registrations, as
residents opt to register from the comfort of their homes at times convenient to
them.
2.3 The Community Services Department will continue to monitor and evaluate the
registration process, offering residents of Clarington the most effective and
efficient service available.
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3.0 COMMENT
3.1 Classes are scheduled to maximize the available pool time in order to offer
flexibility for registration and in order to offer variable class times. When classes
are cancelled due to low registration, staff makes every effort to accommodate
the participants in alternate classes, offer different times, or transfer the
participant to the other aquatics facility. While most participants are placed in a
class or in a multilevel instructional class, some simply cannot be
accommodated. In most cases, the cancelled classes are replaced with more
popular classes where a high demand is experienced.
3.2 Registration in 2002 has increased by 3% over 2001. In essence, over a period
of six (6) years between 1997 and 2002, participatory levels in aquatics
instruction have increased by 60%. (See attachment #1).
3.2 The Community Services Department is committed to providing quality programs
and services to the community. Staff will continue to monitor existing programs
and services, as well as researching and implementing new and exciting aquatic
ventures.
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
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Attachment #1 to Report CSD-05-03
Six-Year Summary of Registrations
1997 - 2002
By Season
Winter Spring Summer Fall Totals
1997 549 896 396 1519 3360
1998 1020 1535 459 1705 4719
1999 1043 1603 621 1481 4748
2000 979 1837 1052 1627 5495
2001 953 1496 1132 1784 5365
2002 1134 1473 1364 1576 5547
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Six Year Summary of Annual Registrations 1997 - 2002
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01998
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