1 00:00:16,375 --> 00:00:18,395 [music] 2 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:27,840 All right, we'll begin the Canyon City 3 00:00:25,119 --> 00:00:31,359 Ballot Study Committee meeting. It's 4 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:33,440 June 29th, six o'clock. 5 00:00:31,359 --> 00:00:35,840 And uh 6 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:38,800 we have uh 7 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:41,360 myself as the uh city council member 8 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:44,239 here. I'm the chairman of the committee 9 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:48,399 and uh Tammy's here, our director of 10 00:00:44,239 --> 00:00:50,800 finance and our committee uh members as 11 00:00:48,399 --> 00:00:53,360 well. We have one missing, but uh two 12 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:55,199 missing. Bob Stovall uh couldn't make 13 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,360 it, but he turned in his paperwork, his 14 00:00:55,199 --> 00:01:01,280 homework before he left. So, good for 15 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:04,879 him. Um, so what we did, we uh have our 16 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:07,600 opt option evaluation sheet, and what we 17 00:01:04,879 --> 00:01:10,640 can do is just name up name our top 18 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:14,960 choices, and then we've turned in our 19 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:18,080 option sheets to uh Jessica who created 20 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:20,400 those. Thank you, Jessica. and uh we'll 21 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:24,479 be evaluating those and presenting uh 22 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:27,280 the findings to the uh city council on 23 00:01:24,479 --> 00:01:29,200 July 6th. So, we'll go ahead and get 24 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:33,439 started. It should be a pretty short 25 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:35,920 meeting. Um you want to start with yours 26 00:01:33,439 --> 00:01:39,280 top three, fourth, whatever those are. 27 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:40,479 » Yeah. So, um I'll be honest, I apologize 28 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,560 a little bit as well. I don't have all 29 00:01:40,479 --> 00:01:43,920 my homework done. Uh we had some stuff 30 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:46,640 happening within the organization that I 31 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:49,680 run that kind of got me crazy this week. 32 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:51,360 So I apologize about that. Um but I do 33 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,840 feel that there's some great projects 34 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:56,720 that we have uh and I'm kind of curious 35 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:58,880 what what can be done with that. I think 36 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:02,079 there's possibility of still having a 37 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:05,439 modest pool is uh strong and high on my 38 00:02:02,079 --> 00:02:08,479 list. I also am partial to the thought 39 00:02:05,439 --> 00:02:10,399 process of building some type of incline 40 00:02:08,479 --> 00:02:14,239 steps similar to Manitu on Skyline 41 00:02:10,399 --> 00:02:16,400 Drive. Um, and those are my my big two 42 00:02:14,239 --> 00:02:19,440 uh that we've got in Western and 43 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:22,480 possibly Western Gateway as well. 44 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:25,680 » Okay, great. 45 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:27,920 Well, um the number one on my list is uh 46 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:31,840 to continue to collect tax and build 47 00:02:27,920 --> 00:02:34,000 more modest pool which would uh create 48 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,519 an economic value, attract future 49 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,080 residents. 50 00:02:35,519 --> 00:02:40,879 Um, it would fill the need and desire 51 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:42,959 for a public pool and it it affects the 52 00:02:40,879 --> 00:02:44,640 community at large, tourists and future 53 00:02:42,959 --> 00:02:46,879 residents. 54 00:02:44,640 --> 00:02:50,640 My second choice is the public works 55 00:02:46,879 --> 00:02:53,200 projects like sidewalks, creates safe 56 00:02:50,640 --> 00:02:54,959 public walking spaces, specifically in 57 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:57,120 residential areas throughout the town 58 00:02:54,959 --> 00:02:59,599 and East Main Street. 59 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:02,560 uh it creates safety for pedestrians and 60 00:02:59,599 --> 00:03:04,400 aesthetics for overall community and 61 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:07,280 then it affects the residents overall 62 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:09,519 community business property 63 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:11,120 equity and homeowners businesses. My 64 00:03:09,519 --> 00:03:14,080 third choice would be the Western 65 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:16,400 Gateway project which would expand 66 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:19,920 recreation space along the West Arkansas 67 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:21,760 River corridor. It would uh 68 00:03:19,920 --> 00:03:27,599 they would use the space otherwise just 69 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:29,200 sitting idle idle. It affects u the it 70 00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:31,200 affects our residents, supports 71 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:33,360 businesses, recreation, tourist and 72 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:36,400 rafting companies. 