Last night the first meeting was held for those interested in helping build Phase 2: The West Central Community Centre. Here are my notes for the meeting with the information I shared. The next meeting is July 22nd at 7:00 tentatively in the Lounge at the WCEC. (This post has formatting problems; please accept my apologies for the inconvenience.)
1.
Purpose
i.
The purpose of this meeting is to familiarize
potential volunteers with the necessary information regarding the background
work done to date to develop Phase 2; Phase 2 includes an aquatic centre,
gym/fieldhouse, and a performing arts centre.
ii.
Also covered will be the work necessary to
ensure Phase 2 is built and funded in a sustainable and timely manner.
iii.
Who’s helping?
2.
Background
i.
Kindersley is home to aging facilities including
the Norm Ritchie Community Centre and the Kindersley Aquatic Centre. The NRCC
was slated for demolition in 2009.
ii.
Currently all of the available gym spaces within
the community are booked causing programming restrictions.
iii.
The Kindersley Inn is the only banquet hall in
Kindersley. However, in the last couple of years the Curling Club ice surface
and the Co-Op Rink have been used for big celebrations such as KCS’ Grad and
Co-Op’s 100th Anniversary.
iv.
To address Kindersley’s arts and recreation
needs and wants a Needs Assessment was completed which included a lot of community
input. A part of this was a survey in which almost 700 people participated.
3.
Current Situation
i.
The Kindersley Aquatic Centre is to be
demolished.
ii.
The NRCC needs a significant amount of work.
iii.
All of the gym facilities in Town, including
schools and churches, are fully utilized
iv.
Regarding the Leaf Your Legacy:
·
At the end of 2013 the fund had $550,940
·
With matching funds from the Town for the funds
raised in 2013 the fund now has $763,040
v.
Other Financial considerations:
·
$3 million to increase Water Treatment Plant
capacity – depends on volumes
·
$2.5 million New Fire Hall 2017
·
$1 million Ladder Truck 2016
·
$11 - $17 million sewage lagoon 2016
·
$1.1 million Regional Landfill 2015 ($250k in
reserve)
·
$600k for Town Square 2016 (Decision to be made)
·
Yearly payments of almost $953,000 for water
vi.
West Central Events Centre
·
Approaching its stage in life when more
maintenance is required
vii.
Fundraising Activity
·
Klippers
·
Red Lions
·
Fire Hall
·
Health and Wellness Foundation
·
Museum
·
Social Agencies
·
Youth Organizations
·
And ???
viii.
Group 2 has completed, and it has been received
by Council, a Needs and Operational Assessment and you can
click here to download it.
·
3 Options are proposed
·
Option A includes an aquatic centre with
a 6 lane pool 25 metres long to hold events, a leisure pool, a hot tub, and a
water slide, a field house with a regulation size indoor soccer pitch, and a
450 seat theatre and kitchen facilities to host banquets. Also included is
space for Town Offices and Great Plains College. The price tag for this project
is $65.5 million plus GST. Should Great Plains College not partner than the
price tag is $55.6 million
·
Operation Cost Increase:
$783,946
·
Option B has the same swimming pool for
meets but with a smaller leisure pool and hot tub; a gym, a 300 seat theatre
and kitchen facilities to host banquets. Option B also has space for Town
Offices and Great Plains College. The cost of Option B is $51.3 million and if
Great Plains College does not participate then the price is $41.5 million.
·
Operation Cost Increase:
$635,590
·
Option C, is a phased approach starting
with the aquatic centre; the aquatic centre has been identified as the most
needed facility in West Central Saskatchewan. The aquatic centre includes a 6
lane 25 metre pool, leisure pool, and hot tub. The cost for the aquatic centre
is $27.7 million.
·
Operation Cost Increase:
$452,254
ix.
Partners
·
We have been working hard to develop partners
for Phase 2
·
The partners are either operational or capital
or both
Great
Plains College
·
They would be both an
operational and capital partner
·
In one plan they are tenants in
the facility with a power engineering lab, workshop lab to be shared with KCS,
a kitchen for teaching culinary skills, and their administrative offices would
also be a part. They would sell the building on Main St and use the capital for
Phase 2.
