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The Case for Spirit Homes III - Other Cities
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 4:45:51 PM
PARKS Various Pool Complex Costs.pdf
City Council,
I have included a presentation the city received from a vendor who designs and plans pools. It
shows work they have completed in other cities and what these other cities have built and spent on
outdoor aquatics facilities.
This is not exactly what we would try to build indoor during a first phase of Spirit Homes. However,
it does have some take-aways that might be of value to you in your considerations.
First, look at the cost of the facilities. Aquatics centers are going to cost millions of dollars wherever,
however. As a matter of fact, it will cost so much that a public vote on a bond issue is probably
inevitable. A further consideration beyond the straight numbers is the year of completion. For
example, Maumelle’s and Springdale’s facility were finished in 2000 and 2001. Construction costs
would be substantially higher today.
A second issue is the design time. Six months to a year design time is common with eight months
something of a standard. These things take time to design with feedback from the public and the
council being a part of the process alongside developing bid ready construction plans. Time will be
important in our process as well.
Please take a closer look at the very first example. Clarksville has just recently completed its facility. It has both an indoor and outdoor component. The outdoor water play area is depicted. The indoor
facility is not. The indoor pool is a 25 yard competition pool but the indoor part of the center
includes more than a pool. Other indoor amenities are included. You can see the other amenities
listed on the right. My understanding was that the total Clarksville facility had a $10 million dollar
price tag. You can see that just the aquatics part was $6 million.
I specifically mention the Clarksville center because we have their income statement that shows
their revenue and expenses. I will send it out next. To build their center the citizens voted in a one
cent sales tax. Three quarters of the sales tax was tied to a bond issue to construct the facilities. One eighth cent was dedicated to public safety permanently and one eighth cent was set aside for
operations of the center permanently. With user fees, this operating eighth cent helps the total
facility show a profit. We aren’t asking for General Fund monies like this but we could cover any
user fee shortfalls with city A&P monies.
Again, this shows many other cities are developing aquatic parks indoor and outdoor for their
citizens. Other than these cities, we know Bryant, Cabot, Jacksonville, Heber Springs, and Paragould
with Russellville and Benton coming soon have all developed indoor aquatics centers frequently
accompanied by community centers and even outdoor pool components. And these aren’t just
pools; these are modern aquatic facilities. We’re not only behind in just the simple pool
department, we’re missing the aquatics center approach too.
Further, their citizens deem them wonderful enough to raise sales taxes to support construction and
operation. Many of the indoor-outdoor aquatics center/community center complexes have used
this source of funding. The Public loves these facilities in other cities even at a cost of millions of
dollars. Whereas they raised sales taxes, we could fund it with existing revenue even if we didn’t
want to consider other options. I showed you that yesterday.
A final thought, these other complete aquatic centers/community centers in these other smaller
cities can serve as a template for our consideration of a first phase. The construction costs and the
operating costs of these other smaller centers to some degree could mimic a first phase of a Spirit
Homes.
My next email will show the income statements for a number of facilities in other cities so you can
see various operations.
Thanks for hanging with me.
Tab
Clarksville Aquatic Center
Clarksville, Arkansas
Details
Summary
Special Features
Client Name:
Tom Cogan, Director
Parks & Recreation
205 Walnut Street
Clarksville, AR 72830
Phone: (479) 754-6486
[email protected]
Larkin Aquatics is the consultant responsible
for planning, concept design, and estimation
of construction costs for the aquatic portions of
this project. The indoor/outdoor aquatic center
is a planned expansion to the existing Marvin
Vinson Community Recreation Building located in
Clarksville, Arkansas.
Design Duration:
8 months
The proposed concept is a state-of-the-art
facility that includes four bodies of water, two
indoor areas and two outdoor areas. The design
provides 18,000 square feet of water surface with
exciting play elements. A flagship facility, such as
this, will afford both citizens and visitors to the City
of Clarksville endless opportunities with aquatic
programming and recreation.
99 Indoor competition
pool
99 Indoor therapy
pool slide
99 Outdoor leisure
pool
99 Basketball goal
99 Spray and play
features
99 Relaxation area
99 Outdoor lazy river
99 Flume slides
Completion:
September 2013
Construction Cost:
$6,000,000
(aquatic only)
Murphy Park Aquatic Center
Springdale, Arkansas
Details
Summary
Client Name:
Dr. Rick McWhorter
Recreation Superintendent
Springdale, Arkansas
72765
(479) 750-8185
[email protected]
The old Murphy Park pool was demolished in
1998. Shortly after demolition, Larkin Aquatics
was selected to design a replacement pool.
