Swimming Pool Feasibility studyTown Hall Presentation

14 August 2013

Gnowangerup Swimming Pool

What we know

• Original pool (‘mineral baths’) was built in 1934• Rebuilt inside the original shell and converted to scheme

water in 1968

• Pool shell is now cracked, leaking and beyond repair

• The existing pool will need to be demolished• Water treatment system is not compliant with the new

Code and requires replacement• Pool heating system installed in 2006 is effective and can

potentially be retained

Population Forecast (WA Tomorrow 2012)

Bands B and C showa long term decline

Our community – some statistics

Shire Population 1,454

Rates Levied $2,493,838

Total Revenue $6,347,220

School population in the Catchment

Ongerup 43

Borden 31

Nyabing 29

Tambellup 111

Cranbrook 80

Broomehill 60

Gnowangerup District 159

Woodthorpe 15

Total 528

Who swims?• Mostly school children• Frequently in classes• Some family activity• Lots of season pass users

Demographic profile (WA Tomorrow 2012)Losses forecast in children under 10

and in adults 45-55.

Growth in 60-70 years

What are the trends and influences

• Population is static to declining• 600 in town, 289 houses, 144 families. av age 31• 1300 in Shire, 710 houses, 328 families, av age 36

• Principal pool users are children

• This cohort is declining• Big loss of working adults - and volunteers

• Only growth is oldies

• They favour hydrotherapy – warm water

What’s been happening at the pool?

Season Pass

Swim Lessons

Child Entry

Adult Entry

Spectators Total

2009-10 5,177 2,123 2,025 621 482 10,428 2010-11 4,923 2,567 2,056 463 532 10,541 2011-12 5,140 2,101 1,948 479 421 10,089 2012-13 3,969 1,810 1,377 235 370 *7,761

Pool patronage Estimated average over last 3 years

Estimated entry numbers by type Entry fee Revenue

In-term school swim 4,224 1.50 6,336

Vacation swim 640 1.50 960

Adult entry 500 4.00 2,000

Child entry 900 2.50 2,250

Season pass entries 3,500 1.50* 5,250

9,764 16,796

*Estimated average cost per swim from season passes

More trends and influences

• Pools are primarily used for play or lessons

• Limited lap use and almost no competition demand

• Adult use is for cooling off, fitness, or supervising children

• Grounds and BBQs are a valued feature

• Water is becoming more precious

• New facilities are mostly co-located & multifunctional

• CSRFF tied to increasing participation and accommodation of multiple groups

• Facility needs to relate to size of catchment

So what does the community want?What does it need?

Something close by would be handy!

Alternatives are a long way away.•Katanning (85km)•Mount Barker (116km)•Albany (150km).

Community Survey Results

Element Undesirable

Not important

Nice to haveImportant

Essential Total Overall Rank

Councillors only

Learn to swim 0 0 0 17 76 448 1 1

Infant pool 0 1 21 32 38 383 2 2

Lap swimming lanes 0 12 29 22 29 344 3 3

Warmed water 1 7 30 31 22 339 4 4

Water play 0 14 30 20 27 333 5 5

Deep water 1 10 29 21 27 327 6 6

Landscape grounds 0 10 47 15 19 316 7 7

Competition pool 2 25 28 13 20 288 8 8

Heated water 5 22 36 11 11 256 9 9

An early response - H+H Architects Design

From this……. 4 lane 25m pool )Learners pool ) Total area of 264 m2

Toddlers pool )

6 lane 25m pool ) Total area ofPlus Leisure pool ) 535 m2

…....to this $5,805,486

What we really need to build

Learn to swim - paramount for safety -0.9m-1.2m deep

Infant pool - for toddlers -150-300mm deep

Lap swimming lanes - good for fitness - minimum 25m

Warmed water - to extend season – up to 260

Water play - paramount for fun - 0.0m-2.0m

Deeper water - water confidence & fitness – > 1.5m

Landscaped grounds - key attraction –grassed areas/shade shelters

Competition pool - useful for carnivals - 6 lanes x 25m

Heated water (indoor) - for hydrotherapy– up to 350

Lets specify the elements

Element Specification

Learn to swim As much shallow water (0.9m-1.2m) as affordable

Infant pool Zero depth to 500mm

Lap swimming lanes 25m long and as many lanes wide as we can afford and 1.2m deep

