PASS POOL BOARD MEETING
May 10, 2017
6:00 PM Municipal Office
IN ATTENDANCE: Leone Stacheruk, Pauline Beech, Sherri Gleave, Judy Sciarra, Lesley Margetak, Doreen
Glavin, Marlene Anctil, Joey O’Brien
AGENDA: Leone presented the Agenda and asked for approval. Joey requested three items for New
Business: A. Safety Program, B. Programming, C. ‘Pass’ pass! Marlene MOVED the agenda be
approved as amended.
MINUTES: Lesley read the minutes from the April 29, 2017 meeting. Marlene pointed out that both
herself and Judy should be noted as absent from this meeting. Pauline MOVED the minutes be adopted
as corrected.
Tabled Minutes: Minutes from the March 16, 2017 meeting – Judy MOVED the minutes be adopted as
reported. ALL IN FAVOR.
OLD BUSINESS:
A. Project Manager’s Report – Patrick not able to attend
B. Owner/Operator Roles & Responsibilities – Lorrie not able to attend
C. Grand Opening Plan – We have had no response from Teck Coal yet whether or not they will
financially sponsor the Grand Opening! Sherri sent a letter to the Blairmore Lion’s Club asking if they
would consider cooking burgers/lunch for the event! Discussion was held regarding the schedule for the
day (July 2) and what would be the best times for all involved. Consensus was the following schedule
created:
12:00 noon – Guest speakers/progam - Susan Stacheruk, Pat Stier, John Barlow, Mayor & Council,
Lethbridge Auto Dealers & Lethbridge Community Foundation representatives.
1:00 - Ribbon-cutting
1:30 – Lunch served/cake cut
2:00 - Open Swim
Doreen MOVED that invitations be sent to Susan Stacheruk, Pat Stier, John Barlow, Mayor & Council,
Lethbridge Community Foundation Executive. Pauline SECONDED the motion. CARRIED. Judy will draft
a letter of invitation to be sent to all dignitaries.
Sherri will arrange for 150 balloons.
The ‘soft opening’ swim will be held as soon as possible and will be available for all swimmers to pay the
special rate of $1.50.
D. Staff Applications – Leone reported all letters have been mailed, one applicant has accepted another
job already and two have accepted our offers so far.
Discussion was held on the date for the manager and assistant manager to begin work. We are unsure
of the training requirements (how many hours for guards) for the new systems and were anticipating
Patrick obtain this information from the contractor. Joey is meeting with Patrick in the morning and will
find out. Some discussion was held on the many pre-season tasks that need to be done by the manager.
Judy MOVED that the manager and the assistant manager begin work on June 1, 2017. SECONDED by
Sherri. CARRIED.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. Safety Programs – Rules, signage, protocol will be addressed and confirmed when Lifesaving Society
visits the site and provides the specific guidelines. Joey will contact Leone with any information that is
provided before the assessment.
B. Programming - Joey reported that Community Services has a draft ‘program plan’ that has been
previewed by his department. There are a large variety of programs. Joey asked if the Board had seen
the draft and all replied that they had not. Joey will email a copy of the new pricing strategy plan and
the program plan to Leone tomorrow. Leone will request a variance report from Belinda.
C. ‘Pass” Pass – Joey reported that he has 44 different programs available to the pass holders. There will
be many choices and perks for the ultimate pass! He says lots of other programs want to be involved.
He adds details will be worked out such as who gets how much money? market-pricing? every age
group? Value is added for citizens of CNP, not for non-citizens.
Judy MOVED the meeting adjourn at 7:20 PM.
Next Meeting Tuesday, May 23 at 6:00 PM at Municipal Office.