73 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:39,519 And uh but my number one by far would be 74 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:42,480 to continue to collect the tax and build 75 00:03:39,519 --> 00:03:45,599 a more modest pool. 76 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:48,720 » Okay. Thank you. 77 00:03:45,599 --> 00:03:51,120 » I'm gonna speak for Bob real quick. Um 78 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:54,560 Okay. So Bob's top three picks were the 79 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:57,360 western gateway, a modest pool 80 00:03:54,560 --> 00:04:01,120 or the economic development fund. And 81 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:05,200 his fourth option would be Ar. 82 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:08,879 And then for sorry myself uh in my top 83 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:12,959 three I had started with a modest bull 84 00:04:08,879 --> 00:04:14,799 um the skate park but uh after kind of 85 00:04:12,959 --> 00:04:16,639 evaluating that it does tie into the 86 00:04:14,799 --> 00:04:18,239 Western Gateway project. So that might 87 00:04:16,639 --> 00:04:19,840 be something that comes later. So I 88 00:04:18,239 --> 00:04:22,639 switched that to the western gateway 89 00:04:19,840 --> 00:04:27,080 project for now. And then the third 90 00:04:22,639 --> 00:04:27,080 option was the inside on 91 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:32,120 » The incline on skyline. 92 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,120 » Hello. 93 00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:39,280 » Well, my choices were are 94 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:42,720 keeping the sales tax money and continue 95 00:04:39,280 --> 00:04:45,759 collecting the pool. 96 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:49,280 I mean, this may require some legalities 97 00:04:45,759 --> 00:04:51,919 to reuse the ballot question coming up 98 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:54,479 because I don't know legally 99 00:04:51,919 --> 00:04:56,320 what we can do with the money. Um, and 100 00:04:54,479 --> 00:04:59,120 that's part of what we have to learn. 101 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:02,320 Steve, I went back and evaluated the 102 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:04,560 results of the election and the sales 103 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:07,440 tax we all know, passed and the gold 104 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:09,680 bond passed, but the mill levy failed. 105 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:12,560 And when you look at the numbers of how 106 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:14,400 people voted, it's very very close to 107 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:17,120 50/50. 108 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:20,000 If we don't do something about the pool, 109 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:23,280 this town is going to continue to be in 110 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:25,680 battles over whether we should have or 111 00:05:23,280 --> 00:05:28,880 shouldn't have a pool and who should pay 112 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:30,560 for it or shouldn't pay for it. So, I 113 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:32,880 mean, it's been bad enough for the last 114 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:36,080 few months, but it's going to get worse, 115 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:39,440 I think, if we don't come up with a a 116 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:41,520 good decision. I know there's several um 117 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:45,440 petitions being started. I don't know 118 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:48,639 what good they'll do. But anyway, my um 119 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:52,400 my choice was to continue with the sales 120 00:05:48,639 --> 00:05:54,720 tax and to try to figure out a way and 121 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:56,560 whether the park and wreck gets out of 122 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:59,039 the food business like they said they 123 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:01,600 wanted to do and let the city take it 124 00:05:59,039 --> 00:06:05,039 over over like I'm just reading now with 125 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:08,080 the charter. Um I don't know the 126 00:06:05,039 --> 00:06:10,880 legalities of it. I'm only here in part 127 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:13,759 to try to analyze things and see what 128 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:17,440 might be best. I think it's best if we 129 00:06:13,759 --> 00:06:20,960 try to go forward with a modest pool, 130 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:24,240 not the Taj Mahal, not the Cadillac, a 131 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:26,160 pool similar to what was closed down to 132 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:29,919 Vicabo. 