Design Duration:
8 months
Completion:
2000
Construction Cost:
$3,699,000
The goal for this project was to provide a
diverse grouping of aquatic features to serve the
growing community for several decades. This
award winning facility includes zero-depth entry,
a separate sprayground area for small children,
interactive play features, a separate dual slide
area with a waterfall feature into shallow pool,
50 meter by 25 yard pool, one and three meter
diving, concessions, and beautiful modern
bathhouse areas.
Special Features
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Sprayground
Leisure pool
Water slides
1-meter diving
3-meter diving
50-metter
competition pool
Maumelle Aquatic Center
Maumelle, Arkansas
Details
Summary
Client Name:
Phillip Raborn, Director
Parks & Recreation
1100 Edgewood Drive
Maumelle, AR 72113
Phone: (501) 851-6990
phillip@
maumelleparksandrec.com
The Maumelle pool, which had served the
community since 1975, was a traditional pool
containing no recreational features. Even diving
was not allowed due to the shallow depth of the
water. The City hired Larkin Aquatics in 1999 to
design a new pool in the existing location, with
the addition of fun features.
Design Duration:
8 months
Completion:
2001
Construction Cost:
$1,354,000
The new aquatic facility has just over 8,500
square feet. It includes a separate 8-lane, 25yard competition area; a shallow play area; a
plunge area; and a diving area. A drop slide
and a 142-foot open flume waterslide are
featured, as well as 1-meter diving.
Several new sunshade areas were incorporated,
including one sunshade in the shallow area
with wall seating. Other shallow area features
include bubblers, a mushroom maze, water
drops, and a floatable. The facility also includes
a zero-depth entry.
Special Features
99 Zero-depth entry
99 Shallow water bench
99 Interactive spray
features
99 Floatables
99 8-lane competition
area
99 1-meter diving
99 Drop water slide
99 Water slide
Ben Geren Aquatic Center
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Details
Summary
Special Features
Client Name:
Mike Alsup, Director
Parks & Recreation
3301 S. M Street
Fort Smith, AR 72903
Phone: (479) 784-1006
[email protected]
Sebastian County owns and operates the 1200acre Ben Geren Regional Park located within the
city limits of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The County
hired Larkin Aquatics to provide a feasibility study
for a new water park that is projected to serve a
population of 135,000 people within a 10-mile
radius.
First Pool
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99 Toddler play
structure
99 Large interactive
play structure
99 Shaded water
benches
Design Duration:
8 months
In an effort to gather information from the county- Second Pool
wide public, a series of meetings were held within
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a two day span. To facilitate data gathering,
99 Lazy river
99 Family slide
a checklist of amenities was developed for
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presentation.
Completion:
Under Design
Construction Cost:
$6,000,000
(aquatic only)
The checklists were collected and analyzed, and a
set of initial features were chosen. Two concepts
were developed - a small scale concept and a
large. The low-end concept was designed to serve
815 patrons, and the second concept to serve
1,500. In the end, the County and City joined
forces and teamed for the larger facility.
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99 Climbing rock-wall
99 Multiple slides
Willard Aquatic Center
Willard, Missouri
Details
Client Name:
City of Willard
Karen Robson, Chief
Financial Officer
224 W. Jackson St.
Willard, MO 65781
(417)742-3033, Ext. 301
[email protected]
Design Duration:
1 month
Summary
The City of Willard hired Larkin Aquatics to assist
with needed concrete repairs, deficiencies with
pool safety regulations and mounting operational
costs. After reviewing all the issues, the City Staff
and Larkin decided the most prudent solution was
to replace the original pool with a new facility.
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99 Spray zone
99 Shaded water
bench
99 Train-themed slide
99 Interactive spray
features
For the project Larkin Aquatics and a Construction 99 Floatables
99 Open flume and
Manager worked closely with the recreation staff
enclosed tube slides
to develop a concept that meet the community’s
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needs of a multigenerational facility that enhanced
the adjacent park amenities.
Completion:
2009
Construction Cost:
$2,336,672
(No parking)
Special Features
One of the challenges of this project was
the expedited schedule. This fast-track effort
successfully went through design, value
engineering and finished construction in just 10
months.
Fort Scott Aquatic Center
Fort Scott, Kansas
Details
Summary
Client Name:
City of Fort Scott
David Martin
City Manager
123 South Main
Fort Scott, KS 66701
(620)223-0550
[email protected]
Larkin Aquatics was honored to be part of the new Fort
Scott Aquatic Center. This exciting project replaced a
historical WPA (Works Project Administration) facility
built in 1936. The original swimming pool had been a
source of pride for generations of Fort Scott citizens. The
City and Larkin worked tirelessly to continue that legacy
while providing the community with a state-of-the-art
facility.
