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MEETING: GENERAL PURPOSE & ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
DATE: April 17, 1989
REPORT #: CS -10 -89 FILE #:
SUB,JECT:
BOWMANVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RENTAL -
NEWCASTLE FITNESS CENTRE
RESOLUTION NO. GPA- 312 -89
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose &
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:-
1. That Report No. CS -10 -89 be received; and
2. That Council endorse staff's position with respect
to priorization of Municipal Facility Use; and
3. That Linda Hargreaves of the Bowmanville Memorial
Hospital be advised of Council's decision.
BACKGROUND & COMMENTS:
At the regular meeting of the General Purpose and
Administration Committee on April 3, 1989 the Committee
requested staff to prepare a report on the revised schedule
in the swimming program for the handicapped- nursing homes and
Hospital.
During the past several years the Bowmanville Memorial Hospital
has rented one hour of pool time on Fridays (2:30 p.m. to 3:30
p.m.) from September through June on a consistent basis. In
the past two years the Hospital was also accommodated during
the months of July & August because it was conducive to our
instructional program, offering no conflicts to the operating
schedule.
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Due to the increase of registrations in our instructional swim
program (a direct impact resulting from the influx of
residential development) as well as the demands from our
clients to offer a more "condensed" instructional program,
staff are offering a four session summer program this year
consisting of two full weeks each. This schedule will provide
for the accommodation of maximum participation in the
instructional program as well as ensure the Fitness Centre and
outdoor pools are being utilized efficiently. Since the
"daytime hours" are considered prime time to our users during
the summer months, the schedule for instructional swimming was
established from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. - 3:30
p.m. Monday through Friday. This schedule necessitates
re- scheduling the Hospital rental to another time during the
months of July and August.
The alternate times offered to the Hospital staff are:
Monday or Friday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Monday or Friday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Friday (shared with 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
senior swim)
Initial response from the Hospital was that these options are
unacceptable respectively because of change of staff shifts,
conflict with meal times and because the physiotherapist
normally is off duty. On our part, compromises were made in an
attempt to meet their needs. Namely, the reduction of an open
Adult Swim time and sharing of the pool time in the regular
over 50's Swim or with our learn -to -swim program were proposed.
Staff recommends that some flexibility is required by the
Hospital to rescheduling their shifts or make alternate
arrangements. It is staff's view that either alternative would
be the least disruptive to all concerned.
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It is staff's mandate to service the recreational needs of our
citizens providing the best service to the greatest number of
citizens possible. Peak or prime hours are traditionally
utilized to provide the maximum amount of use by the greatest
number of residents. To alter these popular programs to less
desirable hours will affect the attendance and the effectiveness
of the programs offered. In addition numerous complaints are
likely to result from the inconvenience to the users.
The program offered through the hospital is varied in the
number of users at one time. Their clients range from chronic
severely disabled under hospital care, to out patients
requiring physiotherapy and to nursing home residents who
require only limited assistance. Depending upon the mix of
these clients the users will range from as few as four to a
high of 30 participants. To provide the hours requested will
necessitate the displacement of 4 sessions and affect
approximately 160 individuals within the youth instructional
program.
As the Town experiences growth the ability to provide services
and facilities will increasingly be strained. Because of this
staff must often priorize the needs of various groups to
determine who should receive the service or the facility at a
specified time. Staff continue to strive to provide the best
recreational opportunities to the residents with the greatest
recreational need. In this case, we believe the instructional
swimming program should take precedence over the Hospital
rental who could be accommodated at another time.
Respectfully submitted,
Recommended for presentation
to the Committee
r,
wren Kotseff
Chief d inistrative Officer
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