133 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:33,840 So that's that's my choice. My second 134 00:06:29,919 --> 00:06:37,520 choice if that fails or goes back to 135 00:06:33,840 --> 00:06:40,880 park and wreck and starts over again. Um 136 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:44,160 if the city money if the tax money 137 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:46,960 becomes our responsibility as city then 138 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:49,280 I guess I would like to see it 139 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:52,080 used towards the western Gateway 140 00:06:49,280 --> 00:06:55,440 project. And the third choice would be 141 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:59,120 the John Vipen Reservoir project. And I 142 00:06:55,440 --> 00:07:02,960 chose both of those because I felt like 143 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:06,240 it's the closest thing you can have for 144 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:11,400 all the people and all the children to 145 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:11,400 enjoy, not just a select few. 146 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:22,880 Oh, my turn. So, I also did not do my 147 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:24,880 homework, but I do know what my um 148 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:28,479 would be. 149 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:34,080 My top one would be to continue to 150 00:07:28,479 --> 00:07:37,599 collect for a modest pole. The next one 151 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:40,319 would be clock tower because it is the 152 00:07:37,599 --> 00:07:42,400 closest to being ready to go out for 153 00:07:40,319 --> 00:07:45,639 construction. 154 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,639 And then 155 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:53,360 on the third one 156 00:07:50,479 --> 00:07:57,360 it it's going to depend on what future 157 00:07:53,360 --> 00:08:00,319 funding would look like. But um Western 158 00:07:57,360 --> 00:08:05,120 Gateway because I think that is probably 159 00:08:00,319 --> 00:08:08,000 the next project that we actually 160 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:11,599 h have already been working towards and 161 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:14,960 have something for. But if all we are 162 00:08:11,599 --> 00:08:17,840 going to have is the funds that are 163 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:20,639 collected right now 164 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:23,759 towards Western Gateway, 165 00:08:20,639 --> 00:08:26,400 you're not going to get very far. 166 00:08:23,759 --> 00:08:29,680 » Thank you. 167 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:31,520 All right. Well, you before I give mine, 168 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,680 you I think everyone's talked about the 169 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:36,560 West. Oh, here we go. Your top three or 170 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:39,120 four. Um, 171 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:41,519 well, I I'm still kind of in the realm 172 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:43,839 where it needs to be tangible. So, 173 00:08:41,519 --> 00:08:47,040 something that everybody can maybe see, 174 00:08:43,839 --> 00:08:48,959 utilize, something like that. Um, I I 175 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:51,600 really feel like if it were to go back 176 00:08:48,959 --> 00:08:54,480 to the city, it's just going to dissolve 177 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:56,959 into the ether and 178 00:08:54,480 --> 00:09:01,279 the sense of that being tangible is just 179 00:08:56,959 --> 00:09:03,680 gone. Um, and I think that there's a a 180 00:09:01,279 --> 00:09:05,760 mandate of sorts to do something 181 00:09:03,680 --> 00:09:09,720 functional with the money for the 182 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:09,720 community. Um, 183 00:09:09,839 --> 00:09:15,519 I think the pool is 184 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:16,800 obviously it would be great if it went 185 00:09:15,519 --> 00:09:20,880 through the pool and it worked as 186 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:23,120 planned, but what we have right now I we 187 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:26,880 can't build a pool with that amount of 188 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:30,320 money, nor I mean we could contribute 189 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:31,920 towards a smaller one, but um again it 190 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:34,720 just kind of goes into the ether because 191 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:36,720 it's there's so many more other barriers 192 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:41,279 associated with that. 193 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:43,760 So, with that said, um my top personal 194 00:09:41,279 --> 00:09:46,480 one would be like a skyline incline kind 195 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:49,120 of thing. Um I think that we could do it 196 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:52,000 for pretty costefficiently 197 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:54,640 probably under $2 million. I would hope. 198 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:56,399 Um I think it'd be a big boost. It would 199 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:59,680 be kind of like a play and manu where 200 00:09:56,399 --> 00:10:01,120 it's obviously very long and you know, 201 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:04,080 very difficult whereas this would be 202 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:06,560 