Design Duration:
12 months
Throughout the project City Staff and Larkin Aquatics
tackled the challenges of providing a modern aquatic
facility while preserving the classic character of the
original facility. One example of this type of preservation
was the restoration of the original brick seating area.
Restoring the terraced seating maintained the facility’s
dramatic backdrop.
Completion:
2012
Construction Cost:
$2,978,000
Method of Delivery:
Design-Bid-Build
Another challenge for the Larkin was achieve the City’s
desire to have a configuration that accommodated
to a wide variety of programming options. This was
accomplished by creating ample space to manage
large swimming competitions, while still providing
opportunities for general leisure swimming.
Special Features
99 Zero-depth
entry
99 Children’s slide
99 Shallow water
play area
99 Shallow water
bench
99 Open flume
slide
99 Enclosed flume
slide
99 Shaded water
bench
99 Floatables
99 1-meter diving
99 Floatable walk
99 8-lane
competition
area
Kings Pointe Waterpark
Storm Lake, Iowa
Details
Summary
Client Name:
City of Storm Lake
Mike Wilson, Project
Manager
620 Erie St.
Storm Lake, IA 50588
(712) 732-8000
[email protected]
The City of Storm Lake wanted to create an Iowa
destination with their new waterpark. Larkin Aquatics
was up for the challenge.
Design Duration:
12 months
Completion:
2007
Construction Cost:
$6,400,000
(Aquatics only)
Method of Delivery:
Design-Bid-Build
This “must see” waterpark incorporates one indoor
pool and two outdoor pools. All the pools create a
waterpark that features state-of-the-art waterslides
with touch-screen selection of ride themes. The
themes include holographic images and sounds
ranging from dinosaurs to clowns.
The waterpark is part of the lake shore development
which includes a 100-room waterfront resort. While
picturesque views are mesmerizing to viewers, the
design and construction were challenging. The
proximity of the facility to the lake created issues
with groundwater and stable building subsurface.
Larkin had to develop creative solutions in order to
successfully complete the project.
Special Features
99 Two speed slides
99 Iowa’s longest
waterslide
99 Splash bowl slide
99 Open flume body
slide
99 Lazy river
99 Six lap lanes
99 1m & 3m diving
99 Zero-depth entry
99 Sprayground
99 Themed shallow
water play structure
99 Family slide
99 Basketball goal
99 Floatable walkway
99 Shade structures
Tiger Typhoon Aquatic Center
St. Robert, Missouri
Details
Summary
Client Name:
Alan Clark
City Administrator
City of St. Robert, MO
(573)451-2000 x1000
[email protected]
Through discussions with the City staff, Larkin Aquatics
developed the concept plan for a new outdoor pool
facility. The project expanded to include a new
community building (by another consultant) with an
indoor therapy pool. With the community’s support,
the City leaders decided to place the new aquatic
facility and community building on the ballot for
voter’s approval. During promotion of the project,
Larkin Aquatics assisted by providing promotional
materials such as a 3-D rendering of the whole
facility along with a few individual views of the facility
components and informational flyers.
Completion Date:
2010
Construction Cost:
$2,500,000
The project was funded by an approved parks sales
tax package developed by the City of Saint Robert
which increases sales tax by 1/4 percent of 1 percent
and eliminates property taxes.
Special Features
99 Zero-depth
entry
99 3-exercise lap
lanes
99 Shaded water
bench
99 Climbing
rockwall
99 Interactive
water features
99 Floatables
99 Family slide
99 Open flume
water slide
99 Enclosed tube
water slide
Tiger Shark Water Park
Saint James, Missouri
Details
Summary
Client Name:
City of Saint James
Clay Coffman, Aquatic
Director
Parks & Recreation
100 S. Jefferson
Saint James, MO 65559
(573)265-6939
[email protected]
Design Duration:
8 months
Completion:
2010
Construction Cost:
$1,930,000
Method of Delivery:
Design-Bid-Build
The City of Saint James had one major goal for
their new swimming pool; create a facility that
provided something water for all ages. Larkin
aquatics accepted the challenge. The final design
created a facility that provides interactive features
for toddles, thrilling slides for teenage, recreation
space for adults and exercise area for everyone.
In addition to developing a concept and
projecting construction costs, Larkin developed
an Operations Assessment for the concept.
The assessment examined the staffing needs,
the operating cost and potential revenue. The
purpose of the report was to aid the City in their
budgeting and planning process.
