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Resolution to Create a Taskforce to Develop a Self-Sustaining Financial Plan for Mack Pool
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Whereas, the City of Ann Arbor’s strives to maintain a high quality of life city with good public facilities for fitness, for families and for seniors;
Whereas, Mack Pool serves approximately 4,000 citizens throughout the city of Ann Arbor making approximately 30,000 visits per year, even though community knowledge of the facility is currently relatively limited;
Whereas, Mack Pool offers important amenities not offered at other facilities including a handicapped person pool access ramp, and capacity to host year-round, indoor programming;
Whereas, significant programming for residents including Masters, Dawn Ducks / Seniors, Gay and Lesbian A2QUA, Synchronized Swimming, Red Cross and other swim lessons, is currently taking place at Mack Pool;
Whereas, current funding for Mack Pool is from the City's General Fund;
Whereas, the total appropriation required to operate Mack Pool in the FY2010 budget is $224,513.00;
Whereas, projected revenue for Mack Pool in the FY2010 budget is $122,100.00, thereby creating a forecasted Mack Pool budget deficit of $102,413.00;
Whereas, the Ann Arbor Public Schools (“AAPS”) is a significant user of Mack Pool;
Whereas, the City is experiencing significant fiscal challenges due largely to ever increasing costs and to the current economic crisis resulting in State revenue-sharing cuts and declining property tax revenues;
Whereas, the City Administrator has proposed a two-year budget plan that calls for reducing General Fund expenses by 10% in order to prevent illegal deficit spending; and
Whereas, the proposed budget for FY2011, which will be considered by City Council in May of 2010, recommends closing Mack Pool;
RESOLVED, That City Council appoint members to a Mack Pool Task Force at the first Council meeting in August 2009 to work with staff to evaluate options for sustaining the operations at Mack Pool in a f...
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