like our little mini version of it. and 203 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:08,959 um people already naturally drawn the 204 00:10:06,560 --> 00:10:12,480 skyline anyway. It may be more of a draw 205 00:10:08,959 --> 00:10:16,640 and people could use it. Um two, I think 206 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:18,640 that perhaps augmenting the river as it 207 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:22,160 is right now and maybe accommodating 208 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:23,680 like a a swimming feature there. Um 209 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:27,839 Bubble actually just recently did 210 00:10:23,680 --> 00:10:29,279 something on a larger scale. Um but it's 211 00:10:27,839 --> 00:10:31,839 really impressive with what they did. 212 00:10:29,279 --> 00:10:33,120 They kind of kind of separated the water 213 00:10:31,839 --> 00:10:36,880 a little bit. I forgot the name of the 214 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:38,959 water park, but um it's really cool. Has 215 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:41,040 a lot of people going to it. It's safe. 216 00:10:38,959 --> 00:10:43,920 They built in some cool features to it. 217 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:45,920 And my understanding was it was it was 218 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,839 in the millions, but they did a really 219 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:50,000 big project. I think that we could 220 00:10:47,839 --> 00:10:51,200 probably do something 221 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:54,959 probably a little bit more economical 222 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:56,640 than that. And then three, um I think 223 00:10:54,959 --> 00:11:00,640 that 224 00:10:56,640 --> 00:11:04,640 if we were to fund a special program or 225 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:06,720 something like that for kids K through 226 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:08,399 eight or even 12, maybe after school, 227 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:10,560 we'd fund them for like the next three 228 00:11:08,399 --> 00:11:12,160 years or something like that. I think 229 00:11:10,560 --> 00:11:15,040 the money would go really far in that 230 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:16,160 regard. But um those are my my top 231 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:18,480 three. 232 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,839 » Thank you. 233 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:22,480 So, [clears throat] I wanted to bring up 234 00:11:19,839 --> 00:11:25,279 the Gateway Plaza because I've run into 235 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:28,160 so many people that have no idea what 236 00:11:25,279 --> 00:11:31,279 that is. Absolutely no idea. Also called 237 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:36,320 the riverfront initiative. 238 00:11:31,279 --> 00:11:39,680 Um, and on June 17th at a city council 239 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:41,440 and planning commission meeting, uh, it 240 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:45,519 was presented as the riverfront 241 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:49,839 initiative. And uh I I'd encourage 242 00:11:45,519 --> 00:11:52,720 everyone to go back and look at that as 243 00:11:49,839 --> 00:11:54,720 you would our first meetings that define 244 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,560 from our attorney that [clears throat] 245 00:11:54,720 --> 00:12:00,079 some of the tabor laws what we can and 246 00:11:56,560 --> 00:12:02,079 cannot do and uh how how this played 247 00:12:00,079 --> 00:12:04,640 out. So go back to our other meetings to 248 00:12:02,079 --> 00:12:06,959 look at that and uh with this one on 249 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:09,040 June 17th city council meeting look at 250 00:12:06,959 --> 00:12:11,519 the riverfront initiative. Some of the 251 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:15,600 things it included [clears throat] 252 00:12:11,519 --> 00:12:18,240 was an entry plaza. It's uh it's a large 253 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,920 oversized vehicle put in takeout. First 254 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:22,560 street bridge, western gateway, 255 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:25,200 riverwalk, native meadow, shade and 256 00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:28,079 swing pavilion, event plaza, trailer and 257 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:32,000 oversized vehicle parking, small vehicle 258 00:12:28,079 --> 00:12:35,600 put in and take out. Uh, a nature play, 259 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:37,839 floater safe headgate, gravel beach, 260 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:39,920 island bridge, boardwalk overlook, 261 00:12:37,839 --> 00:12:42,000 riverside drive, put in and takeout, 262 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:44,560 redesigned diversion structure, 263 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:47,760 Cottonwood Grove, Sand Creek Beach, and 264 00:12:44,560 --> 00:12:50,079 a picnic area, a Nicholls bridge, uh, 265 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:53,120 Western Gateway soft surface trail and 266 00:12:50,079 --> 00:12:55,360 river portage. So there's a lot to that 267 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:58,560 and uh I've got it printed here so 268 00:12:55,360 --> 00:13:01,600 you'll have see an idea the work that 269 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:06,639 