Special Features
99 Zero-depth
entry
99 Interactive play
features
99 Deck spray
features
99 Shaded water
bench
99 Family slide
99 Tot slide
99 Deck shades
99 Age appropriate
user zones
99 Open flume slide
99 4-lane lap swim
area
99 1-meter diving
board
References
City of Neodesha
Bobby Busch, City Clerk
PO Box 336
Neodesha, Kansas 66757
(620) 325-2828, Ext. 200
[email protected]
Platte County Missouri
City of Maumelle, Arkansas
Phillip Raborn, Parks & Recreation
Director
1100 Edgewood Drive
Maumelle, AR 72113
(501) 851-6990
[email protected]
Brian Nowotny, Director Platte County
Parks & Recreation
415 Third Street
Platte City, Missouri 64079
(816) 858-1999
[email protected]
City of Willard, Missouri
City of Springdale, Arkansas
City of St. James, Missouri
Dr. Rick McWhorter, Recreation
Superintendent
Murphy Park - P.O. Box 42
Springdale, Arkansas 72765
(479) 750-8185 [email protected]
City of Clarksville, Arkansas
Tom Cogan, Director Parks and
Recreation
205 Walnut Street
Clarksville, Arkansas 72830
(479) 754-6486
[email protected]
Karen Robson, Chief Financial Officer
224 West Jackson Street
Willard, Missouri 65781
(417) 742-3033, #301
[email protected]
Clay Coffman, Manager Aquatic Center
200 N. Bourbeuse
St. James, MO 65559
(573) 265-7013
[email protected]
Aquatic Projects
Under Design
99 Fremont Family YMCA Natatorium Addition,
Fremont, Nebraska
99 Ben Geren Aquatic Center, Fort Smith, Arkansas
99 Cameron Swimming Pool, Cameron, Missouri
99 Platte County Community Center South
Natatorium Addition, Parkville, Missouri
99 Platte County Community Center North
Natatorium Addition, Platte City, Missouri
99 Pratt Municipal Pool Renovation
Under Construction
99 Phillipsburg Aquatic Center, Phillipsburg, Kansas
99 Cimarron Swimming Pool, Cimarron, Kansas
99 Council Grove Outdoor Swimming Pool, Council
Grove, Kansas
99 Monroe City Municipal Pool, Monroe City,
Missouri
99 Warsaw Swimming Pool, Warsaw, Missouri
99 Clarksville Aquatics Center, Clarksville, Arkansas
99 Gowrie Swimming Pool Renovation, Gowrie, Iowa
99 Presidio City Pool, Presidio, Texas
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Fort Scott Aquatic Center, Fort Scott, Kansas
Garfield Swimming Pool, Topeka, Kansas
Bethany Aquatic Center, Bethany, Missouri
Tiger Typhoon Water Park, Saint Robert, Missouri
Tiger Water Park, Saint James, Missouri
Arnold Aquatic Center, Arnold, Missouri (Feasibility
Study phase)
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Study phase) Prairie Village, Kansas
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Neodesha Splash Zone, Neodesha, Kansas
Willard Aquatic Center, Willard, Missouri
Halstead Municipal Pool, Halstead, Kansas
Shawnee Mission North High School Renovations,
Shawnee Mission School District, Shawnee, Kansas
Thomas A. Soetaert Aquatic Center Improvements,
Shawnee, Kansas
Wathena Municipal Pool, Wathena, Kansas
Branson Aquaplex, Branson, Missouri
Centennial Park Aquatic Center, Kearney,
Nebraska
Paola Aquatic Center, Paola, Kansas
Salt City Splash Aquatic Center, Hutchinson,
Kansas
Wellington Family Aquatic Center, Wellington,
Kansas
Louisburg Aquatic Center, Louisburg, Kansas
Waldo Area Fountain/Sprayground, Kansas City,
Missouri
Longview Park Sprayground, Kansas City, Missouri
Kingswood Manor Senior Living Indoor Therapy
Pool, Kansas City, Missouri
McPherson YMCA Indoor Pool, McPherson,
Kansas
De Soto Aquatic Center, De Soto, Kansas
Mulvane Aquatic Center, Mulvane, Kansas
Higginsville Aquatic Center, Higginsville, Missouri
Nixa Aquatic Center, Nixa, Missouri
Concordia Aquatic Center, Concordia, Missouri
Wakefield Community Pool, Wakefield, Nebraska
Keokuk Aquatic Center, Keokuk, Iowa
Manly Aquatic Center, Manly, Iowa
Sky Ute Casino Indoor Pool and Spa, Ignacio,
Colorado