Sun West
School Division
·
An operational partner
·
They can offer “Academies” for both arts and sports
·
Heartland
Health Region
·
Operational partner
·
For the delivery of health and
wellness programs to residents of Kindersley
·
Regional
Municipalities
·
This is a facility to serve all
of West Central SK
·
YMCA
·
Phase 2 fulfills their vision
and mission but last year they had some HR issues and were not able to pursue
what a partnership may look like
·
This has to be revisited to see
where the YMCA is now
x.
Other Government Funding
·
The Town has been doing our
financial work to assess what we need and what we want
·
Government funding on this
scale is usually awarded when there are partnerships involved
·
There is limited government
funding but we are presenting to the province late summer early fall the Town’s
fiscal challenges due to growth, geography, and aging infrastructure
Some Fundraising Considerations
i.
75% - 80% of monies should be raised prior to going
public
ii.
Government funding is arranged before going
public
iii.
Big sponsorships are arranged before going
public
iv. Telemiracle, as an example, has all of their money for their
target arranged prior to going to air; the public appeal puts them over the top
Some Building/Design Considerations
i.
Structural
i.
A building with high humidity and in cold weather undergoes a
lot of pushing and pulling
ii.
Lots of condensation is created necessitating a
strong structural envelope around the pool
iii.
There can be no exposed steel, as we have
learned, to prevent corrosion and mould. The need for stainless steel is critical
iv.
Expense of pool is in the finish with stainless
steel, tiles, mechanics, filtration
v.
Structural design should drive down operational
costs
vi.
If a phased approach then how to integrate new
facilities with existing?
ii.
Programming
i.
Understand the type of programming required so
it can drive design
ii.
What design provides programming flexibility?
iii.
How many tanks? Whirlpool, swimming, leisure
each requiring different temperatures
iv.
The goal is to maximize the use of the facility
iii.
Operations
i.
What is the relationship between the inside and
the outside?
ii.
Where does water go?
iii.
How do we fix it?
iv.
How do I operate it? how much automation?
(cutting edge technology at the design stage is usually standard by the build
phase)
v.
All designs have to be approved by Public Health
Inspector. Standards for filtration rooms and drains have become more onerous
vi.
How to access the mechanical systems?
vii.
What level of certification for operators and
staff?
Next Steps
i.
Who is going to be involved?
i.
Fundraising Committee – how much can be raised?
ii.
Building/Design – what do we need? (we have design concept and now is the the time to work to make it fit Kindersley)
iii.
Terms of Reference – developed in tandem between
Town and Committees
iv.
Architect of Record
ii.
Consensus: which option is to be pursued?
Council decision with input from committees (stakeholder groups from all
components need to be engaged)
i. · Option A includes an aquatic centre with a 6 lane pool 25 metres long to hold events, a leisure pool, a hot tub, and a water slide, a field house with a regulation size indoor soccer pitch, and a 450 seat theatre and kitchen facilities to host banquets. Also included is space for Town Offices and Great Plains College. The price tag for this project is $65.5 million plus GST. Should Great Plains College not partner than the price tag is $55.6 million
· Operation Cost Increase: $783,946
· Option B has the same swimming pool for meets but with a smaller leisure pool and hot tub; a gym, a 300 seat theatre and kitchen facilities to host banquets. Option B also has space for Town Offices and Great Plains College. The cost of Option B is $51.3 million and if Great Plains College does not participate then the price is $41.5 million.
· Operation Cost Increase: $635,590
· Option C, is a phased approach starting with the aquatic centre; the aquatic centre has been identified as the most needed facility in West Central Saskatchewan. The aquatic centre includes a 6 lane 25 metre pool, leisure pool, and hot tub. The cost for the aquatic centre is $27.7 million.
· Operation Cost Increase: $452,254
iii.
Should a fundraising professional be engaged?
iv.
Should the Fundraising Committee establish a
“Friends of WCCC”
v.
Sign up and consider how you can best serve
Phase 2
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The biggest challenge is us: having the right
people doing the right job