went into that. So what I did I compared 270 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:10,480 that to a pool for example to our pool 271 00:13:06,639 --> 00:13:12,800 and I had for my choices I had the 272 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:15,760 western gateway 273 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:19,120 uh we had the safety and public works 274 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:20,639 for our uh to fund our dice units. You 275 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,639 know, we have our dice units working 276 00:13:20,639 --> 00:13:24,399 now. Uh that funding is going to run 277 00:13:22,639 --> 00:13:27,680 out. We have to match that for at least 278 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:29,440 a year. Uh along with other safety and 279 00:13:27,680 --> 00:13:31,600 security initiatives. And then public 280 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:34,800 works. We talk about sidewalks, roads, 281 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:37,440 and such. Uh the economic and business 282 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:40,079 aid fund to help businesses get started 283 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:43,600 or expand here in town. And a and a 284 00:13:40,079 --> 00:13:46,160 pool. And I give you just a quick 285 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:48,560 comparison what I did on the gateway in 286 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:54,560 the pool. 287 00:13:48,560 --> 00:13:57,199 uh the you know when you add uh the 2026 288 00:13:54,560 --> 00:13:59,440 June 2026 report by the trust for public 289 00:13:57,199 --> 00:14:01,760 lands demonstrated a consistent 3 to1 290 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:05,199 return on investment in community scaled 291 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:08,240 public spaces every year according to 292 00:14:05,199 --> 00:14:10,399 PTPL for larger citycaled park 293 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:14,079 investments the annual return on 294 00:14:10,399 --> 00:14:15,839 investments ROI benefit is even larger 295 00:14:14,079 --> 00:14:18,160 adding in the fact that Canyon City has 296 00:14:15,839 --> 00:14:20,959 an economy tied to outdoor recreation 297 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:22,720 based on tourism. The expected ROI for 298 00:14:20,959 --> 00:14:24,320 investment in a park like that proposed 299 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:26,480 for the Western Gateway site would be 300 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:28,399 even greater, offering significant 301 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:31,040 benefit to both the people and economy 302 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:34,079 of Kenyon City. Investments in park 303 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:35,440 publicly uh accessible open spaces have 304 00:14:34,079 --> 00:14:38,240 been shown to have greater relative 305 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:41,040 return investments in public buildings 306 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:42,959 as well as lower operating costs. The 307 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:45,199 per acre scale of investment shown in 308 00:14:42,959 --> 00:14:46,399 the master plan of the gateway here is 309 00:14:45,199 --> 00:14:48,160 actually on the lower end of the 310 00:14:46,399 --> 00:14:50,320 national average of the parks of this 311 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:53,519 type. The proposed plan is thoughtful, 312 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:56,079 responsible, and communitydriven 313 00:14:53,519 --> 00:14:58,160 uh community large and small throughout 314 00:14:56,079 --> 00:14:59,839 the United States and in Colorado are 315 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,760 recapturing their riverfronts, making 316 00:14:59,839 --> 00:15:03,360 investments in public access and 317 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:07,279 recreation that lead directly to 318 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:10,240 increases sustain uh vitality. 319 00:15:07,279 --> 00:15:12,959 uh the comparison the two broad projects 320 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:17,920 uh I I wanted to see what the difference 321 00:15:12,959 --> 00:15:19,920 in community needs were and uh 322 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:22,079 the long-term riverfront destination 323 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:24,959 with multiple uses rather than a single 324 00:15:22,079 --> 00:15:26,480 recreational facility uh was one of the 325 00:15:24,959 --> 00:15:28,880 comparison 326 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:32,560 and uh the consultant described a phase 327 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:35,279 project centered on river access event 328 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:39,199 spaces natural areas recreational 329 00:15:35,279 --> 00:15:41,519 amenities including ing playgrounds. Um, 330 00:15:39,199 --> 00:15:43,839 by contrast, a municipal outdoor pool 331 00:15:41,519 --> 00:15:45,199 primarily provides aquatic recreation, 332 00:15:43,839 --> 00:15:47,440 swimming, instruction, youth 333 00:15:45,199 --> 00:15:49,680 programming, and cooling during the 334 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:51,600 summer months. 