Warmed water Using the existing solar heating system relocated

Water play Shallow through to deep water and portable play equipment

Deep water For water confidence and for fun and programming

Landscaped grounds Lawns, BBQs, planted wind breaks, shade

Competition pool Not required to FINA standard

Heated water Not required

Other Aesthetic and appealing, easy to access

So what could this look like and what would it cost?• View the concept plans

Carrying capacity

Water bodyBathers per

areaNumber Bathers

25m pool (250m2) 1:3.5m2 71

Learn to swim pool (100m2) 1:2.5m2 40

Deep water pool (30m2) 1:3.5m2 9

Total bathers permitted in the water 120

Construction methods

• Concrete• Fibreglass - sectional - ALT

• Fibre reinforced plastic - modular - Yamaha

• Vinyl covered stainless steel - modular - Myrtha

Lap Pool 15m x 5m

Learn to swim pool 7.8 x 3.4 x 1.0

Toddlers Pool 7.5 x 4.1 x 0.5

Order of probable cost

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Total Options

External Services 41,000 - - - - - 41,000 - External Works 53,985 - - - - - 53,985 23,760 Landscaping 10,000 - - 10,000 41,000 30,000 91,000 295,520 Building Works - 145,700 - - 98,500 - 244,200 140,850 Swimming Pools - 814,950 132,000 156,055 - - 1,103,005 48,450 Builders Preliminaries 10,499 96,065 13,200 16,606 13,950 3,000 153,319 50,858 Total Construction Cost 115,484 1,056,715 145,200 182,661 153,450 33,000 1,686,509 559,438 Contingencies 11,837 163,791 22,506 28,312 23,785 3,383 253,614 57,342 Furniture and Fittings - 24,500 - 5,000 - - 29,500 25,000 Professional Fees 12,732 124,501 16,771 21,597 17,723 3,638 196,962 64,178 Escalation - - - - - - - - District Allowance 21,008 205,426 27,671 35,636 29,244 6,003 324,988 105,894 Total Est. Cost 161,061$ 1,574,932$ 212,148$ 273,206$ 224,202$ 46,024$ 2,491,572$ 811,852$

Revenue 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Season Pass ($200, $120, $75) 6,000 6,750 6,750 School swim/Lessons ($2.00) 4,000 5,000 5,500 Casual entry ($2 coin) 5,000 7,100 7,500 Government grant 3,000 3,000 3,000 Housing rental 4,000 4,000 4,000 Event income 750 1,000 1,200 Hire group fees 300 500 750 Total 23,050 27,350 28,700

Expenditure Salaries 70,000 71,750 73,544 Superannuation 8,400 8,610 8,825 Chemicals 9,500 9,738 9,981 Electricity 27,000 27,675 28,367 Water 5,880 6,027 6,178 Building maintenance 3,500 3,588 3,677 Pool maintenance 4,500 4,613 4,728 Grounds maintenance 8,000 8,200 8,405 Staff housing 3,000 3,075 3,152 Telephone 1,000 1,025 1,051 Debt servicing (500K 10yrs) 35,973 35,973 35,973 Depreciation (30yrs straight) 81,667 81,667 81,667 Events 500 540 575 Programming 200 250 300 Shire admin allocation 8,000 8,200 8,405 Total $ 267,120 $ 270,929 $ 274,827

Analysis

Operating loss only $ 118,430 $ 117,740 $ 120,082

Total operating loss including depreciation, debt servicing and shire admin costs

$ 244,070 $ 243,579 $ 246,127

Subsidy per entry on all costs $ 27.04 $ 21.56 $ 20.55

Funding Sum %Shire of Gnowangerup

Reserve 100,000 4%Loan 500,000 20%

Gnowangerup Community 70,000 3%

State GovernmentDSR CSRFF grant 740,000 30%CLGF (2012/13 & 2013/14) 630,000 25%

R4R (Regional Grouping) 330,000 13%

Federal Government RDAF + TIRF + ARENA 125,000 5%

Total $2,495,000 100%