Staff Report - City of Alexandria
Staff Report - City of Alexandria
Staff Report - City of Alexandria
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National Trends<br />
• Larger and fewer facilities<br />
• Multiple bodies <strong>of</strong> water<br />
– Competition<br />
– Recreation<br />
– All age groups<br />
• Spraygrounds<br />
• Indoor / Outdoor Mega Facilities<br />
Three Municipal Aquatic Master Planning Approaches<br />
• Neighborhood Approach – Offer numerous smaller facilities with one body <strong>of</strong> water for<br />
each neighborhood.<br />
• Community Approach – Offer multiple medium facilities each with multiple bodies <strong>of</strong><br />
water located throughout the community.<br />
• Central Approach – Offer one centralized facility with several bodies <strong>of</strong> water to serve<br />
the entire community.<br />
SWOT Analysis<br />
Neighborhood Approach<br />
• Strength<br />
– Closer proximity to residents<br />
• Weakness<br />
– Greater operating costs with multiple aquatic centers<br />
• Opportunities<br />
– Lower capital costs for each facility (phasing)<br />
• Threats<br />
– Keeping the multiple aquatic centers sustainable with the economy<br />
Community Approach<br />
• Strength<br />
– greater experience for residents<br />
• Weakness<br />
– Higher capital cost for each facility compared to Neighborhood Approach<br />
• Opportunities<br />
– Net operations would be reduced compared to Neighborhood approach<br />
• Threats<br />
– Non-resident users over crowding the facility<br />
Central Approach<br />
• Strength<br />
– Aquatic Master Plan would be realized sooner<br />
• Weakness<br />
– Longer drive time for most residents<br />
• Opportunities<br />
– Community hub pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
• Threats<br />
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