335 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,519 Um, 336 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:55,600 a riverfront 337 00:15:53,519 --> 00:15:58,320 park can be used by walkers, runners, 338 00:15:55,600 --> 00:16:01,120 cyclists, anglers, families, picnickers, 339 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:03,199 festival attendees, kayakers, rafters, 340 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:06,160 tourists, seniors, and people with 341 00:16:03,199 --> 00:16:09,920 disabilities for access to the trails. 342 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:13,040 and uh an outdoor pool mainly serves 343 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:14,560 swimmers and a limited capacity in year 344 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:16,320 round [clears throat] use. The 345 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:18,800 riverfront 346 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:22,160 made usable throughout the year. It 347 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:24,079 supports tourism downtown destinations 348 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:26,480 and businesses. 349 00:16:24,079 --> 00:16:28,880 Um the master plan includes restoration 350 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:31,839 enhancements of the river corridor 351 00:16:28,880 --> 00:16:34,000 through improved river access, habitat 352 00:16:31,839 --> 00:16:37,440 protection, landscape flood resilient 353 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:40,240 design, open space preservation. It can 354 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:43,600 be built in phases. 355 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:46,399 Uh start with the playgrounds, the uh 356 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:49,759 river access with the beaches and so 357 00:16:46,399 --> 00:16:52,480 forth. uh does have lower uh operating 358 00:16:49,759 --> 00:16:54,480 costs 359 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:57,440 whereas [clears throat] 360 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:59,920 there's more opportunities for grants. 361 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:01,600 Uh a municipal outdoor pool has 362 00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:03,759 advantages. The comparison is not 363 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:06,720 entirely one-sided. The pool prevent 364 00:17:03,759 --> 00:17:08,480 provides benefits. The Western Gateway 365 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:10,959 project and cannot replace it. swimming 366 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:13,439 lessons, water safety education, youth 367 00:17:10,959 --> 00:17:15,120 swim teams, aquatic exercise, senior 368 00:17:13,439 --> 00:17:16,880 water therapy, a place to cool off 369 00:17:15,120 --> 00:17:19,439 during the summer, and competitive 370 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:21,039 swimming. These services became a 371 00:17:19,439 --> 00:17:22,799 community issue after the closure of the 372 00:17:21,039 --> 00:17:25,280 Echaban pool and the subsequent 373 00:17:22,799 --> 00:17:28,079 subsequent suspension of plans for its 374 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:30,559 replacement. The property and the 375 00:17:28,079 --> 00:17:32,559 liability of the current Ekaban pool 376 00:17:30,559 --> 00:17:34,559 lies with the Canyon City Recreation 377 00:17:32,559 --> 00:17:37,200 District, which is separate a separate 378 00:17:34,559 --> 00:17:39,039 entity from the city of Canyon City. A 379 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:42,799 lot of people don't realize that they 380 00:17:39,039 --> 00:17:45,120 think they're together. It's and the the 381 00:17:42,799 --> 00:17:49,440 recreation district was created in order 382 00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:53,120 to build and operate a swimming pool. 383 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:57,039 Uh then I just went to a head-to-head 384 00:17:53,120 --> 00:17:58,400 comparison and u the Canyon City Rec 385 00:17:57,039 --> 00:18:00,559 District still has the ability to 386 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:04,400 acquire the funds to build and operate a 387 00:18:00,559 --> 00:18:06,559 pool. So that was sort of one of the 388 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:09,440 comparisons I did when I picked my four 389 00:18:06,559 --> 00:18:12,559 items out of what do we have 11 I think 390 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:16,160 total. So that's what uh that was my 391 00:18:12,559 --> 00:18:18,880 pres my four picks for the pool. So 392 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:21,520 again we'll present these and tally them 393 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:25,760 up in the worksheets and then present 394 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:28,160 them on July 6 to the city council at 395 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:31,600 the city council meeting. 396 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:34,000 Anything from the committee here? Any 397 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:35,440 questions? 398 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,280 » Can I say something real quick about 399 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:40,880 » No, we're not taking 400 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:41,760 » Nope. We're not taking uh questions 401 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:42,640 today. 402 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,880 » It's not a question. 403 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:47,280 » Did you have something? 404 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:50,280 You guys have something? 405 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,280 » Okay.